It is a bit of a guesstimate, but the last couple of years, I have been spending about ten hours in the garage for about one of driving on an event or road trip. This year fortunately is quite different. Last week my wife and I took part at the Zoo-Rallye in Cologne with the... Continue Reading →

One thing all vacations have in common is that they end usually sooner than later. The direct route home is about 1800km. We started Saturday morning at 10am sharp. The first stretch over backcountry roads to Bari took us almost 2 hours. With temperatures above 33°C and no clouds - it was certainly a challenge... Continue Reading →

For our 25th wedding anniversary we had a fantastic olive oil & wine tasting at a small winery called L'ESSENZA di Puglia - a very fitting name. Due to the poor road conditions around here we mostly use our kid's rental car - but for this trip we took the Morgan of course. 😀 If... Continue Reading →

The shortest route from Napoli to our destination would be 340km. With the issues we had on Day 3, we expected it to be a rough ride. Especially as the expected temperatures would be much higher compared to the days before. But one thing we did not want to miss is the to see and... Continue Reading →

With roughly 430km the section between Siena and Napoli was the furthest section on our route to Brindisi (taking the passage to Munich aside). The idea to take the coastal route was put aside early. We knew it is going to be a mostly Autostrada day. As we arrived later in Siena than expected -... Continue Reading →