WHAT WAS NEW in 2005, 2006 & 2007
Here, in chronological order, is a summary of what was new in Magbaztravels in 2007. You can get straight to the article or photographs by clicking on the link, or you can find the piece through the normal menu system.
Click: What Is New in 2008 to see the current list.
DATE |
ARTICLE |
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2 Dec |
Martin Wiltshire's Demountable Motorhome: Working in his Provencal olive orchard, Martin describes how he made a successful union between his Suntrekker demountable and a new Ford base vehicle. First published as 'A Choice of One' in the November 2007 MMM. |
A Demountable Motorhome |
2 Dec |
New Campground in Bulgaria: In a revised and improved website, Martin and Shirley welcome you to their campsite on the E80, east of Plovdiv, on the route to the Greek and Turkish borders. In a country with few campgrounds, here is a very welcome new one that is more than suitable for motorhomes! |
Our Introduction to the Bulgarian Site
Sakar Hills own Website |
24 Nov |
Fleetwood Flair Specification: Here, for those who like the detail, is a full specification of our new-to-us 26-ft Fleetwood Flair motorhome. |
Fleetwood Flair Info |
24 Nov |
More Miracle Cures at Motorhome Medics: A full account of how Darren and Martin took care of our 27-ft Four Winds motorhome until, at the age of 13, it had to be changed into a 26-ft Fleetwood Flair which they had imported from the USA. |
Flair for Four Winds |
24 Nov |
On the Road Again: We have crossed the Channel with new motorhome and bicycles, writing up our illustrated and linked Travel Log as we go. After time in Normandy, we meet Keith and Brenda Durham at their home in the Dordogne before travelling on, south and east. |
Autumn Journey 2007 |
25 Nov |
Readers Comments: The number of comments has now reached 191 still with only one negative remark from near to home. Can you find it? |
Rogue Comment |
19 Nov |
Keith Durham's Broadsides: Hobby Motorhomer Keith's writing has been organised into seven Broadsides in which he takes a swipe at conventional thought and exposes the extremes of unbridled capitalism and flaccid western politics. |
Broadsides |
19 Nov |
The Use of the EHIC in Europe: MMM Travel Consultant, Don Madge has provided a comprehensive explanation of how the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) should be used in just about every European countries. |
The EHIC Throughout Europe |
19 Nov |
Pollution Control in Germany: 33 German cities will soon require vehicles entering their city centres to declare their pollution ratings in a windscreen badge. Don Madge explains. |
Buy a Badge for Germany |
19 Nov |
UK Speed Limits: Know your speed limits on the roads of the UK, the relative accident rates in Europe, the definition of a dual carriageway and the true purpose of speed cameras. |
UK Speed Limits |
15 Nov |
Images of France: On our motorhome and bicycle journey south and east from Cherbourg, we have tried to capture something of the beauty and diversity of France and of the lives of our friends in the Dordogne and Provence.. |
Images of the Dordogne |
5 Nov |
Books: Here are some of the books we are carrying in our motorhome. The emphasis is on paperback for lightness, non-fiction for substance, travel for relevance and good writing for challenge and stimulation! Add your list! |
Books in the Motorhome |
5 Nov |
Images of Travel: Our return to travel after a summer in the UK has spawned a plethora of images: new bicycles from Paul Hewitt, new motorhome from Motorhome Medics, travel across the Channel to Normandy and the beaches of 6 June 1944. And more to come! |
New Hewitt Bicycles
Fleetwood Flair Motorhome
Normandy |
5 Nov |
Analogue TV Standards: As digital, internet & satellite TV remorselessy creep into our motorhoming lives, many of us still need to remember that no-one in Europe, or around the world, uses the British standard for analogue TV! |
Traditional TV Standards |
5 Nov |
Cindy Webb Writes Again: After sharing major articles and images of motorhoming and travel in Iceland, Turkey and the USA (shipping a Euopean motorhome over and using it for a year), experienced traveller Cindy writes to pass on information in three new areas. |
Buying a Motorhome in Germany
Hints & Tips for Cleaning
Ageist Humour |
5 Nov |
New Campground in Bulgaria: In a country with an almost complete absence of good campgrounds for motorhomes, here is a new one that is very suitable! Not only that, it is English-run and it's on the E80, east of Plovdiv, on the route to the Greek and Turkish borders. |
Our Introduction to the Site
Sakar Hills own Website |
5 Nov |
Demountable to C Class! Adrian and Brenda Wilson self-built an Iveco-based demountable motorhome which we met in Greece. They have now transformed it into a splendid C Class called Phoenix. |
Images of the Rise of the Phoenix |
5 Nov |
Images of Friends: We've updated our gallery of images of friends we've met and made from Albania to the USA. |
145 Images of Friends Along the Way |
1 Nov |
Return to Australia: After their very successful complete circuit of Australia in 2006/7 in their Land Rover Discovery and caravan,, Dr Bob and Sandra have returned in order to spend more time on the south and west coasts. |
Dr Bob is back in Australia |
1 Nov |
Bosnian Enclave Blues: Determined not to pass through the Bosnian Enclave of Neum, en route to Dubrovnik, Alan and Lynn Parkin find that Fate has more than one twist. |
Croatian Coast Crisis |
27 Oct |
Travel Quotations: 9 new travel-related quotations bring the total to 105. There's one for every mood and every situation |
Travel Quotations |
20 Oct |
A Family Cycling to Tenby, 1976: Vera Stannicliffe writes a nostalgic account of a family cycle ride to Tenby in Wales in 1976. Capturing the atmosphere of those far-off days, Vera reminds us that it was once possible to ride safely and happily on the roads of England and Wales. |
Cycling from Lancashire to Tenby |
22 Sep |
A Summer of Change: On Cheltenham Racecourse, at the Autumnal Equinox, we reflect on a Summer of Change: for us, for our motorhome, for our house, for our bicycles, for a mother, for our travel plans. Read about the good, the bad and the . . . |
Autumnal Reflections |
14 Sep |
Travel-related Quiz-show Humour: Cindy Webb shares more unintended humour from a wide range of quiz shows. We have added these to previous examples donated by Gordon Rowley. |
Foot-In-Mouth Humour |
14 Sep |
Overland Routes to Cyprus: MMM Travel Consultant, Don Madge, gives advice on driving a motorhome through Turkey and into the two halves of divided Cyprus. We learn that the vehicular ferry from Greece to Cyprus hasn't been running since we took it en route to Israel in 2000. |
Don's Route to Cyprus |
10 Sep |
Internet on the Move: Our article on this useful subject has been updated to include details of the recently introduced Vodafone USB Modem. It now replaces the expensive and limited DataCard we have been using since November 2005. |
Internet on the Move |
8 Sep |
Fire in the Peloponnese: Maggie Bevis writes of a motorhome journey through the Greek Peloponnese this summer, describing fire, arson, bravery and destruction. Join us in sadness at this wanton loss. |
A Greek Tragedy |
6 Sep |
Paris-Brest-Paris with Henk: After completing the 400 km (in 13 hours, 20 minutes) and the 600 km (in 23 hours, 30 minutes) qualifying rides, Dutch cyclist Henk Verouden took part in the 16th Paris-Brest-Paris Audax Cycle Ride, starting on August 20th, 2007. Read Margaret's translation of Henk's wry and reflective account. |
Henk's PBP Ride
16th Paris-Brest-Paris |
1 Sep |
A Guide to Cycling the Ceiriog Valley: As a prelude to our Guide, here is a collage of images of Margaret riding in and around the Ceiriog Valley, on the Welsh Borders, below the Berwin Mountains. |
Images of Cycling the Ceiriog Valley |
1 Sep |
Aussie Motorhomers in Europe: Enjoy Jacqui Young's illustrated account of the travels of her Australian family as they take a 50-day journey around Western Europe in a rented motorhome. These first timers travel through Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Scotland and England.
