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Festive Greetings

Merry Christmas to you and yours, and my best wishes for a super fantastic 2021!

I’ve been in the UK for work and catching up with friends but I was missing my usual escape to warmer climates over the winter months. Whilst the pandemic continued to impact everything in most countries, more strict lockdowns were being re-introduced in Spain and Portugal and I also got word of some motorhomers beingContinue reading “Back in Turkey”

Back in the UK for a bit

Germany kept offering more motorhome stopover gems and Koblenz did not dissapoint. The motorhome parking in this city is on the river, and you are spoilt for choice of walks and things to see. Koblenz is where the Moselle and Rhine rivers join and the river is actually very active, making for some interesting andContinue reading “Back in the UK for a bit”

East to West

I’ve been very lucky in being able to travel around Eastern Europe as far as the Black Sea this season, but before I head to Portugal for the winter I have to go to the UK for two months. Not the most ideal time to be going considering the state of the pandemic but nonetheless,Continue reading “East to West”

Exploring Romania, Bulgaria and the Black Sea Coast

After my (shorter, thanks Covid) summer holiday in Hungary this year I ventured out to Plovdiv in Bulgaria where I had some paperwork to do. I decided to route via Romania and explore a bit off the beaten track. My route followed the Serbian border and I went to a camp at a lake inContinue reading “Exploring Romania, Bulgaria and the Black Sea Coast”

Tesa Autolevelling for my motorhome

I’ve always been very keen to get an auto-levelling system installed in my motorhome but I’ve been put off by the high cost and weight of the default hydraulic systems. I saw an electric solution developed in Italy called Tesa and contacted a few UK dealers about this, but they were all quite booked upContinue reading “Tesa Autolevelling for my motorhome”

Via Switzerland to north Italy

After Holland I routed via Switzerland to get to just north of Milan in Italy, where I was going to get an electric auto-levelling system installed. My good friends Bryan, Sheila and their dog Ziggy have a house in Grimentz, Switzerland and so I routed to pass near them and we met up in theContinue reading “Via Switzerland to north Italy”

Wonderful Gouda, Holland

We’re back on the road again! With the travel restrictions finally being lifted, Olli and I left from Harwich in the UK late last night on the overnight ferry to Hook of Holland in the Netherlands. I like coming on that route as it’s close to Suffolk where I’m usually based when I’m in theContinue reading “Wonderful Gouda, Holland”

Switching to a more efficient fridge for the motorhome.

The default fridge/freezer in most motorhomes is a 3 way one that can use either gas/lpg, 12v (whilst driving) or mains 240v electricity. It is however in most cases an absorption fridge, meaning it does not have a compressor and pretty much makes no noise. However, it’s not very efficient, and can consume a lotContinue reading “Switching to a more efficient fridge for the motorhome.”

Staying at home in the motorhome

I hope this post finds you well and safe during the global Coronavirus pandemic. I am in social distancing mode in the UK, after just making it back in time in mid March before all the borders closed. It’s been strange in a way that as routines go, not much has changed for me asContinue reading “Staying at home in the motorhome”