Mike and I have spent the last week in North Catalonia but we are not in Spain, we are in France. Apparently this part of the world was ceded to France by Spain in 1659 in exchange for France’s abandonment of the protection that it had given to the recently …
30 years ago Mike and I accidentally stumbled on the phenomenal walled city of Carcassonne. I believe that it was the first …
When I hear the term “pink city” I think of Jaipur in India. That is a city well deserving of the name. …
I chose the camping spot at Tournay as it was within an hour or so of various areas I wanted us to …
Mike and I visited San Sebastián, a major town in Spanish Basque country, by car and liked it so much we made …
We are currently staying in Basque country (Pays Basque). Most people think of Spain when they hear Basque but the bordering area …
Magnolia trees, green grass, trees turning green, a few flowers and people mowing their lawns all says that spring has arrived. My …
I think what intrigues Mike and I the most about the various medieval villages we have been touring is that you will …
Mike and I are now back in Europe starting Year Six of our three year plan. I guess that means that we …
For the second year in a row, the coronavirus has determined both our route and our time allotment in Europe. This year …
Wine! It is really too bad that Mike and I aren’t more into wine. Why aren’t we wine connoisseurs or even wine …
1,000 castles and châteaux are in Périgord, the area where we are camping. The Périgord region is also known by the name …
Big news first. After almost 5 years we have finally got to France which is where we were heading a very long …
20 years ago Mike and I visited Prague and thought the city was just great. Other than Prague, we knew very little …
Next to Prague, Southern Bohemia is the major tourist area in Czechia. We will have spent three weeks camping near the capital …
Magical, fairy-tale, lovely Prague. In 2003 Mike and I rented a camper and toured Central Europe. At that time, Mike decided that …
Mike and I have been camping in the superb city of Prague for almost two weeks and I won’t be talking about …
Maybe we weren’t just “lucky” with the first few towns we camped in, here in Czechia, because this one is great also. …
Friday the 13th lived up to its name and was probably our worst cycling day in all of Europe. Before I leave …
Again, Mike and I picked a campground based on its proximity to a train station for our long bike rides. We selected …
Instead of bringing you up-to-date on Czechia and our time here, this entry is about one day only. It was a day …
Sometimes you just get lucky. We looked for a town just inside the Czech border with a train station. This was all …
Four countries in two weeks. Many campers do this in Europe but normally Mike and I would only see one or two …
The good news, I am writing this sitting in the RV on the way to a campground from where we will visit …
This is a quick update to let everyone know that Mike and I are back in Croatia in our RV. Mike and …
It has been one month since Mike and I left our winter camping spot in Funtana, Istria. We are now a couple …
Mike and I left Canada on June 25, 2020. Exactly four months later, on October 25 we arrived in Croatia and took …
My apologies. Some of you have been telling me that you keep checking and that there is nothing on our web page. …
Two people, together seven days a week, 24 hour a day in a home with one room plus bedroom, with a lot …
When I left off the last time, Mike and I were about three days into a Jugo weather pattern. Jugo can last …
Well this is an overdue post but who wants to write and say that they won’t be home for Christmas. With Toronto …
Mike and I recently bought our tickets to return to Canada for 3 ½ months arriving on Nov 27. Since then we …
Thanks to Covid Mike and I are back on the Istrian Peninsula for the remainder of this year. Luckily, we both love …
As many of you know the coronavirus has been constantly changing our route and countries visited this year. In the first week …
After 42 days we are now leaving Slovakia. Slovakia is a fairly small country, even smaller than Nova Scotia, with a total …
As you probably know, Mike and I had anticipated being in Czechia (Czech Republic) now and not still in Slovakia. It turns …
The one area of Slovakia that we were told over and over to go and see, was the High Tatras. The High …
Wow, what a great start to our time in rural Slovakia. As we drove into the campground, the campers were all out …
Mike and I have now been in Slovakia for over a week. We had been in Bratislava previously but only for a …
This article is largely about our time in the areas surrounding Vienna. A lot of our time has been spent on our …
We LOVE Vienna. We have spent 17 days at the campground near Vienna, touring both the city and the surrounding area. This …
Jackie riding on the Danube As many of you know, last year Mike and I started what we call “long distance cycling”, …
Mike and I are definitely getting back into long distance cycling. Of course, our idea of long distance, is a little bit …
The good news is that Mike and I are now in Austria. We didn’t have to choose between quarantining or returning to …
Mike and I are hoping to leave Slovenia later today and head into Austria. It is really hard to know if this …
After one week here, Mike and I are leaving the village of Mirna, that welcomed us so nicely. The last few days …
What a phenomenal welcome to the village of Mirna, Slovenia. 30 minutes after we arrive Petra, assistant to the mayor, visits us …
We have now been out of quarantine for one week and what a week it has been. Near the end of quarantine, …
Two more days to go! On Friday morning our quarantine in Slovenia comes to an end. Trying to find out who to …
Mike and I are no longer in Canada. We have made it to Slovenia. I posted my first article about the last …
