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What was New in Previous Years: The website started in 2005 so there are several previous 'What's New' linking to articles and images still on the website. |
What Was New in Previous Years |
| 26 Dec |
Traveller's Rest in SE Bulgaria: On behalf of English friends living in Bulgaria, we describe a property for sale in Svilengrad, very near the border with Greece and Turkey. Lots of space to park motorhomes or caravans! |
Property for Sale in SE Bulgaria |
| 22 Dec |
In Turkey Winter 2010: After a summer-into-winter journey through northern Scandinavia, we pass through Romania and Bulgaria into north-east Greece prior to entering Turkey. The idea is to follow the coast of the Aegean Sea. |
In Turkey Winter 2010 |
| 19 Dec |
2010: A Year of Two Halves: Our end-of-year letter summarises two journeys - by Sprinter south to Tunisia and the Sahara, and by Flair north to Scandinavia and the Arctic; each journey defined by the Solstices. |
2010: A Year of Two Halves |
| 15 Dec |
(Cold) Comfort Insurance and 'Full-timing': Correspondence with Comfort after they doubled their proposed premium assuming that we were 'full-timing'. Issues covered include residence status, NCD, Electoral Register, retention of data, marketing ploys and the attitude of their telephone operative. |
(Cold) Comfort Insurance |
| 15 Dec |
The Barkers in Poland & Lithuania 2010: Paul and Sheila give their usual excellent fully illustrated account of their 14-week motorhome tour of Poland and Lithuania, including full details and grading of all the campsites they used. |
Barkers in Poland 2010
Barkers in Lithuania 2010 |
| 7 Dec |
Dr Bob in Portugal: Dr Bob and Sandra have now completed their motorhome tour of Portugal - with a bang having been rear-ended near Albufeira. Dr Bob also prescribes his 15 favourite 'Must Sees'. |
Dr Bob's Complete Tour of Portugal
Dr Bob's Portuguese Prescription |
| 7 Dec |
72 Campsites in Romania: Thanks to additions by Keith Dear, we now list and describe 72 campsites throughout Romania. |
72 Campsites in Romania |
| 3 Dec |
The Webb Collection: We have now collected the 13 articles Cindy has contributed to this website to join the Don Madge and the Dr Bob Collections. |
The Webb Collection |
| 3 Dec |
Highe in the Peloponnese: Peter Highe gives a fascinating account of an anti-clockwise motorhome tour of the Greek Peloponnese. He uses and adds to Pete Jenkins comprehensive list of places for Overnight Parking, with co-ordinates! |
Highe in the Peloponnese |
| 25 Nov |
In Romania and Bulgaria 2010: We motorhome from Oradea on Romania's border with Hungary, to Biser near Bulgaria's border with both Turkey and Greece, taking in three favourite campsites: De Oude Wilg, Veliko Tarnovo and Sakar Hills. |
Through Romania and Bulgaria 2010 |
| 14 Nov |
Peejay's Stopovers in Greece: Pete Jenkins has produced over 130 sites for stopovers throughout Greece. There is a clickable Google map, co-ordinates and a brief description indicating the size and nature of the location and any problems of access. |
Peejay's Greek Stopovers |
| 7 Nov |
Convoy to Albania: 'GB Privilege' organise convoys to tourist hotspots for motorhomers incapable or frightened of finding their own way. Maximising the expense and minimising the contact with the country, these inept tourists are now offered a visit to the 'free zoo' of Albania! This is our response. |
The Million Pound Carbon Footprint |
| 3 Nov |
Overnight Parking in the Greek Mainland: Sometimes misleadingly called 'Free Camping', our very popular article on Overnight Parking has been extended by useful suggestions from John Hughes and Rosemary Newton. |
More Overnight Parking Places in Greece |
| 29 Oct |
Jill & Harry Perry in Russia 2009: This intrepid couple have provided us with links to a full illustrated account (2.1 MB, 66-page pdf file) of their 6,900 mile (11,050 km) motorhome journey to, through and back from Russia in 2009. |
To Russia with Hymer |
| 29 Oct |
