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The Tour Continues, Hello from Italy |
DonTraver |
Oct 18 2011, 12:05 AM
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Hello from Italy.
Well I’m still over here touring. So far I’ve been to England Wales Scotland France Belgium Luxembourg Nurburgring-3 weeks Germany Denmark Sweden Czech Republic Austria Switzerland Italy Now I’m in Aosta, Italy for a week. The original plan was to ship my RS America back to California at the end of October. That’s changed. Now I’m going to spend the winter in Italy and Spain and maybe end the tour around November next year. My insurance covers me in 29 countries and the custom laws in Europe allow you to visit each country for 4 months out of 12. I drove Davos Pass through the Swiss Alps yesterday. What a drive. San Bernardino Pass isn’t far from Aosta so that’s on the list. There are a lot of mountain roads around Aosta, sounds like a plan. I have no idea where I’m going next. This whole trip has been a exercise of winging it. I have rarely known what I’m going to do more than a few days in advance, I love it. A friend suggested Como, ok, it could happen. See ya, Don Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
DonTraver |
Oct 18 2011, 11:51 AM
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I rented a 20 foot container. That way you can pack extra stuff in it and it will get there without being pilfered or damaged. It costs more, but if you just order a container, it will be a 40 footer. Then they will not ship until they get another car going to the same port. Could take months.
The cost round trip is between $8000-9000. But our wonderful government will add $1700 to that. First they x-ray your car, then put the drug & bomb dogs on it. That's $200. If it passes that, they say, we need a personal search, that's $1250. But they keep your car long enough that you have to pay extra storage fees. So once again get ready to get screwed by your government. The truth is, it's all about the money. Oh yeah, if you bitch, they can give you back your car in pieces. It takes 1 day to clear in England. 3-4 weeks in the good ole USA. The biggest problem is getting insurance. To get a insurance policy over here, you have to have a local address. If you don't, forget it. I use USAA. But you have to be active or retired military or have someone in your family that is and has a policy with them, then they can add you to the policy. I'm retired Navy. I never knew how handy that would become. I checked with a lot of insurance companies in the US, none of them would cover me in Europe. It took me years to put this all together. If there's anything I can do to help you put your own dream together, let me know. Later, Don |
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