The one area of Slovakia that we were told over and over to go and see, was the High Tatras. The High Tatras are part of the Carpathian mountain range in the north of Slovakia, shared partly with Poland. They are the only Alpine type mountains in this range and …
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 …
We have only been in Bled for 2 ½ days and I can’t wait to tell everyone about this jewel. I can’t …
Sorry but this is a very long article. A lot has happened since I last wrote. Mike and I have just spent …
Mike and I have just spent the last 10 days in a National Park on the Drava River, 5 km from Slovenia’s …
We have just spent our first week in Slovenia. Before I introduce you to Slovenia I want to finish off some of …
What luck to be in Budapest for St. Stephen’s Day. There weren’t as many areas with kiosks and games and things like …
Mike and I are back in a hotel in Budapest for two nights, but one of our suitcases isn’t. It is our …
Mike and I left Samobor, Croatia heading north. We would have have stayed longer if the Sava river had been deeper in …
Mike and I left Zaton Holiday Resort around lunch time on Monday, drove 70 km (almost 3 hours) to the campground we …
What a different week for Mike and me. In our trip so far, we have been staying at campgrounds in very rural …
It is a good job that Mike and I aren’t married to our schedule. We had expected to spend March and April …
Mike and I have just spent 10 days in a couple of towns in southern Hungary. These are towns that we drove …
I am sure how many of you know about geocaching, Mike and I didn’t. I had heard the term on TV a …
Before I start tearing up and saying good-bye to this wonderful country let me tell you a bit about one of the …
It is June 21 and Mike and I are still in Romania. And on June 21, Happy Birthday Mum. Mike and I …
Although Mike and I have just left Transylvania, we have not left Romania. We are now in the northern region of Romania …
Let’s start with what we don’t like about Romania – THE DRIVER’S. We actually avoid taking our bikes on roads with a …
Our lovely hosts at our current campground, Nico and Lucia, had offered to cook up a large batch of Romanian Goulash for …
Sighișoara, more than any other town we have visited, gives one the feeling of being in a real medieval city. It was …
Mike and I love Transylvania. It is a mixture of the Swiss Alps, Bavaria and New Zealand 50 years ago, but much …
I wanted to start this post off with an explanation of what “moving slowly” really implies on this trip. Last year we …
40+ years of working long hours was worth every second given that it led to this phenomenal retirement experience for both Mike …
We had a busier day than normal planned, with a lot of driving around in the car to different sites and villages. …
This is our first day in Transylvania and we are staying in a fairly rural, but not remote, area. It isn’t uncommon …
As I write this, Mike and I are once again driving in our RV. We have just left our first campground in …
After seven days we are leaving the campground in Harkány which is half an hour south of Pécs, one of the larger …
First let me start by saying the Mike and I love our electric bikes!!! Most of the kinks have been worked out, …
For those that aren’t interested in electric bikes you can skip this long article. I plan on covering the two main variations …
Mike and I are still in the Lake Balaton area. We are now in a campground on the north side of the …
Lake Balaton, also known as the “Hungarian Sea”, is a huge tourist resort area. It is a couple of hours drive from …
It is Friday afternoon and Mike and I are driving away from Budapest and I feel awful. Our very generous hosts where …
Back to our second home again! We left Canada 10 days ago. We stopped in London to visit my Aunt who is …
We leave in 1 ½ days and we are not ready. How did the time disappear in the last few weeks. Apologies …
The summary of our trip below was written in November 2017. It is now the beginning of March and we are finally …
Above is our final map of our 2018 journey. The blue blocks are the number of nights we stayed in each location. …
Mike and I have spent the past 10 days racing to Budapest while also doing some running around before leaving our RV …
Our first full day in Krakow started with a city tour bus. It might be the worse city tour that we have …
