This Will Change How You Think About Driving in Italy
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2023
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*The pictures are likely from all the available units. You know what the Selna looks like.
ℹ️ About the Episode:
When it comes to planning a big trip, it's only natural to have all the details mapped out. For the first week of our big Italian "Empty Nesting" trip, we had each night planned months in advance. After all, we're noobs when it comes to travel abroad! So when our bed & breakfast canceled the pre-paid reservation we'd made in January the night before... we couldn't believe it.
As disappointed as we were, we knew Europe would be no different than any of our RV trips in the States. We knew in our gut that what we'd come up with instead would be equal to or better than our original plans-and we were right! This abrupt change of plans gave us the confidence to wing it. Not having expectations can often lead to being pleasantly surprised at the smallest outcomes rather than saying, “Hmm… I thought it would be more/less ________ ” (fill in the blank). We found a charming town we’d heard of while planning but had decided to skip. As it turned out, Alberobello, Italy, is exactly what we needed: a charming small town that wasn’t crawling with tourists, plus good food and a laid-back local vibe. We extended our stay to three nights and used our time to adjust to the time zone and enjoy each other’s company in this quiet town. Assisi, Italy, was also on our list of places to visit, but we would have only visited for a day trip. Now that we weren't locked into our original plans, we could spend the night. Experiencing the town after all the tourists left was much like Mackinac Island-quiet and peaceful. We were also able to make dinner reservations at Le Terrazze di Properzio-a beautiful restaurant overlooking the town-and enjoy a magnificent sunset.
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I understand that it must take a lot of work to make just one episode per week, but I could watch a 30-minute episode of you guys every day and still perhaps want more. If I come across anyone who believes that life is inherently negative and dull, I would always direct them to your channel as evidence that life can be amazing!
Completely Agree 😊
When we were in Rome our room was unique they use hand towels for wash cloths. The doors in our room were about 12 feet tall. And we had to hand in our room cards when we went out, and the lights wouldn't work unless you had your room inserted in a slot
I agreed 💯 %
I agree 100. Unfortunately a lot of people these days are so miserable and unhappy with their life.
🎉🎉totally agree
Trish's face during the backing up - priceless.
I lived in northern Italy (Vicenza) for three years in the mid 1970's. My husband was in the military. Before we had our baby we bought a Moto Guzzi (touring bike) and traveled on it to Rome, Pisa, Livorno. My husband has since passed, our beautiful daughter is now a mother of teens and I now find myself alone. Thank you for taking me back to my young adulthood, a lifetime ago. Somehow my tears are bringing me happiness. Thank you so much...
This honestly may be the best travel video I have seen in years. You are traveling the way I love, with just enough resources to make it fun and enjoyable, but deeply embedded in the life of the area. The little places, the fun surprises, the hilarious moments ("You mean I have to back up this street?"). Thank you for making such awesome content.
Thank you!
Did you leave your money in the toll booth?@KeepYourDaydream
I was hoping the video was about driving the Amalfi Coast. Having done it myself I was wondering how Americans would manage the traffic, narrow roads and hairpin bends. Thankfully, they had the good sense to drive a small car, which made it that bit easier.
"The trains in Europe are amazing...", I agree. Way more comfortable than a plane. Unbelievably fast, and first class is affordable for regular people.
I admire your ability to pivot when needed. You're absolutely right, sometimes Plan B (or "unplanned B") can be more wonderful. Thanks for bringing us all along.
Oh my gosh Trish, I am so grateful for your facial expression when he was backing up out of that alley and the sensors were going off! I love watching you guys and you seem like you have it all together, all figured out ALL the time so imagine my relief to see that you get nervous too! 🤣 I can't tell you how many times I'm cringing, begging, repeating the no..no..no..NO! Great video, thanks for sharing and encouraging!
Loved this. Italy was my favorite country to visit and you brought back fond memories.
I just want to say this whole Italy segment has been so refreshing, especially after the big P word had the whole world at a standstill. Molto bene 🇮🇹!
Thanks for taking us along with you to Europe. We are enjoying the vacay!!!!! Sure wanted to hear Marks idea of a good marriage. You two make me smile......that's all I need for the week. Have a safe trip.
