Author: Marcel Koning
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Barcelona Runway 7R, Estrella de Mar, Spain | Road Trip Blog #27
Ryanair FR9163, you are cleared to land runway 07R. Slight tailwind. Clear skies. Keep an eye on the campsite below…
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L’Estartit, Spain | Quality Beach Sand | Road Trip Blog #26
Yes. Palm Trees and a heated shower block with Star Trek doors… What more do you want?
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Liveaboard catamaran Sailing Côte d’Azur | Road Trip Blog #25
Would YOU trade in your trusty Land Rover for a Lagoon 40 sailing catamaran? And spend a week sailing around the French south coast?
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Marseillan to Port Grimaud & Camping Villemarin | Road Trip Blog #24
Domaine de Villemarin is a hidden gem near Mèze a couple of km from the shores of étang de Thau between Agde and Sète
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Gorge de Saint-Georges – Just jawdroppingly WOW! | Road Trip Blog #23
The dramatic drive from Puigcerda towards Carcasonne is one of those well-kept secrets…
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A first taste of Pyrenees, Camping Gaset & Puigcerda | Road Trip Blog #22
This is a pretty comprehensive (video) review on the campsite Gaset near Talarn in Spain, before we tackle some fearsomely steep hills into the Pyrenees…
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The Endless SPANISH PLAINS – Dry, Flat, Dusty & Hot! | Road Trip Blog #21
We cross over the endlessly long Spanish plains from northern Portugal in a virtually straight line directly east and take in three campsites: Mogadouro, Tordesillas & Vera de Moncayo
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Remote Top of the World – Pichoses to Lima Escape | Road Trip Blog #20
The road from Rio Caldo to Lima Escape is epically amazing, or amazingly epic! Very cool indeed
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Crossing borders & Time Zones – A Coruna to Viana do Castelo | Road Trip Blog #19
We’re on a roll now! Having crossed northern Spain east to west and now heading to another country!
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Bastiaguero, A Coruna | Some Spanish Flavour | Road Trip Blog#18
It is so chilled and laid back that the owner prefers to continue his lunch rather than do paperwork and waves us away to find a spot to our liking. He’ll do the details later… but never does!
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Picos D’Europa | Gateway to the Northern Spanish Highlands | Road Trip Blog #17
Granted – France is a lovely country – but we have now spent the better part of a month trying to get over the border!
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You can’t see me – Dax Campsite | Road Trip Blog #16
Needing some car parts as well as doing our obligatory tests found us in the town of D(r)ax (couldn’t resist) for a couple of days.
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How very Beige, Camping Les Chambons | Road Trip Blog #15
The reception/bar is quaint with some nice shaded pitches available near the river, however…
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Poix de Picardie | Road Trip Blog #14
I’m still not sure what to make of the French language when they name a town after a bitumen glue…
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Ardennes Camping Port Diseur | Road Trip Blog #13
If you would like some peace and quiet in a setting surrounded by nature this is a good, basic campsite to spend a couple of days while you explore the surroundings.
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La-Ville-aux-Dames & Mushrooms! | Road Trip Blog #12
As a transit camping this is perfectly agreeable for a one-night-stopper being well established and partially shaded by some large oak trees
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Good vibes in Saint-Jean-de-Luz | Road Trip Blog #11
We were entertained that evening by the ‘bull’-run show held next door. No idea what was going on but the presenter was certainly lively! The next evening the disco at the camping across the road started up and lasted quite late. But they had an awesome 80’s playlist!
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Lège-Cap-Ferret & Beach Grand Crohot | Road Trip Blog #10
A little bit wild, full of green pine forests and a rough sea when the wind is blowing hard…! This place reminded us of South Africa in some ways.
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La Rochelle & a Petty, Stupidly Annoying little campsite | Road Trip Blog#9
La Rochelle is a surprisingly vibey place to visit. It has an historical city centre, excellent aquarium, the maritime museum, nearby seashores and beaches… And more, I guess. We shall have to come back!
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Saint Nazaire, Camping de la Pree | Road Trip Blog#8
From Mont St Michel Saint Nazaire is only about 200 kilometres away. But this meant we would cut away most of the coastline of Bretagne which caused some lengthy discussion.
