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What was New in Previous Years: Links to the articles that were new in the period June 2005 to December 2007. |
What Was New in 2005-7 |
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What was New Last Year: Link to the articles that were new in the period January to December 2008. |
What Was New in 2008
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| 15 Dec |
From Flair to Sprinter: The story of how Motorhome Medics of Cheltenham helped us change from a Fleetwood Flair American Motorhome to a Mercedes Benz swb Sprinter van for periods of travel in the remoter parts of Europe. |
From Flair to Sprinter |
| 14 Dec |
From Hungary to the UK 2009: This is our Travel Log of an autumnal motorhome journey from Hungary to the UK, through Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, France and an excellent Norfolk Lines ferry from Dunkirk to Dover. |
From Hungary to the UK 2009 |
| 11 Nov |
Images of Slovakia: These Galleries and Slide Shows include the village of Tatranska Lominca at 2,500 ft in the Tatra Mountains, scenes on autumnal roads, the splendid buildings in Levoca and time at Podlesok in the forests and canyons of Slovensky Raj National Park. |
Images of Slovakia 2009 |
| 11 Nov |
Two New Campsites in Albania: One site is near Skoder, just south of the Montenegran border; the other is on the main coast road, 10 miles south of the port of Durres. Both are open all year and both have websites. |
Two New Campsites in Albania |
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5 Nov |
Finding a Motorhome: Budapest's finest Yorkshireman, Ian Shires, shares his process of finding the right motorhome for himself and Judit. What can beat a Land Rover and tent? Ian is on the road to find out. |
Finding the Right Motorhome |
| 5 Nov |
In Slovakia 2009: This is the Travel Log of a motorhome journey through Slovakia from Poland to Hungary in the autumn of 2009. Highlights include the Tatra Mountains and the delightful Podlesok in the Slovensky Raj National Park. |
In Slovakia 2009 |
| 5 Nov |
In Poland 2009: This is the illustrated and linked travel log of a motorhome journey from the north to the south of Eastern Poland in the autumn of 2009. It includes visits to the Wolf's Lair, Treblinka, Majdanek, Krakow and Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains. |
In Poland 2009 |
| 5 Nov |
Images of Poland 2009: Here are the collected Galleries and Slide Shows of photographs taken on our autumn 2009 motorhome tour of Poland, including Hotel Elixir, the Wolf's Lair, Treblinka and Majdanek. |
Images of Poland 2009 |
| 5 Nov |
In the Baltics 2009: Now complete, this is the illustrated and linked travel log of an autumnal motorhome journey south along the eastern (Russian and Belarus) borders of the Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and into Poland. |
In the Baltic Republics 2009 |
| 5 Nov |
Images of the Baltic Republics 2009: Here are the collected Galleries and Slide Shows of photographs taken on our autumn 2009 motorhome tour of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. |
Images of the Baltics 2009 |
| 5 Nov |
Website Guides to Campsites in Europe: Paul and Sheila Barker and Martin Jeffes have helped increase to 14 the number of useful websites offering free guides to campsites in Europe. |
Website Guides to Campsites |
| 5 Nov |
Updated Travel Notes for Croatia and Slovenia: We have updated the Motorhome Travel Guides and Advice for the countries of Croatia and Slovenia. |
Croatia Updates
Slovenia Updates |
| 5 Nov |
The Ongoing Brownhills Fiasco: More frustrated and angry stories of lies, cheating and humiliation at the hands of Britain's largest motorhome dealer - Brownhills. When and how will it end? Why are the motorhome magazines so silent in the face of this lunacy? |
Brownhills Strike Again |
| 5 Nov |
News from Turkey: Anthea and Gerry Owen update the Travel Log of our 3-month, Spring 2008 Motorhome Tour of Turkey. Theirs was an even longer tour and in the opposite direction! The bad news about Sedre Camping near Alanya receives a comment from Koray Tezcan, President of the Turkish Camping and Caravanning Club. |
The Owens' Turkish Update 2009
Koray Tezcan's Club |
| 5 Nov |
