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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..

Posted by admin in Equipment, Musings

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..

Posted by admin in Cities-Towns, Equipment, Places, Slovenia

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..

Posted by admin in Slovenia, The Good

Going for the long drive …

My alternative to travelling half of the distance to my next destination on Friday night, was to aim to set off at 5am this morning, and do the journey all in one go, with the idea that traffic would not have built up. I also decided to take a risk and actually take a cross-country stretch not on..

Posted by admin in Musings, The Good

Rest in Peace HRH Queen Elizabeth

Conspicuous by its absence, I am putting right the recording of this event. It was not a case of deliberate omission and I happened to be listening to R4 when the news of her death was announced. It did cause an emotional response from me because of the weight of the significance of this passing..

Posted by admin in Events, Musings

Experiment over for now

My poor ankles and feet were swelling from sitting at my computer in that heat, and trying to get them raised just added to the twisted position I had had to adopt, given the best layout of my kit. I had to sit-on a quadruple-folder thick towel in my swimming attire, and even ended up abandoning..

Posted by admin in Meetings - the non-work sort, Musings

Digital Nomadery & Trogir

3 days work has been completed from the inside of my over-heated metal box, given temperatures of late 20s to 30 degrees outside. I have taken the suggestion of a friend to do some paddle-boarding before! work given that we are an hour ahead of the UK, the sea is beautiful and calm and the beaches..

Posted by admin in Croatia, Musings

Labadusa/Duga Beaches via SUP Board

I must recommend my new toy and the beaches and inlets round this spot are perfect for it. It is a 500m walk from my pitch which doesn’t seem far, but it is quite a load to carry. The model I selected is great – it has a kayak seat, paddle holders, bottle holder and waterproof bag for..

Posted by admin in Croatia, Equipment, Meetings - the non-work sort

Destination Okrug Gornji (Trogir, near Split)

This is my second night at a campsite which was not my target, and I’m very glad that my target did not have a spare pitch. It is on the main drag of Okrug Gornji which even on a second drive (or cycle) by seems somewhat reminiscent of what I remember of Ipsos in Corfu, when I was there at..

Posted by admin in Croatia, Places

Mreznicki Brig & Zagreb

Based on recommendations, I decided to stay for two nights at a campsite on this lovely river in the north of Croatia near the tourist town of Duga Resa, and the larger town of Karlovac.

The water is so clear and although there are reeds in certain areas, the rest of it isn’t dark and..

Posted by admin in Croatia, Places