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We checked out of the hotel on Lake Como at 10 am after a leisurely breakfast and then spent a couple of hours making like the locals, i.e. sitting on a shady bench by the lake and watching the world go by. Once we finally dragged ourselves away and set off at noon, the driveContinue reading “Cardiff to Rome – Day 5”

The drive from Colmar took six hours and went really well apart from the usual long wait to go through the San Gottardo tunnel. Just about to leave Lake Como and the two-day stay has been everything I expected and more. I’d only ever been out of season, when the lake is a peaceful boltholeContinue reading “Cardiff to Rome – Days 3 and 4”

Had enough time in the morning for a (relatively) cool walk round Épernay and admire the landmarks of its USP: champagne! Lottie was glad to have a walk in the cool too. As ever, she was on a mission to win friends and influence people. We had a pretty good drive, especially through the prettyContinue reading “Cardiff to Rome – Day 2”

Set off at the crack of dawn (well, 7 am) with my intrepid copilots Nicoletta Keeping and Carlotta (“Lottie”) Haydock. Despite dire warnings of the end of humanity as we knew it, we made it to Folkestone in record time and checked Lottie in through the doggie customs. Then followed an unprecedented (for me) delayContinue reading “Cardiff to Rome – Day 1”