A Day in Camper Life
As we have slowed our pace of travel and the weather has become a bit more consistent, consistently good that is, we have finally managed to find our groove and establish some sort of routine. This week that groove has been established at a beautiful campsite on the grounds of a château in rural eastern […]
A Brush with the Law
Having arrived in Chalon-sur-Saône on Thursday and taken some downtime, we set out along the quiet river path on Friday morning and in the afternoon took our bikes to the nearest supermarket to do our big weekly shop. A task that would normally take 30 minutes in a familiar venue took an hour and a […]
A Fairytale Town and Surrounds
Colmar, France is so fairytale-like it was apparently the inspiration for Belle’s village in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. A mesh of winding cobble streets and canals, quaint, colourful, half timber houses lining waters edge and enclosing odd shaped squares with Bartholdi fountains. There is a covered market, an array of museums and The Tanners […]
Wherever I Lay My Hat…!
Finding a good place to stay is part art, part science with a sprinkling of luck. Once we know the general area we want to stay or to break our journey we zone in on the region and using a combination of Google Maps, the park4night app and blogs or websites, we research our options […]
Imagined vs Reality
When I imagined van life, I picture myself sitting for hours in quiet contemplation, reading, sketching, buying produce at a local market and hiking or biking to find a scenic spot on a river bank for a picnic and maybe even a swim. And as the weather improves and our travel place slows who is […]
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