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Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Garda October 27th 2016

In a very confusing situation we left Austria to find ourselves in Italy and a town called Bolzano or we were still in Austria in a town called Bozen depending on your point of view about territorial history. All your correspondent was concerned about was we were at a campsite that made it's own wine and had a pizzeria - oh happy days !!! To this day, I have no idea why Wendy the navigator wanted to leave the place !!! With a few litres of red wine consumed, Claude was directed due south towards Lake Garda and in order to reach it we had to drive along the A22 motorway towards Verona. For those of you who have never journeyed on this road,here is a bit of advice - don't. After 20 months of travelling ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Garda June 9th 2013

Greetings all We landed in a rain lashed Bergamo in the morning and picked up our hire car. The weather was truly awful much worse than the weather in the UK which is always depressing when you are supposed to be on holiday. The drive down to Lake Garda was in a torrential downpour, but we made our way to our first stop which was the medieval city of Sirmione. As Sirmione is on a finger shaped peninsular that juts out into southern Lake Garda it is really beautiful spot. Our first glimpse of the lake was like being at the seaside, the waves that were rolling in where huge and most of the low lying parts of the peninsular were flooded. Fortunately the rain eased in the afternoon and we were able to explore the ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Garda May 30th 2013

Riva del Garda - is one of the most important holiday destinations in northern Italy.... read more
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Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Garda July 1st 2012

....Oh oh oh Gardaaaaa Land! It was only one day of our two week holiday but the theme park’s (Gardaland) signature song is still stuck in my head some nine months later, what a day – what a holiday, a brilliant time was had by all, hot, exhausting, busy but extremely enjoyable was the verdict of our first time in Italy, and Ella’s first trip abroad. After an excellent week mostly spent in our Venetian Coast campsite we moved on to Lake Garda and a town called San Felice del Banaco for our second and final week. We drove via Verona and spent a day there sightseeing and eating in what was another incredible city to rival and perhaps surpass Venice for its stunning architecture. Gardaland was class, huge tree house, great rides for kids, some ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Garda June 22nd 2012

Italy is in my opinion one of the most beautiful countries in the world- with rolling hills, picturesque seaside villages, historic cities and magnificent lakes, one could spend a life time traveling this place (enjoying the food on offer) and still miss amazing places. This is my third trip to Italy (I have now spent about four weeks here all up), so if it looks like I missed important places on this trip that’s why. This week has been our hottest yet, with the usual day temperature of 35 degrees and long days in the car with no air conditioning. We stopped off in the tiny principality of Monaco before heading into Italy. With an area of 1.98km2 Monaco is the second smallest and most densely populated Country in the world. Although famous for its Monte ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Garda October 5th 2011

Welcome back blog followers and greetings to all you new readers out there! It’s been a while since our last blog when we were in Australia – we are now back in blustery old England and getting on with life as normal. Compared to Asia it is a bit dull to say the least and we are already planning our next escapade(s)! Our first journey will be taking us to the continent and on to Italian soil to sample the fine wine, delicious olives and to become Mr and Mrs after 7 years of being together. As many of you may remember, Phil proposed to Victoria on a very hot and humid night back in Singapore last August and luckily she said yes. Since then it has all been a bit of a whirlwind in ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Garda April 30th 2011

Deciding we had seen enough canals and churches it was off to the Northern Lakes district to visits the lakes and mountains of northern Italy. Leaving around 2pm as Pam had work to do we used the Autostrade again for a while to cover some miles, leaving the strada part way along at Ala we stooged across the top of the lake winding to a town called Riva Del Garde, it was manic. There was some push bike competition in town and being Saturday afternoon there were bikes for Africa. It was really mental and finding a free place to park for the night was not going to happen. Deciding on a camp ground we found a seemingly lovely spot called camping Bella Vista, not as the name suggests to be sure. It was to be ... read more
On The Way To Lake Garda
On The Way To Lake Garda
On The Way To Lake Garda

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Garda October 28th 2010

We arrived at Lake Garda in the morning. We hopped on a boat that took us around for about an hour. It was amazing! The fresh air, the water, and the sites, were all just spectacular. We arrived at Sirmione. I decided this was one of my favorite little towns. A few of us headed straight to a restaurant for lunch. This town is known for their fish and I hadn’t eaten any since I have been in Italy. It has been carb overload! I ended up ordering the seafood pasta (whoops on the carbs)… but it was so delicious. This was one of the best meals I have eaten in Italy. Following the fantastic meal, I wondered off in the town on my own. I got to the rocky beach where I smelt the fresh ... read more
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