Learning from their experience with France Passion, Jacqui now offers a similar service for motorhomers travelling in Australia. |
Aussie Motorhomers in Europe
Aussie Motorhome Stays |
1 Sep |
Summer in the Balkans 2007: Verica Peacock describes a motorhome journey through Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia. With husband Graham, she inspects campsites and leads groups for the Caravan Club.
When the Germans invaded what was then Yugoslavia, 11-year-old Verica narrowly escaped transportation to Auschwitz and certain death. For her full story, contact Verica for your copy of her book 'The Find'. |
Verica in the Balkans
www.vericathefind.info |
1 Sep |
Camp and Earn! We have updated the information on how you can use your motorhome or caravan to guard someone else's house. Along with free camping, you get paid! |
Home Guard Employment |
25 Jul |
Travel Notes for Cyclists in the USA: These notes summarise our experience of 4 journeys through the USA by bicycle and motorhome, the last 3 forming part of separate round-the-world journeys. Our very own Anglo-American traveller's Dictionary is included, with much else. |
USA: Notes for Cyclists |
23 Jul |
Cycling Across the USA 1992: Here are 70 images of our 3,500-mile cycle ride across the USA in 1992. We rode just south of the Canadian border from Vancouver to Toronto. |
Cycling Across the USA 1992 |
23 Jul |
The Jacksons in Ljubljana: Hazel, Simon and 13-year-old Jack, took a year out to tour Southern Europe in an American motorhome. Here is an extract from their subsequent book and a link to their own website. Not least impressive is the way they continued Jack's schooling during his year on the road. |
The Jacksons in Ljubljana |
17 Jul |
June and Barney in Hungary: Here is the full story from old motorhoming friends, Barney and June, who have just completed a journey to and from Hungary in their Hymer motorhome 'Herman'. |
Herman in Hungary |
11 Jul |
Round the World 2002: Here, in 3,000 words, is a summary of our second round the world journey, this time by motorhome, bicycle, train and hire car through South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. |
Round the World 2002 |
11 Jul |
Cycling Across the USA: The 27,500-word account of our 2001 cycle ride across the southern states of the USA is now complete with our arrival in Key West from Los Angeles. Tables and a graph give details of the 3,618 miles (5,790 km) we cycled in 66 Days. |
Cycling across the USA |
11 Jul |
Packing List: This updated and detailed packing list for long-distance cycling parallels our own preparations for a fourth journey round the world. |
Packing List for Long-distance Cyclists |
11 Jul |
Details of 2 New Paul Hewitt Touring Bicycles: Here is the detailed specification of our new Paul Hewitt touring bicycles, including accessories, the CTC definition of a 'touring bicycle' and a discussion of the pros and cons of Rohloff hub gears (finally, we were 'con'). |
Details of Paul Hewitt Touring Bicycles |
3 Jul |
Images of 2 New Paul Hewitt Touring Bicycles: Now complete and on the road in North Wales, here are images of the 2 touring bicycles built for us by Paul Hewitt of Leyland, Lancashire. Combining his skill and experience with our experience makes these machines as good as they get! |
Images of Paul Hewitt Touring Bicycles |
3 Jul |
Ian Hibell: Britain's most accomplished trans-continental cyclist describes his return to cycling after a 4-year break, caring for his mother. The ensuing ride took him across Russia and Mongolia - from the North Sea at Zeebrugge to the Pacific Ocean at Vladivostok! |
Ian Hibell Returns
Ian Hibell in Russia |
29 Jun |
Balkan Journey: Among all the preparations for our next round the world journey, Margaret has found time to write up the story of our 14-country return from Greece to the UK in the Spring, including Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia. |
Balkan Return 2007 |
18 Jun |
Paul Hewitt Builds 2 Touring Cycles: Leyland, Lancs, once world famous for its buses and trucks, now has Paul Hewitt building world-class bicycles. He is now at work replacing our well-travelled 20-year-old touring bikes. |
Images of Paul Hewitt Cycles |
18 Jun |
Henk Prepares for the 1,200 km Paris-Brest-Paris Ride: Dutchman Henk Verouden, living in France, rides 609 km in 23.5 hours as final preparation for the PBP. Read his account, both humorous and amazing, as translated by Margaret. |
Henk's 600 km Ride |
12 Jun |
Cycling in France: In Limoges, we bought tickets for the ferry from Santander to Plymouth. We were committing ourselves to cycling to Spain, though we were high in the Vienne on the edge of the Auvergne. We had to turn south and begin the climb to the watershed . . . . . |
The Watershed |
12 Jun |
Climbing in Skye: This is an account of climbing the 1,400 ft (424 m) high Median Route on the Sron Na Ciche Buttress above Glen Brittle in the Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye. |
Climbing on Skye |
10 May |
Circles: Now back in England, we reflect on circular travels in the immediate past (Europe), the present (England) and the immediate future (the World). |
Circles: A Travel Update |
6 May |
Australia: In the Antipodean winter of 2000, we cycled 3,325 miles across Australia in 55 days. The route, Perth to Bundaberg via Broken Hill and Brisbane, was the beginning of our 12,000-mile round-the-world journey. Here's the diary of the ride, with 39 images. |
Cycling Across Australia |
6 May |
Cycling across the USA: On our 2001 cycle ride across the southern states of the USA, from Los Angeles to Key West, after 3,200 km (2,000 miles) we are at the Texas/ Louisiana border. There are 30 images and a table gives all the distances, totals and averages so far. |
Cycling across the USA |
6 May |
Balkan Return Spring 2007: After our winter break in the Greek Peloponnese, we motorhomed 2,500 miles (4,000 km)back to England through 13 countries. This daily account, now illustrated with 52 images, takes us through Greece, Macedonia and Albania to the border with Montenegro. There's more to follow. |
Balkan Return 2007 |
4 May |
Turkey: Cindy and Martin Webb, travelling in their Knaus motorhome, have sent their final email after a 4.5 month, 6,000-mile return journey from England to the far south-east corner of Turkey. This is their complete account, with 28 images. |
Tour of Turkey 2007 |
25 Apr |
