Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Friday 17th and Saturday 18th October 2025 Moving back across the border into Germany, we have moved on further north to the Moselle river valley (German spelling "Mosel"). This is a predominantly wine-growing area and we are staying on a motorhome site which is within a vineyard, right next to the river. On the Friday …
Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th October 2025 As we continue our journey northwards, a couple of days visiting more beautiful towns. The pattern has been, look for somewhere interesting in the evening, plan the route, travel the following morning, park-up, then explore after lunch in the afternoon. Wednesday - Gengenbach, Black Forest, Germany: We stayed …
Continue reading "Gengenbach, Black Forest, Germany and Wissembourg, Alsace, France."
Sunday 12th and Monday 13th October 2025 Our journey in a generally northwards direction continues, but via the Black Forest in southern Germany. Sunday - Freiburg: The busy city of Freiburg has some interesting historic buildings, including towers at the old city gates and a huge medieval cathedral. Most of the streets have a channeled …
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Saturday 11th October 2025 Our journey north continues and I was surprised to learn that we are now officially in North Eastern France. It certainly feels cooler than around the Camargue and the French Riviera. Looking up at the citadel from the city square. Belfort is a fortified city which has a long history. As …
Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2025 Thursday - CERN and Col de la Faucille: Heading north again, we headed for the town of Gex and just beyond it, our planned overnight stay of Col de la Faucille. The Fort l'Ecluse, which we passed en-route Along the way, we passed signs for CERN, so on …
Continue reading "CERN (Switzerland) and Col de la Faucille / Salins-les-Bains, France."
Sunday 5th and Monday 6th October 2025 We have started our journey back north. Not sure of the route yet, but a bit of progress over the last two days. Sunday - Col d'Allos: Staying within the Verdon area initially, we headed up the large reservoir and across the dam, which was an EDF hydro …
Continue reading "Heading North, via Col d’Allos, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France"
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October 2025 The result of our problems on Thursday meant that we had travelled further than anticipated towards our planned stop at Moustiers for Friday night. We therefore arrived around lunchtime which enabled us to explore the village on Friday, before moving on, on Saturday. Friday - Moustiers-Sainte-Marie: The village …
Continue reading "Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and the Verdon Gorge, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France."
Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October 2025 Today, we headed for the coast. Our first look at the Mediterranean on this trip. Wednesday - Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: After arriving at the park-up, just next to the beach, we cycled through to the town. Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is a very pleasant town with a harbour, situated on the Rhone delta. …
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Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th September 2025 Over the last couple of days, we have visited both Avignon and Aigues Mortes. Both are medieval cities with a history of involvement in the crusades. Monday - Avignon, Provence: The modern city of Avignon has spread far beyond the walls of its original fortifications, but the old …
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Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September 2025 Moving further south and east, about an hour's drive from our last stop, we headed for the town of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence which I had looked attractive from my research online. The Town: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a picturesque, up market and chic destination for those with a few bob. There are …
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