Life and Death in the Forests of Poland: Our newsletter ranges from the renewal of endangered species in the Bialowieza Bison Reserve to the murder of 850,000 people in the German Extermination Camps of Sobibor and Belzec - with 14 images. |
Life and Death in the Forest |
| 29 Oct |
Motorhome Travel in Third World Countries: Stimulated by discussions of motorhoming in Libya and a group's plan to motorhome to China, this article argues the total inappropriateness of the motorhome in these settings. |
Motorhoming the 3rd World? |
| 29 Oct |
Images of a Motorhome Journey in Poland 2010: Here are the collected images in Galleries and Slide Shows from our journey south through Poland in the autumn of 2010. |
Images of Eastern Poland Autumn 2010 |
| 28 Oct |
In Poland & Hungary Autumn 2010: This is the detailed travel log of our journey south down the eastern borderlands of Poland and across Slovakia into Hungary. We visit primeval forest, bison reserves, regenerating cities and scenes of mass murder by the Germans at Sobibor and Belzec on the River Bug. |
In Poland & Hungary Autumn 2010 |
| 12 Oct |
In the Baltic Republics Autumn 2010: Following our 2,900 mile journey through Scandinavia, including 1,050 miles above the Arctic Circle, we take a ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn and begin to travel south through the three Baltic Republics. |
In the Baltic Republics |
| 10 Oct |
The Wilsons Return: Following their challenging journey out to Greece via Albania, Brenda describes their return journey to the UK through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria, with several new adventures and exciting future plans! |
The Wilsons Return to the UK |
| 10 Oct |
Pippins in the Peloponnese: Now complete, Rosemary Newton has written her daily diary of a motorhome journey to and through the Greek Peloponnese. Husband Andy kept a parallel photographic record of the tour. |
Pippins in the Peloponnese |
| 9 Oct |
LPG in Europe: In response to a number of queries we have put in one article all we know about the nature and availability of LPG throughout Europe. We plan to keep the information up to date; if you can help then please Contact Us. |
LPG in Europe |
| 5 Oct |
LPG in the Greek Peloponnese: We are indebted to Andy Newton for this information. Whilst in the Peloponnese, he had the skill and the patience to find and disentangle this information on the ground and from the German website. |
LPG in Greece
LPG Stations in Europe (German) |
| 27 Sep |
Across Libya by Road: After our recent visit to Tunisia and the success of the Hughes' visit to Syria and Jordan, we have become interested in Libya. Is a transit possible? How about the complete circuit of the Mediterranean? |
Across Libya by Road |
| 27 Sep |
To Greece by Sea and by Land: We are asked questions about motorhoming to Greece so often that we have put our experiences together into a single article. By ferry or overland, that is the question! |
To Greece by Sea or by Land |
| 26 Sep |
Motorhoming in Arctic Scandinavia in Autumn: Here is the correspondence between ourselves and Liz Palfrey who is preparing to motorhome in northern Scandinavia in October. What emerges is a general uncertainty on the subjects of snow, snow tyres, chains, road closures, the Northern Lights, etc. |
Arctic Scandinavia in the Autumn |
| 24 Sep |
The Dr Bob Collection: Having contributed eight excellent travel logs to this website cobvering journeys in Spain, Australia, Morocco and now Spain, Dr Bob qualifies for his own Collection. He joins the Doyen of Motorhoming, the Don Madge. |
The Dr Bob Collection |
| 24 Sep |
Dr Bob in Portugal 2010: For ever seeking the next horizon, Dr Bob and Sandra leave their home in Spain for a lengthy and intensive motorhome tour of Portugal. Never one to shrink from a full diagnosis and confrontation with the truth, Dr Bob puts Portugal to the test. |
Dr Bob in Portugal 2010 |
| 24 Sep |
Farrington's Facts: Not for the faint of mind, Ian has produced the ultimate antidote to facts. Here are 118 (is that a fact?) of a species that might be called anti-facts. Travellers whose life is dominated by facts need to take it slowly! |
Farrington's Facts |
| 5 Sep |