Images of a Trans-European Journey Part One: We have now processed and loaded images of our motorhome journey from Greece to England in April 2007, via Macedonia (Bitola and cycling Lake Ohrid), Albania and Montenegro. Follow our route through the eyes of our cameras and the glass of our windscreen. |
Greece 2007
Macedonia 2007
Albania 2007
Montenegro 2007 |
25 Apr |
Images of a Trans-European Journey Part Two: More images of our motorhome journey from Greece to England in April 2007, including Bosnia (Sarajevo and Mostar), Croatia, Switzerland and into Belgium for a ferry from Ostend to Ramsgate. |
Bosnia 2007
Croatia 2007
Switzerland 2007
Belgium 2007 |
23 Apr |
European Motorhome in the USA: In 1999/2000, Cindy and Martin Webb shipped their Pilote Atlantis to the USA for a year of travel and exploration. These are their images from that journey; the text will follow shortly. |
Pilote in America |
23 Apr |
Cycling across the USA 2001: Here are 47 images drawn from our 3,600-mile cycle ride across the southern states of the USA from Los Angeles to Key West, via San Diego and Miami. |
Images Across America |
23 Apr |
England to Greece 2006: We have added dozens of images to our accounts of a winter journey from England to Greece via Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania, with a side trip into Macedonia. |
England to Venice
Venice to Greece |
23 Apr |
Yorkshire to Greece in Pictures: In the summer of 2006, Maggie and Pete Bevis motorhomed from Yorkshire to the Greek Peloponnese, and back. Here are 96 images of that journey and their almost complete guide to the beaches of the Greek Peloponnese. |
Images of the Peloponnese
Story of the Journey |
23 Apr |
Yorkshire to Slovenia in Pictures: In the summer of 2005, Maggie and Pete Bevis motorhomed from Yorkshire to Slovenia, and back. Here are 96 images of that journey and their exploration of the mountains and beaches of Slovenia. |
Images of Slovenia
Story of the Journey |
11 Apr |
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina: Here are the Easter greetings we sent to friends from Sarajevo, including 2 poems and 8 images which symbolise destruction, remembrance and reconstruction. |
Sarajevo Easter Greetings |
11 Apr |
The Siege of Kalithea (Greece): It's a quiet evening in the southern Greek Peloponnese, towards the end of a 92-km bicycle ride. Suddenly, a car nearly kills us, Barry is assaulted, his camera is damaged as he resists its theft, we are besieged in a cafe and the Greek police side with our attackers! Read on . . . |
The Siege of Kalithea |
11 Apr |
Huddersfield, Cologne, Bhopal: These are Barry's reflections on an early mentor - Alexander MacLennan (Mac), the first and only Director of the Huddersfield College of Education (Technical). |
Alexander MacLennan Remembered |
22 Mar |
Greece: Margaret wrote this description of Camping Thines for the MMM (Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly) magazine in the UK. The campsite, near Finikunda in the southern Greek Peloponnese, is open all year. |
Camping Thines |
22 Mar |
Packing List: Maggie Bevis has already contributed 3 major travel articles. Here, she gives the detail of her packing list for long-distance journeys by motorhome. |
Maggie's Packing List |
22 Mar |
India by Bike: John and Sally Watson have reached Delhi on their epic cycle ride from the UK, via Turkey, Iran and Pakistan. Their excellently written and illustrated website is complete as far as the Iran/Pakistan border. |
Cycling to India |
22 Mar |
Thailand: Motorhomers Barney Barnett and June Coode, taking a break from European travels, made an independent tour of Thailand. Now complete, read their emailed account of this fascinating journey by bicycle, train and car. |
Tour of Thailand |
22 Mar |
Australia: At the end of a great journey, Dr Bob shares his experience and advice for anyone planning long-term, long-distance travels in Australia by caravan or motorhome. Here's the low-down! |
Dr Bob's Prescription |
22 Mar |
Australia: Dr Bob and Sandra arrive back in Mountain Creek, north of Brisbane, at the end of their 32,000-km (20,000-mile) circuit of Australia by Land Rover Discovery and Caravan. In his summary, he lists the 25 best and the 5 worst experiences. Next is Hong Kong. |
End of the Big One |
20 Mar |
Bulgaria: Barney and June have sent us a table of costs and other data, taken from a newspaper article on buying a house in Bulgaria. Probably it's better driving there in your own house and then being free to drive somewhere else. |
Bulgarian Costs |
17 Mar |
Macedonia and Montenegro: We have added detailed travel advice for each of these two emerging Balkan countries, following our visits at the end of 2006. |
Advice for Macedonia
Advice for Montenegro |
17 Mar |
BBC World Service in Europe: We have written this piece for motorhomers and other travellers who want to keep in touch with UK and world news and current affairs, out on the road. STOP PRESS: No more BBC on shortwave in Central and Eastern Europe! |
BBC on the Road |
2 Mar |
Hungary: Ian Shires and the Budapest Land Rover Club drive to Szeged on the Serbian border for the annual Hungarian ritual of pig killing and eating. The day ends with a Discovery being winched out of a nearby lake. Fully illustrated, this article is your best hope yet of becoming a vegetarian! |
Pigging Out in Hungary
see also
Ian Shires in Turkey
Ian Shires in the World |
16 Feb |
Insurance: This is an updated version of our survey of motorhome insurance. A broad ranging introduction is followed by details of 35 agents and some notes on their policies. |
Motorhome Insurance |
6 Feb |
Greece: In the summer of 2006, Maggie and Pete Bevis took their motorhome on its second major journey: from South Yorkshire to the Peloponnese, the southernmost part of the Greek mainland. Follow Maggie's illustrated daily account of this great journey. |
Yorkshire to Greece |
6 Feb |
Fellow Travellers: Our newly-revised list of Fellow Travellers now totals 23 long term, long distance motorhomers and cyclists, roaming the world and sharing their experiences. |
Fellow Travellers |
31 Jan |
Balkans: Margaret's detailed daily log of our December Balkan motorhome journey, 1,500 miles from Venice through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia to Greece is now fully illustrated. |
Illustrated Balkan Journey |
31 Jan |
Greece: Where do motorhomers go in the winter? Most hibernate; some flock down to southern Spain or Portugal; a very few join us in Greece. Here we describe life at the southern end of the Messinian Peninsula in the Greek Peloponnese |
