Avila & Arrival at Madrid
It was an easy drive from La Granja to the historic town of Avila, with its main fame being its intact medieval walls. I stayed at a paying campervan stop just outside them, for a relaxing 2 nights which enabled me to pay to walk round them, and then the next day do a half a day exploring the very.. →
Two lovely days
The idea for this trip had settled on shaping the initial part of it around a first visit to Madrid, and the unexpected Christmas present of the michelin guidebook ‘L’Europe en camping-car’ from my sister and brother in-laws provided exactly the itinerary for this with Burgos as.. →
Burgos
It was 5km lovely walk along the river from the municipal campsite to the historic centre in this town/city of population approx. 200,000 on one of the Camino de Santiago routes. What an amazing cathedral, the lookout from the Castillo, the old streets and beautiful river gardens, and the relaxed,.. →
JB’s On The Road Again ….
Each year I have to make the decision to renew the hosting of this blog and domain name, so having spent the money, use must be made and writing therefore continue. Each year I have to make the decision to continue to pay for my campervanning to support the writing, and enable other things. I’m.. →
Last post for September 2022 trip
A long but pleasant drive up to Calais, a flattish sea, and then the route back to Oxfordshire to have a stopover with family, interspersed with what I can only describe as the horrendous ‘continual parking’ of the M25. Admittedly a Friday afternoon must be the least advisable time to.. →
Route to Charleville-Mezieres
This was a pleasant, interesting drive through forested, steep-valleyed high hills to Saarbrucken and into Luxembourg. I hadn’t realised, despite driving through the Moselle valley a few years ago, that it was so close, and the countryside of Luxembourg did look appealing for a visit in the.. →
Smile Disappeared as has Baden-Baden for this year
So near and yet so far – approx 30 miles from BB, they completely shut the motorway near Pforzheim, and I was stuck there for 3 hours. Reminded with 2 visits that the onboard loo is why I’v got a campervan. Then the sky went completely dark and grey and the first real rain of the last.. →
Best ever & Continuing Journey Back
Buy a campervan, dig your tent out of the loft, or stay in one of their trendy cabins but get yourself down to the Camping Bled site for the best shower you will have anywhere. 16eu a night for my out-of-season, no electricity, single person stay in this gorgeous quiet location despite its proximity.. →
Excelled Myself Today
I’m looking forward to just sitting in one place for at least half of tomorrow, whilst driving the van across Austria and into south Germany. Today has seen an extraordinary hive of activity reminiscent of my brother-in-law.
Encouraged by my now-long-gone neighbours from Grimsargh.. →
Lake Bled & Slovenia – ticking the boxes
It is interesting to me that I was so focussed on reaching Croatia that I had no intention of stopping on the way down in Slovenia nor was I considering it for the way back. This was despite journey account articles ripped out of the likes of Motorhome Monthly Mag (MMM) and brought with me, with titles.. →