Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Thursday 26th - Saturday 28th September 2024 (days 13 - 15). Thursday was a complete wash-out. We had moved further down Lake Maggiore to Verbania, a city which is on a headland, on the west coast of the lake. It threatened rain on the way down and arriving around 11am, we managed to just about …
Continue reading "European Trip 9: Lake Como and The Dolomites"
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 …
Continue reading "European Trip 6: Schwyz-Stoos, Switzerland"
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"
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 …
Continue reading "European Trip 4: Titisee, Black Forest, Germany"
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."
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 …
Continue reading "European Trip 1: Pluckley, Kent and Bergues, France"
Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th August 2024 We had managed to book a place on a temporary holiday site, organised by the Lakeland District Association of the Camping and Caravanning Club, at John Ruskin School, Coniston. Yewdale Road, Coniston The designated site was on the school playing fields, but as there had been considerable rainfall …
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"See-u-Later" 