In Finland 2010: After a 3,000 mile (4,800km) journey north from Dunkirk through Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, we turn south through eastern Finland as the long summer days turn suddenly to autumn gold. |
In Finland 2010 |
| 5 Sep |
Kaye and Alan in Iceland: Kaye's very full account of this journey is a tribute to their skill as travellers and her skill as a writer. Not least, the detail will be invaluable to travellers of all kinds planning a similar journey. |
The James in the Faroe Islands and Iceland |
| 27 Aug |
John & Sue Hughes in Syria & Jordan: This intrepid UK couple took their Chausson Flash 02 motorhome for a 2-month tour of Syria & Jordan, entering and leaving via Turkey. Here they share their experience in very useful and interesting detail. |
The Hughes in Syria and Jordan |
| 29 Aug |
In Norway 2010: Following 1,210 miles on Sweden's Inlandsvagen, the Inland Road, we briefly traverse Finland to make a circuit of northern Norway reaching 70 degrees 30 minutes North at Russenes on the Olderfjord. |
In Norway 2010 |
| 21 Aug |
In Sweden Summer 2010: The full, detailed, linked and illustrated Travel Log of our motorhome and bicycle journey north through Sweden. We travelled the length of the E45, the Inlandsvagen (Inland Road), from Gothenburg to the Arctic Circle and beyond, through endless forest and countless lakes. |
Through Inland Sweden 2010 |
| 21 Aug |
Polar Circular: This is the email we circulated when we finally reached the Polar Circle, 2,250 miles from our starting point in the UK. It summarises the journey, along with 16 photographs. |
Polar Circular |
| 21 Aug |
In Holland & Denmark 2010: Following our winter and early spring tour of Greece, Italy and Tunisia, a return via the Balkans and a protracted stay in the UK, this Travel Log describes our summer journey north through France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Denmark, heading for Sweden, Norway and Finland. |
In Holland & Denmark 2010 |
| 10 Aug |
The GO-Box and Vignette in Austria: We combine our experience with that of Gerry and Janet Freeman to work our way through the knotty problem of GO-Boxing on Austrian Motorways and Freeways. |
GO-Boxing in Austria (Czech Rep & Slovakia) |
| 9 Aug |
Updates for Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Serbia: Following extensive motorhoming in these countries (except Serbia) en route to and from Syria and Jordan (more on this later), John and Sue share useful information on camping, night halts and road conditions. |
Updates for Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania & Serbia |
| 5 Aug |
Details of 70 Campsites in Romania: We have added two more campsites, both in Jud Suceava in the northeast of the country. Camping de Vuurplaats is Dutch-run and Pensiunea Cristiana has camping place; both are close to the mountains and the famous painted monasteries of Moldavia. |
70 Romanian Campsites |
| 31 Jul |
The Don Madge Collection: With an article on Camping Athens, the Don Madge Collection now contains 22 articles of practical information for the long-distance motorhomer from this very experienced Doyen of the motorhoming scene. |
The Don Madge Collection |
| 14 Jul |
Our New Pendle Bike Racks: We are so happy with our new tow-ball fitting Pendle Bike racks that we have written an article all about it - from the idea, through the fitting to its extensive use on the cycle paths of Holland. |
New Pendle Bike Racks |
| 14 Jul |
Cyclists are the Last True Travellers: In this article, we argue that long-distance cyclists are the world's last true travellers and explorers. Travellers in the real world (not tourists and certainly not holiday makers), and explorers of their own abilities and potentials. |
The Last True Travellers |
| 5 Jul |
Our 32 Greatest Cycle Rides: We have gathered together brief descriptions and links to 32 of what we consider to be the best of hundreds of cycle rides over the years. The chosen rides add up to 34,730 miles (55,570 km) or an average of 1,085 miles (1,740 km) per ride. |
Our 32 Greatest Cycle Rides |
| 5 Jul |
