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Archive for October, 2007

Venice: Blowing our travel budget

October 16th, 2007

Wow. What a lovely place Venice is and what an amazing day we had. As Venice is a car free place we found a small campsite about 12km outside the city which, very conveniently, had a bus stop right outside to take us onto the island. We awoke early and set off eagerly to explore […]

Malcesine, Lake Garda: On the water

October 15th, 2007

Leaving an alpine Switzerland behind, we drove over the border into northern Italy, and at once the scenery changed. The vistas still included lakes and mountains, but palm trees and holiday makers created a more Mediterranean feel. Our first stop was at Malcesine on Lake Garda, a small town recommended by my parents (ta mum […]

What’s on the menu?

October 12th, 2007

With the rumble of hunger in our bellies, I agreed with SQ that we should stop at the next place we see to get some food and a hot drink too. We have only one heat setting in our bus, you see; it’s cold and it’s always on. To combat this air stream, we were […]

Not a bright spark

October 10th, 2007

Ever since it rained in Bern, Yoko has not been performing at all well. On good advice, we were to change the spark plugs and adjoining leads to cure the problem. Trouble is, the Swiss VW garages quoted us over a hundred pounds for these bits and bobs and we [politely] refused to pay so […]

Gotthardpass: Auf weidersan Switzerland!

October 9th, 2007

Even with a faulty-spark, making for an even-more underpowered vehicle than usual, coupled with regular stalling, the Gotthardpass was still one heck of a drive. Hairpin after hairpin with ear-popping changes in altitude. I’m not convinced that Yoko enjoyed the drive as much as I did. Believe it or not, many of these mountains were […]

Dear campsite owner

October 8th, 2007

Dear campsite owner, We are travelling Europe in a small camper van and would like to have the following things at a campsite, even if only once in the three months that we’ll be camping: General Located within a short walk to the town or local tourist sites. Nobody can walk 5 km in “a […]

Photo of The Week – 5th October 2007

October 5th, 2007

Zermatt is a [petrol] car-free zone. Imagine our surprise at the low-speed pursuit between a milk-float and this electric police vehicle. There is no escape from the Police in Zermatt. Unless you can ride a bike. Or run.

Luzern: The sixth most visited city

October 5th, 2007

The tourist office blurb proudly claims that Luzern (also writted ‘Lucerne’) is the sixth most visited city. No further qualification is given. I have no idea whether it’s the sixth most visited city in the region, the country, or the world. It seems a little bit strange to me to celebrate coming sixth in something; […]

Three of Four

October 4th, 2007

I can’t believe it. In less than a month we’ve had to replace three out of the four tyres on our bus, Yoko. Earlier this week, we got the handbrake and speedometer fixed. Just after this, the ignition circuit went to poopoo in the rain (we’re expecting to receive the replacement parts tomorrow). Today, I […]

Bern baby, Bern

October 3rd, 2007

Bern is the capital of Switzerland. It isn’t exactly a disco inferno but it does have a relaxed nightlife as Dave and I discovered. We arrived at our campsite in Bern late in the afternoon and, after a quick tea on our gas stove, walked along the river into the city centre. By then night […]