Tag: roadtrip
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The Allure of the Lake District
It’s been raining, it’s been miserable, and it’s been grey and cloudy for weeks now. So what’s the appeal?
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Camping Quingey en route to Grenoble Road Trip Blog #39
A lot of people would probably call this Kwingy in English but it’s Can…jey, which can be confusing – but what’s important is the oodles of French charm
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The Spectacular Portuguese Southwest Coast | Road Trip Blog #36
Searching for Sagres on the most (south) westerly point in Europe
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Camping Serro da Bica, Portugal | Road Trip Blog #35
Portugal has been calling for a long time and we finally leave the coast and head inland…
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EUROPE CIRCUMNAVIGATION Interactive Roadmap
Permanent Roadtrip EU on Google Maps, for family and friends to follow. We hope you guys enjoy, or are perhaps inspired too! See you on the road!
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Spanish Hibernation – Camping Playa Taray, ISLA CRISTINA | Road Trip Blog #34
The seduction of a glorious five-mile long beach as we eye out the frontier with Portugal, and end up on a building site
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Spanish Mountains to the Coast – Olvera to El Puerto de Santa Maria (Cadiz) Spain | Road Trip Blog #33
After a lovely (olivey) change of pace in the mountains it is back towards the coast – and a cold reception
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Coast to Mountain – Motril to Olvera | Road Trip Blog #32
A side of Motril probably never seen. A rocky outcrop. And millions of olive trees…
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A340a, N-323a – Not Road numbers, but secret codewords for Awesome | Road Trip Blog #31
Just when you think you’ve seen some pretty incredible European scenery that can’t possibly get more dramatic, nature comes along and says: hold my beer
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Undercover Camping on Playa de Mazarron, Bolnuevo | Road Trip Blog #30
Six hundred pitches and none to spare even at this time of year? That is a LOT of campervans. We go undercover to investigate…
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Hidden Charm of San Vicente Xeraco | Road Trip Blog #29
Between Valencia and Alicante lies the sleepy (at this time of year) village of Xeraco near Gandia. And a quirky little campsite. What does it have to offer?
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Miramar, Tarragona – we’re moving in! | Road Trip Blog #28
This one is a pretty cool campsite with direct access to a really, really nice beach. Pitch space is limited, but…
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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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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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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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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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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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The best part of camping
The best part of the day and the essence of camping are those early morning moments of silence and tranquillity when you can just sit and with your cup of tea… But you need to wake up first.