CAMPING IN THE RUINS OF POMPEII

Can you imagine life in 72AD? In this video we head further south in Italy to the incredible archaeological site of Pompei. After camping (practically in the ruins) at Pompei, we head south to a tiny campsite on the arch of Italy's boot. With a soft sandy beach, this is a wonderful location to cool down and relax after the sizzling temperatures of Pompei.
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[@jeffm1971]

Loving your European trip adventures so far, Pink Floyd live in Pompeii was my first thought when I seen the Ampitheater, its a great dvd. I was only 1 years old at the time mind 😀

[@denisecafferky2248]

Pompeii looks very interesting. How clever of George knowing about the paintings on the walls.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Absolutely Denise x

[@sallymurray2147]

Great video enjoyed that so glad you are all having a wonderful time thank you so much for showing us while you are on your holidays

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahh thanks Sally x

[@Scud_and_thesTig]

Another great video. Keep on trucking 👍💙❤️

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you

[@joyhursey1480]

Great film , so interesting to visit. Safe travels.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Jay x

[@garryhannant]

Love watching your videos always wanted to visit pompeii this just made me very jealous keep up the good work can't wait for the next video

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahh thanks Gary x

[@maryoconnor4049]

Looking forward to your Next video. Well done. Great videos. 👍

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Mary x

[@momwith4brats1]

Wow wow wow! The Italian music put me right there with you! Love this. I saw Herculaneum in 2008 and from what you showed of Pompeii wish we had gone their.

[@RoamingRadfords]

It was fantastic!

[@janetstanland2015]

Love Pompeii, it is so fascinating & I want to go back just like you when I have more time. How I envy you this trip through Italy 💜

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ah Janet it’s such a great country to explore! So much to see and do.

[@ianmcconnell7567]

We were blown away when we visited Pompeii so it was so nice to see it again thanks for that guys! Great Vlog as always and we didn’t know about the advanced search on search for sites and also the link to Readly ! That’s an incredible app!!! So thanks for all of that folks, superb content!

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahh that’s all great x

[@sylviapage8572]

Great video. Loved Pompeii and that was a fabulous campsite! Thanks for sharing.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank and Sylvia x

[@lindataylor6093]

You do race around. But great. Pompei on my bucket list for sure. Enjoy onward travels.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Linda, it’s really special

[@christinespiers3947]

Wonderful xx

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahh thanks Christine x

[@toniprrp]

Another great vlog much enjoyed!! Keep them coming xx

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you, will do!

[@aidanmaccormac9125]

Enjoying u'r vids. Me just back from a wee Festival in Cropredy 20,000 strong and temps of 37oc during the day over 3 days last weekend. Now back in Ireland after a long drive from Oxfordshire to Fishguard

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Aidan x

[@alanshields7349]

So enjoyed watching your first night, can’t wait for the next adventure. Maggie 👍🥰

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahh thanks Maggie x

[@000caro555]

Another great video x ⭐️🤩

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you x

[@georgetootle2061]

I really enjoy your vlogs, Peeing down here in Liverpool.. Scouser George

[@damiendenny4656]

Pompeii looked amazing and another great wee campsite, thanks guys

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Damien x

[@agriben7591]

well well well what can i say but stunning good vlog steve

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Ben

[@maryoconnor4049]

You should have got a guide. They are so full of information. You will never get the the history without the guides. Highly recommend getting a guide just outside the gate. They take a small group bargin with them. Well worth it. English speaking of course. Well worth it

[@RoamingRadfords]

Next time I absolutely will insist on a guide!

[@grahambrown-theoffsitecons6345]

Pompei quite dear to my heart. My Dad was camped just below it in WW2 and was there when it erupted in the 40s. He told me that he woke up in his camp in the next valley to find everything covered in white ash. He walked up to the lava flow and pushed an |Italian coin into it as the lava cooled. I have it on my mantle piece at home. When we went to Pompei we did an English speaking tour which was worth every Euro. We saw their equivalent of McDonalds (mass cooking for the masses) and the " House of ill repute" which was really interesting and funny at the same time. As always LOVE your vids. Enjoy the rest of Italy and looking forward to Albania a country that I know very little about. ENJOY

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahh incredible memories Graham x

[@edwincooper7812]

