It is a sobering from the riches and sleek style of Italy to travel just a few kms into Slovenia, the first of a number of states from the former Yugoslavia we will traverse. The land is barren, the houses pathetic, showing the result of 50 years of underinvestment under the Tito regime. And Slovenia […]
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Venice
We have had a great day wandering the canals and old town of Venice. It was nice to have a day to get our gear dry as the ride into venice was pretty soggy, and a caravan full of wet gloves, socks and riding gear was what we dealt with last night. A real difference […]
To the Start Line
The trip starts proper in Venice, where Marco Polo hailed from. But first we have to get there and it was on a bright and sunny 25 degreee day that we left Munich and traversed three countries in an afternoon (Germany, Austria and Italy) to have our first night on the road. The Austrian alps […]
Coming into Venice
Venice of course is a city built on water and it was on water that we arrived – not by boat you understand but down the autostrada on a filthy wet and rainy day. I haven’t seen as much rain since my last trip to Karamea and as we water planed into town, all the […]
