An evening with the Stars Increasing popular. No need for fancy stuff just find a great vantage point and a clear sky. Step outside your motorhome, […]
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Avoid International ATM Fees In 2015, we saved £150 by using the right card to withdraw cash from international ATM’s. How did we do that? […]
17 Money Saving Tips Whilst Travelling
5 Comments EHIC – Medical Cover The European Health Insurance Card provides free or discounted medical treatment whilst in the EU. It is free and easy to […]
Medical & Health Cover
Mobile internet access and availability is improving all the time. On our 1st trip in 2014 we only used a MIFI device but on our […]
Internet & Data
We have two phones Standard PAYGO Toggle SIM Card Standard PAY GO Mobile phone costs whilst travelling abroad are expensive. New rules are coming in […]
Mobile Phone
There are three types of places to park up for the night Campsite – most expensive Aire – reasonably priced Wild Camp – free Camping […]
Camping Costs
The banking sector is now on its way to be coming pretty standard and universal no matter where you are in the world. You will […]
European ATM’s
2 Comments Before we set off, we researched a number of foreign exchange card options and decided the Caxton Euro FX card fitted our travelling lifestyle. However, […]
Euro Currency Card
4 Comments Every business that trades in foreign exchange will make money, so do not be fooled in to thinking you have a great deal. How they […]
Currency Options
Before we set off travelling we rarely used cash, everything in the UK was pretty much debit or card based. However, in Europe, day-to-day spending […]
Cash or Card?
Do not overstock your cupboards with food just simply buy for a few days to a week. This way, you use all your food, it […]
Shopping
So how much did our 1st trip cost? Well for 2014 the bottomline = £8034.58 for 131 days for 2 people and 1 dog. Here’s our breakdown… […]
2014 Trip: The Costings
Sunday 6 December Well we’ve been home for a few days and loving the change from travelling but equally, we miss the freedom to just go where […]
Back in the UK
Monday 30 November: Cologne to Vaal, Netherlands Cologne Koln GPS Position: 50.95575, 6.97393 Well I set of for Aachen this morning with an uneventful and […]
Cologne to UK
Sunday 8 November: Krugzell to Bad Waldsee Krugzell GPS Position: 47.793868, 10.259379 Nothing sexy folks as today is administration day! Today, we head to Bad […]
Krugzell to Cologne
Tuesday 27 October: Lofer to Ramsau Welcome to Germany, for the next two weeks we are off to explore and drive the 460km Bavarian Alpine […]
Lofer to Krugzell
1 Comment Friday 23 October: Lake Jansa to Wacht Jansa Lake GPS Position: 46.475623, 13.783062 We only expected to be in Slovenia a few days but loved […]
Lake Jansa to Lofer
Saturday 10 October: Trieste to Skofije
Trieste to Lake Jansa
2 Comments Monday 5 October: Treviso to Udine Treviso GPS Position: 45.648901, 12.240253 Nice blue skies this morning for our little jaunt in to Treviso. We decided […]
Treviso to Trieste
Monday 28 September: Marradi to Ravenna Have you changed my pillow? Nope, why? Feels like I am sleeping on a damn beanbag Craig does make […]
Marradi to Treviso
Saturday 19 September: Barga Bagna GPS Position: 44.073762, 10.476299 Tap, tap, tap Craig there is someone at the door Bloodiel who’s knocking at this godly […]
Barga to Marradi
Saturday 12 September: Chiavari to La Spezia Chiavari GPS Position: 44.330954, 9.287077 Woke to the sound of water and wood smoke. As we peered out […]
Chiavari to Barga
1 Comment Monday 7 September: Santo Stefano la Mare to Borghetto Santo Spirito Santo Stefano la Mare GPS Position: 43.837071, 7.905704 We woke to the voice of […]
Santo Stefano La Mare to Chiavari
1 Comment Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 August: Saint Paul du Vence to Saint Laurent du Var Saint-Laurent-du-Var GPS Position: 43.677015, 7.201751 Craig returned to the aire […]