A Pen-Insular Life |
31 Jan |
Croatia, Slovenia: One result of our travels through Slovenia and Croatia in Early December is the production of these two brief travel updates. Now least, Slovenia is now in the Euro Zone! |
Croatia Travel Update
Slovenia Travel Update |
19 Jan |
Greece: Following our December motorhome journey from the top to the bottom of mainland Greece, we have updated our guide to campgrounds open all year and to places for overnight parking in the Peloponnese. All are personally tested! |
Campgrounds Open All Year in Greece
Overnight Parking in the Greek Peloponnese |
16 Jan |
Greece: Our December journey through the Balkans ended the year 2006 at Cape Matapan on the Mani Peninsula, the southernmost point of the Greek mainland and the end of the Alps. This completed a year of 17,000 miles by motorhome and bicycle, through 28 European countries. Here are some images of the journey through Greece to a winter break on the Messinian Peninsula in the southern Peloponnese. |
Greece: The North
Kalambaka & Meteora
Around Corinth
Monemvassia
Up to Kosmas
The Mani Peninsula |
16 Jan |
Balkans: Here are some images of our December journey by motorhome through the Balkans, along the shores of the Adriatic from Trieste to Greece. From the affluence of Slovenia to the under-development of Albania, over mountain passes and on every kind of road surface from motorway to none! |
Images of Slovenia
Images of Croatia
Images of Montenegro
Images of Albania
Images of Macedonia |
11 Jan |
We're back! After the crash of our Texan internet host in mid-December, Rebecca, recently returned from her own travels in the Australian bush, has found us a new host. So we are again in the business of sharing the experiences of long-term and long-distance travellers. Thanks Bec! |
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WHAT WAS NEW in 2005 and 2006
Here, in chronological order, is a summary of what was new in Magbaztravels in 2005 and 2006. You can get straight to the article or photographs by clicking on the link, or you can find the piece through the normal menu system.
Click: What Is New in 2008 to see the current list.
5 Dec 2006 |
Venice in the perfect light of late November! Here are 80 images, starting and ending at Camping Fusina, a ferry ride across the lagoon. |
The Most Serene Republic |
4 Dec 2006 |
Albania: A new country with 4 new articles: Descriptions of 5 recent Road Journeys, Roads & Distances, General Information & FCO Advice - ready for our proposed journey from Slovenia to Greece, along the Adriatic shore. |
Travels in Albania |
3 Dec 2006 |
Switzerland: Images of Altdorf, the road through the Alps and the 17km St Gottard Tunnel - the world's longest road tunnel. |
On a Swiss Roll |
3 Dec 2006 |
England: Images of our brief return to the UK by TransEuropa ferry between Ostend and Ramsgate, with a visit to Motorhome Medics in Cheltenham and the Cathedrals of Canterbury & Gloucester. |
Services in the UK |
30 Nov 2006 |
Europe: After the excitement and absorption of Ypres at Armistice and a short visit to England, we settle for the 1,000-mile haul to Venice and the Adriatic Sea, travelling via Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland and the 10-mile long St Gottard Tunnel into Italy. |
The Road to Venice |
24 Nov 2006 |
Ypres: In this illustrated account of our stay in Ypres over Armistice weekend we cover the town and Menin Gate, the Armistice Day Service, the Indian Memorial Ceremony (with Mrs Sonia Gandhi), cycling the Ypres Salient, some reflections, WW1 poetry and websites. |
The Ypres Salient 2006 |
24 Nov 2006 |
Australia: Dr Bob and Sandra left Brisbane last April for the full anti-clockwise circuit of Australia in their Land Rover Discovery, pulling a Hurricane Caravan. Now in Streaky Bay, after crossing the 850-mile Nullarbor desert into S Australia, only a quarter of the journey remains. |
Dr Bob & Sandra Down Under |
21 Nov 2006 |
Morocco: Nearly 4,000 words and 12 images describe a 3-week tour of Morocco by Susan and Henry Guscott. |
Morocco by Motorhome |
21 Nov 2006 |
Morocco: Here are the images from Susan and Henry Guscott's 3-week tour of Morocco in January/February 2006, in their 23 ft Elddis Suntor motorhome. |
Images of Morocco |
21 Nov 2006 |
Flanders Fields: As we struggle to write up our many memories and impressions of Armistice Day in Flanders Fields, our daily Travel Log has at last reached Ypres on 8 November. |
Journey to Flanders Fields |
20 Nov 2006 |
Flanders Fields: 3 WW1 battles in the Ypres Salient left 850,000 casualties, 140 cemeteries and many memorials. Here is our record of cycling the Front Line, joining Mrs Sonia Gandhi at the Indian Memorial, and the Armistice Day Ceremony at the Menin Gate. |
Images of Flanders Fields |
19 Nov 2006 |
Stages Accidents: Passed on by Cindy Webb, this article warns against becoming the victim of a staged accident (which cost insurers £200m a year!) If you are caught, there is excellent advice on what action to take. |
Staged Accidents |
18 Nov 2006 |
Internet on the Move: Here is a description of the 7 ways we use to access the internet while travelling throughout Europe and beyond. This article will be useful even if you don't have a laptop and a motorhome! |
Internet on the Move |
7 Nov 2006 |
Heading South: Aiming for the winter warmth of the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas, we begin by driving west through Germany and Holland for the 20-mile (32 km) crossing of the Afsluitdijk which contains the Ijsselmeer - formerly the Zuider Zee - and on to the North Sea Coast. |
Heading South |
3 Nov 2006 |
Scandinavian Journey: A few miles from the German border at October's end, we complete our 4,600- mile journey through Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. |
End of a Journey through Scandinavia |
3 Nov 2006 |
Cycling to India: John and Sally Watson have reached Iran on their cycle ride to India from the UK. We give an excerpt (Leaving Istanbul) from John's journal, to tempt you to visit their excellent website for the full story, with pictures: www.cyclingtoindia.com |
Leaving Istanbul |
27 Oct 2006 |
Cycling to Cooktown: Ever dreamt of riding your bicycle in the sunshine of the Queensland coast, with the Great Barrier Reef glinting off-shore in the Coral Sea? Dream on! Read Rebecca's account of actually doing it, along with 10 excellent photographs. |
Cycling to Cooktown |
24 Oct 2006 |
