Tour de France Femmes 2023

Leaving the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes we travel roughly 180 miles passing through the Ardeche and into the Occitania region where the temperature continues to rise daily so it’s a hot few days befo...

Tour de France 2023

Having written about the Tour de France in the past I won’t bore anyone with the history this time, Let’s just say this year will see the 110th edition of the Tour start its Grand depart in Ba...

House sitting Arget Village, France 2023

The small village of Arget has just 70 inhabitants and we become part of this community for the next couple of weeks whilst house-sitting.   Pulling up outside of the house we are greet...

A Few Hidden Gems in Northern Spain

What a difference a border makes we have gone from the quiet sleepy villages of Portugal into the land of the loud, fast-talking Spanish. Our chosen park up for the night is right next to the river&nb...

Heading North on the coast of Portugal 

It’s always strange getting back in the motorhome after being at a house sit for a few weeks but we soon get into the swing of things, and back to watching the comings and goings of the place we cal...

House sitting Vinho, Coja 2023

Driving along the now familiar roads we turn off the N17 towards the old Portuguese town of Coja where we start the 5km climb along the winding tarmac road that then turns to a rubble dirt track once ...

First stop France 2023

Packed up and ready for this year’s adventures we head off with what we believe to be plenty of time to get to the port of Dover but as we travel along the A20 there’s a bang and when John get...

Nomadic life house sitting in UK

Since last October we have continued to live a rather nomadic lifestyle travelling to different areas in the UK, house-sitting, and visiting family and friends.  While most people who work 9-5 ha...

Visiting Will Lord, Norfolks famous Caveman

Living as a caveman would not be many people’s choice of lifestyle but living out in the wild has appealed to Will Lord since he was a young boy and we are fortunate enough to spend a few hours ...

Wrethan, Norfolk House sitting

Sitting on the King’s Lynn to Thetford road is the village of Wretham which was once shaken by World War II aircraft at the nearby Military airbase, which today along with Thetford forest and farmla...

Exploring the Cotswolds and Northamptonshire 

Just five miles from the vibrant market town of Cirencester is the small village of Rendcomb where we spend 10 days house-sitting for Charles and Fiona’s cats, Lizzie, Bertie and Jasper.  The v...

Visiting Chay, Cardiff Bay Wales

Travelling down the M4 on a Sunday morning we find ourselves being diverted along the M3 wasn’t what we were expecting and I’m sure John thinks the ‘Route Baree’ are following him from...

Did we overstay our welcome in Europe

Over the last few years like lots of people, John and I had enjoyed motorhome touring freedom across Europe, with the only restriction on our movement being the need to come back to the UK to see fami...

Our time in Europe 2022

Finally, our trip is coming to an end and as the ferry slowly leaves the Port of Calais I thought I would write about the good, the bad, and I was going to say ugly but ugly didn’t feature this time...

Our last week in Northern France

Time does fly, and yet another week is over for us and the end of our adventure is now looming as we zig-zag our way along the A16 towards the port of Calais.  Northern France is a stunning regio...

Fun with our Family in Normandy

Honfleur is a traditional old French fishing village, with cobbled streets, timber houses, weekly markets, and even a merry-go-round dating back to 1900 so it’s a magnet for tourists with everything...

Back in the Pays de la Loire, France

Back in the Pays de la Loire we decide to revisit some of the places we have been to before and after months of me nagging John that we need to stop moving on each day and spend sometime in these ar...

Yip and Paul’s Adventure, La Busliere France

We think there’s something about the idea of taking an old French decaying property and restoring it to its former glory that particularly appeals to us Brits so reading that channel 4 was due to re...

North of Brittany, France

After the rain comes the floods as we continue around the coast of Brittany. Fortunately, we were up high so weren’t affected but when we park up in Ploudalmezeau we are warned not to park in some o...

North West France, Loire valley into Brittany

It’s Monday morning and our first port of call today is the supermarket to stock up and try to purchase a French sim card. Since the 23rd of May this year the rules on using data a broad changed...

Centre-Loire Valley region,  France 

Heading further north we were hoping for a cooler climate however the fierce heat wave that in recent weeks has left much of Europe and the UK wilting under its scorching sun just seems to be continui...

Cantal and The Lot departments, France 

Moving into south-central France  we enter the Cantal department and over the next week we slowly make our way across to The Lot region where we park just outside of the village of Gram...

