Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Thursday 20th to Tuesday 25th June 2024 We spent a long weekend at a meet of the Camping and Caravanning Club Photographic Section, held at Cae Clyd Campsite & Touring Park, at Pontllyfni on the coast to the south of Caernarfon. Our thanks to the stewards for their efficient organisation and warm welcome. The site …
Tuesday 4th June 2024 The hill town of Fougères is dominated by its castle and fortifications. The castle itself, is one of the most impressive in Europe, having evolved through the centuries since its founding in the 12th century. It was built on an outcrop of rock, within a loop of the Nançon river, acting …
Tuesday 21st - Wednesday 22nd May 2024 Tuesday: Binic-Étables-sur-Mer We chose to visit Binic-Étables-sur-Mer, on the recommendation of someone we had met on our travels who had just come from there in their motorhome. It was not a bad recommendation; the town is a quiet seaside resort which, out of season, provided a nice relaxing …
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Thu 9th May - Fri 10th May 2024 Our plan for this trip is to spend the next month exploring Brittany. Thursday 9th May: Folly Farm, near Islip, Oxfordshire. We broke the journey south to Portsmouth, with a stop-over near Oxford. Folly Farm is a small campsite, around 3.5 miles from the A34, which is …
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Saturday 2nd March 2024 This weekend, we had met up again with our motorhoming buddies, Jeeves, Michelle and their cockapoo Layla, at Broadholme Lane Caravan Park, which is around 30 minutes walk from Belper town centre. Belper Market Square (no market today) The market town of Belper was a centre for nail making since the …
Saturday 30th December 2023 Exploring high places seems to be a developing theme of this trip (and blog). El Castell de Guadalest is a small village of around 200 residents, high in the mountains above Benidorm. El Castell de Guadalest On our way, we passed a road vehicle museum and local retail shop which sold a …
Friday 29th December 2023 Gata de Gorgos We had decided to visit Denia, but on the way, stopped off at the small town of Gata de Gorgos, to look at the local wares on sale there. The town specialises in wicker/basket work and there are several retailers selling a wide range of such goods. Bags of …
Thursday 28th December 2023 Benidorm was always on the list of places to visit on this trip and I think it definitely lived down to expectations. It is an old fishing port which has expanded beyond belief. I am told it has the highest concentration of high-rise buildings in the world. At the end of one of …
"See-u-Later" 