Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
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. …
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 …
Continue reading "European Trip 12: The Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr and St Mark’s Basilica, Venice."
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 …
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 …
Continue reading "European Trip 10: Lake Garda and Soave, Italy."
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 …
Continue reading "European Trip 9: Lake Como and The Dolomites"
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, …
Tuesday 24th September 2024 (day 11) I have always thought that the journey should be a part of the holiday whenever possible, especially when motor-homing. Our plan was to spend a night in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, which is a principality just over the eastern border with Switzerland. So instead of opting for the easiest, motorway-based route, …
Continue reading "European Trip 7: The Klausenpass, Switzerland and Vaduz, Liechtenstein."
Monday 23rd September 2024 (day 10) What a difference a day makes. Yesterday we had sunshine and excellent visibility, today the clouds have rolled in and you can't see the tops of the mountains and there is rain about. Heading back towards Interlaken from Grindelwald We decided to head east, moving on to the Lucerne …
Continue reading "European Trip 6: Schwyz-Stoos, Switzerland"
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 2024 (days 8 - 9) Traveling approximately 250 kilometres south from Titisee in the Black Forest, we crossed over the Rhine into Switzerland and the Alps. We had booked a site in Grindelwald, a beautiful Alpine village right next to the Eiger mountain, but stopped to explore the town …
Continue reading "European Trip 5: Interlaken, Grindelwald and Jungfraujoch, Switzerland"
Friday 20th September 2024 (day 7) We got moving quite promptly this morning to cross the Rhine into Germany and arrived at our destination, Titisee, with time to explore the town and to ensure we had space on the motorhome parking area. Homer and Fufu at Titisee. The motorhome in the distance is accessing the …
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"See-u-Later" 