DANGEROUS DRIVERS leave us TERRIFIED | Van Life Europe
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- During our Europe tour we never experienced any problems driving around Italy, that was until a bad decision to drive to Florence diverting through the City Centre !
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who’s. ring rude linda
I can’t see the rude comment now. So all’s good.
It's still there, it's @Smokeybaconcrew they've had quite a few replies back from us decent and appreciative subscribers. You always get 1 🐓 unfortunately 🤨
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I remember crying while driving, by error into Birmingham and then parking in a dark dodgy area too scared to leave the car to ask directions. Just keep safe and find somewhere less stressful to drive in. It can be more tiring than a week at work if you are driving in a panic. We all adore you so we want you to be happy and well.
Don’t whatever you do drive in Naples, go and visit but leave the van outside and travel in by train.
Next time for Florence try Villa Costanza off A1autostrada go in by the T1 Tram about 20 minutes to city Train station. Then it's a 20 minute walk to Uffizi Gallery,Palazzo Vecchio and Ponte Vecchio Bridge. Italians think racing car drivers. On a zebra crossing just make eye contact with car drivers and start walking across very big fine for a driver if they hit you. To get outside Schengen zone take a ferry to Albania,Montenegro. Also you can use a ferry to Greece and drive north for Albania,Montenegro or east to Bulgaria and Turkey. My last Motorhome trip was down to Sicily.
I first went on a school trip to Italy when I was 14 and again, many years later, in 2001 on two separate trips with my late husband David. The zebra crossings were manic then together with the traffic and mental drivers, although we never had a car just used public transport. I think one of the most busy places was Rome but I had always wanted to visit the Colosseum and the Forum and wasn’t disappointed. Florence and Pisa we also loved, so that is why I am enjoying reliving my memories through you two. Thank you.
your both loved and gorgeous chico ,i follow your journeys and really enjoy them . my anxiety sets though when you go out without chico .i know you make sure he is cosy and safe but i dont trust other people . my chi is my world and i love chico . i rather him tucked up in his bag with you . moto home can be replaced but not chico . thank you for everything you share its brilliant .
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I actually don’t think I’ve laughed so much….you 2 are just stars x
Thank you xx
That drive looks like a nightmare - bless you - I think you're such lovely, lovely people.
thank you so much ❤❤
I remember the football stickers good old 70s everyone in my school did them love the videos keep them coming
About the driving in Italy. We were there a few times, but Sorrento is bad too. They say if you can drive there, you can drive anywhere in the world. Geat fun.
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Great vlog of Florence, went a few years ago, think you captured it very well. Safe journey yo Pisa, looking forward to the vlog
Hi ,motorhomed all over Europe for the past 20 years,good luck if you leave your van unattended unless on a campsite.stay safe.
Thanks for the tips!
Well done Mark for getting you all there safely. Thank you for taking us with you and yes it looked like it’s made of paper xx
Glad you enjoyed it
Sorry to say but if you don’t comply with emissions you also face a fine through the post for entering it. Regards Nick (I’ve had two in the last year )
I've been to Italy. The rules of crossing the road Lisa is basically like you said - taking your life into your own hands😱🤯😮😱 Good luck 🤞
terrible isn’t it ❤
Hi Lisa and Mark what a beautiful city that traffic reminds me of Paris its murder there too them pizzas looked delicious and the roast spuds 😊see you again
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All I can say to rude people is ciao!!!!!! Don’t let them get to yous . You’re giving lots of people joy !! X
Italian drivers are horrendous. We hated driving in Italy with our motorhome. You zre doing well. Take care
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Sounds like a daily drive in Bradford. Another great adventure thanks for sharing.
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That building reminds me of the painted scenery backdrops in theatres.
A little tip. When visiting a new city, we look for the student areas ( usually close to a university). Usually vibrant and cheaper for food and drink.
Great tip!
Hi both, I hope you've enjoyed Florence it's so beautiful. Michelangelo sculpted the Statue of David, Botticelli painted the Venus safe trip take care x
Realised what I had said after mark had edited the vlog lol🤦🏻♀️
We stayed in pisa,got the train into Florence what a beautiful city and the architecture is magnificent ❤
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Great video, very interesting. Thanks guys 👌
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sat at home not feeling to well what a better way to relax and feel better then sit back with a cup of Yorkshire Tea in my Northerners on Tour mug whilst watching ❤ Lisa you look lovely as usual, another great one. Wish I could say the same about the driving!! Hope you're all ok xx
Sounds great! Get well soon Eliza xxxx
@@NorthernersonTour thank you ☺️ xxx
sounds like malta they dont drive on left or right they drive in the shade or where they want lol
Oh god.... Thank god you're ok
That building did look like it was made of paper. The pizza and potatoes looked lovely 😊
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😂 Mark pulling his joggers up to get some cool air on his legs🤣😂🤣. That food looks amazing. Little Cheeco howling he thinks he’s a wolf, he is gorgeous n sooo cute.❤
i can handle chicco but marks another story 😂😂❤
You three make a great team ❤️
Cracking video, that pizza looked very nice😊😊😊
Thank you 😋
Your editing is 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼Superb! Loved the vlog and the music xxx
Mark was nearly upended by the chain, lol 😆
Yes he was🤦🏻♀️
I am really loving your tour of Italy!!
