So, that time finally came, the GMG 2011 and the trip to Italy. Sooo excited 
I am a little late with this, but who cares 
All happy with the preparations and everything I just did the regular service of the Guzzi, and got new tires. I own a Guzzi barely two years, but I had to go to GMG 2011, I wouldn't miss it.
I took this travel all by myself from Macedonia, and in the period from 12 to 25th September 2011. Most of the trip I had great weather, and no problems at all.
I didn't want to ride the same road twice, so I made a route back to Macedonia, south from Mandello, thru all Italy.
On trips like this, a man has to set his goals from start. Whether you will do a tourist ride and stop to see all the attractions in and out, or you will not be so deeply interested in walking around tourist attractions, but just enjoying the ride beside them, on, or bellow them
For example, when I drove thru Rome, I stopped to look around the Basilica of St Peter in Vatican, after which I thought I could go to see the Colosseum, and maybe something else. But the basilica only, took me half a day (and I got there at 08:30). For the Museum of Vatican for example, at 09:00 there was a 300 meters line of people waiting to enter. And that same day my plan was to be in Naples.
So, in other words, if you took the trip for the ride, just ride and enjoy. As in the open, the same thru Rome. And if you want to see tourist attractions, or learn what the old romans were doing 3 or more thousand years ago... then come by plane, and stay for at least 5 days just in Rome
Anyway. I left Macedonia, and drove thru Kosovo and Albania reaching the coast of the Adriatic sea. From there, I took the Adriatic route which very closely follows the coast line of the sea, and went north up to Slovenia, and then my Michelins touched Italian soil, or I should say asphalt, which by the way is like a real sand paper. I made some mistakes, which would put me instantly on the ground if I were on macedonian roads.
I am a little late with this, but who cares All happy with the preparations and everything I just did the regular service of the Guzzi, and got new tires. I own a Guzzi barely two years, but I had to go to GMG 2011, I wouldn't miss it.
I took this travel all by myself from Macedonia, and in the period from 12 to 25th September 2011. Most of the trip I had great weather, and no problems at all.
I didn't want to ride the same road twice, so I made a route back to Macedonia, south from Mandello, thru all Italy.
On trips like this, a man has to set his goals from start. Whether you will do a tourist ride and stop to see all the attractions in and out, or you will not be so deeply interested in walking around tourist attractions, but just enjoying the ride beside them, on, or bellow them
For example, when I drove thru Rome, I stopped to look around the Basilica of St Peter in Vatican, after which I thought I could go to see the Colosseum, and maybe something else. But the basilica only, took me half a day (and I got there at 08:30). For the Museum of Vatican for example, at 09:00 there was a 300 meters line of people waiting to enter. And that same day my plan was to be in Naples.
So, in other words, if you took the trip for the ride, just ride and enjoy. As in the open, the same thru Rome. And if you want to see tourist attractions, or learn what the old romans were doing 3 or more thousand years ago... then come by plane, and stay for at least 5 days just in Rome
Anyway. I left Macedonia, and drove thru Kosovo and Albania reaching the coast of the Adriatic sea. From there, I took the Adriatic route which very closely follows the coast line of the sea, and went north up to Slovenia, and then my Michelins touched Italian soil, or I should say asphalt
, which by the way is like a real sand paper. I made some mistakes, which would put me instantly on the ground if I were on macedonian roads.
:silly: .
