We stopped for 4 days at Marina de Ragusa allowing us to cycle every day. The real advantage of electric bikes coming back to the fore, as the towns are on top of hills. Though we are fitter after a year on the road we still like the assistance to help us along up the hills. Our last run was to the town of Scicli, another Baroque town. The restaurants we had been … [Read more...] about Danger of not using satnav
Italian Travel
Ouch –One big pot hole
Tarmacers Required –Applications to ‘Italy’. This is a full time position that could and will require several years of dedicated resurfacing in fact probably relaying work on the network of so called roads here in Italy. Experience is a must if only to undo the obviously previously inexperienced ‘patch-work’ done on most of the roads. Dedication, patience and … [Read more...] about Ouch –One big pot hole
Pizza Bites
Sun 29/01/17. Sardinia, Spiaggia di Mari Ermi. Early evening with the sun going down over this spectacular coastline, beach and our home for the night, hopefully. Having just walked back from the Spiaggia after having a lovely sundowner we were met with a guy taking photos of our NiKi, not one but several. Damm, we thought-local council, police or local … [Read more...] about Pizza Bites
Now for a Ferrytale
Once upon a time there was a wonderful couple who were travelling around Spain in a lovely Elddis Encore motorhome. But after a year in Spain they decided to venture further afield and so booked themselves on a ferry run by GRIMaldi (there’s a clue in that name!) Lines to an island named Sardinia. They headed up to the port of Barcelona in winds and rains … [Read more...] about Now for a Ferrytale