Trip to Italy.

[Hutchy182]

Around a month ago, I set off on a thursday night heading to Italy for my sisters wedding.

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The ferry was booked for 12 midnight from Dover to Dunkirk, which took about 2 1/2 hours. 12 hours of boring French toll roads later we made it to Grenoble.

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Not a bad place to stop off really, a decent night life, plenty of bars although I didn't realise they would be so expensive.
Next mornin we set off quite early for Grasse a few miles from the coast, via part of the french alps and route napoleon. Route napoleon being far better than I ever thought it would be.

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Then early the next mornin was a drive along the coast for the grand prix.

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I did buy the cheapest "seats" in the place so the view of the track was pretty shockin, but the view of the harbour and just bein there was good enough.

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We left Monaco around 6 or 7 along the coast heading for Tuscany for my older sisters wedding. The village we were staying in - Casole D'elsa - was very nice, we had a couple of trips to Siena, Florence and Volterra while we were there too.

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Wedding was brilliant and the roads around the village were some of the best I've ever seen. Stayin up til about 2 or 3 most nights of the week, so it was a steady drive back for the ferry from Dunkirk. We had a night in Susch, Switzerland and Neufchateau, France.

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I've got so many good memories from this trip, three gallardos cruisin past doin about 120 at half 3 in the mornin, amazin food, hearing a ferrari 360 being given the beans through a tunnel near monaco. Next trip will have to be either the 'ring or Barcelona, this time on a touring bike though. And for anyone one whos interested/still reading this, I did a total of 2800 miles at 40 mpg. Cheers, Andrew.

And could an admin get rid of my earlier attempt at posting the photos please?

 

[Riad]

Looks like fun! thats alot of miles!

 

[jimbo666]

Such beautiful places you went to, I am very jealous. I love the continent.

 

[Kane.]

Wow, would love to do a road trip!

 

[lembot]

Sweet trip

 

[Matt W]

Awesome. Did a similar trip myself, but including the 'ring and spa. Good fun

 

[Sam]

Nice read mate and some lovely pictures.

I really want to do somthing like this just for the epierience.

Sam!

 

[andywa]

Looks superb mate. Some beautiful places visited.

 

[Y7 ADW]

Lovely set of photos. Nice clean/fresh looking 182 aswell

 

[ch!ppen]

Loving the 500

 

[boomerbang2006]

Stunning country..i`m covered fully comp in europe for 90 days,i`ve got to use them one day..

 

[Christopher]

Nice pictures!

 

[DB.]

Nice write up! Like the cheeky 500!

 

[Gray]

It looked like a fantastic trip, I am driving to the French Alps and surrounding areas next week.... Caaaaaaaaannot wait

 

[Sargara]

Awesome post, thanks for sharing it with the rest of us!

I would love to do a similar trip but dont fancy doing it alone, and with none of my friends being "car people" i doubt they would see the appeal of 2800 miles

 

[Laura]

GREAT TRIP, that last pic is in belgium or france iirc, ive deffo been there.
if your into that sort of thing i would have recomended vimy ridge whilst on your travels,

 

[Leeshez]

Looks real nice .

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

Anyone else instantly assasins creed?

 

[Jcs]

Awesome stuff. Really want to do something like this next year but it always seems that my mates are skint or having babies etc :/

 

[Hutchy182]

Lovely set of photos. Nice clean/fresh looking 182 aswell

From far away, you're right, get a bit closer though & theres so many things that need sortin, scuffed wheels, little car park dings etc. Most worryin thing is I've just had the cambelt done but its developed a slight tappin noise so its virtually off the road at the minute, might take it to the chap at btm in Birmingham for a good service once I've saved a few pennies up.

It looked like a fantastic trip, I am driving to the French Alps and surrounding areas next week.... Caaaaaaaaannot wait

Enjoy it mate, an R26 would be a great car for touring I reckon, a 182s just lacking torque low down, can get a bit frustrating havin to rev the nuts off it through 1st & 2nd gear corners for miles on end, especially with a car full of luggage, still good fun though.

 

[manghan]

pics are spot on mate, id like to do a trip like that

 

[jesus]

Awesome pics! Love all the 500s