We just returned from Alaska! You were our inspiration! We had some minor "dips" but loved the trip! We left Spokane WA on June 1 and returned to the lower 48 on September 9th. On our trip we referred to your videos at each stop! We went on the Talon Air and LuLuBelle tours! We also went on the canoe trip to Valdez Glacier and so much more! Our plan after full-time travel in our Airstream (we have been on the road for 3 years) was Europe...stay for 6 months to a year....Now we will have your videos of Italy to take with us! Trish you are the most joyful person...it is so refreshing! Bravo to KYD...
Amazing how you’re capturing the real Italy. Make me miss the times we had living there. Absolutely beautiful.
Spent many years in a reserve unit based in Sicily. The only issue I had driving was the gas pumps. Fortunately, they always had attendants, or I would have filled my car with diesel more than once. Driving in the countryside is an experience when you are suddenly surrounded by sheep that come out of nowhere to cross the street,
The architecture is amazing. You drive along the base of a cliff, and somehow someone built a town into the cliff. No wasted space at all.
That tip was spot on lol. My lovely wife taught me another one early on in our 1st year of marriage. When you share one food item the person who splits it gets second pick. Keeps you honest and usually a quick smile shared between us.
Italy is one of my favorite countries! Thank you for sharing your adventures!
Oh my goodness!! This is a gorgeous trip! A trip of a life time!! ❤ Thank you Mark and Trish. I will not be able to take this trip. But watching this made me smile the whole time watching!!
Another amazing video with brilliant scenery! Thank you both so much for continuing to share your adventures with all of us! The Mr. and I truly love and look forward to seeing your videos every Sunday! Thanks for taking us along!
ENJOY! 💚🤍❤️
You guys are having so much fun on this adventure in Italy and I'm enjoying all of it too.
I want your trip to keep going on and on! I am loving these videos!
Oh my! Backing up that narrow, hilly street, in a stick shift no less! Marc, you are a man of many talents... But that video made it look like you would've had a severe case of whiplash, frantically looking side to side in your mirrors! (Can't blame ya Trish, for not wanting to watch😮) Thank you both for sharing your amazing journey... the scenery is breathtaking!! Enjoy!
Love seeing Trish so full of joy! Food and travel are my joy also.
Italy it is also the 2nd industry in Europae, has the 2nd export, after the Germany, unfortunately the Italian South, year after year, the economic gap with the center north (POLITICAL ROME HAS ABANDONED THE SOUTH, SINCE AFTER WW2, BILLIONS ON BILLIONS TOWARDS THE SOUTH, THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED, ON THE MATTER
Thank y’all for taking us along on your trip! Scenery is gorgeous ❤
This brought back the whole ambiance of my trip to Tuscany when I stayed in a 500 yr old monastery for 15 EU a nite! My door had a fresco over it….I would have suggested you see the Cinque Terre - maybe would have been similar to Amalfi coast I think, but when you decided on Puglia I’ve always wanted to see those little stone huts and your room was very cool. I rented a Smart Car that had ads all over it, so I stuck out like a tourist, but the driving on narrow roads was easier because of it! Chao!
This was probably my favorite video of any you've ever done. This trip looks absolutely amazing, and the marriage tips are the end are just a bonus. I have the feeling the sadness you experienced about an empty nest will go away quickly. lol
Beautiful video of Italy! Thanks for taking us along!!
Hilarious ending! So glad you guys are having such fun!
So fun to watch you guys have fun in Italy!
This is one of my favorite videos that you have done, thanks for the tour, it's beautiful!
Trish's narration really added to this video. 👍
Fun fact: The military uses a female gps voice because people tend to pay more attention than they do to a mans voice. Female instruction tends to keep the audience more focused.
LOVED this episode!!! So much great info, thanks guys.
Going with a spontaneous Plan B is one of my favourite life lessons, in travel and in life! My parents booked nothing ahead on road trips with my brother & I in the 80s, and to some extent they’ve lived their lives that way. A life like that doesn’t tie everything down neatly, but when we’re not tied down we’re free to discover amazing things. And the only way to truly know that is by going with a spontaneous Plan B!
Also thanks so much for the tip about driving being easier with smartphones/voice navigation. You made it look better than I imagined. 🇨🇦
You put it perfectly when saying forget what you know and go with the flow if you are driving Italy.
I so enjoy spending Sundays with you guys ! It makes mondays so bearable 😊 Safe Travels ❤️🤍💙
Wow, what a trip! I love how you applied lessons learned RVing to a change of plans on your trip! Driving definitely looks like the way to see Italy! Great video!
