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This section covers all the Ws: who, where, why, what, when, and, erm, how.
A daily record of the plans made and the decisions taken.
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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
81 SUPER PANDA...
I've spent my hard-earned money on an Abarth 500 when I should have bought a Fiat Panda. I know that the Abarth is renowned as a...
Dec 3, 20241 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
76 TEENY TINY TOM'S IQ...
I stumbled across this image on Twitter the other day and couldn’t help but share it. Behold the magnificence of this Toyota iQ in full...
Nov 17, 20241 min read
75 COUNTRIES - A PLAYLIST...
It's the weekend. How about something fun? After a break from chasing the little Abarth up to Scotland and back, I made a playlist...
Nov 16, 20241 min read
74 ANOTHER GOOD RUN…
So that is Poole to Liverpool to Loch Lomond to Liverpool again in the last few weeks. An impressive 700+ miles in a tiny city car, 200...
Nov 8, 20241 min read
73 ANOTHER ITCH SCRATCHED...
When I started this website, I freely admitted that I didn't have a clue about what I was doing. This led to me making many mistakes,...
Nov 7, 20241 min read
72 EASY WAFTING AND BLOWN COBWEBS…
It wasn’t just Abbie the Abarth that got a runout to Scotland at the weekend; Richie drove the Kuga to The Trossachs, too, as we went ‘Up...
Nov 6, 20241 min read
71 ALL QUIET ON THE (WESTERN SCOTLAND) FRONT...
Replacement axle bushes? Check! Replacement shock absorbers? Check! No more knocking from the back end? Check! YAAAS! Finally, I...
Nov 5, 20241 min read
70 I'M SHOCKED...
It has been a day of good news and bad news. The good news is that the axle bushes have been replaced - yay! They were in a really poor...
Oct 31, 20241 min read
69 BUSHES!!!
Abbie has been to the garage for a shakedown. I explained that there was a rattling noise from the back and wanted them to pin it down. ...
Oct 29, 20242 min read
68 NO STAINS ON ME...
I've gone down an exhaust wormhole. I expect the garage to confirm my fears and tell me the exhaust is shot and needs replacing. As I...
Oct 24, 20242 min read
67 WHAT'S IN A NAME...
Since we agreed to do this, I've been arguing with Carl, reiterating that it is a rally, not a race, whenever he tells me that he will...
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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