I left Cortona as it was starting to get really busy, with tour buses coming up the narrow roads and … Read More
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France/Italy roadtrip – Cortona
I’d stayed the night at Lake Trasimeno for one reason – to be able to get up and go to … Read More
France/Italy roadtrip – Val d’Orcia
The next place I wanted to visit after Montalcino was Chapel Vitaleta. I took the white gravel roads from Montalcino … Read More
France/Italy roadtrip – Montalcino
After my not-so-successful exploration of Siena (besides the cathedral, of course!), I drove quite a long way to Montalcino. Before … Read More
France/Italy roadtrip – Siena
I left the campsite outside Siena a bit before 7:30am and drove past the sunflower fields I’d passed the night … Read More
France/Italy roadtrip – San Gimignano
San Gimignano was one of those places that several people had told me to go to so of course I … Read More
France/Italy roadtrip – Greve and Radda in Chianti
I left Florence at 7:30am and hopped on the SR222 road through the Chianti region. There seemed to be quite … Read More
France/Italy roadtrip – Florence day 2
I was waiting for the bus into Florence at 6:50am. The plan for today was to wander along the Arno … Read More
France/Italy roadtrip – Florence day 1
I was staying at the campsite outside Florence for two days. The plan was to go and explore the first … Read More
France/Italy roadtrip – Lucca
I left Levanto at about 10am, and drove about 2 hours to my next destination. After spending so much time … Read More