19th to 22nd March 2026 For this trip, we have had to leave Fufu behind. Singapore was a brief stopover on the way to our next adventure in New Zealand. NOT Fufu! The trip has been in the planning for some time and all arrangements had been made, then Donald Duck, with his attack on …
CERN (Switzerland) and Col de la Faucille / Salins-les-Bains, France.
Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2025 Thursday - CERN and Col de la Faucille: Heading north again, we headed for the town of Gex and just beyond it, our planned overnight stay of Col de la Faucille. The Fort l'Ecluse, which we passed en-route Along the way, we passed signs for CERN, so on …
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Heading North, via Col d’Allos, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Sunday 5th and Monday 6th October 2025 We have started our journey back north. Not sure of the route yet, but a bit of progress over the last two days. Sunday - Col d'Allos: Staying within the Verdon area initially, we headed up the large reservoir and across the dam, which was an EDF hydro …
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Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and the Verdon Gorge, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October 2025 The result of our problems on Thursday meant that we had travelled further than anticipated towards our planned stop at Moustiers for Friday night. We therefore arrived around lunchtime which enabled us to explore the village on Friday, before moving on, on Saturday. Friday - Moustiers-Sainte-Marie: The village …
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Rochemaure Chateau and Montélimar Aviation Museum, France
Wednesday 24th September 2025 Rather than travel on further south, we decided to explore the local area further today. Château de Rochemaure: The small town of Rochemaure is another "Beau Village", but we didn't really explore it. There is a chateau, high up on the top of the hill which overlooks the town. As it …
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From Dover to Reims, France: the journey so far:
Saturday 13th to Tuesday 16th September 2025 Saturday - Dover: After leaving Chartwell, it took a further hour and a half to reach Dover. We planned to stay on a car park, which is used for overnight stays by motorhomes, usually before catching the ferry, about 5 minutes away. This worked out well for us …
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The Monsal Trail, Derbyshire.
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 We had ridden our bikes along the Monsal Trail some years ago and remembered it being really enjoyable. As we had our bikes and we were in the area again on our way back home from Chatsworth, we decided to return. The trail runs from Bakewell, west, through to the Wyedale …
Llanwrst, Trefriw, Betws-y-Coed and Plas Mawr, Conwy.
Thursday 19th to Tuesday 24th June 2025 We joined a long-weekend meet of the Camping and Caravanning Club, Photo Group, held at Nant Conwy Rugby Club. Many thanks to the stewards, John, Gweneth, Margaret and Mike for the warm welcome and their hard work in making the meet a success. Over the weekend, we experienced …
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Portugal / Spain Trip 34: Cudillero
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May 2025 Saturday: We arrived at Cudillero around lunch time and parked on the harbour motorhome park. Our view from Fufu when we first parked-up After we had been there a little while, we noticed a large number of coaches (at least 30) coming down the hill towards the town, …
Portugal / Spain Trip 32: Espasante, Spain.
Thursday 8th May 2025 Today, we have headed back to the coast, this time to the Spanish north coast and the lovely fishing village of Espasante, where we will be spending the night on the quayside, overlooking the sea (for free). There are no services, but this is a recognised park-up for motorhomes. Our park-up …
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