Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th December 2025 We decided to have a few days away on a city break, leaving Fufu, our motorhome, behind. Sometimes it is nice to not have to do the chores associated with a home on wheels. Instead, we travelled by train and stayed in the Holiday Inn Express which was …
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 …
Portugal Trip 9; Castello de Mourรฃo, Luz, Estrela and the Alqueva Dam.
Monday 14th April 2025 Leaving Monsaraz, we headed south down the reservoir, calling at Castello de Mourรฃo, Luz, Estrella and the Alqueva Dam. Our route firstly took us across two long, multi-span bridges, the first of which you can see in the distance, in this image from yesterday's blog post: Castello de Mourรฃo: As with …
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European Trip 4: Titisee, Black Forest, Germany
Friday 20th September 2024 (day 7) We got moving quite promptly this morning to cross the Rhine into Germany and arrived at our destination, Titisee, with time to explore the town and to ensure we had space on the motorhome parking area. Homer and Fufu at Titisee. The motorhome in the distance is accessing the …
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Spain Trip 8: Altea
Saturday 23rd December 2023 Taking advantage of our hire car, we drove along the coast west, to the small town of Altea.โOn our journey, we stopped to view the Russian Orthodox church of Saint Michael the Archangel. Temple de l'Arcร ngel Miquel d'Altea This is a modern church.โBuilt in the style of Russian wooden architecture and …