Motorhome Insurance: Extended and revised, we now list 33 UK-based agents who offer motorhome insurance, along with website links, phone numbers and details of their very varied services. Hack your way through this jungle and share your experience! |
33 Motorhome Insurance Agents |
22 Oct 2006 |
Ian Hibell in Vladivostok: At the end of his 10,000 km (6,250 miles) solo bicyle ride through south-east Asia and the length of China, Ian Hibell has reached Vladivostok. After a boat to Japan and before to the UK, Ian writes of his statistics, his equipment, his gratitude and his future plans. |
Ian Hibell at Journey's End |
22 Oct 2006 |
To Istanbul: Keith and Jenny Dear's account (now with 32 images) of a 7-week, 6,000-mile journey in their high-top Autosleeper Campervan in 2006 from the UK to Istanbul via Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece - and return via the Black Sea. |
To Istanbul & Back |
17 Oct 2006 |
Darwin to Perth: Dr Bob and Sandra have now reached Perth in Western Australia on their Discovery and Caravan anti-clockwise circuit, starting from Brisbane. Dr Bob describes some of the aquatic thrills he found down the West Coast of WA as being like his first parachute jump! |
Darwin to Perth |
17 Oct 2006 |
South through Sweden: After 6 weeks and 2,400 miles north of the Arctic Circle, we followed the Norwegian coast south from Narvik to Mo i Rana, then across the mountains east into Sweden's high fells, lakes and autumnal colours. Now it's the Inland Road, a thousand miles south towards a ferry to Denmark. |
South through Sweden |
2 Oct 2006 |
Slovenia: This detailed daily diary takes us from Maggie Bevis's home in South Yorkshire to Slovenia and back again. Essential reading for any Slovenia-bound motor-homer, it also gives a fascinating insight into the new breed of trans-European travellers in their covered wagons! |
Yorkshire to Slovenia |
2 Oct 2006 |
Greece to the UK: 2,000 ft up in Swedish Lapland, snow-bound rather than south-bound, Margaret has finished her write-up of the daily travel logs of our 3-month, 2004 motorhome journey from the southern Greek Peloponnese to the UK via Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany and Holland. |
Jul: GR
Aug: GR, BG, RO
Sep: RO, H, SK, CZ, D
Oct: D, N, GB
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30 Sep 2006 |
The Faroe Islands and Iceland by motorhome! Is it possible? Cindy and Martin Webb have just done it in their 4-ton Knaus Sunliner, ferrying out and back through the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Read their illustrated account. |
Icelandic Saga |
29 Sep 2006 |
Friends: We've just added about 60 new images to our gallery of friends, met along the way in Europe, S & E Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. |
Images of Friends |
28 Sep 2006 |
Hibell in China: At the end of his 10,000 km (6,250 miles) solo bicyle ride through south-east Asia and the length of China, Ian Hibell has reached Vladivostok and his ultimate challenge: Russian bureaucracy! After a boat trip to Japan and a rest, Ian returns to the UK to plan the next ride. |
Ian Hibell reaches Vladivostok! |
27 Sep 2006 |
Kiwis in South America: New Zealanders John & Ann Rhodes & their tandem, Apollo, just returned from a journey through Peru, Bolivia and Chile, cycled, voyaged on Lake Titicaca and completed the 7-day "unremitting" Mapiri Trail, climbing to 4,000 m through jungle and the Andean mountains. |
Kiwis in South America |
22 Sep 2006 |
To Istanbul: Keith and Jenny Dear's illustrated account of a 7-week, 6,000-mile journey in their high-top Autosleeper Symphony Campervan in 2006 from the UK to Istanbul via Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece - and return via the Black Sea. |
To Istanbul & Back |
22 Sep 2006 |
A to Z of Long-term Motorhoming: First published by the MMM in 1999 & 2004 as the 'A to Z of Full-timing', this 3rd edition has been renamed & grown to over 14,000 words and 64 topics, many of interest to ALL travellers! It is now text-only for ease of copying and printing. |
A to Z of Long-term Motorhoming |
22 Sep 2006 |
138 new A to Z images: taken from our 4-part series: 'A to Z of Full-timing' published in the MMM magazine between November 2004 and February 2005. They now illustrate the 'A to Z of Long-term Motorhoming'! |
A to Z Images |
22 Sep 2006 |
Third Worldliness: Under 'Ramblings' and then 'Humour', we add a piece from Ian Shires of Budapest listing 68 characteristics of 'Third Worldliness'. Can you add to them, from your bitter/sweet experience! |
Third Worldliness |
22 Sep 2006 |
Images above the Arctic Circle: 70 new images of our current travels in the far north of Norway, including Grense Jacobselv on the Russian border, Kirkenes, Vadso & remote Vardo in the Arctic Ocean, the world's deepest underwater tunnel to Mageroya Island & North Cape, the world's most northerly point reachable by motorhome! |
Images of the North |
22 Sep 2006 |
To Nordkapp: Our September Log now finds us on our way to Nordkapp (North Cape), the northern tip of Norway and Europe and indeed the world, if you are travelling by motorhome, car or on a bicycle. |
At the Top of the World |
22 Sep 2006 |
Hibell Recovers: 8,700 km (5,440 miles) into his solo cycle ride from Bangkok to Vladivostok, Ian Hibell has spent 3 weeks in a Chinese village east of Harbin recovering from being hit by a passing van. He is now 100 miles from the Russian border, riding with only one hand on the bars! |
Ian's Back on the Road |
3 Sep 2006 |
In Finland: 5,000 miles into our journey from the UK via Romania, we have reached Finnish Lapland and joined the select few who live inside the Arctic Circle! Our August Log of travels in Finland is now complete. |
In Finland: August 2006 |
30 Aug 2006 |
Lapland: Images of our current travels in Finnish Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. We have yet to see the Northern Lights! |
Images of Lapland |
30 Aug 2006 |
Images of Tunisia: Here, in slide-show form, are all 33 of Jane and George Swindail's images of their recent 7-week motorcaravan journey through Tunisia. |
Images of Tunisia |
24 Aug 2006 |
Motorhoming in Tunisia: A new country for this website, thanks to Jane and George Swindail and their detailed motorhomers' guide (complete with map) to that challenging country, based on their 7-week journey in December 2005 and January 2006. |
A Motorhomers Guide to Tunisia |
24 Aug 2006 |
Reindeer in Finland: Travelling among the forests and lakes of Finnish Karelia, it's time we had some images of reindeer. Here they are! |
