Blogs from Trentino Alto Adige, Italy, Europe - page 2

Bonjour à tous, UNE JOURNÉE EXCEPTIONNELLE Comme vous le constaté, je ne suis ni en Autriche, ni en Suisse, mais en Italie, ce qui n'était pas du tout au programme. Lorsque j'ai fait mon plan de route, pour aujourd'hui, pas chose facile, car les cartes que je possède, s'arrêtent toutes pratiquement aux frontières, et faire un tracé, sur 3 pays, dans ces conditions pas évident. J'ai du me procurer une carte de l'Italie du nord, pour m'en sortir, si non je me retrouvais sur la route que j'avais faite à l'aller, du côté d'Innsbruck. Cette carte c'est l'investissement rentable du voyage. Je me suis levé, et comme souvent vite vite ouvrir les rideaux pour voir le temps. Les sont montagnes lumineuses au soleil levant, un spectacle prodigieux. Je vois la jeune femme avec qui je me ... read more

Day 28 : Thursday 3 October 2019 : Lake Garda to Innichen/San Candido The new plan is to head to San Candido/Innichen in the Dolomites. It’s very close to the Austrian border. We had left a few days clear to decide how we wanted to make our way to Lake Bled. Kirsten was very keen to get to the Dolomites but when we left home I just hadn’t been able to find a nice place to go without hiring a car and spending hours doubling back on ourselves. So I invested many hours of an evening doing more homework, and I found a post from someone recommending Innichen and it met our requirements. So off we go. The scenery got more and more lovely as we headed North. We noticed that people were getting on the ... read more

Vaporous Entities Travel ghost: A state of mind one enters a few weeks before a big trip. In this state the departure date appears as a cliff the traveler is destined to drop off of. Family and friends make plans for a future clearly visible on the other side of the canyon, but this isn't the traveler's future. His future awaits at the dark bottom of the canyon. In my case the bottom of the canyon is a cramped hotel room in Zurich. No desk clerk checked me in, no bellhop carried my bag to the room, and no concierge recommended a restaurant. Instead, I punched a code sent by a computer into a machine that looked like a Nevada gas station condom dispenser. The key to my room dropped into a tray. Willkommen in Zurich! ... read more

This is for the record. Kort post-factum verslag van onze maiden trip met de nieuwe motorhome naar Südtirol van 16 juni tot 30 juni 2018. 14 dagen Südtirol, Noord-Italië waar iedereen nog Duits spreekt. Meran, Bozen, Brixen. Ondertussen rijvaardigheid getest op de Brennerpass, Fernpass, en Jauffenpas. Mooie berglandschappen. Eerst was het er veel te warm, +35°C. E-biken in die hitte en de steile hellingen was zelfs niet meer gezond. Bergaf gloeiend hete remblokken, bergop adem en voltage te kort. Dus enkel schaduw en drinken bracht wat soelaas. Daarna is het beginnen regenen, hele dagen aan een stuk. Terwijl het in België hoogzomer werd. Wat valt er dan te rapporteren naar het thuisfront ? Trouwens ik had geen tijd. Bijna heel de dag wereldcup voetbal op Eén. Dus dit is mijn flauw excuus voor het niet updaten ... read more

We found ourselves on Day 4 of the holiday. We have ticked off Hever and that old chestnut Trier and now we are just in travelling mode. Driving through thick german forests, driving along two lane German motorways and looking over fields of apple trees and maize. It rained yet again – another cats and dogs sort of rain. At least none of it is coming in Suzy. We pass fields full of vines devoid of any grapes. The harvest is well and truly in. More and more we see the colours of Autumn on the trees.Sally Sat Nag shows us no speed limits as there are none on German motorways . You drive at whatever speed you feel comfortable at. God help you if you crash. You get the book thrown at you. And they ... read more