thank you x
As a general rule on the crossings in Italy…. As long as you give them to time to stop, they will.
So check they can stop, and walk out in front of them - they will not stop for you on a crossing unless you make them.
So it’s a case of whoever blinks first!! 😂😂😂
And with regards to the driving standards - the further south you go, the worst the driving gets.
Around Naples it’s bonkers!
I drove the Amalfi Coast a few years ago - had great fun keeping up with the locals. Close your eyes and hope for the best seems to work. (Works in a hire car anyway!)
Italian drivers - Give them an inch, they’ll take a mile! Haha
Keep safe, and happy travels!!
We moved to Italy 12 years ago. Forget everything about driving , parking and crossing roads in the UK. Basically there are no rules. Always be prepared for them to do the unexpected, and they will. Give them space. They never, ever indicate. ( If you see anyone indicate they will be a tourist ). Parking anywhere, a special favourite is parking On zebra crossings. Tailgating always. Saying all that, Italian drivers are very forgiving, they might blast you with their horn if you dont pull away from the lights the Second they change green but most other mistakes are shrugged off. Just need to keep your wits about you all the time.
Oh what traffic Omg. What a beautiful city it looked thou. Looking forward to seeing Pisa. I’m really enjoying your adventure thanks for taking us along. Hope Mark is ok after walking into the chain. Take care
Thank you so much 🤗
What a awful experience but glad you are all safe
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Saw you two on the TV the night lol and Mark falling into the sea 😊
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Ohhhh Guys!!!!!!!
ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR💯🌹.
Thank you soooooo much for all your work, posting and sharing. How beautiful and iconic is all of this????? MARVELOUS!!!! Truly BREATHTAKING!!!!!!
I'd forgotten all about your 90 day limit 😪. How the time is flying 😢. Of course, as I keep saying....look at all the Wonderful memories of all the Wonders you have seen and lived. Unmatchable. You can't beat it with a stick!!!
Good luck with the weather and please take the best of care on the roads (although I know you do). I'll be thinking of you🎉❤. Hopefully see you soon. I'll be watching out as always!!!
Love,hugs and kisses till next time ❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘🐕🐕🐕💯🌹🌹🌹
Thank you Sheila xxxx
@@NorthernersonTour Thank you Guys🌹💯 for all of it😘😘😘
Driving in Italy is heart stopping. Well done.
Florence is my favourite city so beautiful and so much to see. Enjoy.
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Have you not driven in Belgium?.😂 Crazy there..Florence is lovely i agree..
Great vlog guys really enjoyed it thanks take care Lisa/ Mark ❤ Chris/ Jan
Glad you enjoyed it
I got told off for taking a photo of the statue of David by Michael Angelo I think. I didn’t realise you couldn’t take pictures in the museum. lol I think you take your life in your hands crossing the roads. We had fantastic Pizza in Florence 🍕🍕🍕.Thankyou for sharing your travels x👍👍👍
Oh no lol
Probably someone using his name ,unless perhaps a relative of Michael Angelo and named after him ! 😮😮😮😅😅😅😅😅
So glad you found the beauty of FLORENCE 🎉🎉
We did xx
❤ sorry you've been through this. My friends were driven to tears driving in Florence, parked up their hire car and didn't use it again they were so traumatised! Great video tho, must get back to it! 😊 xx
Sorry to hear that
The 90 day limit is such a pain for you! Great video though guys! Thanks for taking us around Florence with you, it’s stunning ❤xxx
Our pleasure!
The football club in Florence is called Fiorentina
Great Video as always, enjoying your travels. ❤❤❤ xx
Thanks so much! 😊
We have a toy poodle and he howls at police sirens 🤣
My experience of Italy is :- amazing place amazing people but on the roads whether walking or driving you just take your life in your hands
Good luck both of you and keep up the great vlogging 👍👍❤
Thanks for sharing!!
