Tuesday 29th October 2024 Six weeks is the longest trip we have undertaken with the motorhome. I realise this is only brief by some folk's standards, but it was a major undertaking for us and we are glad that there were no major problems. Some statistics: We have driven a total of 3,251 miles and …
European Trip 14: Gemona del Friuli, Udine, Italy
Saturday 5th October 2024 (day 22) This morning we headed further north east and have decided to stay overnight near the small town of Gemona del Friuli which sits on the edge of the eastern Italian Alps. We are staying in the grounds of "Hotel Willy" which is very reasonable at 15€ including electricity. Near …
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European Trip 13: Treviso, Italy
Friday 4th October 2024 (day 21) We had planned (and paid for) 4 nights at the campsite in Fusina, on the Venice lagoon, but sadly yesterday was a complete write-off as an unholy tempest hit the area with gale-force winds and horizontal rain over a period of over 24 hours, preventing us returning to Venice. …
European Trip 12: The Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr and St Mark’s Basilica, Venice.
Wednesday 2nd October 2024 (day 19) A wet day was forecast, so we had booked tickets to tour the Doge's Palace. Unlike yesterday, when we just wandered around, we made our way straight to the palace, just off St. Mark's Square, passing through some of the poshest shopping streets along the way. Most of the …
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European Trip 11: Venice, Italy
Monday 30th September - Tuesday 1st October 2024 (day 17-18) We arrived at Camping Fusina yesterday afternoon and have booked to stay for 4 nights. It is just a ferry ride from the main island of Venice. The passenger ferry to Venice main island Our pitch is near the main channel for large ships visiting …
European Trip 10: Lake Garda and Soave, Italy.
Sunday 29th September 2024 (day 16) Lake Garda: We left Camping Lombardi Sosta at Malcesine reasonably early to travel down the shore of Lake Garda before it became too busy. Our first view of Lake Garda, on our way to the camping site, last evening Too late, it was already busy and, I assume, likely …
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European Trip 9: Lake Como and The Dolomites
Thursday 26th - Saturday 28th September 2024 (days 13 - 15). Thursday was a complete wash-out. We had moved further down Lake Maggiore to Verbania, a city which is on a headland, on the west coast of the lake. It threatened rain on the way down and arriving around 11am, we managed to just about …
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European Trip 8: Cannobio, Italy
Wednesday 25th September (day 12) Driving south from Liechtenstein back through part of Switzerland, we opted for the tunnel rather than the San Bernardino pass, which saved us some considerable time, heading for Lake Maggiore and on its western shore, the small town of Cannobio. Looking down Lago Maggiore from Cannobio Cannobio is a small, …