You took me back 53 years, with that tour of Pompeii, I remember some of the streets you walked down and some of the bath and houses, I seem to remember it was very hot then too. I don’t think Pink Floyd were in existence back then Steve, hence I didn’t visit the amphitheater, loved the little site at the end. Safe travels.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Such lovely memories x

[@lindawest4454]

Beautiful well done Lyn xxx I thought that big elec thing should last you weeks Doesn't it do air con for long ...dont really understand inverters lol ..... love your vlogs keep them coming xxx

[@PoshcatsCamping]

What a lovely tour 😃👍🏻 Trev n Sue

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you xx

[@scrabble1000]

We’ve just driven home from Italy, through Switzerland and France back to the UK, get yourself the tags for your vehicle, so much easier at the peages.

[@RoamingRadfords]

We ordered one a few years after a trip. Then lost it 🤣🤣

[@scrabble1000]

😂

[@julietjones385]

We loved Pompei when we went so happy you enjoyed it xx

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Juliet x

[@suestone7791]

Another lovely vlog! I would love a visit to Pompei , been to Rome, Florence and Pisa. Thankyou for all the effort you put in to sharing your trip with us. Safe travels, Steve my hubby is a Pink Floyd fan , we were young when Dark side of the moon was released ! Lol

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Sue x

[@sallypipet7142]

Another fantastic vlog x thank you

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Sally

[@paulwatton2415]

Hi radfords , love the vid been to where u r great place , u said it erupted in 72 ad I believe it was 79 ad , thanks for the vid are u climbing to the top of the Vulcano ?

[@RoamingRadfords]

Not this trip! Maybe another year, and not in August!

[@jasonhadlow9198]

Did you not get the Victron Multiplus when you added your solar panels? Multiplus will top up your 6amp supply using your leisure batteries. Important where site ampage is low like that

[@RoamingRadfords]

Jason we’ve had the MultiPlus for years, we actually brought it over from our last van, and fortunately for that we were able to lower the amps in the software until it stopped tripping the electric

[@jasonhadlow9198]

@@RoamingRadfords actually after I posted, I thought about it. Your a/c would have been running 12volt, so the batteries would have been flattened. The M+ wouldn’t have helped because you had no battery power anyway. The a/c should/would have detected mains and thus run accordingly sipping the extra power at 24volt through the inverter. Anyway I’m sure it won’t happen again. Happy hols

[@katenash5981]

I went to Pompeii in September and it was still 30 degrees!

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ooosh!! I’m thinking March/April will be lovely!

[@andrewberesford7257]

Enough with the hints Steve. “I grounded out here, caught the tow bar there”. You couldn’t be any clearer. You don’t want air suspension you NEED air suspension. Lyndsay needs to loosen the purse strings and give it the go ahead before you do some serious damage. 👊

[@RoamingRadfords]

Andrew, your right. I was hanging in for the legs but after all this bottoming out I’m swaying to go for air instead

[@raymonddickson8937]

Very informative video guys gives us food for thought, we have now returned from our 9 week trip down the West coast of France where we camped on sites next to beaches and it was awesome.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Sounds wonderful x

[@markleigh6386]

Hi it might be worth putting airbag suspension on the motorhome then you could lift it to stop towbar grounding out

[@RoamingRadfords]

Sure we can get air suspension but that costs thousands and I think I’d prefer to spend the money on the levelling legs

[@geoffreyruncieman9503]

Looks lovely 👍

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Geoffrey

[@Pugwash.]

Pompeii is the source of a lot of our knowledge of the Romans. The ash descended fast enough to kill and preserve a lot. If you had been unfortunate enough to study Latin at school you'd know this.

[@RoamingRadfords]

🤣🤣 no Latin in a Bradford Comprehensive!! Phew, I think!

[@DJW411]

Is the water safe to drink from here when you top up the tanks? Or do you buy bottled to drink

[@RoamingRadfords]

We found the water safe to drink from most places we stayed except the Albania campsite on the beach. We usually drink bottled water anyway.

