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Sorry for the extended delay with this blog and for the following announcement. Regrettably, we have had to return to the UK and cancel the remainder of the trip for technical reasons. I realised on the day that we left Sicily that we would have to return home, but delayed informing Caroline for a few days so as not to spoil her enjoyment of the remainder of Italy. Although the first few days of the return journey was uneventful I have to mention another road-trip car that was on the ferry from Messina to Villa San Giavanni. It was a 1970 Mercedes W113 convertible, pictured above, more comfortable than Bridget and probably more reliable (sorry Bridget). I spoke with the owner from Germany and it was his first road-trip in the car. We made our way from Sicily to Crotone on the ‘ball of Italy’s foot’ and then drove north to Bari. From Bari we took the east coast road to Pescara,...

My last blog signed off just as we were arriving at Cassino, in central Italy. The town is located roughly half-way between Rome and Naples and overlooked by the famous monastery on Monte Cassino. Whilst the battle for Monte Cassino is one of the most famous battles in Italian WWII history, the taking of the town by British, French and New Zealand troops cost a considerable number of lives before the attack on the Monastery could be undertaken. We embarked on the trip up to the Monastery at around 10:00am and the drive itself is memorable for the narrow winding road. I should mention that the weather for the whole of the trip to-date has been hot, at a little over thirty degrees centigrade and Bridget has been struggling with some of the hills. We arrived just after a ‘biker’ group from Poland. In the Battle of Monte Cassino the Poles took very heavy casualties and the battle is marked by...

We have now been on the road for two weeks and I have only posted a brief introduction to this years’ road trip with Caroline, my first ever passenger. Knowing a friend for many years is not the same as travelling together for 24/7 for weeks on end and so we have been on a learning curve. I have to say, she has been very tolerant and we are settling in to each-others ways and no blood spilt so far. So far we have travelled just under two thousand miles, from the UK to Andorra on the first leg, and from Andorra to our current location in Piedamonte San Germano, Nr Cassino in the Lazio region. The visit to Andorra was a first for us and was in fact, Bridgets’ 63 unique country with me. Andorra is an independent sovereign principality, established by Charlemange in the 8th century. The present principality was formed by agreement between the Catalonian of Spain and the...

I must apologise to our regular followers for not posting advanced information regarding our latest road-trip which I had promised to do, but things developed more quickly than expected. There is a change in the format of this years trip. I am delighted to include for the first time, a passenger, a long time friend that worked with me in the 1980's, Caroline Lewis. Neither of us are sure how this is going to work, but it will be fun and we have agreed an exit strategy if it doesn't work. We are already on the road with slightly more luggage than Bridget is used too, but no jerry cans or the 40 litres of extra fuel Bridget usually carries. We left the UK on Wednesday 21st June and having negotiated the English Channel drove down to our first overnight stop, Rouen, in France. We left behind rain showers and enjoyed sunshine and reasonable temperatures for our first day. From Rouen, day...

This year ushers in the 100th anniversary of the first ever MG motor car and the appearance of the first MG Motors electric sports car. This is the first official picture of the NEW MG Cyberster electric car due to be released in the UK later this year. The first electric sports car produced by MG Motors since the marque was bought by its Chinese owners, it has been eagerly anticipated since its conception a couple of years ago. To the MG enthusiast, a very exciting sports car continuing what the brand was best known for. Two years ago, and again recently, I offered to drive one of these cars 'around the world' as soon as it was released, independently proving the technology and engineering quality and recreating the feat accomplished by Bridget the Midget. Initially, the Chinese management were enthusiastic about the offer, but have now declined to follow up the challenge with me. So this year, I can confirm, Bridget will...