Tag Archives: Driving from Italy to England
Una Notte fra Nudisti Tedeschi Posted by Serena on May 15, 2015
The publicity on the internet advertised our lodgings in Freiburg, Germany, as a Hostel/Spa, but in reality it was a nudist spa with a few mixed male/female dormitories! Hence, the first night of our long journey from Italy to England turned out to be not quite what we’d hoped for … as Serena recounts below…
Un Passo Avanti Posted by Geoff on May 11, 2015
We have one final stop to make before the border, the famous ‘Last Chance Cafe’, our romantic sobriquet for a decidedly unromantic service station which provides us with the last opportunity to have a real cup of caffè before heading into the culinary wastelands of Northern Europe. It also gives us an opportunity to buy…
The Journey Continues Posted by Geoff on May 7, 2015
By Geoff, with Italian translation by Serena The traffic is surprisingly light, we compliment ourselves on having got up at five thirty a.m. and I feel a pang of guilt that I shouted at Gigia when she kneaded and purred me into wakefulness at five twenty. She knew that we had to get up. Like…
Our Journey Posted by Geoff on May 5, 2015
Saturday, 2nd May 2015: 05:20 a.m. “Wake up Geoff!” ”No, go away ………..” 05:21 a.m. “Geoff …. wake up!” “Gigia ………….. NO! 05:22 a.m. “Geooooffff ….!” ”Gigia … F#çK OFF or I’ll kill you!” ”purr … purr … purr …” 05:25 a.m. “Okay, I surrender!” So begins our two and a half day ‘adventure’, a…