Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Friday 7th to Sunday 9th February 2025 We took our motorhome, Fufu, for a couple of nights away in the Welsh border town of Chirk, staying at the Lady Margaret's Caravan and Motorhome Club site. The site has recently been refurbished and is impressively finished with excellent facilities. There is plenty of room on a …
Tuesday 29th October 2024 Six weeks is the longest trip we have undertaken with the motorhome. I realise this is only brief by some folk's standards, but it was a major undertaking for us and we are glad that there were no major problems. Some statistics: We have driven a total of 3,251 miles and …
Saturday 26th October 2024 (day 43) For the last few days, whilst travelling south through Holland, it has been with the knowledge that we are on our way home. We sail from Rotterdam to Hull tomorrow evening. Our park-up last night and also for tonight, is to the east of Rotterdam and handy for the …
Wednesday 23rd October 20204 (day 40) We returned to the city centre on the tram, having booked timed entry to the Royal Palace. After catching the wrong tram, we managed to arrive more-or-less just a little late. The Royal Palace from Dam Square The palace is used to host Royal occasions including visits by foreign …
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Tuesday 22nd October 2024 (day 39) We had an uneventful trip down to the campsite at Amsterdam and had arrived and set up by lunchtime. It is a large, well organised site with good facilities. It is also within walking distance of several tram stops. Camping Zeeburg, Amsterdam We wandered into the city centre to …
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Monday 21st October 2024 (day 38) Our journey south today, was about 170Km, mostly on motorway. No issues except that changes to the road layout in Groningen meant we made a few wrong turnings before we found the right road. The route along the A7 motorway took us across the Afsluitdijk, a huge dike which …
Tuesday 15th October 2024 (day 32) On the recommendation of two other motor-homers we met on the Prague park-up, we made a slight change to our plans and headed more or less due west, to the spa town of Karlovy Vary. One of the large hotels in the town. View downstream over the river. The …
Monday 14th October 2024 (day 31) Today is to be our last day in Prague for this trip, so we wandered around the Old Town and the city centre for the day, with no particular agenda, taking in the sights, in particular the architecture. We got off the tram just opposite the Smetana Hall, a …
Sunday 13th October 2024 (day 30) Today, we rode the tourist trams, which follow two different, but overlapping routes around the city centre. You can hop-on and off at any stop en-route, but more of this later. Yesterday's destination, Prague Castle, from across the river. For me, the city centre is mostly about its architecture …
Saturday 12th October 2024 (day 29) Today, we went to Prague Castle, where we visited The Old Royal Palace, St Vitus Cathedral, St. George's Basilica and Golden Lane. We traveled by tram, which run very regularly. A tram outside the castle Prague Castle, with St Vitus Cathedral, towering above. The castle is huge. Entrance is …
"See-u-Later" 