New Series of Images: The new Galleries of Images include our new Pendle bike rack, the move from Sprinter Van back into the Flair Motorhome for the summer and beyond and our current journey through the Netherlands |
Pendle Bike Rack
Sprinter to Flair
In the Netherlands 2010 |
| 5 Jul |
New Schwalbe Marathon Extreme Tyres: Schwalbe Marathon XR Touring Tyres being no longer available, we replaced them with the new Schwalbe Marathon Extremes from Paul Hewitt in Leyland, Lancashire. So far, we are very happy with them: hard to fit, they are lighter and more responsive on road as well as safe and sure off the road with no hint of a puncture! |
The Schwalbe Marathon Extreme |
| 1 Jul |
Muppetry on a Grand Scale: Martin Jeffes, of Sakar Hills Camping in southeast Bulgaria fame, has written this tongue in cheek account of the rescue of four British expatriates whose vehicles had broken down on the wintry roads of Hungary and Romania. |
Muppetry on a Grand Scale |
| 1 Jul |
306 Travel Quotations: The collection of travel-related quotations has now reached 306 - so there must be more than one for every occasion! Can you add to the total? |
306 Travel-Related Quotations |
| 1 Jul |
50 Fellow Travellers have contributed articles and images to this website, sharing their experience of long-term, long-distance travel by motorhome and/or bicycle. |
50 Fellow Travellers |
| 1 Jul |
30 Travellers recommend Websites by Travellers: 30 websites by travellers have been recommended by other travellers. Add your favourite traveller's website to the list. |
30 Websites by Travellers |
| 1 Jul |
147 Books for Travelling: 16 more books for our travelling in the summer of 2010 brings the total to 147, including some recommended by readers of this website. There are guide books, cook books, fiction and relevant non-fiction. Why not share the contents of your motorhome's bookshelf/ bicycle pannier? Contact Us! |
147 Books for Travelling |
| 12 Jun |
Travel Tips: Fellow Traveller Ian Shires summarises the valuable lessons he has drawn from many years of travel in his Land Rover Defender. Much of what he writes will also be of value to motorhomers and cycle tourists. |
Travel Tips from Ian Shires |
| 1 Jun |
Tour of Tunisia 2010: The detailed account of our 1,800-mile spring circular tour of Tunisia in our Mercedes Sprinter van. |
Tour of Tunisia 2010 |
| 1 Jun |
Images of Tunisia: Here are 13 Galleries of photographs from our April 2010 tour of Tunisia. |
Galleries of Images of Tunisia |
| 1 Jun |
Greece to the UK 2010: Back in the UK, we start to write up our 4-month, 8,500-mile, 17-country, 70-stage, 12-ferry journey to and from Tunisia. This travel log covers the final leg from northern Greece to the UK via Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Holland and Belgium. |
Greece to the UK 2010 |
| 1 Jun |
From Greece to Tunisia: We leave the Greek Peloponnese via a ferry from Patras to Brindisi and a ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Sicily, aiming for a ferry from Trapani to Tunis. En route, we take the bicycles for a few days riding in Malta via the high speed catamaran to Valletta from Pozzallo in south-eastern Sicily. |
Greece to Tunisia 2010 |
| 1 Jun |
Images of Austria and Germany: Here are 2 Galleries of photographs of Austria and Germany, as seen from the Autobahn. |
Austria
Germany |
| 1 Jun |
Images of the former Yugoslavia: Here are 3 Galleries of photographs of our journey through the coastal and mountain regions of the former Yugoslavia, returning ot the UK from northern Greece |
Montenegro
Bosnia-Hercegovina
Slovenia: Lake Bled |
| 1 Jun |
Images of the Balkans: Here are 2 Galleries of photographs of our journey through Albania, returning to the UK form northern Greece. |
Albania: On the Road
Albania: Ancient Butrint |
| 1 Jun |
Images of Greece: Here are 3 Galleries of pictures of our time in Greece in the early part of 2010, on our way to and from Tunisia. |
In the Peloponnese
Ferry to Corfu
In Igoumenitsa |
| 1 Jun |
