Thanks for the offer Neil. I had started a thread at
http://www.noordinaryjoe.co.uk/forum/to ... PIC_ID=410 asking for info/help which is probably the best place for this thread. I was planning to head for the parks, east of Roma which look interesting, are a bit further south and we fly in/out of Roma. Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga is one of them.
Am currently trying to learn Italian through a teach yourself CD. I do 2 5 hour drives through the bush each week and can be heard reciting my 'survival phrases'. I have someway to go!
If you have any thoughts or knowledge of these parts of Italy, it would be much appreciated. In particular, there is supposed to be a long distance footpath (E1 I think) which traveres the length of Italy and I was keen to have a go at a section that went through these parks.
Cheers
Dave