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 …
Saturday 14 - Sunday 15th September 2024 So another adventure begins. After staying on Saturday night on a 5-van campsite near to the small Kent village Pluckley and meeting up with our friends Jeeves and Michelle (not forgetting Layla, the Cockapoo), we have crossed the channel from Dover to Calais and are staying on an …
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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 …
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Monday 22nd July 2024 The very attractive village of Avebury is most famous for its neolithic henge of standing stones. Built around the same time as Stonehenge, they form the largest stone circle in the world and have been in place for 4500 years. There was originally a high circular bank and deep ditch, inside …
Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th July 2024 We spent a couple of nights at Nuholme Caravan Site, near Chipping Norton in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, where the Cambrian & Wyvern Region of the Camping and Caravanning Club were holding a temporary holiday site. Wednesday 17th July, Chipping Norton The small market town of Chipping Norton grew …
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Saturday and Monday, 13th and 15th July 2024 We visited Cambridge city centre on both Saturday and Monday, each time travelling by a "guided bus" which for part of the journey took a route along the path of an old railway line, enabling a traffic-free fast journey along some stretches. Saturday 13th July On the …
Friday 12th July 2024 We are attending a 5-night rally held by the Autosleepers Owner's Club, joined by our friends, Jeeves, Michelle and their dog Layla. We arrived on-site last evening, tired after the 200 miles journey, so waited until today before exploring the locality. Every one an Autosleeper St. Ives is a very pleasant …
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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"See-u-Later" 