Pian del Voglio: High in the Emilian Apennines halfway between Florence and Bologna sits the pretty hillside village of Pian del Voglio. The drive from Bologna airport was beautiful, the satnav was on … Continue Reading →

Agriturismo Prato Pozzo: The next day we drove to an Agriturismo Farm on a national reserve in the Comacchio region. Set on the edge of a large inland lake and with the sun … Continue Reading →

Preikestolen – Pulpit Rock: The Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres above the Lysefjorden. At the top there is a large almost flat area of rock over sailing the cliff. It … Continue Reading →

Ravenna: After two days of sightseeing in Bologna, Sophie and I decided to explore the delights and famous mosaics of Ravenna. We arrived in a campervan carpark on the edge of … Continue Reading →

Bologna: We are now in the world’s oldest university city, Bologna. Well I am here, whilst Graeme has a well-earned break from driving a big bus, toilet cassette emptying and me. … Continue Reading →

Vines & Wines & Carcasonne: Whilst in France we had taken to staying to staying on Vineyards which are part of a scheme called France Passion. You can stay among the abundant vines for free, … Continue Reading →

Moselle: Having enjoyed our cycle to the Moselle we decided to move there for the next few days. Saying our goodbyes to Martin and Edith and the industrious workshops we headed … Continue Reading →

France: Our first destination in France was Ronchamps. This was on Graeme’s to see list for its 20th Century church designed by Le Corbusier. The church was close to the campsite … Continue Reading →

Camargue.: In the Camargue, rather than a vineyard, we stayed at a stable just outside Saintes-Maries De-La-Mer. The stables were full of the white Camargue horses, which are everywhere and allow … Continue Reading →

Pegli – Pizza Heaven: Leaving Relax campsite we were sorry to say goodbye to Michela but, as ever, excited at the thought of the next destination. We filled up with lpg gas which was … Continue Reading →

Würzberg: Leaving our dodgy campervan park our next stop was Würzberg where we found ourselves another campervan site but this time a much cleaner, quieter site overlooking the River Main. Würzberg … Continue Reading →

Camping Domaine Saint Laurent: From Toulouse we spent a few nights in this stunning part of South France. The landscape is beautifully rural with golden patches of corn, darkening fields of ripening sun flowers … Continue Reading →

The Lofoten Isles: After crossing the arctic circle, we headed up to the town of Bodo to catch the ferry to the Lofoten Islands. Visiting the Lofotens was another ‘must do in Norway’ … Continue Reading →

Moissac: Moissac was our next stop and it was a long stop. It was where we would park the van and return to bricks and mortar and family life for three … Continue Reading →

Keep Calm: Eva, the friendly, vivacious owner of the campsite had proudly regaled us with all the wonderful sights Genoa beheld but as time was limited we filed all the information she … Continue Reading →

Passage to Morocco

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October 30, 2016
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A most interesting, frustrating, instructive day. This morning we chose the wrong breakfast and had to pay an extra 11 euros because scrambled egg was not part of the set … Continue Reading →

Keep Calm

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October 29, 2016
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Eva, the friendly, vivacious owner of the campsite had proudly regaled us with all the wonderful sights Genoa beheld but as time was limited we filed all the information she … Continue Reading →

Pegli – Pizza Heaven

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October 28, 2016
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Leaving Relax campsite we were sorry to say goodbye to Michela but, as ever, excited at the thought of the next destination. We filled up with lpg gas which was … Continue Reading →

The Chestnut Harvest

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October 23, 2016
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Relax campsite is full of chestnut trees and it being the season, hundreds of prickly pods litter every square inch of the ground. Alberto, the site manager, has been busy … Continue Reading →

A little longer in the Appenines

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October 22, 2016
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Having booked the ferry to Tangiers I discovered the green card required for travel in Morocco from the insurance company could not be sent via email, only by post. As … Continue Reading →

Pian del Voglio

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October 16, 2016
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High in the Emilian Apennines halfway between Florence and Bologna sits the pretty hillside village of Pian del Voglio. The drive from Bologna airport was beautiful, the satnav was on … Continue Reading →

Agriturismo Prato Pozzo

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October 15, 2016
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The next day we drove to an Agriturismo Farm on a national reserve in the Comacchio region. Set on the edge of a large inland lake and with the sun … Continue Reading →

Ravenna

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October 14, 2016
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After two days of sightseeing in Bologna, Sophie and I decided to explore the delights and famous mosaics of Ravenna. We arrived in a campervan carpark on the edge of … Continue Reading →

Bologna

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October 10, 2016
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We are now in the world’s oldest university city, Bologna. Well I am here, whilst Graeme has a well-earned break from driving a big bus, toilet cassette emptying and me. … Continue Reading →

Antibe

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September 30, 2016
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We decided to head for Italy and more specifically Bologna to meet up with friends. The preferred route was to follow the costal road along the beautiful Cote d’Azur. Graeme … Continue Reading →