I started writing this on Monday, which was a terrible day. Honestly, the whole trip had been a bit of a disaster. It began with us racing south daily over just awful highway roads. Long drives are never fun and aren’t good for my back. We’re supposed to trade in …
Mike and I are starting our North American journey with very mixed feelings. We can’t shake the guilt of traveling in the …
2024 started in a less-than-ideal way: bad weather and the shocking discovery that mice had devoured all the engine wires that control …
Mike and I are finally back home, though our journey from Halifax to Toronto via the U.S. didn’t go quite as planned. …
It’s been almost three weeks since Mike and I dropped our RV off at the docks in Antwerp. Since then, it’s been …
This post is really two stories in one. First, there’s the tale of our RV, as it sat on the docks in …
Well, we did it! Even though we left the Netherlands in a mad rush (more on that below), we managed to cycle …
Mike and I recently spent a month exploring the Wallonia region of Belgium (with a few side trips). Belgium is divided into …
Koblenz is a fascinating city with deep historical roots. Mike and I cycled into Koblenz and explored the city exactly six weeks …
Our plan for a brief detour to the Mosel River turned into a month-long adventure that we could easily have extended. There …
If you’re looking for a recommendation for camping or cycling in Europe, Mike and I wholeheartedly suggest the Mosel River. Originally, we …
The Rhine Gorge and “Castles on the Rhine” are practically synonymous. You can’t travel through the Rhine Gorge and not see the …
The Black Forest is known for its natural beauty with its dense forests, rolling hills, and scenic valleys. I remember as a …
“Another Bloody Church” or “Another Bloody Cathedral”: I laughed when my sister, on a cruise ship, told me this acronym that she …
Mike and I recently completed our cycling ride around Lake Constance, spending a delightful two weeks at a campground on the Rhine …
Mike and I are continuing on our ride along the Rhine river from its source to the North Sea. We have completed …
Mike and I have started our main e-bike ride for 2024. We hope to cycle from the start of the Rhine to …
Mike and I were heading towards Milan when we decided to stop at Lake Garda for a few weeks. Lake Garda is …
Mike and I have spent the last week in Shakespeare country and no we weren’t in Britain. We camped between the Italian …
The last 4 ½ months since we left Italy have been a really bad time in our lives with multiple family members …
Well, 2023 didn’t quite go how we expected but it has been an interesting year. We started with medical issues and ended …
Trieste: One day Mike and I took our bicycles into Trieste. We had two aims. The first was to do one of …
It has been a little while since I posted my last article. Things have been a little hectic both on the home …
Mike and I have been staying in a city park next to a hockey arena. Everyone sees our Canadian license plates and …
Mike and I spent 12 lovely days in western Poland. We could easily have slowed down and spent more time in the …
After just a few hours in Poland I wanted to let you know about our great first day here. Yes, we have …
We did it! We just completed a cycle route from the Adriatic near Trieste in Italy all the way to the Baltic …
Mike and I visited the city of Potsdam before returning to Canada in August. Our plan, after arriving back in Germany, was …
I am a somewhat hesitant starting to write this post. For one reason, it is a little late, but Mike and I …
After enduring a few weeks of chilly temperatures and threatening rain, today’s weather is lovely. So why am I sitting here writing …
I will admit that, as I write this, I am feeling a little rushed. Mike and I are heading out shortly on …
Germany’s Romantic Road is a major tourist attraction in Bavaria. It is very loosely based on an old Roman route. In 1950 …
Mike and I really like both Munich and Bavaria. We have been here before, on vacation, and I have been here on …
Mike and I have spent quite a bit of time in Austria over the last few years but we haven’t been in …
On my To Do list for the western/German portion of Switzerland was to visit the “Top of Europe” at a height of …
As I write this Mike and I are just leaving Switzerland. We have spent about three weeks touring this country. I can’t …
I am having an unusually difficult time writing this summary of our time in France. Unbelievably, we have spent almost a full …
Leaving Grenoble we wanted to visit the Swiss cities of Geneva and Lausanne both on Lake Geneva. As I mentioned in an …
I am slowly catching up on a few posts that are behind schedule. Recently Mike and I camped just south of Grenoble. …
I am trying to write this article as we are driving north through the French Alps. We will eventually head north-east towards …
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 …
