France
Amazing Moissac – A Photogenic Must Visit
Kelpie has started heading east towards the Mediterranean and has crossed the London meridian line. He is tucked into the corner of a large brand new purpose built aire in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Moissac, France (44.09791, 1.09284). Alan had done some research on Google maps to see where exactly the aire at […]
Overshadowed, Overcast And Flat Out In Gruissan
We have reached the Mediterranean coast and are parked up in a large aire in Gruissan, which will be our final stop in France this season. It is free to stay here during the winter and Kelpie has seen his first busy motorhome stopover, though it also looks like many are here for the duration […]
On The Tunnel And We’re Off!
When we were planning this years trip we fancied trying the Tunnel but Alan was a bit concerned that our old 7.5 tonne lorry based motorhome would be too big. After much himming and haaing, and some advice from the oracles on various Facebook pages, we decided to take a chance and just book it. […]
Thiepval & The Heart Of The Somme WWI Centenary
From Ypres, our tour of of the Great War battlefields took us south around Lille and Arras to the heart of the Somme region at Thiepval in France. If you have lived in Northern Ireland, you can’t fail to have heard of the Battle of the Somme as to this day it is widely commemorated […]
Pretty Honfleur Harbour And Medieval Town in Normandy
After visiting the Thiepval Memorial and Ulster Tower, we headed south west towards the coast and the town of Honfleur. We over-nighted in a small town called Forge Les Eaux about half way to Honfleur. Here there was a large aire operated by the campsite opposite. It was advertised as being open from March until […]
All Aboard The Mont St Michel Express!
When we arrived on our first European trip in December 2016, we left Cherbourg driving towards Rennes. As we drove along the route, we could see the impressive Mont de St Michel sitting just off the coastline. As we were mere rookies then, we had already picked out our place to stay in Rennes and […]