We have returned to the Costa Brava to squeeze one more week out of Spain before we cross the border back into France. We opted to stay at Camping Les Medes, a site that was recommended to us by fellow travellers and bloggers, Peter and Nia. It is on the outskirts of Estartit, quietly positionedRead more
The easy drive from Antequera to Ubeda gave us a false sense of security. The road was new and wide, smooth as a baby’s proverbial and almost deserted. We floated along, looking at the wonderful mountain scenery and wondered why we had felt a bit uncertain about the route. As we drove out of Ubeda theRead more
Seville We decided that it would be unforgivable to pass Seville for a second time on this trip without paying it a visit, so we spent a couple of nights at Autocaravanas Hidalgo, a motorhome dealership east of the city that has a paid motorhome stop in the grounds. We chose it because it hasRead more
After all the excitement of getting the new solar panels put on, we had a few days left at Turiscampo to relax. We used our little hire car to visit some of the places we have loved the most in the Western Algarve. We didn’t manage to get to all of them but we madeRead more
After making the decision to have the solar system replaced we returned to Turiscampo – the site where we had spent Christmas and New Year. It was the ideal place for proximity to Iain who was going to fix us, not to mention its good facilities and electric hook up. We knew we could relax hereRead more
Holly the motorhome has been the subject of a lot of discussion recently. She has a number of irritating little problems and we’ve been seriously considering downsizing our house in order to buy a more up to date model. After a lot of discussion we think we’ve made a decision. We’re going to try toRead more
January 19th 2017: We woke up on the morning of our planned long drive back to the Algarve to find the ground covered in thick frost. It was my turn on the dog walk and I had to put on coat, gloves and a hat! This seemed unbelievable to us after all the weeks ofRead more
We’ve got a bit out of sequence. I should fill in a bit of our trip from before Shirley’s post about Luz. We made our way up through Portugal from the Algarve towards the Alentejo region, just to see what was there. Our friends Katherine and James had recommended Luz and Monsaraz as must seeRead more
Several people had recommended a visit to this village on the shores of the barragem Alqueva. Having just experienced it myself I can highly recommend it too. A visit to the museum is a must. Stay and watch the video, “My Village doesn’t live here anymore” – informative, moving and heartening. A bit of historyRead more
Belonging to motorhome fun, the online forum, has many benefits. The biggest one for us is the wealth of knowledge that the members are willing to share. We were advised to go and see Carlos near Olhao in the eastern Algarve after we scratched the roof and that advice has turned out to be worthRead more