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- Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 8:37 AM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
AustraliaMandogalup Pioneer Reserve32°12’36” S 115°50’60” E
Guazzelli's Europe & UK 2024
September 15, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
After having passport and train dramas, we got in the air. Smooth flight, great entertainment options. More train dramas on arrival in Rome and then took ages to find hotel because of WiFi issues.Read more
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- Day 1
- Monday, September 16, 2024 at 12:02 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 68 m
ItalyStazione Roma San Lorenzo41°53’59” N 12°29’58” E
Rome
September 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
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- Day 1
- Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8:13 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 71 m
- ItalyStazione Roma San Lorenzo41°53’60” N 12°29’59” E
Rome
September 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Rome - WOW!
Tiny cars, crazy drivers, amazing buildings, ancient ruins, roof top gardens, wonderful food, great service.
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:09 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 75 m
- ItalyMonte Esquilino41°53’57” N 12°29’59” E
Rome
September 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Another awesome day in Rome. A truly stunning place to visit.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 3:08 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- ItalyTempio di Venere40°44’54” N 14°28’54” E
Rome to Termoli
September 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Caught the train to Naples. Got up to 300km/hr. Picked up car and somehow made it to Pompeii without mishap!
A wonderful time in the ruins. So much to see.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 443 m
- ItalyMorcone41°20’24” N 14°40’34” E
Rome - Termoli
September 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A very scenic train ride to Naples followed by an intense drive around the streets in the hire car. Had an amazing time at Pompeii. It is so big! Drove across country to Termoli for the night. Such aRead more
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- Day 4
- Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyStadio Renato Dall'Ara44°29’30” N 11°18’18” E
Termoli-Bologna
September 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Up for an early morning walk on the beach and into the Castle town. Gorgeous. Nicolo's new favourite place.
Took the coast road for as long as we could. Beautiful scenery. Lots of holiday homes/highRead more
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- Day 5
- Friday, September 20, 2024 at 10:01 PM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 340 m
- ItalyBarga44°4’20” N 10°28’33” E
Bologna-Barga
September 20, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
What a day. Started with an early walk to the old city centre of Bologna. So very old and gorgeous. Modena for Ferrari Museum and Maserati Salesroom. The boys were in heaven. We drove up the mountainRead more
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- Day 6
- Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:31 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 340 m
- ItalyBarga44°4’20” N 10°28’33” E
Castiglione and surrounds
September 21, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Early morning walk through old city of Barga. Lots of stairs and uphill paths. Gorgeous little alley ways. Scenery stunning. Went to farm where Jacko's grandfather grew up. Then to Castigleone whereRead more
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- Day 6
- Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:01 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 340 m
- ItalyBarga44°4’20” N 10°28’33” E
Castigleone and surrounds
September 21, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Early morning walk through Barga and up to the church. I wish they would clean their paintings! They are hundreds of years old. Castigleone for exploration and lunch. Had a look through FortezzaRead more
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- Day 7
- Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 9:17 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- ItalyPisa43°41’52” N 10°24’51” E
Barga-Pisa
September 22, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
First stop cemetery to see graves of Jacko's great grand parents. Then to Valdottova to see Giovanna (distant relative to Guazzelli's). She is 90 and amazing. She walked us down to her local Cafe andRead more
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- Day 8
- Monday, September 23, 2024 at 10:23 PM
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
FranceUniversite Paul Cezanne Aix-Marseille III43°17’53” N 5°22’53” E
Pisa Marseilles
September 23, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Up early and on the road by 7. Stopped at Riomaggiore on the Cinque Terre Coast. Very scenic coastline. Stayed for about an hour then back on the road. Took the motorway around Genoa- heavy rain atRead more
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- Day 9
- Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 11:15 AM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- FranceGare Saint-Charles43°18’5” N 5°22’51” E
Marseilles
September 24, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Had a very casual morning. At 11.30 caught train to Toulon to look at navy ships in dock. Got there to find rain. We had lunch in a waterfront restaurant. Only 1 navy ship in. We had a walk around andRead more
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- Day 10
- Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 1,033 m
- FranceChamonix Mont-Blanc Railway Station45°55’27” N 6°52’32” E
Marseilles- Chamonix
