I went to Northern Italy in 2006 and toured by hire car from Bergamo airport. It wasn't as expensive as I expected it to be, but then I try to stay away from the regular tourist crowd. I ended up going on my own so had no-one to read the map while I drove and clocked up a lot of miles just getting lost. Italian road planners seem to like their one-way systems. Also seems to be a lot of advertising mixed up with official road signs which can be confusing till you get used to it. I wouldn't even consider doing it again without GPS.
Another question I have is on vignettes for Austria, Switzerland, etc in order to get into Italy. I'm guessing they're available from border crossings in Switzerland but what about Austria if there's no custom posts now. What roads can I use before I need to buy one?
Vaufi, I've got a green/black Kawasaki ZX6-R on UK plates. So I'll be the one getting stuck in the mud on the campsite.
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