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Day 3 Offenburg to Vicenza After surviving a traffic jam in Freiberg we took the road to Donaueschingen (the source of the Danube) after a long series of hairpin bends … Read more

It would be nice if there was just one straight motorway running from Ypres to Karlsruhe. But there isn’t. Even using the satnav, we managed to get lost in Kortrijk, … Read more

Day 1 is traditionally the most boring day of our trip, and wasn’t helped by the need to drive to Birmingham to get the water flowing through the tap in … Read more

Day 62 (1st May) Amman to Aqaba A lazy day wandering along the seafront at Aqaba waiting for the ferry which leaves at 10 pm. We had a good meal … Read more

Day 32 (1st April) Dohuk to Amedi The first place on my schedule to visit in Kurdistan was Lalish, capital of the Yazidi people who are thought to be devil-worshippers … Read more

February 28 Alrewas to Dover The drive to Dover was predictably dreary. Very heavy traffic for practically all the 233 miles but at least it was dry apart from the … Read more

MALAGA Arriving at Malaga aiport after an uneventful flight from Birmingham, we took a train into Malaga. We made for the old town and, somewhat by mistake, while looking for … Read more

RHUDDLAN On the way from Alrewas to Conwy we stopped at Rhuddlan to look at the castle, but only from a distance as it was closed for winter. Begun in … Read more

Jennifer’s birthday 2022 Land Of My Fathers

30th October (Saturday) Stornoway to Perth We spent Saturday night in our van in the ferry car park, trying to sleep despite a refrigeration lorry constantly revving up its engine. … Read more