Zingarate

Travel diary. Notes and routes from trips around Europe — usually by car, usually too many kilometers for the time available. Ordered newest first.

Zingarata in Scotland

31 March – 5 April 2026 · 6 days · Glasgow base, Trieste–Milan by car · in progress

Six days with Glasgow as the base — day-trips to Edinburgh by train and out to Inveraray and Loch Fyne by bus, with the Volkswagen Golf parked at Malpensa for the week. Royal Mile, Kelvingrove, The Pot Still, Cafe Gandolfi, and venison at The George.

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Zingarata in Czech Republic

25 October – 2 November 2025 · 9 days · ~1,875 km · ~2,607€ (~869€/person)

One Volkswagen Golf, four people through Linz, Český Krumlov, Brno, Kutná Hora, Liberec and Prague, returning via Bad Aussee and Hallstatt. Sedlec Ossuary, Pravčická brána, Prague Castle; broth at every stop and beer cheaper than water.

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More trips will be added here. Older notes may be archived below as the list grows.