The Day(s) of Hell! Let’s start with the good news first. It is Thursday night and I am writing this while sitting …
Mike and I have booked our plane tickets to join our camper in Slovenia. We should be leaving Canada on June 25. …
Click here to see all our 2020 posts. Click here to see our 2020 photo gallery. Above is our final map of …
Major surprise: Mike and I are back in Canada and our RV is still in Europe! Our original plan was for a …
Mike and I left Vienna fairly quickly as we are coming home earlier than originally planned this year. We travelled very quickly …
Mike and I are really hoping/planning/expecting to be back in Vienna next year. We only made a couple of short trips into …
Mike and I are camping near Linz on our way to Vienna where we hope to pick up our new e-bikes. We …
Mozart is everywhere. There are Mozart bridges, Mozart cycle routes, Mozart roads, Mozart buildings and much more. If it isn’t Mozart, it’s …
We are back near a good-sized city for a change. When we first got to this campground we biked into Salzburg and …
We are now in Austria and have seen some gorgeous sights but let me start at the beginning and talk about the …
Mike and I have returned from our 10-day trip back to Canada. We had a busy time visiting family and friends and …
One month! That is how long we have been in this one location where we thought that we might stay for four …
One day, instead of bike riding, Mike and I went touring in the mountains. We ended up on the highest road in …
“Unexpected” best describes our first week in the northeast corner of Triglav National Park. We came here to do quite a bit …
We have just spent a couple of weeks exploring the area around two capital cities that we visited last year; Zagreb, Croatia …
Mike and I love Ljubljana and the surrounding area. Ljubljana is a very attractive city. The buildings and architecture, the pedestrian areas, …
Although we visited Zagreb on three different days last year, I really didn’t appreciate it as Zagreb was in the middle of …
Like much of the rest of Europe gasoline boat motors are not allowed in much of Bosnia. Europeans are much more careful …
Mike and I have just spent 10 hot days in Sarajevo. Sarajevo has a strong Muslim culture. It is interesting that in …
Below is a summary of the most unusual, weird and somewhat fascinating political system that I have ever heard about. You can …
We are now visiting the country with the most unusual, strange and confusing political system in the world. I wanted to discuss …
As you know by now Mike and I did get our camper out of the tiny village of Virpazar at 8 PM …
The panoramic Durmitor Ring, what a spectacular route. Montenegro’s Tourist Department has identified five “panoramic” routes throughout the country. They are slowly …
HELP! Mike and I are famous, or should I say infamous here in Virpazar because we basically shut down the entire village …
Montenegro has its own alternative version of the Creation myth. Apparently, when God was busy creating the world, he carried a large …
As many of you know, Mike and I were invited to visit Elin and Helge and their family in Norway this last …
Let me start by saying that Montenegro is mountains, sea, stunning fjords, medieval towns and walled cities and is just gorgeous. While …
George Bernard Shaw, visiting Dubrovnik in 1929 said: “If you want to see heaven on earth, come to Dubrovnik.” Lord Byron coined …
This short note was basically written by Mike. I stole an e-mail that he wrote and have reproduced it almost verbatim. Our …
Mike and I have just spent the last 9 days on the Pelješac Peninsula next to the tourist island of Korčula. Although …
As always, Mike and I think that we can do more in a day than we actually can. We recently visited the …
Mike and I have been staying near Split for the last week. It looks like we will be here even longer. The …
Croatia has quite a few national parks that Mike and I are enjoying visiting. We have just spent five nights in the …
Mike and I are staying next to the Island of Pag. It is the 5th largest island in Croatia and it has …
Plitvice Lakes National Park The two most visited places in Croatia are the city of Dubrovnik and Plitvice Lakes National Park. Mike …
Mike and I have just spent the last 10 days on our first of the many islands we will explore in Croatia. …
Mike and I have just left Rijeka and Opatija a couple of days earlier than we wanted. We lasted 9 days wild …
I ended the last article telling you about our hassles trying to find somewhere to park our camper for a week or …
I am afraid that there are no interesting historical facts or information about interesting towns in this entry. This is just an …
Above is our final map of our 2019 journey. The blue blocks are the number of nights we stayed in each location. …
We had a great trip this year. Our weather was better than last year which was nice. Our expectation was that after …
Mike is getting a little claustrophobic. We have had multiple days of rain in a row. We are nowhere near a large …
Yesterday Mike and I headed to Pula, a town about one hour south of us. I had bought another app for my …
Mike and I haven’t taken much advantage of being in a part of the world filled with wineries, olive trees and lavender. …
It is really hard to know what to say about this part of the world. It is lovely. It is historic. Towns …
Mike and I have just left Slovenia after a 51-day visit. Just as a reminder, Slovenia is less than ½ the size …
The picture above is quite appropriate. Mike and I have been in and out of Italy and Slovenia for the last couple …
Mike and I are now visiting the Istrian Peninsula which is split between three countries Italy, Slovenia and with the majority of …
Mike and I left Lake Bled and Triglav National Park heading for three well known tourist sites, Predjama Castle, Postojna Cave and …
For those that enjoy nature I can’t think of a better place to spend some time. Triglav National Park and the surrounding …
