I still cross borders at Ventimiglia on occasion, it’s a nice drive, but only handy if you have to be in that part of the country I reckon.
Was week ended at the old customs premises there couple of years ago, and much to my surprise, I got a knock on the door of a woman of ill repute, she was offering her services which I friendly declined. The restaurant was great though, not sure if that’s still going?
I tip plant machinery at the docks in Ravenna on a regular basis, it’s more cost effective that way.
Same goes for machinery with Spain as destination, it all get’s tipped in Rotterdam or Zeebrugge nowadays.
Never went to Ravenna docks but did go to EniChem with synthetic rubber several times. If I remember there was a large dusty truck area by the gate with a decent restaurant there.
Get cleared wherever, and then roll up there to park and eat. Coffee and tip in the morning. Worked well.
If it is still there, there is a good little restaurant by Cannes Airport. Gotta be early to park though on the street.
And the Elefant Bleu at Le Muy was a good un too.
Is that you Tobes?
All those exotic places you fellows have been to and all I have to offer is Wooloongabba, Nanutara, Dajarra and the likes. 
Talking of Dentressangle, judging by the Kysor air-con and the garment trailer it looks as if they might have dabbled in North Africa:
Erm… no? I think you’re confusing me with someone else mate.
This picture does not look like Mt Cenis to me, went over many times both ways in the Summer months and IIRC most of the edges if not all were protected with giant boulders but not railings. When loaded in Prato which we did on a regular basis from Albini & Pitigilani we would head for the top of Cenis as it was cool up there and no mozzies, diesel leaking from the top tank as we filled in Italy as it was dirt cheap, just made the finger gesture on the border T 2 and 20 fags out the window and did not stop just went through slow, good memories long gone now, Buzzer
Scania obvs, 142?
Gosh ! Just been on Google maps. The resto in Cannes now looks like a private house.
The resto in Le Muy had a customer review in 2023, but now is on street view as a Burger King. Think I’ll take a pass on that.