Thanks for taking us to Italy with you!! So beautiful. 😊❤️
Y’all are amazing!!! Thank you!!!
We had similar driving experiences. Using a gps turned onto a road with high walls on each side. Slowly they became closer over the miles until we were driving at 1mph with the mirrors folded in to keep from hitting the walls. I was never so happy in my driving years to finally come upon a main road.
Yes, I went down a little narrow road in, I think, Lucca and it felt so claustrophobic - and I was in a Smart Car!😵💫
I’ve been twice in Italy rving and that was awesome. Love you. You are our inspiration!
Thank you for taking us along. I hope at the end summary we get a packing list. We are going next fall and I am already worried about what to wear! We are starting with a cruise but then setting off on our own for a while. A car might be a good idea but the trains are fun too
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful trip with us.
Margarita in hand, was looking forward to your video all evening! You both are so funny. I love you were able to take this well deserved trip and with friends, can’t wait to see the coopers next Sunday, thank you for another great video.
This season is going to be one of the best! Driving in Italy will be so fun and you are so brave! Enjoy!!!! 🥂
What a duo you two together & (no Caleb no more sparking the laughter). But Mark, your humorous humor is a completeness 'compliment' in yourself along with Trish & her engaging expressions..... Italy in all its' containment is divine plus its' authenticity it so proudly shows, thanks for strolling the 'tiled' streets!
We loved the engineering of Italy as well! When we toured Pompeii, we really noticed how brilliant the engineering was - and for before 79 AD! Amazing!
Absolutely loved this! Thank you!
Wonderful, love your tour and the interaction between you two.
You guys made me laugh and before bed which is good. That last town looks amazing. Keep on having fun, looking forward to the next town/city tour.😊
great episode have a blessed week!
I'm officially in love with your channel. I am brand new to camper life having just purchased a KZ 25RDS a WEEK ago. You two are so inspirational and I'm learning a lot from your channel advice. Thank you!
I feel like i find the BEST places to eat/stay/do when I just stumble across them! The most wonderful philosophy - just open yourself to the universe and it will provide some of the most incredible experiences 🧡
Such a great episode , thank you. For an European like me it’s so much fun to learn about an American perspective on a country you know. And you added new points on my „want to go to“ map. Apulia is a must for sure. Seems you missed Ercolano and Pompeji, perhaps next time.
Beautiful. We haven’t been to Italy in 13 years… It’s time to come back. The tips at the end of this video… Spot on! Enjoy your travels.
I love the Franciscan connection between Umbria and NorCal, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and love hearing my hometown has a connection, Thanks to you, we will be visiting someday.
I agree! I grew up in San Jose and went to Catholic school from 1st to 12th grade and very familiar with Santa Clara and Cupertino.
What a beautiful journey!
Thank you for sharing this trip with us. Absolutely amazing. And the music 🎶 just perfect
Loved this episode. Great job.
Ciao ragazzi. Thanks for the beautiful description you gave of my hometown Assisi. And thanks for showing me while guiding.
New tips. Greatness. It's good seeing y'all laugh
So beautiful there!! Omgosh!!! I absolutely love the scenery gorgeous!!
Trish should do some pictures there for her next magazine.
Just charming, awesomely so. It gave me a big heart squeeze. Thank you very much for sharing with and inspiring us.
I love how Trish finds joy in everything. I never see you two looking like you have travel fatigue. I can see why you are both so happy together; you really are a perfect pair.
All those stone rooftops at 12:24 sind sehr Prima! The cathedral was beyond words; truly magnificent. What an amazing journey, and having your own car with working Google would definitely simplify traveling overseas. Thanks so much for sharing - and don't forget to share those chips lol.
What a great tip for a happy marriage. I thought it was just me that had to snag my “half” before hubby snarfed down the whole thing. Looks like a great trip.
The end was the best part of this video. People who have been married a while know their partner.
Last month as my wife and mother-in-law were pulling back into our campsite, I got up from my chair to guide my wife so she didn't hit the hitch.
I just nodded my head when she needed to stop and my MIL got a kick out of how with such little input, my wife knew what I meant. She was expecting hand signals and talking.