Readers' Comments: There are now 350 views and reactions to the usefulness of the website, now in its fourth year. |
350 Readers' Comments |
| 5 Nov |
Security in the Motorhome: Ian Biggar and Sue Stanley add their valuable experience to the information we have on this important subject. |
Security in the Motorhome |
| 5 Nov |
Fitness: A brief rumination on the elusive nature of 'Fitness', and the way in which it can come and go without notice. |
Fitness |
| 12 Oct |
Baltic Travel Notes: Following three intensive motorhome journeys (1999, 2006 and 2009) through the Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Estonia, we sum up our experiences of this remote, diverse and relatively unvisited corner of North-Eastern Europe. |
Baltic Travel Notes |
| 3 Oct |
Ultimate Guide to the Demountable: Former owner of a US motorhome, Martin Wiltshire, has produced this excellent website. Writing from his own wide experience, Martin also provides many links to other websites covering demountable construction, purchase, insurance and use. |
Wiltshire's Demountables |
| 24 Sep |
In Finland Summer 2009: Still a work in progress, this is our illustrated travel log of a motorhome journey south through Finland, a land of empty roads, quiet campsites, forests and 187,888 lakes! |
In Finland 2009 |
| 24 Sep |
UK to Finland 2009: We have now completed the illustrated travel log of our 2,000-mile motorhome journey from the UK to Finland this summer, travelling via Holland, Germany and Sweden. |
UK to Finland Summer 2009 |
| 24 Sep |
Images of a Journey through Finland: Here, collected under headings, are the galleries and slide shows of images collected this summer on our motorhome journey south through Finland from the Arctic Circle to Helsinki. |
Images of Finland 2009 |
| 24 Sep |
Images of a Journey to Finland: Here are the images, collected into galleries and slide shows, of our 2009 motorhome journey to Finland via Holland, Germany (including Roman Xanten on the Rhine) and Sweden. |
Holland
Germany
Sweden |
| 24 Sep |
Websites for Campsites: Here we list 8 websites (mostly in English) from Holland, Germany, France, Italy and Austria which together list thousands of campsites throughout Europe. Maps, photos, GPS co-ordinates, campsite website links - it's all there. Forget the Caravan Club guides! |
Eight Websites for European Campsites |
| 24 Sep |
Tui Horror Story Continues: Australian Andrew Harris took New Zealand motorhome hire company Tui to court. He was awarded damages for the disgusting condition of his vehicle. It now seems that Tui didn't pay within the required time so Andrew has had to get the bailiff in. We'll keep you posted! |
Bailiffs to call on Tui Motorhomes |
| 24 Sep |
Room with a View in Istanbul: Both the Bridens and Andrew Harris found a place for their motorhomes in Istanbul, on the fisherman's quay car park, costing 20 YTL (about 10 UK pounds) per 24 hours. It's only a 15-minute walk from the Blue Mosque and other main sites. |
The Bridens in Istanbul
Andrew Harris in Istanbul |
| 24 Sep |
333 Readers' Comments: From a number of countries and many different perspectives, this is the feedback we get by email from other long-term, long-distance travellers, actual and virtual. |
333 Readers' Comments |
| 24 Sep |
Reading on the Road: We have updated and re-organised the lists of books we carry and have carried on our motorhome journeys in Europe. Contact Us with your book list. |
Books for Travelling |
| 24 Sep |
The Vodafone Complaints: Our own long-running complaint about the atrocious service we received from Vodafone is being joined by several others. Vodafone join Brownhills Motorhomes as our prime examples of how not to treat the customer. |
Fony Voda Strike Again |
| 4 Sep |
275 Travel Quotations: There are 16 new quotations making it ever more likely there will be some to fit your view and experience of travel. There are also two new examples of humour from Eastern Europe under Soviet domination. |
275 Quotations for Travellers
Humour in the days of the Iron Curtain |
| 5 Aug |
Baddie the Pirate fitted her narrowboat out with 12v LED lighting, a great saving on battery power. It took a while to find products she was happy with. There seem to be a lot of not very good LED lights out there, and the really good ones were hard to find...hence this website. |