That traffic looks insane the way they are riding those bikes on and out. It's a good job Marks a good driver not easy in a Motor Home with it's size. Florence looks amazing that building with those extra large stone looked really odd never seen a building like that before. Mark comes out with some great comments you can't help but laugh.
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Welcome to manic italy, they are all high on coffee, 😂 i drove the length of the Almalfi coast, you just have to drive likevthey do, horn gets a lot of use 😂, great vlog
Thanks for the tips!
I Have lots of photos of Florence, such a fabulous place, brings back memories thanks for the video x
We have been to Italy twice and if you don’t drive like the Italians ,you will have an incident probably. We have a relative who lives in monza and she said drive like a local, Italy is notorious for terrible drivers. Stay safe.
Glad to see yous got there safe after that nightmare drive brilliant video food looks tasty ❤❤👍👍
So good
You guys are our no1 travel vloggers,we think you guys are fantastic,good luck guys.
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That was very enjoyable apart from your drive the buildings look like cardboard cut out but beautiful chicco howling to sirens we had a dog that used to do it to ice cream vans chimes x
Thank you very much!
I can so sympathise with you Lisa, there are some crazy drivers in Italy. The rules of the road just don’t seem to matter. Our italian friends told us that the insurance in Italy is high so more often than not the drivers just sort things between themselves if they have a bump. In all the years we have been going over we have seen very little road rage. Florence is beautiful, it’s a shame you didn’t have time to see more, the Ponte Vecchio is amazing. Safe travels xx
we are lucky we saw anything at all as after that drive mark just wanted to leave
Hiya lisa and mark I could see it really worried you
It's mad out there stay safe 👍🇬🇧
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I don’t think I’d have any nails left after that drive either Lisa! Pizza 🍕 looked good 😊 Em & G
Check out the train prices in Italy they are nothing like the UK. Park out of town and let the train take the strain. So much better and less stressful. Loving your adventures.
Love it guys take care out there and ignore the haters 😉 ❤
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Nice one, guys keep them coming Phil and Shaz❤
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Been to the leaning tower supposedly quite a few pick pockets there so we were told one of the stops on the cruise and fair play to mark for being able to cope with other drivers 👍
We have nothing to pick so wasn’t worried😂😂
Great vid again Guys. Once went to Naples and the driving there is just as bad as what you witnessed. Must be Italian drivers.🤪🤪
Our daughter and Partner was in Florence last year. They absolutely loved it. They didn’t drive so they wouldn’t have been stressed.
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No rules on the roads in Italy guys! Well done for getting through it! Hope it will not put you off Italy tho!
Another fab vlog guy's, we both love watching you both and chico. We did Italy last year and went all the way down to pompey. We loved it but had our secret weapon for getting around... a new Lambretta petrol scooter. Jane suffers from vertigo so is not very good on bikes or scooters. She jumps on the back of me and feels really safe. I know where you are coming from with the traffic! It's dog eat dog out there. The petrol scooter has been a game changer for us
Rome was really nuts but we did the colosseum. That was really impressive with all the other landmarks there. We love watching your channel...Frank and Jane ❤
Yes Mark, Panini Stickers could make or break a friendship when I was at primary school. I still remember my first ever doubler Panini sticker it was Peter Withe of Aston Villa. Then those Garbage Pail Kids stickers came along and I wasn't allowed to buy them :(
🇬🇧🦋🚐flip me Lisa and Mark so worried about you on those roads … glad Florence itself changed your minds what a beautiful city , on bucket list . Pizza look awesome and scrummy . Loved the retro shop .. mark nearly falling over .
You take care both of you and likle Chicco 🐕
Looking forward to seeing your adventures in Pisa hugs lulu and Paul 🫶🤗🚐🦋🇬🇧
Great video, Mark is so funny 🤣🤣why are people so worried about what you eat, as long as you are eating something , driving through them city's my toes would look like eagle claws where I screw them up when nervous 🤣🤣🤣
No idea Tina it worries them thou lol
Hello peeps! Ooh that driving does look scary! But Florence looks lovely! And those retro and charity shops! Woohoo! I've been to Pisa. My niece was married there about 15 year ago! Watch out for the watch sellers on the outskirts of the leaning tower square! They don't always take no for an answer! Thanks for laughs too! Safe journey. 🙋🙏🇮🇪🏴
Hi guys, thank you for another AMAZING vlog, what a beautiful place florence is, first thing i said about the building that looks like paper was, ohh that looks like a film set, that food looked lush, was those potatoes garlicky? 😋 and after living in Manchester over 25 year, i wish i had a pound for every time i was in AFFLECKS PALACE, i loved that place 😊 and i am sorry mark, but i near wet myself when you walked into that chain 😂😂 all the motorhomes that came here for Easter are still here 😮 safe Driving! lots of love from sunny Drummore/ Stranraer 😘 xx
If you thought that was busy stay away from Rome even at 1 in morning it’s like mobbed
Italians just do as they want so stay calm and get used to anything might happen 😊
Italian cities an Paris are just shocking my brothers got place near milan, it's like a blood sport driving around there lol 😂 well done for surviving it!!! there are no rules on the road 😂 i've lots of italian mates they're lovely pp and a stunning countryl!happy dayz xxxxx JP Sammie n Raven xxx
They still do the Panini stickers my 11 year old son has been doing them for a few years now 😀
Hi you 3 love Florence Pisa, it’s just the leaning tower, not much else there. I went on a cruise and one of the trips was out to there so look forward to your videos fantastic🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️❤️❤️
Loved the vlog guys Florence looked lovely 👍 did you notice when you were in the 99 cense shop the paper plate moving on its own when you walked up to it spooky 👻 pizza 🍕 meal looked lovely and a great price 😎👍
Oh wow!
