Nick Zumbo

Our road trip in the C class began early on Saturday morning. Heading south past Stuttgart on the autobahn we got our first go at testing whether we could break the elusive 200 mark. Quick description of the trip: Saturday 8/5 - travelled from Mainz to the Swiss border then onto Bern and Interlacken Sunday 9/5 - found the most expensive railway in Europe $150 to catch a train to the top of a mountain. Went to Luzerne on the way to Zurich overnight Monday 10/5 - travelled back to Mainz and got out speed record Our trip along the autobahn was fun until we got stuck in a traffic jam for an hour. We reached the magical 200 mark whilst Tubby was driving we detoured into a German city that I have forgotten the name ... read more

Time for the Americano to Leave the country Brief outline Monday - fairly quiet day went to Angela’s farm and another ride to get some pictures of the roto and marsha Tuesday - Visitied Pop’s friend Frank Gazzana in Terranova Wednesday - La Carforky definetly not spelt like that but thats the phonetic spelling. Where pop used to work with the Oxes Thursday - Had lunch at Angela’s in Melicucca, played soccer with the Gagliotti work team, spoke to an older gentleman who lived in Brooklyn (I’m sure he was in the Sopranos) Friday - Final day in Paparone. Standard fish for lunch, tarantella in the street at night Saturday - Flew to Milan and stayed in Gorgonzola with Pina (Angela’s daughter) and Vittorio, Lunch with all the relatives Sunday - Trip to the Doumo (Cathedral) ... read more

Hey all, First attempt at writing the experiences for the week. Hopefully by the end it will be in much more depth and i'll be able to remember more as i will have bought a diary to track daily events (Yes mum i'll eventually get around to doing it) So where to start with my first week abroad? 9/4 - Flight from Melbourne to Doha 10/4 - Flight from Doha to Rome, Rome to Reggio 11/4 - Meeting the cousin over Sunday Lunch 12/4 - Visiting neighbouring towns 13/4 - Became accustomed to drinking coffee beans or as it is called here un'caffe 14/4 - Went for a walk with Domenico around the outskirts of Paparone 15/4 - spent the day just relaxing and wandering the streets of Paparone. Ceno at Domenico's lavori and watched the ... read more