[@deaddave8805]

We are loving your tour as much as we are also loving 'The Rollings Rucks' tour. Sadly we didn't get a chance to speak to you at the Peterborough Show. Why ?? Because we were chatting with the 'Rucks' !!! And when we turned around, you were so busy chatting to others that we didn't like to interrupt. One to the Rucks on that occasion. Next time we'll make it one all. Thanks for your beer mats from the bar though to add to our collection. Loving the videos, Best Wishes, Dave and Sophie xx

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahh thank you Dave x

[@JonathanEdwardsMinistries]

Great vlog, just quick question do you use a go pro for your vlog, just thinking of buying for recreation and holidays, the quality of the video is really good, thanks

[@RoamingRadfords]

Jonathan we use a GoPro for the driving and pool shots, we use Sony cameras for most of the vlogs, but a GoPro would be sufficient for you, maybe with an external microphone

[@JonathanEdwardsMinistries]

Thank you so much, I’m in Canada and the US for 3 months, and the prices are a lot cheaper for go pro than the U.K. so enjoying ur videos

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

We were in Italy end of June. Got Covid 3 days into the holiday. Had to isolate for 10 days as we had the new variant. This was meant to be one of our days out. Lol. My Neil works for the ambulance service and was an archaeologist. He’s been wanting to visit Pompei for years. Delighted you all made it. Can’t watch this just now but, we will both watch it later. Hope you’re all having fun?❤️😘😘😘

[@RoamingRadfords]

Oh no Jimmy, you poor things! Sounds like time to plan another trip!!

[@vanlifeeats]

Omg I miss Italian pizza!! ❤️

[@RoamingRadfords]

Mmmmmm

[@tonywheelybarrow]

Have you got air suspension on the back? Maybe worth it so you can raise the van and save the towbar to 👍🏼

[@RoamingRadfords]

Sure we can get air suspension but that costs thousands and I think I’d prefer to spend the money on the levelling legs

[@savagegtalks5912]

so. how was the WC's at this place? they looked good, how did they smell? no smellevision yet... 🤣🤣

[@RoamingRadfords]

They were fine!

[@harrymartin1541]

I'm still surprised you guys don't have a blipper thing for the tolls. When you drive up to them they scan the thing in your windscreen and open the gate without having to get tickets and put money in. They automatically take it from your bank. Would save you guys so much time doing so

[@harrymartin1541]

French toll tag

[@RoamingRadfords]

Sure we had a French roll tag one year. The thing is we are driving through 10 countries so would need a lot of toll tags

[@harrymartin1541]

@@RoamingRadfords very true. I'm sure you can get one that covers France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. We love ours makes driving less stressful and quicker 😊 loving the vids though. Keep it up. You're giving us the bug to get back into Europe ♥️

[@stevenbennett3922]

A pyroclastic cloud did for the city. Moving at >300mph is the reason the residents were caught where they were.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Woah!

[@philiphuyton28]

can you not get a higher suspension just a thought

[@RoamingRadfords]

Sure we can get air suspension but that costs thousands and I think I’d prefer to spend the money on the levelling legs

[@isobelchapman9548]

Visited Pompeii when my son lived and worked in Naples….it’s some place, it really is. Steve you made me laugh with your Pink Floyd comment, never seen that.

[@RoamingRadfords]

🤣🤣

[@stevenbennett3922]

Mr Google came up with the Ulys e-toll badge

[@RoamingRadfords]

Yes but that only covers 2 of the 10 countries we are travelling through

[@peregrinatorperegrinatorx7108]

Titles wrong, should be "Camping outside of the ruins of Pompeii" getting fed up with these fake titles.

[@philipevans1027]

Watched you probably 2 years I'm from maesteg not far where you were born m8 . Your wife would sell sand to a Arab love her lynsey is the very chatty , females the strongest race we're bigger and stronger, who where's the trousers lol us m8 told which pair to wear lol x

[@RoamingRadfords]

Pink Lycra trousers 🤣

[@philipevans1027]

@@RoamingRadfords I'm not a Arab I'm welsh pink lycra trousers God no lol

[@kimdoxey4381]

I noticed this site accepted ACSI Cards, do you use them? We have saved quite a lot on site fees with them in europe.

[@RoamingRadfords]

We got ACSI cards many years ago but as we’re not in Europe out of season and they don’t accept ACSI during the summer months we haven’t bothered since

[@PoshcatsCamping]

Wow really fancy looking around Pompei at some point. Nice Vlog and interesting to learn about the service charges 😃🚐👍🏻 Trev

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Trev, it’s glorious!