I am trying to write this article as we are driving north through the French Alps. We will eventually head north-east towards Germany. We will be stopping for a week or so near Grenoble, the capital of the French Alps. So far this drive has been extremely uncomfortable for both …
My cousin Jane just spent the last four days with us in southern France which was really nice. As you can see …
Everything they say about French drivers is true. This is our seventh year in Europe (our original plan was for three years) …
Mike and I are currently exploring the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region better known as Provence which includes the French Riviera. Here are cities and …
My apologies for the delay in writing. Our lives seem to be somewhat consumed with my broken leg. Mike says that it …
It’s March and Mike and I are back at our campground near Marseille France. We are back but not exactly in one piece. I …
Well our time in France for this year is over but we will be back. I was going to recap our year …
The Romans are one of just many different reasons that we have spent a lot of time near Avignon in Provence. This …
Three weeks of staying near Avignon and we haven’t left yet. In all honesty, we didn’t get to properly visit Avignon for …
Mike and I spent a few very enjoyable days visiting Dijon, the capital of Burgundy. No we didn’t buy any of the …
This is NOT our photo. It is one we found on the internet. None of the pictures in this article were taken …
Brussels is a great city. I can see why it is the main tourist location in Belgium. Our trip was rather damp, …
WOW, what a picturesque city. I am so sorry that much of our time in Ghent was spent in damp weather and …
So where are we, Brugge or Bruges? The locals all use Brugge although I believe that English speaking countries have standardized more …
Canada could learn a lot about camping from Europe. We just stayed in a campsite that was 1 km from the main …
Two weeks camping in a marina on the Seine River, lovely. I actually ran outside in the rain to get the picture …
In 10 days camping near the D-Day Invasion Beaches of Normandy, you can’t help but learn something about the invasion. The invasion …
No we aren’t in Ireland, we have been visiting the Emerald Coast of France. Mont Saint-Michel is France’s most popular tourist attraction …
Mike and I camped in Nantes for two weeks. We might have stayed longer if the campground hadn’t been fully booked. Nantes …
It was interesting listening to the Canadian CBC news broadcast talk about the apocalyptic heat wave covering France. They were right. This …
102 km (63 miles), that is what Mike cycled the other day without me! When I write I need absolute quiet so …
It has been exactly 30 years since Mike and I toured the Loire valley on vacation in a rented camper. Having our …
Mike and I are now camping on the Loire River near Blois. This is the longest river in France and this area …
Mike and I have now spent six weeks along the Mediterranean with the last two at a campground in Agde. During this …
What an absolutely awful day. Mike and I have continued our long distance bike riding this week and, yesterday the plan was …
Mike and I are just getting ready to leave Barcelona and return to France. We visited with friends we made when we …
It has been 45 years since Mike and I were last in Barcelona. The city is a strange, sometimes vibrant, mix of …
Mike and I have spent the last week in North Catalonia but we are not in Spain, we are in France. Apparently …
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 …
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 …
