It raises some important points.
But having spent a lot of time driving in Italy last year, with my girlfriend Shannon in a VW campervan, I feel I could've written a much more concise piece.
We crisscrossed the north of the country; drove from Bari on the very top of the 'heel' to Villa San Giovanni, at the tip of the 'toe' - a distance of 266 miles, which we completed in one day; then we scrambled onto the ferry to Sicily, which we circumnavigated; and next covered the entire length of the country from south to north, with Shannon driving us along the Amalfi Coast, and tearing it a new one.
So here's my far more succinct advice for driving in Italy:
CLOSE YOUR BLOODY EYES AND THINK OF ENGLAND!
Only joking. But be aware.
On a similar note, two very good friends of mine left the UK on Wednesday to go on their own worldwide expedition.
Matthew 'Paddy' McPadmore and David 'Digger' Barnes flew to Moscow to climb aboard the Trans-Mongolian Express.
They aim to stay with a Mongolian family in a yurt or ger, and drink some yaks' milk.
Later Paddy and Dave head to China and on to southeast Asia.
In Cambodia they hope to take part in the popular tourist activity of firing a rocket launcher at a cow.
After Australia, India - where I hope to catch up with them.
(I'm not sure if they'd agree with blowing up cows in India.)
I wish Paddy and Dave all the best with their travels and hope they have a truly amazing time.
If you'd like to keep up-to-date with their progress, see here.
Over and out!
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