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| 18 Jul |
On the Road to the UK: After a few absorbing springtime weeks in Bulgaria, we were on our way north for a summer in Finland. Problems in Romania caused a 2,500-mile detour to the UK, hoping to continue the journey via a ferry from Harwich. Here's the story. |
From Bulgaria to the UK 2009 |
| 22 Jul |
Images of a Motorhome Journey from Bulgaria to the UK: Here are the Galleries and Slide Shows of the images we captured on the road to the UK: in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, France and the ferry from St Malo to Portsmouth. |
New Camping Veliko Tarnovo
Roman Nikopolis
Romania 2009
Hungary 2009
Croatia 2009
Slovenia
Italy 2009
France 2009 |
| 18 Jul |
47 Campsites in Bulgaria: In a country well-known for its lack of usable campsites, the situation is improving. Not least, a number of British people are opening new sites, ready to welcome you to a fascinating new member of the EU. |
Camping in Bulgaria |
| 16 Jun |
Brownhills Motorhomes Fiasco: Read the most insulting, illiterate and crass responses to a legimate complaint about their appalling service. One comment by a reader sums it up: 'Unbelievable!' Did Brownhills not learn from their bankruptcy in 2008? |
Brownhills Know How - to abuse a customer! |
| 7 Jun |
Cycling in South-east Bulgaria: Six rides from Sakar Hills Camping into and around the Sakar and Rhodopi Hills. The fifth ride is a 2-day, 3-country ride of 130 km to and from Edirne in Turkey, via Greece. The sixth is of 4 days, 240 km and 11,000 ft of climbing. |
Cycling in SE Bulgaria |
| 7 Jun |
Motorhome Medics New Venture: Darren and Martin now offer an online shop for RV Parts. 432 items are for sale under 23 headings, varying from essential replacements to useful gizmos and luxury accessories. Operating on EBay rules, you can use your skill to pick up a bargain. |
Online RV Parts |
| 29 May |
Ian and Sue on the Road: In the latest of our recommendations of 26 websites by long-term, long-distance travellers, Ian and Sue describe life on the European road in their beloved Rapido 741F motorhome. |
Motorhomers Ian and Sue |
| 19 May |
Choosing a Bicycle for Touring: After 14 years in Hong Kong, our 38th Fellow Traveller, Nick Andrew, returned to the UK determined to buy the best bicyle for fully-loaded road touring. What did he choose? Read on! |
The Bicycle for the Western Front |
| 19 May |
The Bulgarian Woolly Project: Thanks to Babs, Linda &Shirley in the UK, and Kelsey, Alexa, Greg & Matt in Bulgaria, more clothing, toys and school material are now on their way to the neediest of Bulgarian children. There remains much to do. |
Bulgarian Woolly Project in Words & Images |
| 19 May |
Images of Bulgaria: Houses, dogs, camping, campers, fruit farm, ploughing with a donkey, carting with a horse, cycling, the countryside, aid for orphans - they are all here in full colour. |
In the Far Balkans |
| 28 Apr |
The Road from Greece: This is the illustrated, mapped and linked daily travel log of our 900-mile (1,440 km) motorhome journey from one end of Greece to the other - and on into south-east Bulgaria and Sakar Hills Camping. |
Out of Greece 2009 |
| 3 Apr |
Seat Belts: Here's the seat belt and child restraint legislation for every country in Europe - and look at how it varies. Better to just Belt Up and be sure. |
Seat Belt Use in Europe |
| 3 Apr |
Advice on Cycling East of Turkey: John Watson's definitive words on cycling through eastern Turkey and across Iran and Pakistan: the perils and the pleasures. Read John and Sally's own story on their website: Cycling to India. |
Cycling East from Turkey |
| 24 Mar |
Winter Campsite Brochure: The typical Greek Summer Campsite Brochure is full of colour photographs of happy campers enjoying Sun, Sea, Sand and other things beginning with S. Here is our Winter version, based on bitter-sweet experience. Not for the faint hearted! |
Winter Camping in Greece: the Insiders' Story |
| 20 Mar |
Cycling in Fiji: Margaret's detailed account of our 6-day, 240-mile (388 km) ride round Fiji's main island of Viti Levu. This ride was part of our 12,086-mile (19,340-km) round-the-world ride. |
Cycling Round Fiji |
| 20 Mar |