Reindeer in Finland |
24 Aug 2006 |
Hibell in China: On his epic cycle ride from Bangkok to Vladivistock and with a Russian visa now in hand, Ian Hibell nears Harbin in northern China having covered nearly 800 km (500 miles) in 7.5 days from Beijing. |
Ian Hibell in China |
18 Aug 2006 |
Images of Finnish Karelia: The long road north to Lapland and the Arctic Circle; a visit to the Russian city of Vyborg by canal boat; a cycle ride on forest tracks to the EU's easternmost point deep in Finland's Border Zone with Russia |
Images of Karelia |
18 Aug 2006 |
Our fully illustrated daily log of a journey through Finland by motorhome and bicycle, following the Russian border north. We took a 50-km canal boat ride to Vyborg on Russia's Baltic coast and cycled to the EU's easternmost point, in Finland's Border Zone with Russia. |
In Finland Aug 2006 |
18 Aug 2006 |
With 10,850 km (6,780 miles) gone since Brisbane, Dr Bob and Sandra reach Darwin after a foray south to Ayers Rock at Australia's Red Centre. This account captures the spirit as well as the detail of travel in Australia. |
A Circuit of Oz |
18 Aug 2006 |
We reply to MTC's (formerly Motorhome Ticket Club) inadequate response to our complaints about their cross-Channel ferry-booking service for our motorhome. Read all about it! |
Response to MTC |
12 Aug 2006 |
Images of our arrival in Finland: ferry from Tallinn; Helsinki at night; first camp-site; the lake harbour in Lappeenranta. |
Images of Finland |
12 Aug 2006 |
Images of medieval Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Overlooking the ferry terminal for the 80-km crossing to Helsinki, this old centre of work and commerce is now a major tourist attraction. |
Images of Tallinn |
9 Aug 2006 |
Our motorhome journey from Romania to Finland via Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the 3 Baltic Republics, is now complete with a 50-mile Baltic ferry ride from Estonia's Capital City, Tallinn to Finland's Capital, Helsinki. |
Romania to Finland |
6 Aug 2006 |
After a journey of 8,000 km (5,000 miles) through Asia, with 3,000 km (1,875 miles) of it in China, Ian HIbell is now in Beijing. Britain's finest touring cyclist plans to continue north, across the Russian border to Valdivostok to link with last year's ride from Rotterdam. |
Ian Hibell in China |
6 Aug 2006 |
Images of our motorhome journey through the Baltic Republic of Latvia: the medieval heart of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the untouched forest and dunes of the Baltic coast. |
Riga & the Baltic |
6 Aug 2006 |
Images of our motorhome journey through Poland en route to the Baltic Republics and Finland. |
Motorhome Polish |
1 Aug 2006 |
Images of our 1,500-mile motorhome journey from Romania to Finland so far: Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. |
Images of a Journey |
30 Jul 2006 |
A table at the end of our July log gives the complete costs and distances for the 2,650 mile (4,240 km) journey from the UK to and around Romania. |
Table of Costs |
30 Jul 2006 |
Following our 5-week stay in Romania, we write a Travel Update to cover some of the many changes we experienced. The topics are: Currency, Road Tax, Supermarkets, Road Conditions, Driving Standards, Sibiu and Gypsies. |
Romanian Update |
30 Jul 2006 |
The 'Fellow Travellers' feature has been updated to give full details of all the articles and photographs provided by 24 other long-term, long-distance travellers. |
Fellow Travellers |
20 Jul 2006 |
Our illustrated daily travel log for July describes our continuing journey in Romania - Transylvania, the Maramures and Moldavia - and our preparations to leave for Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. |
Romania July 2006 |
19 Jul 2006 |
Images of the Maramures: the Merry Cemetery at Sapinta, the wooden churches of Barsana, Poeinile Izei and Ieud and the crossing of the Carpathian Prislop Pass at 1,416 m. |
Images of Maramures |
19 Jul 2006 |
Images of our journey northwest to the Ukrainian border, passing through Turda (ancient salt mine), Zalau (Roman fort and settlement of Porolissum) and the Transylvanian city of Satu Mare. |
Images of History |
19 Jul 2006 |
Images of our 200 km journey through the Fagaras Mountains, Romania's highest and steepest, in a hired Dacia car. |
Images of Fagaras |
19 Jul 2006 |
The June daily log of our travels by motorhome is finally complete and is now illustrated with 51 images. It covers our arrival in, and journey through, Hungary and our time in the Romanian villages of Sofronea, Garbova and Carta. |
Romania June 2006 |
10 Jul 2006 |
Starting from a list of 46 Romanian Campsites in Dutch, Margaret has produced this comprehensive list of 64 Romanian Campsites in English. |
64 Romanian Campings |
10 Jul 2006 |
Images of Kevin Bergstrom and the Land Rover in which he drove from Cape Town to Europe in a year and a day. We met him at Camping Oude Wilg in the Transylvanian region of Romania. |
Kevin's Landy |
10 Jul 2006 |
Images of Vatra Dornei, the gateway to the Maramures and the Painted Monastaries of Bucovina in the far northeast of Romania. Here we met Keith and Jenny Dear in their Autosleeper Symphony. |
Vatra Dornei |
9 Jul 2006 |
Starting from Bangkok, Ian Hibell has reached Wuhan in China's Hubei Province, 'firing on all cylinders' having cycled 105 and 130 km in the last two days. This makes 6,200 km overall and 1,700 km in China. He feels as though he is getting somewhere at last! |
Ian Hibell in SE Asia
Ian Hibell in China |
5 Jul 2006 |
Accompanied by their Land Rover Discovery Old Bluey and caravan Pegasus, Dr Bob and Sandra give the fascinating details of an adventurous journey up the east coast of Australia from Brisbane to Cape Tribulation. |
East Coast Odyssey |
23 Jun 2006 |
Images from the start of our Romanian motorhome journey 2006. We visited the village of Sofronea, north of Arad and only 25 miles (but a lifetime) from the Hungarian border. Next came the Saxon Transylvanian village of Garbova and we also attended baptisms at the Baptist church in nearby Sibiu. |
Sofronea Images
Garbova Images
Sibiu Baptisms |
23 Jun 2006 |
Recently written-up daily logs of our motorhome journey through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic in August and September 2004, on our way home from Greece to the UK (on via Germany and Holland) prior to flying to India to begin our third round-the-world journey. |
In Bulgaria 2004
In Romania 2004
In Hungary 2004
Slovakia/Czech 2004 |
