I suppose this is cheating as I’m writing a blog post from our living room rather than from our motorhome but it seems appropriate somehow to mark the end of another year of adventures. It’s been another great year in our half-way world between long term touring in a motorhome and living in our cosyRead more
After we left Moissac, Mary decided that it was time she branched out on her own and did a bit of solo exploring. France is a wonderful country for motorhomers and you are spoiled for choice with numerous places to park up for the night in small towns, villages and near interesting places. We useRead more
It’s autumn in France and we’re struggling to adjust to the rapid changes of temperature that each day brings. The one who does the morning dog walk puts on a variety of warm clothes and leaves the van reluctantly with two excited little dogs. Before long all three return with wet feet and cold wetRead more
We planned to be in Spain for just over a week, giving Mary the chance to find out a bit about touring there and also to visit Chris in Sitges. It came as a surprise to discover the variety of experiences you can get in one small area in so short a time. Mary meetsRead more
Recently I mentioned the heat… Carcassonne was even hotter and it was full of people. There were the usual tourists supplemented by some sort of huge get together for young entrepreneurs. Add to that coach loads of school children and you get the picture – the narrow streets of the Cité were filled to theRead more
There were a few places we really wanted to show Mary on our tour around France and one of them was Chusclan. This was one of the first Aires we ever tried and the generosity of the local wine co-operative amazed us. Since then we have visited many times and enjoyed their hospitality and someRead more
It was Shirley’s birthday when we rolled up at Camping le Hameau in Cormatin. This is one of our ultimate favourite places and we try to call by on almost every trip through France. A big part of the appeal is its proximity to Taizé, the place we return to time and time again forRead more
We left Watten Aire in the sunshine after talking to a man who had been there for four weeks. He had driven over from the UK in his big twin axle A class motorhome and settled down 25 miles from the English Channel for his holiday. He loved it there. He knew all the staffRead more
We left Scotland in convoy with our friend Mary who travels solo in her lovely Hymer motorhome. We had planned a trip to show her the ropes of motorhoming in France and beyond and to offer a bit of companionship on her first trip abroad in the van. Now that we live in the southRead more
We’ve moved in! it’s all very exciting and we’ll fill you in on the details soon but first I have to tell you about Doodle the new trailer and her would-be contents. We’ve been talking for months, if not years, about the very 21st Century problem of having too much stuff. We tackled it inRead more