Lest We Forget: Hear are some thoughts following visits to 5 CWGC cemeteries on the line of advance of the British First Army from Algeria to Tunis in 1942. We also visited the US Army cemetery in Carthage and CWGC cemeteries on the Anzio Beaches and below Monte Cassino in Italy. |
Lest We Forget: War Cemeteries in Tunisia and Italy |
| 1 Jun |
UK-Tunisia-UK: This is a summary of our 8,500-mile journey in the winter and early spring of 2010. Included are details of the 12 ferries we took! |
UK-Tunisia-UK Summary |
| 18 May |
Tunisian Update: Following our 1,800-mile tour of Tunisia, Margaret produced this detailed update for the Lonely Planet guidebook to this fascinating land. |
Tunisian Update |
| 18 May |
The Don in Greece and the Balkans: The Don Madge Collection now contains 20 articles by this veteran motorhomer, MMM Travel Consultant and doyen of the motorhomes forums. Here are the latest four, sent to us from the Balkans. |
Cretan Crawl
From Rio to Anti-Rio
Albanian Amble
Meander in Montenegro |
| 18 May |
Using a European Motorhome in the USA: Martin Webb's summary notes on the transporting and use of a European motorhome in the UK, following the Webbs' own 30,000-mile journey in a Pilote. |
European Motorhome in the USA |
| 18 May |
The Wilsons Overland to Greece: Luck was not on the side of the Wilsons on their overland journey to Greece in the motorhome they had bought in the USA and imported into the UK. |
The Wilsons in the Balkans |
| 8 Mar |
The Homewoods in Tunisia 2010: Helen and David summarise their 2-month motorhome tour of Tunisia, bringing enthusiasm, information and reassurance to fellow travellers. |
Homewoods in Tunisia 2010 |
| 8 Mar |
The Bosnian Enclave in Croatia: Caravan Club Inspector, Graham Peacock gives a thorough and up-to-date review of the stiuation in passing through Neum, the small Bosnian enclave intruding across the Croatian coastal road between Split and Dubrovnik. |
Passing through Neum |
| 18 Feb |
Abuse and Threats in Finikounda: A cowardly unidentified writer of a threatening email warned us not to come to Finikounda. Now in Finikounda, we and others are tracing the email and its craven originator. Read comments from concerned friends and follow the case! |
We Receive an Anonymous Threat |
| 18 Feb |
Dr Bob and Sandra in Morocco: Intrepid travellers Bob and Sandra give an excellent 35,300-word daily, blow-by-blow account of their recently completed motorhome journey through the challenges of Morocco. Fascinating! |
Dr Bob & Sandra in Morocco |
| 18 Feb |
Dr Bob's Moroccan Prescription: Following his 2-month motorhome tour of Morocco (see above), Dr Bob gives excellent advice to other travellers on a wide range of financial, and other cultural matters. |
Dr Bob's Prescription |
| 5 Feb |
Use of the EHIC in Greece: An example from recent experience shows the limited but useful way the European Health Insurance Card works for travellers in Greece. The guide to all European countries is also on the website. |
Use of the EHIC in Greece
Use of the EHIC throughout Europe |
| 4 Feb |
On the Ionion Beach: Part of the ongoing story of our transition from Fleetwood Flair to Mercedes Sprinter, we describe in detail winter life on the excellent Ionion Beach Camping and Apartments in the Greek Peloponnese. |
On the Ionion Beach |
| 4 Feb |
Paint Your Motorhome: Not really! Here, as part of our feature called 'Reflections' within the category 'Ramblings', we relate a few of the words of the 1960's film 'Paint Your Wagon' to the aspirations of the modern-day motorhomer. |
Born Under a Wandering Star |
| 4 Feb |
Travel Advice for Tunisia: In preparation for our soon-to-be-realised travels in Tunisia, we summarise the travel advice offered freely by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. What problems, if any, might there be? |
Travel Advice for Tunisia |
| 4 Feb |
Overnight Parking In Greece: Wrongly and often absurdly described as 'wild camping', this article lists many places to park a motorhome overnight on the Greek mainland. There is a major contribution by John Hughes with links to Dutch websites. |
Overnight Parking in Greece |
| 4 Feb |
