PLACES

A Stroll Around Strasbourg
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Strasbourg brings together all the best of the Alsace from its blend of French and German architecture and traditions to its appealing cuisine with a modern, cosmopolitan edge. Known for…

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Metz at night with lit up art installations
Metz by Day and by Night
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Reluctantly leaving the Champagne region behind we set off towards Metz.  But first we wanted to stop off at the Verdun battlefields and memorials on the way.  The longest and…

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Champagne Country and The Sacred Triangle
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Something lured us towards Reims next. Can’t think what. It’s only famous for Champagne and cake! As the city of Champagne how much fun could it be? We decided we’d…

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Laon & Soisson for Bastille Day & The World Cup Final
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Our first stopover, we had decided, would be in the medieval town of Laon, the capital city of the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France.  It was a bit of a ‘pin…

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France Maps and Books
Buzz Laika To France, Italy and Beyond ….
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But wait, we’ve got to get to Dover first!  After a week to prepare the van, ourselves and the few days of our trip you’d have thought just getting from…

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Say Cheese! A Motorhome Trip to Cheddar Gorge
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Getting to Cheddar Gorge by motorhome was easy, parking not so.  We could see on the website that there is a 300 space car park at Gough’s Cave as well…

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Rookies on the Road – Our First Motorhome Trip
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Our aim is to travel around Europe but being first time motorhomers, we need to get to grips with how everything works, get to know our way around the van…

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Motorhome Collection Day!
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The day we had been dreaming of was finally here and on Thursday 28th June, we got the 7.15 am train from Orpington to Hilsea, Portsmouth to collect the motorhome…

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The beautiful Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain
Granada Andalucia
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While in Spain we met up with some friends and decided to enjoy a weekend in Granada together.  We all agreed it completely surpassed our expectations and instantly entered the…

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Gleaming gold Palace of Versailles
Chateau De Versailles
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Sitting on the outskirts of Paris and originally built by Louis XIII as a hunting pavilion in the 17th century the Palace was extended and turned into the seat of…

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