Our Vodafone Complaints: After 14 months and many emails and letters, we are still being hounded by the Vodafone machine. After charging us £473 for two days use of their USB modem in January 2008 and breaking their contract in 12 different places, they still think we owe them more than £300! |
Fony Voda Strike Again |
| 20 Mar |
New Zealander Ivan's Travel Experiences. This is the richest, most wide-ranging of travel websites! Renowned photographer Ivan combines an abundance of images with words and links. Added to this, his wry sense of humour makes a visit to his site a wonderful journey in itself. |
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| 17 Mar |
Cycling in New Zealand: This is the complete daily travel log of our 5-month, 4,641-mile (7,425 km) bicycle ride the length of both New Zealand Islands (and back again), complete with pictures, maps, tables and links. |
NZ North Island 1
NZ South Island
NZ North Island 2 |
| 7 Mar |
259 Travel Quotations: In 'Ramblings', the number of quotations for travellers continues to grow: choose those that best fit your approach to travel. They are followed by 33 Aesop's Fables, chosen for their relevance to travellers. |
259 Quotations for Travellers |
| 6 Mar |
Green Power, Helmets and Kinetic Energy: Three articles exploring different facets of that wonderful machine and the traveller's best friend: the bicycle. |
Green Power
On My Head Be It!
Don't Stop Me Now |
| 5 Mar |
Sakar Hills Camping in SE Bulgaria: Matt Jeffes has redesigned the website for our favourite Bulgarian campsite. Owned by his parents, Martin and Shirley, and managed by him, the campsite is perfectly situated in the southeast corner where Bulgaria meets Greece and Turkey. |
Sakar Hills Camping |
| 5 Mar |
The Wilsons Out West: Brenda and Adrian Wilson flew to Florida, bought a motorhome and set off across that vast country. On their way back, they paused in Las Vegas to share a little of their experience. We hope for more. |
The Wilsons in the USA |
| 26 Feb |
In Greece Winter 2008/9: Here is the illustrated account of our winter at Camping Finikes at the southern tip of the Messinian Peninsula in the Greek Peloponnese. A time to think, plan, walk, talk, write, maintain and ride our bicycles. |
A Greek Hibernation |
| 26 Feb |
Images of Greece in the Winter of 2008/9: This was a season of storms and floods, with interludes of walking and cycling and time to meet to talk and eat. |
Views of Southern Greece |
| 26 Feb |
England to Greece 2008: The illustrated account of our motorhome journey through France and Italy, and our stormy and riotous welcome to Greece in December 2008. |
A Winter's Journey |
| 26 Feb |
Images of a Winter's Journey: Here is a collection of images captured on our motorhome journey from England to Greece at the beginning of Winter 2008. |
The Road to Ancona
Ferry from Ancona |
| 28 Jan |
Ian Hibell, A Greek Perspective: From 437 Google citations following the death of Ian Hibell in Athens last August, we translate 3 of several articles in Greek. How do the Greeks feel about a man who had cycled across mountains, jungles, swamps and deserts being killed on their roads? |
January Chimpel? |
| 28 Jan |
The Sundance Kid goes East: Rod drives a Swift Sundance motorhome. Here are some of his images taken during a wet winter on the beach in the southern Greek Peloponnese. |
Rod Out East |
24 Jan
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The Book of My Working Life: Barry writes: Mike Cook et al have published a full illustrated account of 60 years in the life of the College at which I spent much of my working life. Read my review of the book and also my story of its founding Director. |
The Book of My Working Life
Alexander MacLennan Remembered
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21 Jan
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Irish Place Names: A brief introduction to this fascinating subject by Liam and Mary Cheasty, well able to bridge the gap between the original Gaelic and the later English bastardization. |
Irish Place Names
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13 Jan
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Robert Halkett World Cyclist: Words, ten images and a link to Robert's own website describe our meeting in the southern Greek Peloponnese, just 3,000 km (1,875 miles) into his round the world journey starting from London. |
