Our first trip to Portugal

Only a few kilometres from Spain we cross the border into northern Portugal easily the most remote part of mainland Portugal, if not western Europe.                                   ...

From scenic France, to Northern Spain

As we leave France for the time being and head towards the Spanish border. We are met with a roller coaster of scenery. At times the narrow winding road goes up and down through green mountain pines. ...

House sitting in the Hautes Pyrenees, France

On the outskirts of Boulogne sur Gesse is the village of Thermes-Magnoac where we are next due to house sit. It’s home to Rob, G and their 5 dogs, Gus, Guy, Gay, George and Jules. We pass through th...

Jewels of the Pyrenees

Once again we are on the move. My sidekick (sat nav) and I have been reunited but it’s not long before we are in trouble again!! Perhaps it’s me that needs to go back to England to be reb...

A month in the Haute Pyrenees

The Haute Pyrenees’s is where we have been house sitting for the last month. Situated along the French border with Spain its a vast area with mountains in the south whilst the north is a much flatte...

Motor Home Living July 9, 2018

When I started this blog, I wrote about a house being a home so why couldn’t a motorhome….well, it’s been nearly 3 months now and there have been a few teething problems. Motorhomes ...

Oradour-Sur-Glane, A Tragic Story June 18, 2018

Oradour-Sur-Glane is a village and memorial site northwest of Limoges. I first became aware of the site whilst searching for interesting places to visit in France. I have never really been interested ...

Time to catch up with these blogs June 18, 2018

  I thought I would write about my experience of trying to do this blog so far. People blog about lots of different things and travel blogs are very common whether it be Europe or worldwide. I st...

Further South, Charente-Maritime May 26, 2018

So, after the events of the last 48hrs, we found ourselves leaving what was meant to be our new ‘home’ for the next two and half weeks. It’s such a shame really, it’s location is stunning the ...

Aurevior England, Bonjour Dieppe May 7, 2018

Newhaven to Dieppe is a four hour ferry crossing and its a clear sunny day, so the sea is calm. We find our way up to deck six and look for a seat near plug sockets to charge our phones.  It’s not ...

No Place To Park, England- April 30, 2018

Bath is our next stop off and we find a large park and ride in Lansdowne road which we can stay in overnight. The bus ride into Bath centre is about 15 minutes and costs £6 for the two of us that inc...

Five miles down the road – April 18, 2018

We know what your all thinking “ we’re going travelling” they said, and yes shortly we will be venturing further afield but for the last two weeks we have been staying at The Startled Saint in W...

Packing Up – April 15, 2018

It’s less than 3 months since we decided the time was right for us to undertake this new adventure, but thinking, and planning is a bit different to actually doing it! Since then we have given up wo...