Driving through France and stopping in Aires de Camping Cars is a big part of the adventure for us. We like to find new and interesting places and take a peek into the lives of ordinary people living in the ordinary towns and villages that often provide these small oases of rest for us. MarbouéRead more
… but we’re on our way again for a long slow trip to the sunshine. After arriving much faster than seemed possible, courtesy of Eurotunnel, we drove about 140 miles south and parked up on an Aire de Camping Cars in the little village of Mesnieres en Bray. This is about 3 miles from ourRead more
Health Warning: Try not to let this blog post put you off buying a motorhome. Shirley’s birthday is approaching in a few weeks and, as is my habit, I started to question her about how she would like to celebrate it well in advance. We are becoming more and more attached to experiences rather thanRead more
I mentioned that our friends Melanie and Biz had been given the offer of a lifetime and needed to hand the dogs back to us half way through our two-week trip. They had been given the opportunity to go to the Austrian Grand Prix with VIP tickets. Clearly this was not a gift that couldRead more
… please don’t get the wrong idea. Most motorhomers use their vans for touring – that is after all what they were designed for – and in contrast caravanners tend to take their vans to a chosen place and stay for days or even weeks. We like to use our van for both things, occasionallyRead more
It was the morning after our long walk to Cullen and we were enjoying that first thing in the morning discussion of what time we would play golf, when we got a message. Our friends Biz and Melanie were only 3 miles away in Cullen. How’s that for a coincidence! Before long they were rollingRead more
We have embarked on our first proper tour of the year. Twelve days in this fine land of Scotland. The first difficulty was making the choice of where we would go. If you haven’t toured this wonderful country you might be surprised to know that there is so much choice you could stumble at theRead more
We’ve had a whole winter at home in Scotland. Regular readers of this blog will know that we planned this after two winters touring southern Europe. I remember saying some silly things like, “Being in the south all the time is lovely but I do miss the different seasons.” Clearly I was deluded. It’s beenRead more
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
Mary goes off piste and the satnav turns filthy 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 inRead more