Flew into Milan and were given a lift from the airport to pick up our hire car. Unfortunately our Peugeot 308 had "problems" at the factory; fortunately we were given a free upgrade to the 308 SW (the station wagon version). This was great as it meant more boot space for all our stuff and an option to sleep in the back if it rains.
We stayed the night at Hotel Ca Grande in Milan which was a bit rubbish. Caught the metro train to an outdoor store the hotel manager had suggested, which had virtually everything we needed for camping. Picked up a tent for $100 NZD (that puts itself up in 2 secs!), airbed, camping chairs, cooker etc... Gold.
The following day we headed off en-route to Cirque Terre a national park on the west coast of Italy. We had no idea there was no camping allowed in national parks... so after some helpful directions from a local we made our way to Tellaro (a small seaside village) for the night. The tomtom we had bought in London was already coming in handy with it picking our camp sites near us and guiding us in and our of motorways and through local towns.
Tellaro was a beautiful village with narrow, winding streets and brightly coloured dinghy boats by the water. Our campsite was on the side of a hill full of olive trees and overlooking the sea and the other towns nearby.
The Duomo in Milan
We stayed the night at Hotel Ca Grande in Milan which was a bit rubbish. Caught the metro train to an outdoor store the hotel manager had suggested, which had virtually everything we needed for camping. Picked up a tent for $100 NZD (that puts itself up in 2 secs!), airbed, camping chairs, cooker etc... Gold.
The following day we headed off en-route to Cirque Terre a national park on the west coast of Italy. We had no idea there was no camping allowed in national parks... so after some helpful directions from a local we made our way to Tellaro (a small seaside village) for the night. The tomtom we had bought in London was already coming in handy with it picking our camp sites near us and guiding us in and our of motorways and through local towns.
Tellaro was a beautiful village with narrow, winding streets and brightly coloured dinghy boats by the water. Our campsite was on the side of a hill full of olive trees and overlooking the sea and the other towns nearby.
Our new tent - step one take out of the bag.
Step 2 - throw in the air
Step 3 - Move around a little bit
Step 4 - Taddah! instant tent. Pegs in and done.
View from our camp site out to sea
Tellaro waterfront
Local deli purchase
Italians love their bicycles!
The ole double edged sword...
Tellaro
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