Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Monday 30th September - Tuesday 1st October 2024 (day 17-18) We arrived at Camping Fusina yesterday afternoon and have booked to stay for 4 nights. It is just a ferry ride from the main island of Venice. The passenger ferry to Venice main island Our pitch is near the main channel for large ships visiting …
Sunday 29th September 2024 (day 16) Lake Garda: We left Camping Lombardi Sosta at Malcesine reasonably early to travel down the shore of Lake Garda before it became too busy. Our first view of Lake Garda, on our way to the camping site, last evening Too late, it was already busy and, I assume, likely …
Continue reading "European Trip 10: Lake Garda and Soave, Italy."
Wednesday 25th September (day 12) Driving south from Liechtenstein back through part of Switzerland, we opted for the tunnel rather than the San Bernardino pass, which saved us some considerable time, heading for Lake Maggiore and on its western shore, the small town of Cannobio. Looking down Lago Maggiore from Cannobio Cannobio is a small, …
Tuesday 24th September 2024 (day 11) I have always thought that the journey should be a part of the holiday whenever possible, especially when motor-homing. Our plan was to spend a night in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, which is a principality just over the eastern border with Switzerland. So instead of opting for the easiest, motorway-based route, …
Continue reading "European Trip 7: The Klausenpass, Switzerland and Vaduz, Liechtenstein."
Monday 23rd September 2024 (day 10) What a difference a day makes. Yesterday we had sunshine and excellent visibility, today the clouds have rolled in and you can't see the tops of the mountains and there is rain about. Heading back towards Interlaken from Grindelwald We decided to head east, moving on to the Lucerne …
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Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 2024 (days 8 - 9) Traveling approximately 250 kilometres south from Titisee in the Black Forest, we crossed over the Rhine into Switzerland and the Alps. We had booked a site in Grindelwald, a beautiful Alpine village right next to the Eiger mountain, but stopped to explore the town …
Continue reading "European Trip 5: Interlaken, Grindelwald and Jungfraujoch, Switzerland"
Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th September 2024 (days 5 and 6) Colmar is a town in the Grand Est Region of north east France. The area of the centre-ville known as "La Petit Venise" is very picturesque with its beautiful timber-framed buildings and canals. As a result, it is a honey-pot for tourism, ...and very …
Monday 16th - Tuesday 17th September (days 3 - 4) On Monday, Heading generally in a south eastern direction, we planned an overnight stay in Charleville-Mézières. On the way, we called at Béthune, a small town with some interesting architecture at its centre and a truly remarkable church. Tuesday saw us head further south east …
Continue reading "European Trip 2: Béthune, Charleville-Mézières and Metz, France."
Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th July 2024 We are staying for the final part of our trip, at Sixpenny Handley, a small village in the north of Dorset, just over the boundary from Wiltshire. The venue is Church Farm Caravan Site, but we are in their rally field, attending a meeting of the Camping and …
Continue reading "Sixpenny Handley, Dorset; Salisbury and Old Sarum, Wiltshire."
Wednesday 24th to Thursday 25th July 2024 We had booked a stay overnight at the Bell Inn, Wylye, a small picturesque village about 7 miles from Stonehenge and made our way there via the Langford Lakes Nature Reserve, run by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Langford Lakes Nature Reserve: We enjoyed a nice walk around the …
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