
Jacksons Escape
Jacksons Escape in a Motorhome
Welcome to our blog - Chris and Diane Jackson's Escape - travelling Europe in our motorhome. We hope you enjoy following our travels.

Day 135 - 11/09/19 - Mombarcaro, Italy
We left Monticello D’Ongina - I’m not sure how far the caterpillar traveled with us ! We headed towards the south coast, after filling up...

Day 134 - 10/09/19 - Simione (Lake Garda) & Monticello D’Ongina, Italy
I woke up this morning with aching calves, after yesterday’s hill climb - it was worth it though 😊 We could only stay in Brentino for 48...

Day 133 - 09/09/19 - Brentino, Italy
As we had arrived in the dark last night, it was such a surprise to see that we were actually surrounded by vineyards with the most...

Day 132 - 08/09/19 - Brentino, Italy
We had had such heavy rain overnight and there was no sign of it stopping. The temperature dropped to 7 degrees too 😱. We thought...

Day 130 - 06/09/19 - Gemona, Italy
We found it so relaxing in the grounds of the Willy Hotel that we decided to stay another day / night. I spent the morning catching up...

Day 129 - 05/09/19 - Palmanova & Gemona, Italy
Today was time to move on again, having had quite a few days in and around Venice. We travelled north to Palmanova, a 9 star-shaped...

Day 128 - 04/09/19 - Fusina, Italy
Another beautiful sunrise 🥰 And another day chilling; drinking beer, BBQ and watching the boats go by.

Day 127 - 03/09/19 - Fusina, Italy
Last night we had a dramatic electrical storm - lots of lightning and wind, but no thunder or rain, it was amazing to watch. Despite the...

Day 126 - 02/09/19 - Fusina, Italy
We had a lovely day chilling by the Motorhome, taking advantage of the pitch we had right on the edge of the Lagoon. We saw kayaks,...

Day 125 - 01/09/19 - Fusina, Italy
Whilst the site was great for families, it wasn’t really what we were looking for on our journey. We had planned to go back over to...

Day 124 - 31/08/19 - Veneto, Italy
Chris caught the sun appearing behind a huge boat as it passed by the campsite this morning. We moved to another campsite a little...

Day 123 - 30/08/19 - Fusina, Italy
Today we had a lazy day chilling on the campsite, watching the various boats go by. We had fresh fruit salad with yogurt for breakfast,...

Day 122 - 29/08/19 - Fusina, Italy
We woke up suffering from last night; we both had hangovers and we were covered in bites. Oh well, we had breakfast and went to get our...

Day 121 - 28/08/19 - Fusina, Italy
We said goodbye to the mesmerising lake this morning, it was so calm an peaceful I could just stare into it all day. What is it about...

Day 120 - 27/08/19 - Castel Di Casio, Italy
We left the campsite, and I had one last look at the pool - it was so inviting. We headed to a camp shop. Chris had fitted USB points...

Day 119 - 26/08/19 - San Giuliano Terne, Italy
So today we took the bus to Lucca. Not too far to the bus stop, but such a dangerous road, full of Italian drivers 🤣 Lucca is bigger...

Day 118 - 25/08/19 - San Giuliano Terne, Italy
We did a couple more loads of washing this morning - all caught up now 😊 Chris added a couple of extra fans to the fridge. It has only...

Day 117 - 24/08/19 - San Giuliano Terne, Italy
We did some food shopping before we left Serravalle, and I treated myself to a haircut - I was a little worried trying to explain what I...

Day 116 - 23/08/19 - Serravalle, Italy
We left Mombaracaro and headed for Ovado, to a stopover that was described as being by the river next to a lovely village. We arrived at...



