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Beautiful Mont-Saint-Michel | Road Trip Blog#7
This tiny island first looms up on the horizon as a fascinating rocky feature in an otherwise featurelessly flat area of coastland. Like a spire reaching for the heavens – which is exactly what it was built for…
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Normandy | Overlord Museum
For those with a keen interest in World War Two and the D DAY landings, in particular, I can recommend spending a week in this area of the French coast.
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Normandy | American Cemetery
From a fittingly moody, overcast and rainy backdrop rise two impressively tall flag masts before a lily pond leading to the memorial.
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Port en Bessin & Camping Omaha Beach | Road Trip Blog#6
We visit the sweet little town of Port-en-Bessin with its quaint buildings, fishing boats, take a stroll down the promenade and then brave a very stormy night on camping Omaha Beach
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Normandy | Museum of Undersea Wrecks
Omaha D-Day Museum Overlord Museum American Cemetery Port en Bessin We visited this one in 2008 and were very impressed with the exhibits, notably the abundance of sea growth on the wrecks. Barnacled tanks, old sea mines, guns and parts off of ships that have lain in the bay for years had been preserved as […]
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Normandy | Omaha Beach Museum
Overlord Museum American Cemetery Underwater Wrecks Port en Bessin The Normandy coastline from Caen to Barfleur is a must-see destination with dozens of museums scattered about the countryside, each of which is worth an hour or two. Having pitched our tent on the windiest pitch on the Omaha Beach campsite we visited just three of […]
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Yport, Normandy | Road Trip Blog #5
Camping Le Rivage has incredible views of the coastline up towards Fécamp and overlooks the village of Yport. Is it just another seaside town with a couple of fishing boats dragged onto the pebble-covered beach? Or is there more to it?
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Netherlands gets a thumbs up | Road Trip Blog #4
To Do List: find a campsite near The Hague, do some drifting, pull the gearbox on the Landy, visit our friends and family, check out a rowing boat, have some lunch and stroll along the beach…
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Ardennes Vibe, Camping d’Haulmé | Road Trip Blog #3
This camping is situated along the Semois river no more than ten kilometres from the Belgian border, and is simply enormous!
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Detour to Switzerland & camping Morvan | Road Trip Blog #2
Mini-campings are great for the solitude and proximity to nature. Just don’t expect a swimming pool or entertainment in the form of a mariachi band!
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Camping Le Domaine des 2 Soleils | Road Trip Blog #1
This area is called the Hautes-Alps which is a little bit strange because it’s actually the beginning of the Alps. It’s a beautiful area where it starts getting very mountainous with this tiny little road that is great to drive.
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Pack all your things – Cheers Cotignac | Road Trip Blog
Ask us about South Africa and we can tell you all you need to know… Europe is still a bit of a mystery… So let’s go on a Road Trip!
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WIM HOF WINTER EXPEDITION X FAABULOUS WARRIORS
In January 2020, Vic and I joined the extreme Wim Hof Method Winter Expedition in Poland. These fantastic individuals pictured are ‘The ‘Faabulous Warriors’ – our team pushing each other to the max!
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LAND ROVER Life…
“Loving a Land Rover” – it kind of gets under your skin…
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AFRICA Self Drive 4X4 Tips & Observations – BOTSWANA
You need three senses and some faith if you want to survive a solo self-drive 4×4 in remote Africa!
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African Ranches River Camp
The whole campsite, in its entirety, is not much more than the size of our single pitch in Savute Camp in Chobe. I think that there is room for about five or six vehicles here. What a contrast…
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Chobe River Cruise & the history of Sedudu Island
Departing from the dock at the splendid Chobe River Lodge this three hour cruise takes us out into the very wide Chobe River, along the border with Namibia and around Sedudu Island.
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Elephant Sands Bush Lodge & Campsite
The clue is in the name. But you only realise it when you get there. A herd of elephants and a lot of sand. Oh, and no fences at all!
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Chobe Safari Lodge – Kasane
A very pleasant shock awaits us as we trade the dry, dusty and hot conditions in Chobe for the oasis in Kasane.
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Chobe National Park – Savute Camp
The first time I heard of Chobe was as a kid a long time ago. It had the same status as Serengeti or Etosha for me. An unreachable destination somewhere in central Africa.
