Sorting out the puncture

To Italy

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September 16th 2012
16 September 2012 There was a delay to some of the vans leaving because a flat tyre needed changing. However this was soon sorted and they were off. We seem to be getting a bit of a reputation as tail end Charlies and were last away. We were passing from Switzerland into Italy and this necessitates going through or over the Alps. Previously on this route we have used the St Gotthard ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more