Plans Change
It was time to head south. We had three or four days to cover the three hundred or so kilometres back to bricks and mortar. We packed up and pointed Tigín towards the Rhine (Rhein) river, along which the first part of our journey would follow. We had picked out a campsite on our trusty […]
I Can’t Believe This Spot
After a stunning drive through the Mosel Valley on Friday, this past weekend we visited with family in the city of Koblenz. Having spent the past two weeks staying on Wohnmobilstellplatze, which are rudimentary camper parking areas with services, we were recommended a camp site with a unique location. Anyone who has visited Koblenz will […]
It Finally Happened
After almost two weeks of cold, wet, snow and rainy days, yesterday it finally happened. The rain dried up, the sun came out, the birds were particularly chirpy and although there was still a nip in the air, there was definitely a feeling of Spring. All around us on the camping park, campers emerged from […]
Next Stop Mannheim
For more than 20 years all I have seen or known of Mannheim has been as a stop on my train route to the airport in Frankfurt. A university city at the confluence of the Neckar and Rhine rivers, Mannheim is a large multi-cultural city with a long and rich history going back to the […]
The Expected and Unexpected
After our first cosy night in Tigín and a lazy Sunday morning breakfast, we set out to explore the nearby area of Wildbad and along the Tauber River. After an earthquake in 1356 a spring gushed up from below what was then a hospital and the area became a Spa Complex, with the sulphur rich […]
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