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96 LAKE COMO...
From what I've seen on Casino Royale, Top Gear, and Gazzetta Football Italia, Lake Como is one of the most beautiful places on the planet...
Dec 18, 20245 min read
95 MENAGGIO...
We stop over in Italy in Menaggio, a town I'd never heard of before we started planning this trip, so what do we have to look forward to...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
94 UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF DRIVING IN ITALY...
I have a feeling that Italians will be my driving spirit animals. From everything I've seen, we have the same ethos when on the road:...
Dec 16, 20246 min read
93 QUICKER THAN GOD?
I was watching an old episode of Top Gear today where Jeremy Clarkson concocted a challenge for himself to test a new car. The car was...
Dec 15, 20242 min read
91 THE ALPS...
I'm really looking forward to driving around the Alps. They are one of Europe's natural wonders and have been on my bucket list since I...
Dec 13, 20244 min read
90 UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF DRIVING IN SWITZERLAND...
We leave the Black Forest and head towards the Alps. This means driving in car-hating (according to Jeremy Clarkson) Switzerland. I'm...
Dec 12, 20245 min read
88 THE BLACK FOREST...
We leave Bastogne and push on through the Black Forest towards Freiburg. Like many locations on this trip, I've heard of the place but...
Dec 10, 20243 min read
87 FREIBERG...
We finish the first day of the rally in Freiberg, a place I've heard of because of the Bundesliga, but other than that, I'm pretty...
Dec 9, 20244 min read
86 UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF DRIVING IN GERMANY...
After leaving Namur and Bastogne, we dash across Luxembourg and drive some serious miles in Germany. I've always wanted to drive in the...
Dec 8, 20245 min read
85 ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT...
We haven't been able to sign up for the Rally yet, so we haven't received our 'Bust Rallies Bible'. Because of this, I'm guessing what...
Dec 7, 20242 min read
84 BASTOGNE...
Day one offers the option to travel to Bastogne, the site of a key battle in WWII and home to a museum and memorial. Like Namur, I...
Dec 6, 20243 min read
83 NAMUR...
Namur is the start of the rally and the first city we will visit on the continent. I'd never heard of this place before, so I was keen...
Dec 5, 20243 min read
82 UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF DRIVING IN BELGIUM...
After we arrive in mainland Europe, one of the first challenges we will face is driving in Belgium (yes, I know we arrive in France, but...
Dec 4, 20246 min read
80 CROSSING COSTS...
Although we still don’t know exactly when we will travel to Monte Carlo, we can take a punt in July and start estimating some costs. As...
Dec 2, 20242 min read
79 CROSS CHANNEL FERRIES...
The first part of our foreign adventure starts on the south coast of England, where we either jump on the Eurostar Shuttle and head...
Dec 1, 20242 min read
78 THE CHUNNEL...
The first part of our foreign adventure starts on the south coast of England, where we either jump on the Eurostar Shuttle and head...
Nov 30, 20242 min read
77 POINTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER THINGS OF NOTE...
With the rush and excitement of car buying behind us and thoughts turning to Christmas and New Year, it is a chance to look more closely...
Nov 29, 20241 min read
55 MOVING PARTS...
Richie was over for tea at ours the other night, and we invariably got onto the subject of the Rally. He is desperate for the dates of...
Oct 13, 20243 min read
34 ENTER THE UPSIDE DOWN...
I've just read something that has made me screw my face up with confusion. In Britain, road distances are shown from nearest to...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
12 A MARATHON TO START...
So now we have the official route from the organisers. It works out to about 750 miles to complete the journey, roughly 4 hours driving...
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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