Tour de France 2022

The Alps rival any region of France for drama, beauty and excitement and none more so than when the Tour de France arrives. Over the next week, we watch several stages of the tour which saw us travel ...

Tramway du Mont Blanc, France

Realising that the Tramway du Mont Blanc is in Saint Gervais Les Bains we decide to take a trip up the mountain. At 4,810m, Mont-Blanc (or Monte Bianco, in Italian), is the highest mountain in Europe,...

The South of France and Alpes

The south of France has no shortage of canals and rivers that join together before meandering into the Mediterranean but we decide to leave the Canal du Midi behind and turn inland towards the alps. B...

Housesitting in Marseillette, France

Passing Carcassone to our right we head for the village of Marsiellette to start our next house sit. Surrounded by vines at the edge of the village Adrian and Annmarie’s stunning home is set on...

Crossing the Pyrenees into France, 2022

Crossing back into France through the Pyrenees into the Bayonne district the radio instantly changes back to typical French music that has a  sentimental tone, it’s the only European country we h...

No Siestas or Fiestas for us this time in Spain

With a heat wave continuing to spread we decide to travel early morning back across the unmanned border into Spain and there’s a slight breeze as we follow the winding Douro river out of Portugal th...

Discovering Central Portugal

Before leaving the Arganil district we spend a couple of days at a site about 10 minutes from the village of Barril de Alva, it’s a quiet place with just one bar and shop.  The site is set on t...

House sitting in Central Portugal

The next leg of our journey sees us heading inland to central Portugal, (70 Km East of Coimbra, 5Km from Coja) and Vinho is the closest village to our next house sit, and we soon make ourselves known ...

North Portugal

It’s Mothering Sunday here when we cross the border into Portugal and with the radio now blaring out modern or just tunes we know it already seems calmer here.  The beginning of May marks t...

Cantabria and Galicia region, Spain

Unlike the Mediterranean coastline there’s no buzzing atmosphere on this part of the Atlantic coast there are just charming fishing villages with some unspoilt beaches, and historical sites, however...

Not the morning we were expecting, Portugal

After being kept awake by our French neighbour  who then proceeds to lean across our bonnet this morning resulting in John banging the dashboard and window screen, we should have known ...

San Sebastian to Foz, Northwest Spain

With the Pyrenees to the left and the Basque coast ahead, we pass through Hendaye the last French town before crossing the border into Spain. Served by the Paris-Bordeaux-Irun rail service it’s a hi...

Bergerac to Biarritz, France

On leaving Bergerac we are undecided on where to head next and with the weather still looking gloomy in this area we move further south. In need of groceries, we stop at Miramont de Guyenne, itâ€...

House sitting in Perigord Pourpre, France

Known as Périgord Pourpre (purple Périgord) and famous for its rolling hills, fields of sunflowers peppered with tiny hamlets, vineyards and grand chateaus you can see what draws people to holiday a...

Easter in France

Unlike home today isn’t a bank holiday in France, however, the shops here have still been stacking their shelves since February with Easter eggs and the chocolate shops look amazing, some too go...

Charente-Maritime to Aquitaine, France

On leaving Poupot we drive the short distance back to Mortigna Sur Gironde, bordering the banks of the Gironde estuary, its a small town and we find a lovely spot right next to the marina opposite a r...

House sitting Chez Poupot, Lorignac France

Situated 80km from Bordeaux and in the heart of the Charente maritime is the village of Lorignac and it’s just a stone’s throw away from here where we have been house sitting for the last few ...

Normandie, Pays de loire to the Atlantic coast 2022

Since writing my last blog back in September 2020 it feels like we have spent far too long inside and not really venturing very far apart from work or shopping. So after 18 months, well apart from one...

A month in France 2020

When Lockdown ended in June we hummed and hawed has to whether we should venture anywhere this year. We understand that for some people travelling while the coronavirus pandemic continues across the w...

Staying safe since March

Thought it was about time I updated this blog so here’s what we have been up to, all be it the content of this blog is probably very similar to what the rest of the country has been up too.  On...

House sitting in the UK

Having written this nearly two months ago I have finally got round to posting it. On and off over the last two years, we have been fortunate enough to house sit in some beautiful houses in stunning lo...