Section 1 of 4
Italy measures the van
Height, weight and length decide the route. Every route in this section starts with a tape measure. Length decides the bay, height decides the entrance, and gross weight decides which bridges are open on the roads worth taking.
Four guides in this section
- Italy decides where you sleep by measuring the vanLength, height and gross weight decide which sostas, which passes and which ferries are open to you, before any question of taste.
- A sosta is not a campsiteAn area di sosta is a service point with water, a drain and a dump; a campeggio is a site with pitches and facilities, and the two are governed differently.
- Where the vans end up insteadWhen the sostas are full or shut the overflow goes to supermarket edges, ferry aprons and the ends of seafront car parks.
- The service column, and what it actually providesFresh water, grey drain, chemical dump and sometimes power — the four things that set the length of a stay.