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Italy '06

In and around Italy

Ok Italy '06 lets explain....we had a talk at school from someone who had cycled around Russia which was meant to motivate us to work for our exams. But as we never follow the obvious we came out of it thinking lets cycle somwhere! So here it is, one year down the line and we are off to Italy for just under 5 weeks packed with cycling, ice cream, pizza and friends. Lets just hope we remember how to deal with punctures...

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Jane and Abby

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    And your pants are hanging up for what reason??

    Milan, Italy | Jul 02 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Well where do we start! We arrived in Milan Malpensa airport and found to our relief that our bikes had made it with us. Apart from the fact that A... Continue reading »

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    Forza Italia

    Milan, Italy | Jul 03 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Ok just to clear a few things up as requested…..
       1) Luckily we managed to find a bike shop near our hotel and so Abby
    ... Continue reading »

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    What?? More pants hanging up?!

    Cremona, Italy | Jul 04 '06 | Reviews: 1

    So clearly it’s not just an American thing, though the people at our caravan site in Cremona had more of an excuse – they were hanging them up to d... Continue reading »

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    We get by with a little help from our friends...

    Casalmaggiore, Italy | Jul 05 '06 | Reviews: 2

    Today was the day the clown and the idiot went cycling for the first time!If you are thinking that we might not have perfect success in getting fro... Continue reading »

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    What the f***?! The bridge is closed?!

    Mantua, Italy | Jul 06 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Somewhat grudgingly we left our luxury accomodation at La Favourita and headed onto the road, complete with lunch that we were both seriously looki... Continue reading »

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    Wherefore art thou Romeo??

    Isola della Scala, Italy | Jul 07 '06 | Reviews: 1

    After scoffing a lot of Matteo's yummy food (yeh sorry about that one Matteo but we had paid for it all!) we departed from Mantua in search of the... Continue reading »

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    Er Jane...where are our bikes...?

    Padova, Italy | Jul 10 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Lets start with a brief summary of the days leading up to our least favourite city in Italy - Padova. We started at Isola Della Scala from where we... Continue reading »

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    Four scoops please!

    Castelfranco Veneto, Italy | Jul 11 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Realised when we had finished the last entry that it was not in fact straight to Rimini after our little fiasco in Padova so here are the missing b... Continue reading »

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    Aren't playmobile suitcases so hot right now...?!

    Treviso, Italy | Jul 12 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Well we have certainly seen Treviso train station! We couldn't arrive in our next place until 1500 hours to we just sat and ate biscuits in the sta... Continue reading »

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    Fantastic value!

    Venice, Italy | Jul 31 '06 | Reviews: 1
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Amanda S avatar Amanda S on Jul. 1, 2006 @ 06:42PM said
hey guys! ahhhhh reading your entry has made me so excited to come join you. im so excited about coming to venice. i think the mishaps only make the adventure more exciting! i cant wait! i think im gonna go for a little bike ride later on since now im in the mood! ahhh see you soon! lots of love and LUCK hehe amanda xoxoxoxoxoxo
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Asia avatar Asia on Jul. 1, 2006 @ 06:42PM said
You guys are amazing. I am so in awe and so impressed. And I guess all of Italy must be pretty much a party after the World Cup? Bonus!
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Pete Shaw avatar Pete Shaw on Jul. 1, 2006 @ 06:42PM said
You are in the right place for the football, where are you going to watch the final?
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lucythedictator avatar lucythedictator on Jul. 1, 2006 @ 06:42PM said
Urgent notice for attn. of JANE JANE JANE JANE JANE JANE JANE JANE SHAW (she knows the rhythm): Do NOT let Abby purchase anything monkey nut-like. It'll only end in tears. xx xx laaaarve
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Jo and Lizzy avatar Jo and Lizzy on Jul. 1, 2006 @ 06:42PM said
hi guys, just to let you know that the whole siena situation has been sorted out, thanks to abby's wonderful mummy! really really sorry about the confusion, both jo and i assumed that the other had been consulted about our dates, and so there was a complete breakdown in communication. hope everything else is going well with you, sorry again, REALLY REALLY SORRY xxxxxxx
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Ali 947 avatar Ali 947 on Jul. 1, 2006 @ 06:42PM said
Oh my goodness...that was just too funny! fully laughing out loud. Although it has got me a little worried about putting out bikes back together..clearly amanda and i will be more spasticated than the two of you. oh well should be jokes. Have fun. See you next week xxxxxxx
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family avatar family on Jul. 1, 2006 @ 06:42PM said
Just read your first entry from Milan - wonderful stuff, keep it coming! Some questions you didn't answer were why you went to that particular hotel and whose idea it was to share a room with Susan - yours, hers or the hotel's? And could the saddle have fallen out of the box through the hole or do you think it was left behind in England? Answers keenly awaited!
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Jo and Lizzy avatar Jo and Lizzy on Jul. 1, 2006 @ 06:42PM said
hey abby and jane, hope the saddle situation has been sorted out! really sorry to add to your list of problems, but we have a minor crisis!! stupidly, we assumed that we would be in siena the same days as you, but alas... not! we're gonna be there from 26th for 2 nights, as opposed to 27th for 2 nights. we tried calling the hotel, but there were slight language difficulties, so nothing got sorted. have you paid for the whole stay there, or just the deposit? we may need to cancel the booking for us, so let us know asap - we'll pay anything that you stand to lose if there's a problem. we're gonna try and change the dates with the hotel by email, so we'll let you know how that goes. enjoy the sunshine and the icecream xxxx
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