Agricamping Corte Comotto, Verona, Italy

“IMPOSS-I-BILE!” We had viewed an apartment for the winter ski season, which had a large parcel of land to the side. “IMPOSS-I-BILE!” was the very Italian reaction to our commitment to pay a deposit straight away if we could leave our caravan parked in a discreet corner of the land over the winter. I saidContinue reading “Agricamping Corte Comotto, Verona, Italy”

In Praise of Italian Bureaucracy! Gressoney, Monte Rosa

We have seen people arrive on campsites with all manner of vehicles; on motorbikes with tiny tents and with caravans pulled by vintage tractors. Today, I saw my favourite ever – two men rocked up with all of their kit packed in panniers aboard two donkeys!

“To Boldly Go Where No Van Has Gone Before!” Gran Paradiso – Italy

My day kicked off with four ten-second bursts of freezing cold water, full in the face.

Trying to Watch the England Match – World Cup Semifinals, Auvergne, France

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that. Bill Shankly We had no internet and no TV reception. Last night, we had driven thirty fruitless miles in two directions to try to find a bar showing the France / Belgium World Cup SemiContinue reading “Trying to Watch the England Match – World Cup Semifinals, Auvergne, France”