We battled around the busy ring road and arrived at Amsterdam’s City Camp promptly at […]
Windmills and water at Kinderdjik
After spending the morning preparing words and pictures for the blog and observing that, in Alblasserdam, […]
Rotterdam (or anywhere)*
We got on the road early and had an uneventful drive to the border, save […]
A day in Belgium at Brasschaat
We were on a timetable and needed to reach Holland, first crossing Belgium. It’s a […]
Leaving home for antiquity in Lens
The evening crossing from Newhaven was choppy in strong winds around the British coast. Once […]
From Prussia with love!
So… here we are, on the last day of July, we’ve finally plotted a route […]
A Final few days in Normandy
We allowed a few days to enjoy Normandy and take time to consider our trip, […]
Paris
On arriving at our campsite at Maisons Laffitte we commented to the receptionist on the […]
Beaune, Gurgy & Grez-sur-Loing
Beaune was a shock to the system; it was damply and bone-shakingly cold. We ventured […]
Getting colder in the French Alps
The morning brought freezing rain and dark, dense grey cloud. It was impossible to see […]