> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Doug Franklin > > Looking for advice here. I've never been to Italy, but I spent quite a > bit of time during the 1990s in Scotland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, > and France. I've been back a couple of times since then, as well. > > Next year, I'm seriously considering spending about a week following > the route of the Mille Miglia race in Italy. Basically, start in Rome, > go northwest through Firenze, Bologna, Parma, Brescia. Southeast to > Ferrara, south to San Marino, and southwest back to Rome. > > At about 1,000 miles (~1600 km), that'll work out to around 150 miles > (~250 km) per day, overnighting somewhere different each night. So a > fairly leisurely pace. Most days, mornings and evenings would be > dedicated to wherever I am, and drive from maybe 1100 to maybe 1300 to > the next stop. Haven't decided what time of year, but probably late > summer or early fall. > > So any special things or places I should factor into my planning? > Warnings about speed traps? :) >
Think of Odysseus and the island of Lotus Eaters. You'll find yourself in so many agreeable places you'll never want to leave. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