September 25, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We were happy to leave Marseilles behind. The drive up to and through the mountains was spectacular despite detours and very winding roads. Again, photos do not do the mountains justice. Arrived atRead more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 7:43 AM
- 🌫 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,036 m
- FranceChamonix Mont-Blanc Railway Station45°55’25” N 6°52’32” E
Chamonix- Li Curt
September 26, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌫 12 °C
We left Charmonix in the rain. Luckily we got to see the mountains yesterday. Across the border into Switzerland. We found a bar/restaurant at 2000m altitude. Over the road is the old Hospice which isRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, September 27, 2024 at 7:39 AM
- 🌫 11 °C
- Altitude: 980 m
SwitzerlandLi Curt46°18’35” N 10°3’47” E
Li Curt - Strasbourg
September 27, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌫 11 °C
Yesterday was wet. Today began with sunshine. We were on the road before 8am. More glorious scenery through Switzerland. We got to Vaduz (Lichtenstein) at about 10.30 after achieving another altitudeRead more
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- Day 13
- Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 12:15 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 324 m
- FranceFleury-devant-Douaumont49°11’48” N 5°24’27” E
Strasbourg- Blankenberge
September 28, 2024 in France ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Gloomy morning but eventually cleared up. First stop was Verdun for the Verdun Citadel Museum (WW1). We had a visual tour through the underground tunnels depicting the lives of WW1 French soldiers.Read more
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- Day 14
- Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 10:04 AM
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
BelgiumHet Brugse Ommeland51°12’19” N 3°13’9” E
Blankenberge- Rouen
September 29, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
A little bit of a sleep in. On the road by 9.30 into Bruge city. No traffic on a Sunday! The centre of Bruge is beautiful. Not 1 but 3 beautiful cathedrals to see. The cobbled streets have gorgeousRead more
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- Day 15
- Monday, September 30, 2024 at 2:17 PM
- 🌬 16 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- FranceHamel Au Prêtre49°22’44” N 0°54’12” W
Rouen - Cherbourg
September 30, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
We got going eventually at 10am. We all had a much needed sleep in. In drizzle we headed for Omaha Beach (D Day landings). On the way we stopped for lunch at Bayeux. So of course we had to go and seeRead more
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- Day 15
- Monday, September 30, 2024 at 6:38 PM
- 🌬 16 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- BelgiumHet Brugse Ommeland51°12’29” N 3°13’40” E
Europe
September 30, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
We've had a full on 2 weeks. When we dropped the car off, we had clocked up about 3500kms. We saw some amazing sights, out there roads, outrageous drivers, lots of roadworks and the four of us hadRead more
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- Day 16
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 1:26 PM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
EnglandThe Camber50°47’57” N 1°6’28” W
Poole - Trowbridge
October 1, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Pretty good sleep. Brekky & play with the dog (Doberman pup), we got on a bus, then a train and finally got to hire car yard in Southampton. It took 2 1\2 hours! Anyway finally on the road to theRead more
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- Day 17
- Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 4:03 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- EnglandDingle53°22’31” N 2°57’60” W
Trowbridge - Liverpool
October 2, 2024 in England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We had another slow start to the day (something to do with a late night!)
Walked to the shop to restock on a couple of things then back on the road. About 4 hours later (after a stop for lunch) weRead more
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- Day 18
- Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 8:43 AM
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- EnglandLiverpool James Street Rail Station53°24’18” N 2°59’24” W
Liverpool - Holyhead
October 3, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Gorgeous weather for our tour- Magical Mystery Tour. A bus tour around Liverpool showcasing Beatles childhood homes and landmarks. We really enjoyed it. Liverpool is a beautiful city. After lunch weRead more
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- Day 19
- Friday, October 4, 2024 at 9:00 AM
- 🌬 12 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
WalesHolyhead53°19’13” N 4°37’1” W
Holyhead - Galway
October 4, 2024 in Wales ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
A very smooth morning Ferry ride across the Irish Sea. Found a lovely taxi driver who had a great sense of humour. We picked up the hire car from a bloke who had no sense of humour (could be theRead more
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- Day 20
- Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 9:27 AM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
IrelandLough Atalia53°16’34” N 9°2’27” W
Galway - Ostan Loch Altan
October 5, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Left Galway at 10. Took the Wild Atlantic Way. And what a way. Lots of beautiful farming country, gorgeous little villages and stunning, wild scenery. Arrived at Loch Altan at 5. Sorted laundry,Read more
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Awesome news. 🌎
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Glad you have finally started your journey.
TravelerGood to get the hiccups out of the way at the start - now the rest of your holiday is sure to be really awesome!