@@NorthernersonTourspooky or what guys we have looked at it 20 times to work out why the plate moved like that spooky 👻 keep them vlogs coming guys we love your channel and all the hard work you put into the vlogs you deserve to be successful ❤️👍😊
Our tour guide told us the crossings are there just to look pretty !! Hahaha😂
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Fascinating excursion into Florence.....great incentive for us to do too👍.....carry on exploring, and we'll follow..☺
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Love Florence! Thanks for another great visit! 🤩
Our pleasure!
Well done Mark for getting safely through that city. Those are absolutely mental drivers. Florence looks beautiful so was worth the crazy drive and great value those pizza's.
Mark the trousers rolled up not such a good look but who hasn't had a food stain on their jumper before.
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Good video on travels keep up the good travel video s on your travels
Thank you! Will do!
So glad you stopped and looked at Florence. We will take your advice about the traffic. We have decided to do a train trip around Italy 🇮🇹 from Spain 🇪🇸. 😊
Glad you both arrived in one piece 😅
Yes I get scared crossing the road abroad too, scary stuff 😳 😂
I remember the Panini sticker books as my brothers used to get them, usually it was for collecting football stickers for the world Cup etc.
And that was a cheeky fountain, but not as amusing as the bitty one 😉 😂
Great vlog guys I was so nervous for you x
Us too!
Traffic lights are only a suggestion! To cross the road you have to look into the eyes of the driver to show you really mean it. Car insurance is very expensive in Italy so believe it or not the driving although terrifying is fairly measured. Its madness I witnessed a couple kissing in the middle of the road and the traffic stopped! Motorway lorry drivers with their leg hanging out the cab window. Must be the heat. Love your channnel xxx
Florence looks absolutely amazing, what stunning scenery. Thanks for sharing it with us. Also thank you, Lisa for the mention of Jay for his birthday tomorrow, 11th April in your credits! He was totally surprised and says thanks too. Have a great week both and little Chicco.
Love Dawn & Jay Xx ❤🐶🏴
Our pleasure!
Firenze is beautiful, what ever you do avoid Naples as driving there is horrendous xx
Great video guys, I’ve heard Italy is a free for all on the roads and how they past there tests I’ve no idea xxx
Lovely video both 🥰🥰
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👍👌great driving… we love you both.. great vlog… wow those buildings are amazing.
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Totally agree it does look like paper. I've watched most of your videos they are so funny 😂😂❤
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Grab an Italian ! When they cross you cross . Worked for me . Driving a diff story just take to calming tabs before you set off 😂
I'm so sorry you guys have had such a frightening experience. Well Done Mark for getting you all there safely. Take some time to rest up and gather your thoughts and do whatever is the safest way to continue. X
Just love you guys ♥️♥️♥️
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Lovely videos x
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you were right about the building, it did look like it had paper covering, dont envy you having to go through the traffic, nightmare!!
Oh I loved Florence.You missed so much.I went as part of a cruise and arrived by coach.Many years ago now.
Think for places like that you need to really plan where you want to vist while you are there. Think you being the victims of dangerous driving put you off.
As it would myself.
They are ridiculous drivers.
Went to Malta years ago and returned the hire car and used the bus.Such crazy drivers.
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You really do put a lot of work into your video tours and your camera work is spot on, nice and steady. I think lots of channels could learn from you in how to make interesting videos. Lisa, your expressions when Mark says something silly are priceless. Seems agess since we saw the van in Lockerbie. Take care.
Statue of David is by Michelangelo 😂
yes realise to late i said the wrong person
Don't park in piza we were broken into in our hire motorhome there, typical city. Stay safe.