23 Jun 2006 |
Images of cyclists John and Sally Watson in Esztergom on the Hungarian side of the Danube from Slovakia. After 3 months of thorough preparation, they are on their way to India, raising money for a UK hospital charity operating in Romania. |
Watsons Own Website
Watsons in Hungary |
18 Jun 2006 |
Images of our current motorhome journey to Romania: Attending a 4WD club's sausage, bacon and fat-cooking-on-a-stick feast around a bonfire in a Nature Reserve just outside Budapest! |
Pig Sticking |
18 Jun 2006 |
Images of our current motorhome journey to Romania: Arriving in Hungary in the town of Esztergom, over the Danube from Slovakia, and meeting John and Sally who are cycling to India |
Arriving in Hungary |
18 Jun 2006 |
Images of our current motorhome journey to Romania: Exploring the French Channel Port of Ouistreham, travelling through WWII battlefields and pausing in the town of Soissons in Picardy. |
Beginning in France |
9 Jun 2006 |
The full daily account of our 2,000-mile motorhome journey from the UK to Moldavia in the far north-east of Romania. In June we travel through the Czech Republic, Slovakia and into Hungary. |
To Romania in June |
5 Jun 2006 |
Motorhome Medics of Cheltenham operate again with a fridge/freezer transplant, a thorough service, complete check-up and extra security against future breakdown or break in. Your motorhome deserves this kind of treatment! |
Miracle Medics |
3 Jun 2006 |
A warning to all motorhomers thinking of using the Motorhome Ticket Club (or 'MTC') to book cross-Channel Brittany Ferries. Don't do what we did! |
MTC Warning |
3 Jun 2006 |
The full daily account of the beginning of our 2,000-mile motorhome journey from the UK to Moldavia in the far north-east of Romania. By the end of May we have travelled through the battlefields of France and across the border into Germany. |
To Romania in May |
27 May 2006 |
An illustrated daily account of our 1,000-mile coast-to-coast motorhome journey from Greece to the UK. We crossed northern Italy from Ancona on the Adriatic to the Frejus Tunnel and France from the Alps to the Channel port of Ouistreham and a ferry to Portsmouth |
Return to the UK |
26 May 2006 |
The final images of our winter stay in Greece (which stetched into the early spring!) |
Greek Ending |
26 May 2006 |
New Images of our cycling in Greece: the 2-day, 90-mile ride to Chora and the 60-mile day ride to the temple at Bassae (climbing 5,800 ft). |
Cycling in Greece |
26 May 2006 |
It takes 2 ferries to get back to the UK from Greece - 21 hours (630 miles)across the Adriatic and 6 hours (140 miles) across the Channel. Here's some images of the journey. |
Return to the UK |
26 May 2006 |
Images of friends and relatives in the UK, collected together for the first time. |
UK Friends |
23 May 2006 |
25 new travel-related quotations bring the total to over 60! Our favourite? Robert Frost: "I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads divided in a wood and I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference." |
New Quotations |
23 May 2006 |
Ian Hibell, on his epic cycle ride from Bangkok, across Cambodia and north through Vietnam, takes a break in Luang Prabang in northern Laos. Then it's back on the mountainous road to Hanoi in northern Vietnam. |
A Day Off in Laos |
10 May 2006 |
Completed during the 21 hours it takes to cross the Adriatic from Patras to Ancona, here's a description of our last weeks in Greece: Independence Day, Solar Eclipse, Cycling, Easter, Wild Life, Earthquakes, Friends, What's Next. |
Farewell to Greece |
8 May 2006 |
Travellers in southern Croatia will be aware of the Bosnian salient which cuts off Dubrovnik from Split and the rest of the country. We discuss the problems this raises with Graham Peacock, a Caravan Club Overseas Site Inspector. |
Bosnian Salient |
8 May 2006 |
In our role as Travel Consultants for the MMM we've just added Romania to our portfolio (which also includes Slovenia, Croatia and Bulgaria). There are now 9 Romanian articles including the travel log of our 2003 journey, FCO advice and an excellent piece of general information for cyclists and others by Julian Ross. |
Romanian Information |
27 Apr 2006 |
Iraq Ancient and Modern. Here are 2 'takes' on Iraq: one from the Bible and one from Yorkshireman Ian Shires, who travelled there when 'Stanley' was in charge. |
2 Takes on Iraq |
10 Apr 2006 |
The VW Auto-Sleeper Trooper of Paul and Sheila Barker has just passed through Camping Thines on its second Grand Tour of Greece. Use this link to access their excellent website with its prologue, photographs and weekly account of their long journey. This couple can really observe, note and write! |
Greece in Depth |
8 Apr 2006 |
Descriptions and links for 6 websites which give health information for travellers. They cover inoculation, illness, insurance, symptoms, medical supplies and keeping healthy around the world. But not for the hypochondriac! |
Health for Travellers |
8 Apr 2006 |
In 'Ramblings', in a section for travel-related 'Humour', are a number of clueless answers gathered from UK quiz shows. Travellers could do better! |
I haven't a Clue! |
8 Apr 2006 |
In 'Ramblings' there is also a section of travel-related 'Quotations'. There is a new one taken from Jack Kerouc's 'On the Road'. |
On the Road |
8 Apr 2006 |
More images of our Winter Quarters at Camping Thines in the south of the Greek Peloponnese, including (on page 8), one of the recent partial solar eclipse. |
Grecian Images |
8 Apr 2006 |
A dozen photographs of Adrian and Brenda's excellent self-built demountable motorhome on its Ford Iveco turbo-diesel base vehicle in Greece. |
Demountable |
23 Mar 2006 |
About 1200 words and many pictures summarise our time at Camping Thines, our Winter Home near Finikounda at the south-west tip of the Greek Peloponnese. We've been here since Valentine's Day! |
Winter Quarters |
12 Mar 2006 |
Here's a collection of 9 new accounts of our cycling in and around Europe. They include 4 long rides in Greece, a ride north of the Arctic Circle in Finland, a month riding the cols of the Pyrenees, 5 cols (including Europe's highest) ridden in the Alps of Haute Provence, a ride across Hungary from Austria to Romania and back and a 7-week ride through Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Palestine and 4 Greek Islands. Enjoy - as we did! |
European Cycling |
9 Mar 2006 |
Images of the Carnival Procession in Koroni on Sunday, 5 March - the beginning of the Greek Orthodox Lent. |
