This morning I discovered why it’s so comparatively quiet at Lago d’Idro. I couldn’t find any place that served coffee before 10am. There are several places near the water that open after that time, but none earlier than that. Ugh. This campsite doesn’t serve coffee either. What kind of Italian style is this…? And soContinue reading “Zombie walk”
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The road to Lago d’Idro
Our glorious failure to find some place to camp on Lago d’Iseo yesterday led us to a quiet RV park on a mountain, which was cheap and in a nice place. This morning, we found out that the mountain village next to it, Borno, was a very pretty and vibrant village. It was as ifContinue reading “The road to Lago d’Idro”
Completo – Full – Ausgebucht
Lago d’Endine – although cute – was getting kind of boring. There wasn’t much else to do than swimming in the lake, which we could enter from a small pier where some rental boats were docked. Our neighbors – two wonderfully sweet middle-aged men, one deaf, the other extremely talkative (a funny match) – recommendedContinue reading “Completo – Full – Ausgebucht”
The stuff they don’t show you on Instagram
It all looks very romantic when you see it on Instagram. I’ve seen the pictures. The videos. The couples that love each other to death Itheir romantic van and the lifestyle that comes with it. To be honest, I find it quite impressive that people can even make it look romantic. I don’t believe themContinue reading “The stuff they don’t show you on Instagram”
Lago d’Endine
Our gut feeling told us that we had stayed in one spot for long enough, so this morning, we packed up our camp in Dongo, lake Como, and drove off South, not knowing where the roads would take us for the night. We hoped to find another nice camping spot on the lake Como shoreline,Continue reading “Lago d’Endine”
It’s called dedication…
I usually find it hard to identify with most people on the average campsite. I’m not sure why, but the campsite we’re staying at now seems to be filled with people that are exactly like us. Young parents that used to be adventurous – now with babies – that seem to hope that they couldContinue reading “It’s called dedication…”
A rest day
Tonight is our second night at lake Como. We were parked in some unofficial camping spot in a vineyard – that is, unofficial because the camping owner wanted to make a few extra bucks, not us illegally camping between someone’s vines. We would of course never do such a thing… Well maybe we would. OnContinue reading “A rest day”
Get that milk right
It’s quite bizarre. Even though I live only a few hundred kilometers away from Italy, and Bavaria is seemingly filled with Italians and their restaurants, but it’s often a quest to find a proper cappuccino anywhere in Bavaria. If you’re lucky, you find a place where they have a proper espresso machine, but it’s apparentlyContinue reading “Get that milk right”
Thanks, Italy – for being you!
Aaah! What a great day. After a hectic and restless morning of juggling two kids and the organization of luggage in our van, we set off this morning for better conditions. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I don’t like being at home. I like where we live. It’s just that this summer pretendsContinue reading “Thanks, Italy – for being you!”
The battle
Some days parenting is easy. On others, it’s a freaking battle that seems not to end. Today was one of the latter. God, I’m so tired. It already started early, before I could even make breakfast. In fact, I wasn’t even allowed to make breakfast. All my son would accept was me sitting on theContinue reading “The battle”
