Destination reports
Guimaraes Castle and Palace
We decided to go to Guimaraes for two main reasons. One, because it had a castle to see (and we love a good castle) and two, that castle was voted …
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
Free camping at Alcobaca with electricity!
This was a superb Free Aire where Alcobaca’s local Camping and Caravan club provided a great place for visitors to the city to park up. It’s right in the centre …
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
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 …
