Distance: A total of 3,343km on highways and by-ways, over passes, through canyons and tunnels, over tarmac and cobblestone
2 peeps on 2 Vespas
13 days on the road
250 km daily average
330 km maximum day trip - San Benedetto to Pordenone
1,730m highest pass - Obertauern, Austria
5 countries visited - Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Austria
116 km/h maximum speed
1 intercontinental blogger meeting - David from Montreal, Canada
1 Vespa benediction - Vespa Club Pordenone
A million twists and turns
0 breakdowns
Unlimited fun to be had...
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| Roland & Sonja at Lago Maggiore |
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2 Leute auf 2 Vespas
Giro d'Italia... auf Vespa
3,343 km über Autobahnen und Nebenstraßen, über Pässe und durch Schluchten und Tunnels, über Asphalt und Kopfsteinpflaster.
3,343 km über Autobahnen und Nebenstraßen, über Pässe und durch Schluchten und Tunnels, über Asphalt und Kopfsteinpflaster.
2 Leute auf 2 Vespas
13 Tage unterwegs
250km Tagesdurchschnitt
330km längster Tripp - von San Benedetto nach Pordenone
1,730m höchster Pass - Obertauern, Österreich
5 Länder - Deutschland, Schweiz, Italien, Slowenien, Österreich
116 km/h Höchstgeschwindigkeit
1 internationales Blogger Treffen - David aus Montreal, Canada
1 Vespa Segnung - Vespa Club Pordenone
Millionen von Kurven
0 Pannen
und grenzenloser Spaß...
Sonja:
ReplyDeleteWow ! I'm envious. I would love to be on the road but no rides planned this year. I can only hope to see your photos of places I've never been
bob
Riding the Wet Coast
Bob, this is our only planned road trip so far, and we enjoyed it thoroughly. I hope that you'll enjoy the pics we brought back from the trip.
DeleteWonderful trip, I'm envious but could just not do it on a scooter! Enjoy
ReplyDeleteGiven the speed limits, and small roads the scooters were in fact the ideal means of transportation. Plus it seemed to make the locals very proud that we did it on Vespas.
DeleteI was wondering what you were getting up to!
ReplyDeleteNow you know ;-)
DeleteWow! A two week road trip. Can't wait to see the photos...
ReplyDeleteRichard, the pics are in the works.
DeleteBest ride ever, I bet. Looking forward to the views!
ReplyDeleteOh Martha, we had many best rides. This one was another best ride for many reasons ;-)
DeleteDAS finde ich mal einen genialen Tourbericht. Kurz und knapp und alles abgehakt, sauber!
ReplyDeleteBTW, alte Heimat, bin ich doch mit Blick auf den Lago geboren :-)
Funny, das ist doch nur die Vorspeise. ;-)
DeleteEs wird noch einen ausführlichen Reisebericht, sowie etliche Bilder geben... schließlich habe ich fleißig Tagebuch geschrieben und gemeinsam haben wir über tausend Fotos gemacht...
Sonja, I love that shot of the two of you, very nice. What I great time I had riding with you and Roland in Tuscany. The trip of a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteIt was for us, too David. That begs the question: What do we want to do next?
DeleteWOW, what a trip! Total RESPECT to the two of you for doing 3,343 kms on your Vespa's. I have seen the photos on your other blog and they are spectacular. The summary above is just fantastic. I bow my head in admiration. You two just climbed the ladder of my 'best bikers' list. I am so jealous, I want to buy a Vespa and do the same!
ReplyDeleteFrom you, Gary that's an honour. It would certainly be interesting to see you on a Vespa ;-)
DeleteWell, actually the scooters had all we needed on the rather small roads we were traveling. We didn't miss power, and were riding in a rather defensive mode (overtaking a truck going 90 km/m... not really an option).
I'm not surprised that Vespa's can handle this kind of long distance commute. Modern scooters are more capable than people think. Last summer I did 3300 km on my SYM Citycom loaded with camping gear across British Columbia to Banff and Jasper and then west on the TransCanada. A highlight was the Rogers Pass in a snowstorm then on to Williams Lake to visit family. Most of the time I was travelling at 100-110 kph. I must admit I did enjoy the look of stunned disbelief on the faces of 'real' bikers. I envy you your trip in Italy however. that's now on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteDavid, isn't it cool that these trips can be done an small bikes, too? The weird thing seems that one gets a lot more attention than when you travel on a seemingly appropriate bike with 1000cc or more.
DeleteWow, you two really covered the miles. Great picture of you two too.
ReplyDeleteIt really didn't feel that much. We were surprised at the end how many km we had racked up.
DeleteWundervoll, Wundervoll! Was für ein Abenteuer, und das mit einem so typischen Fahrzeug - Vespa's auf nach Italien!
ReplyDeleteHerrliche Fotos und ein schöner Reisebericht (mir gefiel besonders die Szene in der Küche, morgens um 8 Uhr ;-)
Auch mit wenig PS kann man sooo viel Spaß haben!!!