Koroni Carnival |
9 Mar 2006 |
New images of our arrival at the southern end of the Messinian Peninsula in the Greek Peloponnese - Pylos, Methoni, Koroni, Motorhoming and Cycling. |
Winter Quarters |
6 Mar 2006 |
Using our motorhome as a mobile base, we spent a summer using our bicycles to climb145,000 ft over 42 cols (mountain passes) in the European Alps This brief account first appeared in the MMM. |
Alpine Cycling |
6 Mar 2006 |
'Low Plains Drifitng' - an account (published in the MMM) of our first long motorhome journey through Hungary. We travelled from south to north, into Slovakia and back down through Hungary and into southern Austria. |
Low Plains Drifting |
28 Feb 2006 |
Images of Ian Hibell, on and off his bike, when he visited a mutual friend in Breconshire & we all rode to Hay-on-Wye. |
Images of Ian |
24 Feb 2006 |
By May of 1995, our first year on the road with motorhome and bicycles, we had reached the castles of the French Cathars, an heretical sect persecuted by the Catholic Church in the 13th century. |
Cathar Castles |
24 Feb 2006 |
We met Tim Guy in Port Augusta in South Australia, while he was riding his recumbent tricycle from Darwin to Melbourne. He told us how to tell where a driver comes from in Australia |
Drivers in Australia |
24 Feb 2006 |
2,600 years ago, the Greek slave Aesop gave us dozens of sayings derived from his many fables. In our Ramblings Quotations, we present 33 of them with relevance to the traveller. |
Sayings for Travellers |
19 Feb 2006 |
After 2,150 motorhoming miles from Cherbourg, we reach our winter quarters at Camping Thines near Finikunda, at the south-west tip of mainland Greece. We are now preparing for the next journey - by bicycle from Greece to the Ukraine. |
End of a Journey |
12 Feb 2006 |
Images of our arrival in Greece and motorhome journey down the west coast of the Greek mainland, crossing into the Peloponnese on the new Rion Bridge over the Gulf of Corinth. |
Greek Images |
23 Jan 2006 |
New poems, humour and reflections proposed by Lewis Owen, Rev Murdoch MacKenzie, Ian Inglis and Margaret will be found in the new feature 'Ramblings'. |
Poetry |
20 Jan 2006 |
The beginning of what we hope will be an extensive collection of images of cycling and motorhoming in Greece, 2006! |
Images of Greece 2006 |
20 Jan 2006 |
New Images of Italy including the ferry ports of Brindisi and Ancona and cycling in Rome. |
Images of Italy |
20 Jan 2006 |
Images of Oradour in France (west of Limoges), scene of civilian massacre and the systematic destruction of the town by the Germans in June 1994. |
Images of Oradour |
20 Jan 2006 |
New images of cycling and motorhoming in France and visiting friends in the Dordogne and Provence. |
Images of France |
29 Dec 2005 |
Motorhome Medics of Cheltenham gave our 11-year-old US motorhome the makeover of its life after its most recent 12-months in store. Read the full story. |
Miracle Makeover |
17 Dec 2005 |
54 images of our 1992 crossing of the USA by bicycle, from the Pacific Ocean to Niagara Falls. |
Across USA by Bike |
12 Dec 2005 |
New images of our motorhome and bicycle travels in Corsica, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Spain. |
New Images |
2 Dec 2005 |
New images of the Klamath River Highway, Eureka and the Giant Redwoods added to the 'Californian Tour' section of the log of our 6,000-mile motorhome tour of the American West. |
Californian Tour |
19 Nov 2005 |
Our Travel Diaries for 1997 to 2003 covering journeys in England, Wales, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Baltic Republics, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, etc. |
Travel Diaries |
29 Oct 2005 |
Images of our recent motorhome visit to California's spectacular Yosemite National Park, the Redwood Forest of California and the Big Sur. |
USA Images |
19 Oct 2005 |
Map of our 5,000-mile motorhome journey through seven of the Western States of the USA. |
Map |
19 Oct 2005 |
Our motorhome journey through the Western States of the USA continues across the Rockies and through Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. |
USA Journey |
10 Oct 2005 |
The start of our log of a recent 5,500-mile journey through India (from Kashmir to Kerala) by self-drive car and train. |
Indian Journey |
3 Oct 2005 |
More images of our USA motorhome journey: the Four Corners, Mesa Verde, the Colorado Rockies. |
More USA Images |
29 Sep 2005 |
Our collection of motorhome images has been revised and re-organised. |
Motorhome Images |
20 Sep 2005 |
Images of our motorhome travels in Los Angeles, through California on Route 66, Laughlin, Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam, Arizona, Grand Canyon, Page, Monument Valley, the Navaho Nation. |
USA Images |
9 Sep 2005 |
New Zealanders John and Ann Rhodes ride their tandem in India, Pakistan and into China over the 4,730 Khunjerab Pass - and then cross China by train. |
Tandem Ride! |
28Aug 2005 |
Our account of a 16,500-mile journey right round Australia is published in the September 2005 edition of the UK's MMM Magazine, with many images. Here we just have the text! |
The Big One |
27Aug 2005 |
A motorhome journey from Perth to Darwin along the west and north coast of Australia by Paul and Genny Walsh |
West Coast of Oz |
27 Aug 2005 |
Over 80 of Dr Paul Walsh's excellent images of Western and Northern Australia |
Paul's Australia |
13 Aug 2005 |
Description of Cycling 70 cols (mountain passes) in the Alps, Pyrenees and Greece, climbing a total of 260,000 ft (79,000 m) |
Col Climbing |
August 2007 |
Fully illustrated and linked travel logs of a two-month motorhome journey around the North Island of New Zealand. |
NZ July 2005
NZ Aug 2005 |
August 2007 |
Travel Notes based on a total of 12 months travel in New Zealand by bicycle and motorhome. |
NZ Travel Notes |
August 2007 |
A very critical review of the Tui motorhome we hired for our two-month journey in the North Island of New Zealand. |
Review of Tui Motorhome |
June 2005 |
Fully illustrated and linked travel logs of a three-month motorhome journey in Australia from Perth to Tasmania, up to Cairns and finishing in Brisbane. |
Oz April 2005
Oz May 2005
Oz June 2005 |
June 2005 |
Travel Notes based on a total of 12 months travel in Australia by bicycle and motorhome. |
Oz Travel Notes |
June 2005 |
A critical review of the Maui motorhome we hired for our three-month journey across Australia. |
Review of Maui Motorhome |
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