FRANCE | Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 | Views [867]
On
the 12 th we drove from Gap to Carpentras stopping at
Sisteron where they have a Citadel high above their pretty town on a
huge lump of rock. Petrol (95) goes from between €1.33
and €1.50 per litre, for us with a 70ltr tank it means it ... Read more >
FRANCE | Monday, 11 Oct 2010 | Views [767]
The
mist continued down into the valley in Italy, it was 5pm and felt
like rush hour traffic even though it was Saturday. We headed east to
Chatillon and turned up the valley toward Breuil where we hoped the
new day would bring clear skies ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sunday, 10 Oct 2010 | Views [647]
Trying
not to look guilty, acting as dumb as we felt, we noticed the French
border guard's grimace when he discovered we didn't speak French. He
asked where we were going – 'France' , where have we come from –
'Switzerland' . No doubt he was ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Friday, 8 Oct 2010 | Views [914]
5/10 - We entered
Switzerland yet again (4th time) and followed the amazing sheer rock
gorge of the Simplonpass. Kent was busy out taking pics of the
fantastic rock walls and waterfalls when he fell heavily on his right
hand, ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Tuesday, 5 Oct 2010 | Views [825]
Ah magical Switzerland!
As we haven't purchased a pass for the motorway we did all our
driving on the more minor roads which are always much more
interesting. We actually went in and out (= 1) of Switzerland 5 times
but ... Read more >
LIECHTENSTEIN | Saturday, 2 Oct 2010 | Views [916]
Our next adventure we decided was getting from Italy to Liechtenstein we decided to go via Switzerland and Austria, on the 30th September we left Italy at Tirano and entered Switzerland for our first visit. This is the only ... Read more >
ITALY | Thursday, 30 Sep 2010 | Views [833]
It was a bit of a shock entering Italy. The architecture didn't change much at first and all the signs were in both German and Italian but one thing did change dramatically and that was the behaviour of the motorists... Obviously speed limits were ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Monday, 27 Sep 2010 | Views [1009]
We just spent one day crossing Austria from just below Salzburg almost directly south and into Italy. The architecture is the same as in Bavaria near the alps and the roads good. We stayed mostly on the smaller roads winding through all the villages.... Read more >
GERMANY | Sunday, 26 Sep 2010 | Views [876]
We finished travelling down the 'Romantische Strasse' with a visit to the castles of King Ludwig and his parents near Schwangau. Hohenshwangau, the parents castle, was cool and where the family lived. Neuschwangstein was the one Ludwig was building ... Read more >
GERMANY | Thursday, 23 Sep 2010 | Views [824]
A quick report to say we are now half way down the Romantische Strasse. We are going at a casual pace and enjoying beautiful weather. It is difficult to find WIFI and internet hence the gaps and quick reports. Our big thing now is to find a laundromat ... Read more >
LUXEMBOURG | Saturday, 18 Sep 2010 | Views [910]
We have added this in because on this journey we saw some beautiful country. We travelled from Luxembourg on the N10 a road that travels along it´s border with Germany. The road winds along a river and past villages and castles. We left it to enter ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Friday, 17 Sep 2010 | Views [957]
We got a ferry from Dover to Dunkerque for 20 pounds total, thats for us and the car. Just drove into a line at the port in Dover and onto the ferry and off the other side smooth as silk. No customs or immigration or anything... Hope it doesn't end ... Read more >
BELGIUM | Monday, 13 Sep 2010 | Views [780]
Go to http://cjb.pascoe.net.nz if you want to see pics from our journey, we won't be loading any more on the blog here as it takes a lot of time to sort and upload. The site above is where we backup everything to so you can have a browse there if ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 1 Sep 2010 | Views [605]
We had a wonderful weekend at Solfest in Siloth on the northwest coast of Cumbria. Four days of sunshine (mostly) and music and laughter. We helped James and his friend Ian in their 'Healing' tent and it was amazing. Everyone at the festival was happy ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 21 Aug 2010 | Views [716]
We spent 3 days in Edinburgh with Brian and enjoyed it immensely. Carol got to have a day in the Scotlands People Centre and found some info about her McRae family and a the Fringe Festival was on Brian and Kent joined her in the city in the evening ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010 | Views [696]
On the 5th of August we celebrated 2 years of travelling.
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 1 Aug 2010 | Views [915]
We
started our tour of Scotland by going to Edinburgh and staying with
Kents cousin Brian (on his fathers side). We took the opportunity of
cleaning everything while we were there. Thanks Brian, hope your
vacuum cleaner ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 22 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 22 Jul 2010 | Views [761]
From
York we headed to the east coast and Scarborough with its famous
beach and castle. From there we spent some time wandering over the
North York Moors National Park and ended up in Thirsk which is the
town that the serial 'All Creatures ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 17 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 15 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 15 Jul 2010 | Views [851]
Our goal on re-entering
England was to explore the Cotswolds, a very picturesque olde worlde
part of England. The word 'Wold' means a hilly area (small hills,
remember this is England). Accordingly we headed around Glousester
with a toodle pip ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 11 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 10 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 10 Jul 2010 | Views [802]
The weather was
definitely warmer in Wales, still cloudy and sometimes rain but a
warmer breeze. We found the countryside very pretty and the towns
very charming. Since now we had a few extra days we drove to the
nearest bigger town called ... Read more >
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