For the rest of the day, we would just nod at eachother randomly and do something for the other just to mess with her😂
What a great video. Love Italy! We usually drive half of our vacations overseas. It sure is a different experience but one you really don’t want to miss.
We fell in love with Italy 6 years ago. We've been back 5 times with most of our time in Venice. Driving was fun however we had an Audi 6 which made us one of the biggest cars on the road. I really enjoyed driving, the wife, not so much! I still have bruises on my right arm from her, driving suggestions! Enjoy!!!
I used to love driving in Italy for my job as a truck driver ❤ beautiful countryside and great food wine and coffee. Thx for this video ❤
FABULOUS!! WOWSERS such beautiful adventures ❤
I love your smiles at the end - claim your own chips! Beautiful journey!
You two are the best, and your videos are amazing. I love watching every week. But I miss Caleb's comedy. Thanks for sharing. Love ya, Nancy
New Tip! Love you guys!
This was an amazing video. Thank you ❤
I have always wanted to go to Rome to feel the history and see the art, but your trip is making me want to change the itinerary and see more of Italy! I get the impression that you don't care for Rome though, I hope you give us your itinerary at the end and your opinion of the highs and lows. thank you!
You two are awesome!
Such a cute couple! Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Sidenote.....I'm amazed at how wrinkle-free you guys are while living out of suitcases. Kudos.
You two are too funny - love the adventure ♥
Happy Sunday funday KYD family!! St Francis de Assisi was my saint when I had my Confirmation. I will definitely visit there. And I live in Santa Clara in CA
I loved your face during the “back up” Trish!!
Y’all are awesome ❤😂😊
'I don't know if this is a street!'. So recognizable in some of those Picturesque Italian villages! We had an episode like that as well. Unfortunately that was in our 7 meter motorhome! 'Committed now!', are the most dreaded words an RV'er can utter! Still proud that we managed to drive backwards through that winding street, without ever hitting one of the houses! 🙂
Great video!
Great series.
I agree with Trish about splitting up the appetizers 😄
This is your chance! Clooney is selling his place in Italy for only $100M.
Then they could start a channel doing them trips in a caravan 😂🤣
Man the memories. Was so blessed to be stationed in Italy fours in San Vito dei Normanni. Within two minutes at 2:06 you took me back with the panini and Aerbello bello.
Loved hearing the Google map tip!!!! 20 years back had my own driving in rome experience.....and let me just say i felt Marks pain backing up!!!!
Thank you for sharing your trip! We love watching every Sunday.
Trish, can you tell me where you get your tees and tank tops? I am always on the hunt for the perfect basic.
Safe travels to you!
Marco is a fantastico driver. Those holy water fonts in Assisi were beautiful. I bet your mom loved it.
Wow! Beautiful!
I cried when I saw pics of the inside of the church and could only imagine how you guys felt.... Beautiful Your two are so funny..hehe
I drove in Italy back in 2014, before Google Maps, for a 2 week vacation. I just had the old fashion paper road maps & a good navigator. I found parking in the larger cities more difficult to find or cost a fortune. I also drove in Ireland for a month and put 3,000 miles on the rental car…now that was interesting! When I got home, I found myself driving on the left side of the road a couple of times…
Wow! Wow! Guys 😊
Trish’s face during “the backup”!!!!!😂😂😂
This comment is a couple of weeks late as I just watched the video. Great job on capturing Assisi! I really enjoyed Assisi when I was there in 2010. I will always regret not being able to see inside the Basilica as I was there on Oct 4th St Francis feast day. The Basilica was busy & full with dignitaries & media. Great town to walk around in! I’m glad you both enjoyed it!!
Every time we rent a car, my wife and I quote that Seinfeld episode. Especially when they ask us if we want the insurance. It’s amazing, and sad, how that episode still holds true to this day.😁
Fun times! One of my favorite Seinfeld episodes! Thanks for sharing this journey. I think it's time for me to visit the motherland.
Trish: Use Google Maps
Mark: Is this a Street? 🤣
Beautiful places
Just got back from Italy, rented a stick shift to drive from Rome to Montepulciano and then to Florence, was incredibly intense due to all the mountains and what not. Then rented a second car in Florence to drive to Chianti region, it was automatic and it made driving in Italy a breeze. Oh failed to mention that I didn’t take toll roads on the first car trip so it took me through some interesting places. I would recommend getting an automatic car if possible unless you have been driving stick in that kind of terrain for years.