Destination reports
Capricho Gaudi. The Caprice, a small but comfortable house
We went to the coastal town of Comillas, in Cantabria, in the North of Spain for one reason only, to visit The Caprice designed by one of our favorite architects, …
Campsite reviews
Ronda is more than just a bridge
Are you sure you want to go to Ronda, asked the hubby. It’s just a bridge. We could drive past, stop to take a photo and just keep on going. …
Wild camping and Aires
Quintana del Puente perfect riverside retreat
On our way to visit Burgos (which we didn’t actually get to in the end), we stopped halfway as we fancied a bit of countryside relaxation. Just off the A62 …
Budgets
Our stats and expenses for June 2019
June was strange. We spent much of the time in Portugal and also in the north of Spain but despite what should have been summer, it really wasn’t. Early in …
Our stats and expenses for May 2019
We spent much of May in Portugal and we felt it was an odd combination of expensive and cheap. The camping and parking were very cheap or mostly free, while …
Our stats and expenses for Apr 2019
Wow, what a month. We feel like we really packed in a lot this month. Lots of great sight-seeing, some relaxing breaks at beaches and pretty locations, and some fancy …
Our stats and expenses for March 2019
March was our first full month on the road and now we’re feeling much more settled into things. Things are working like clock-work really. We plan, we drive, we arrive …
Great walks
Penha summit walk from Guimaraes
While we were in Guimaraes we had set ourselves two main tasks. The first was to visit the Castle of Guimaraes which was voted by the people of Portugal as …
Van life
Taking a cat for a walk
One of our greatest concerns, when we decided to plan our trip, was our cat Scruffy. He’d been born and always lived in a tropical country and he loved being …
Deby completes her CBT for the scooter
Our preparations for our European Tour are progressing well. It’s been very hard to adapt to the cold conditions in the UK Winter after 12 years of living in the …
