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By Pete and Jude
December 9th 2009

Special Edition! Italy - Bikeshow and All Black Test Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

Abu Dhabi Airport

Special Edition - Milano Bike Show and All Blacks! Being so handy to Europe here, and with the Milan Bike Show on in November, a tempting opportunity presented itself to catch up with a Kiwi motorcycle dealer mate, and to see all the latest models unveiled (and the bikes)! Malcolm has been going for years and I’ve always thought…”Wow, one day….”, - and so it became a pipe-dream… On Jude’s insistence I checked out airfares and accommodation and soon discovered the All Blacks were playing Italy in Milan the same week!! I found an awesome airf [View Full Entry]

By overit2
November 15th 2009

More Malian bike show Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

Spain Alicante & Milan ECMIA 209

Sunday 15.11.2009 Day 31 More Malian bike show Well we had another fantastic day at the Malian bike show we got the train there and back but got off at the wrong stop so ended up getting a taxi the rest of the way home as it was raining. We spend more time in the MV VIP lounge where we had lunch and were given lots of Margaritas and meet the MV owner mr Castiglioni. We meet an ext Ducati rider who was a dirt bike rider then a road racer then was in world super bikes with Bimota and [View Full Entry]

By Delek Delek
November 15th 2009

A Bit Of New Zealand In Italy Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

Duomo

It was somehow ironic that we would be going to Italy of all places for a weekend of Kiwi sporting pride. And going to Milan to watch my first ever All Blacks match on a cheap Ryanair flight (£16 return), it seemed inevitable that I was going to bump into some fellow Kiwis that I knew. And sure enough, when I got off the bus from the airport at Milan's central station, I saw my old cricket mate Jacques, who I hadn't seen in years. Jacques, just like us, was here for the match and we had a bit of a [View Full Entry]

By Emma_And_JeanClaude
November 15th 2009

Milan and Berlin Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

Bergamo old town

One weekend in Milan in Italy In late winter and early spring this year mum and dad went on two shorter trips on which they let us come along. Each of these only a weekend long so we didn't have time to see very much. But if we put these two trips together we think we have enough exciting stories to tell to make it worth writing. On the first of these trips we went to Milan and Bergamo in Italy. We were so happy to go back to Italy because we had so much fun last time we were there. [View Full Entry]

By overit2
November 14th 2009

Malian sightseeing Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

mv grils 3

Saturday 14.11.2009 Day 30 Malian sightseeing It was over cast and a bit cold today so we decided to take a day off from the show. We had a bit of a look around where we are staying and then looked more into buying a car. It is a lot harder than we thought it would be! We were going to buy a car in Italy on Monday use it the whole time we are in Europe but getting it registered and insurance when you are not a resident is hard and we cannot prove residency or have a fixed address. [View Full Entry]

By overit2
November 13th 2009

Malian Bike show day 1 Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

new mv

Friday 13.11.2009 Day 29 Malian Bike show day 1 We had a fantastic time at the Malian Bike show today we got the bus in and women where allowed in free today (there as still not a lot of women compared to men there). There were 24 stands each about the size of the Sydney motto show. The is a live moto cross track and placed to test ride bikes and learn to ride. There was sooo many ppl and so many bikes. There were also lots of scooters more then I have ever seen before all so different and in [View Full Entry]

By overit2
November 12th 2009

Madrid to Malian Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

our car

Thursday 12.11.2009 Day 28 Madrid to Malian Had a great bfast, checked out of the hotel when to the airport and gave the car back without any problems. Then go on the aircraft to Milan. In Malian we were met by a driver who took us to our hotel. We checked in and then went for a walk and found a great Italian pizza place. We found a gelato place that sold wine on the way back so got some and had a great dinner at out new hotel. Oh I almost forgot It was my first time on a budget [View Full Entry]

By pripri
November 8th 2009

ma che cazzo? Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

dwight at duomos cathedral

we got our flight to milan really early on the 3rd of september. when we arrived we went straight to the main train station to meet our host stefano. after 10 min he showed up and took us to his house wich was really central. a really cool house, big living room, not many furniture...really a architect's house. he showed us a couple of places to go before he went back to work. we decided to see the duomo cathedral. the cathedral is quite impressive, really beautiful, but besides that and a italian version of galeries lafayette, i don't think there's [View Full Entry]

the people we met in the bar at the night before

By AbigailinCambridge
November 1st 2009

Double Adaptoring It! Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

tricky key

Well today has been a crazy day. After rejecting a few things from my luggage and freaking out a little bit about exceeding the weight limit, I left the B&B to embark on my grand Italian adventure. I somehow did manage to make it through the airport relatively hassle free. It’s weird though, at Stansted they don’t tell you your gate until like 40 minutes before you leave so you have to sit in this communal waiting area which is kind of annoying. Especially for me since I like to go ahead and find my gate and THEN doing anything else [View Full Entry]

By DBTKarin
November 1st 2009

Last thoughts before i come home Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

Today is Sunday in Milano. The weather finally felt like fall a couple of days ago. The family keeps telling me that October is usually FFFRRREEDDDDDO (freddo-cold) but this october has been down right hot at times. the trees have turned their beautiful colors and makes me miss the colors of the Omaha fall. Well, i told you all that Halloween had arrived in Italy. well kind of. It has become a reason for the young people to have a party. they dress up in goofy costumes and parade around, get their picture taken and thats about it. the children as [View Full Entry]

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