Robert on the Road
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11 Jan
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Tui Horror: Australian Andrew Harris describes the problems he encountered when he hired a Tui motorhome in New Zealand. Like us in 2005, he received no satisfaction from this company. |
Andrew's Tui Horror
Our Tui Complaints
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4 Jan
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Camping in Denmark, Croatia, Sicily and Slovakia: Paul and Sheila Barker provide an excellent, personal guide on their website, with maps and including sites used on the way to and from the country. They praise excellence where it is due and advise: 'To Be Avoided at All Costs', when necessary. |
Barker's Sites
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4 Jan
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Camping in Bosnia: In response to a request by motorhomers Caroline and Robert Henderson, and following our 2007 visit, we have listed some campsites in Bosnia now opening up to visitors. Contact Us with your additions. |
Camping in Bosnia
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1 Jan
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The End of an Awning: An early morning squall in the Dordogne spelt the end of our awning, trapping us inside the motorhome. |
(M)awning has Broken!
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1 Jan
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44 Self-Portraits: Here's how we looked, over the years, in a variety of settings in a variety of countries. |
MagBaz in the Mirror
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1 Jan
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Advice for the Unwary: Passed to us by Cindy Webb, here are 9 things to do if you find yourself a potential victim of robbery, rape or abduction, in the street or in your vehicle. |
Nine Ways to Win |
1 Jan |
From BG to GB: The Travel Log of our 1,500-mile (2,400-km), 16-day motorhome journey, returning to the UK after a summer in Bulgaria. We travelled via Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Luxembourg and Belgium. |
BG to GB: Autumn 2008
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| 1 Jan |
A Summer in Bulgaria: The full story with maps, photographs and links: local food, people, towns and events, ancient sites, fellow campers, cycling, Sofia, our foundling kitten, Nesebar & Sunny Beach and a newspaper interview. |
3 Months at the End of Europe |
| 1 Jan |
Motorhome Medics Miracles: After our 8,200-mile (13,120 km) tour of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, Darren and Martin perform their usual skilled operations and restore us to full road worthiness. |
Motorhome Medics in Cheltenham |
| 1 Jan |
38 Fellow Travellers: Other long-term, long-distance travellers by motorhome and/or bicycle have contributed articles and images to this website. Here is the complete list, with links to their work. |
Our Fellow Travellers |
| 1 Jan |
26 Travellers' Websites: Here are descriptions and links to websites written by long-distance, long-term travellers, for long-distance, long-term travellers, each recommended by a long-distance, long-term traveller. |
Websites by and for Long-term Travellers |
| 1 Jan |
101 Travel Logs and Newsletters: Collected together, 86 of our travel logs (1997-2009) and 15 of our pre-website annual newsletters (1988-2003) take us the length and breadth of Europe and 3 times round-the-world, by motorhome, bicycle, plane, ferry, bus and train. |
22 Years of Travel |
1 Jan
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Books for the Road: Motorhomers have the space to carry a few books. Added to previous lists, we give details of 20 titles we are carrying with us for our winter journey. Helen & David Homewood also share information about their favourite reading. |
Reading on the Road |
1 Jan
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24 Tributes to Ian Hibell: Tragically killed while cycling in Athens on 23 August 2008, Ian Hibell was Britain's greatest-ever world-travelling cyclist. Read tributes to a life of remarkable achievement and modesty. |
Tributes to Ian Hibell |
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