Versailles is quite close so we are there in no time at all.  For once parking is easy in the huge cobbled square in front of the palace.&nbsp...

We faithfully follow the map to the camp site as Andrew has picked this one as it has good access to the rail line to take us into Paris.  No ...

Our camping spot was in Histfals, Denmark last night and with the help of some motorways we make good progress towards Amsterdam.  Mid day we ...

"We'll take the scenic route" says Andrew as we get ready to travel.  It certainly proves to be just that and lots more thrown in!  Fjord...

I have now run out of new superlatives.  Perhaps Roget's might have something in the pipeline?  Tonight's campsite overlooks the village ...

By now our European wanderings have covered just over 5,000 miles ( approx 8,000kms) and we are about to see some of the biggest contrasts yet in t...

We are headed for Oslo in Norway but plan to overnight in Sweden tonight near the border.  It is a Saturday afternoon when we arrive in Gotten...

Wonderful roads and the drivers all seem to keep to the speed limits and show courtesy.  Well, in the first 60 kms it happens and we were prob...

Andrew's plan is that I have a lot of driving ahead of me.  His ankle is still swollen but not so bad and the rest in the van might help.&nbsp...

Once out of Salzburg we pass through some beautiful countryside with some great lakes and mountains.  At a sizeable town we shop at a supermar...

We are packed and away from our Gemona de Friuilli camp in northern Italy by 9.30am  It is still raining on and off with misty clouds making&n...

Arrived here by car ferry from Greece at 8.30am and it must be just the best way to arrive!  Another bright sparkling day and from  ...

One more day and night in Greece.  Andrew has found what we hope will be a great car ferry trip from Igoumenitsa (love saying that name) to Ve...

At 8 pm we arrive at the camp 15kms beyond Volos.  The town has many ancient ruins but we are about full up with sight seeing suchlike now.&nb...

Through the night I get a lovely text message from Angela wishing me a Happy Mother's Day.  The itinerary for today is to find the ancient rui...

Climb through mountains where we glimpse patches of snow.  Quaint villages that must have been painted on to the sides of the steep mountains....

Having just read somewhere that Greece has the highest accident rate in the European Union, I leave the ferry very cautiously and as I try to leave...

The camp ground runs a shuttle service into the centre so we take advantage of this.  What they dont tell you is what it looks like and where ...

We have decided to try for Bari tonight and motor through on down to Salerno, up to Avellino then across the middle of Italy to the east coast.&nbs...

Rain is threatening when we wake in Rome so it is a hurried breakfast, then pack up before the tent gets wet.  The rain begins as we exit Rome...

Beautiful travelling today.  Rolling hills with patchwork hills.  Soft, sunny light, with a constant haze.  Poppies, wild cherry tre...

Perched on the side of a hill overlooking Firenze (Florence) on terraced ground this huge camp ground is full of olive trees.  It is expensive...

Lucca is a walled city and some.  Parking the car we walk up to the city walls and in.    Cobbled narrow streets, clean but too...

Leaving Barcelona we pass through countryside with lots more vineyards.  Terracing on hill filled with grape vines.  Cross many canals wi...

As we leave Granada we take a last look at the snow capped mountains that surround the city.  Drive through fields of artichokes and wonder th...

With Andrew navigating, we somehow miss the A246 which will take us to an area that we know will have camping and local transport into the city.&nb...

We are starting to make more firm plans these days but once we do they change anyway!  Want to drive up the east coast of Spain staying near t...

Packed up our tent at Tarifa and spread the damp washing over the gear in the van.  The van has been leaking oil from the left hand front so i...

Seville is to be our next stop and the weather is great.  Travelled by minor roads to Faro and note that the developement of the coast has gon...

Today is our second wedding anniversary!  At the Portuguese border no one wants to stop us and look at our passports.  Near the border we...

Booked on P&O ferry with the van for a two night trip across the Bay of Biscay.  It was so much fun.  We took the basic cabin which h...