Travel in Western Europe – Our wanderlust takes us through the diverse landscapes and cultures of Western Europe. We’re always on the lookout for new experiences, from hiking in the Swiss Alps to indulging in Italian gelato. Join us as we share our tips for traveling with kids and beyond, overlanding and navigating different languages and customs, and finding the balance between relaxation and adventure.
Ligurische Grenzkammstrabe (LKGS) If you’re planning on exploring the Ligurische Grenzkammstraße (LKGS) tracks around the Maritime Alps on the French / Italian border, you’ll need a few maps of the area. The best single retailer for maps in the UK is Stanford Maps in London. They have three floors of travel books and maps. This […]
The south of Italy was not what we expected. Saying that, exactly what we expected is hard to put into words. But packed, sardine campsites, and undesirable beaches was certainly not it. The idea was to get in a little more beach time before we started heading northwards and ultimately towards home. So with this
Taking Dangerous Roads Escaping to Bovec Wurzen & Vršič Pass Our mission was to travel from Hove to Bovec, Slovenia – Day’s 0 to 5, taking the Wurzen Pass and Vrsic Pass to get into Slovenia. I was curious if the road was as dangerous as we were told. So after the shenanigans at the
Well we are at this time just over 40 minutes late on our booked departure time, the board is saying we’ll depart an hour and six minutes late. Luckily apart from not having a place to stay yet when we get to France, we have nowhere important to be. Seen a nicely refurbished Mercedes truck,
So tomorrow we depart for our next trip. Yet again I am nervous, this time we are once again unaccompanied, and heading to new territory. Why do people keep asking if we will be safe? We have spent the last two evenings getting stuff together, packing the boxes and making sure we are organised. What
Well as I mentioned earlier in this post, we have been thinking about what we might do this summer. Actually we have been thinking since last summer. I guess we are probably not alone on this, we tend to think from trip to trip, from day to day, even during a trip. I guess most people who
After spending the night at Fort Pramond, we had a plan today to drive up to Mount Jafferau and then on to a nearby Lake that is now a reservoir, we were hoping to spend the night by the river there. We managed to pack up fairly promptly and were on the way by the time
Is Fort Pramand haunted by ghosts? Since leaving the Plitvička national park, in Croatia where we visited the former top secret airbase of Zeljava we made our way to Fort Pramand, which was the next area we planned to do some off-road exploring, near Oulx. On the way we stopped in Slovenia at the Bovec national park
It was a rather later start to our day than we had expected, with the knock on affect of us arriving in Pisa at midday. As we searched for a parking space, the temperature signs showed that it was already 40°C … it was going to be a scorcher! We parked on the outskirts and
Another winding journey down off the mountain this morning. We stopped in a small, sleepy town and had the best coffee we have had so far on this holiday. From here, we decided to drive along the coast and make our way to Cinque Terre National Park. The drive along the coast was lovely. We