Sightseeing In Seville – The Beating Heart of Spain
Seville had been on our list of must-dos since we arrived in Spain. So after we said goodbye to Andy and Moira in Conil as they were about to start the long journey back to Northern Ireland, we too headed north but only as far as our anticipated visit to Seville. The car park come […]
A Break For The Border And Into Portugal
Kelpie is parked on a hill not far inside Portugal in the Almada D’Ouro Motorhome Park perched between a baragem (reservoir) near Odeleite on one side and the Guadiana river on the other (37.33169, -7.46838). Our original plan on leaving Seville was to visit the unique town of El Rocío on our way towards the Portuguese […]
The Next Travel Chapter
Whilst we stayed at Mikki’s Place for three weeks, we received 3 pieces of news that would change our travel plans and have us heading back to the UK. We were offered jobs as seasonal campsite wardens for 6 months. We thought this wold be the ideal job allowing us to save the majority of […]
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. […]
Ypres & The Menin Gate WWI Centenary
Since hearing about the the nightly Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium I have always wanted to experience 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 […]