Today we head south towards the city that Mark Twain once described as the “city of dreams”, Florence. Our route south will take us past the town of Modena, home of operatic legend Luciano Pavarotti and famous for its balsamic vinegar. It is not these things that are drawing me in today however,…

The image of holidaying on the shores of the Italian lakes is one of enduring timeless elegance. Beautiful turquoise waters surrounded by perfectly quaint and unassuming villages lost in time. Supposedly Lake Como is the real go-to destination for the glitterati and A-listers, but I’m not sure that’s really our scene. So instead…

I remember once visiting the city of Venice with some friends on a trip around Europe. We didn’t stay long, I seem to remember we were just transiting through to Verona, so I have no real memories of it other than it being a bit smelly. In fairness certain parts of the city…

I didn’t vote for Brexit for many far-reaching reasons which I’m not about to go into here for fear it’ll turn into a rant rather than a travel blog. One of these reasons is the travel restrictions we now have as non EU residents. Gone are the days when we can travel throughout…

We’ve been to a fair few cities so far on this trip, and we’ll go to many more before we catch our boat home for Christmas. Our route south through Austria could take any direction, but we decided to give Vienna a miss in favour of something a bit more laid back. There…

I remember going to the Czech Republic with friends as part of an inter-rail summer trip when I was a student. I remember thinking how beautiful and friendly this country was, and I also remember thinking how cheap everything was! Now, I’m no spring chicken and it’s a fairly long time since I…

I’ve always enjoyed learning about historical events. History can be uplifting, exciting, mesmerising, but also sometimes terrifying and challenging. Today we have visited a place which I found extremely challenging but nonetheless compelling and extremely important. The small town of Terezin in the north of the Czech Republic was home to the Theresienstadt…

What were you doing in the autumn of 1989? I was 9 years old and I had just started at a new school. I had also just moved house for the first time. These were big, life-changing events for 9 year old me. I remember watching the news with my parents and seeing…

Today we will see three countries. We leave Sweden to drive back across the beautiful, but horrendously overpriced Oresund bridge (one way crossing in a Motorhome invokes an eye watering £70 toll) into Denmark. We then drive to Rodby to catch the ferry across the water into Fehmarn in Germany.  Before boarding the…

Our original plan when heading up to Scandinavia was to get to Stockholm and possibly even Oslo before heading back down to Southern Europe. As it turns out, trying to squeeze too much into a trip like this is pretty draining, and actually counterproductive. You end up driving 5 or 6 hours to…