Camping in Bosnia & Herzegovina: John Hughes adds more sites to our existing list of campsites in this country only now opening up to motorhomers, as John and Sue found on their 2009 tour. |
Camping in Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 4 Feb |
A Warning Note from Barra: Guy Harrison writes of the damage caused by motorhomers and others parking on the beach by the airport on the Isle of Barra in Scotland's Western Isles. The site is now closed, so the moral is to park with concern for the environment. |
Free Camp with Care |
| 4 Feb |
How Katie Pulled Boris: Keith Mashiter's book is now freely available as an 83-page, 3.66 MB download into Adobe Acrobat. Katie (a 33-ft RV) pulls Boris (a Mercedes car) and wife Gail on a 6-month, 3,800-mile tour through France and Spain. |
Boris was Pulled by Katie |
| 13 Jan |
Don Madge in Turkey: Veteran motorhomers Don and Maureen Madge are on the road to their favourite winter haunt in Turkey. Get the latest details of the new motorway right across Northern Greece from Igoumenitsa and the Ipsala border crossing into Turkey. |
Don Madge in Turkey 2010
The Don Madge Collection |
| 13 Jan |
Images, Images, Images: Catch up, as we have, with these images of our recent travels. Enlarge each image or see each Gallery as a slide show. Everything except actually being there! |
Bellinzona at Christmas
In Budapest
In the Czech Republic
Transit of Germany
Belgium |
| 13 Jan |
The Wilsons in the USA: Brenda and Adrian Wilson flew to the USA, bought a 26 ft Fleetwood Fiesta in Florida, undertook a tour as far as the west coast and then shipped the Fiesta back to the UK from Jacksonville in Florida. Read the story; view 143 photographs. |
The Wilsons in the USA
143 Images of the Wilsons' American Tour |
| 13 Jan |
Hazel Jackson's Mid-Life Gap Year: Read about Hazel's year motorhoming in Southern Europe with husband and son. Her new website also enables you to order a copy of the book. |
Europe in a Motorhome |
| 6 Jan |
From Flair to Sprinter: The developing story of how Motorhome Medics of Cheltenham helped us to store our Fleetwood Flair American Motorhome and use a Mercedes Benz swb Sprinter van for periods of travel in the remoter parts of Europe. |
From Flair to Sprinter |
| 6 Jan |
Deepcar in Deep Trouble: Long-term motorhomer, Diana, uncovers sharp practices by the Deepcar Motorhome dealership. Not in Brownhills league, Deepcar nevertheless show the sorry state of dealership in the UK. |
Deep Trouble at Deepcar |
| 6 Jan |
The Barkers Travel Again: Paul and Sheila Barker's excellent website continues to develop, with accounts of journeys in their VW-based motorhome. Country-by-country they work their thorough way around Europe with maps, photographs, accounts, history and campsite reviews. This is the best! |
Barkers in Corsica
Barkers in Sardinia
Barkers in Czech Republic |
| 6 Jan |
A New Campsite on the Black Sea: Gabriela and Cornel Petrescu tell us of a new fully-equipped campsite they have opened on the Romanian shores of the Black Sea. |
New Camping on Romanian Black Sea |
| 6 Jan |
The Dears in the Baltics: Keith and Jenny Dear share their experience of motorhoming in the Baltic Republics, supplementing our journey in the autumn of 2009. |
Dears in the Baltics |
| 6 Jan |
Athens Airport Motorhome Parking: New Zealanders Mac and Pip help us locate a number of options for parking your motorhome or caravan when flying out from Atherns Airport. |
Parking for Athens Airport |
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60 Useful Links: Selected from the many, here are a number of links to websites useful and relevant to the long-term, long-distance traveller by motorhome and/or bicycle. |
60 Useful Links |
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414 Readers' Comments: So far, 414 readers and users of this website have offered comments and opinions by email. |
397 Readers' Comments |
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40 Motorhome Insurers: Details are given of 40 motorhome insurers, along with some hints and tips on how to choose a policy suitable for your needs. |
40 Motorhome Insurers |
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