Nuremberg Past

Reading the guide books and visiting the National museum it becomes apparent that Nuremberg is home to many beautiful ancient buildings, historical events and famous people. But it seems to … Continue Reading →

Deutschland

Our journey to Germany was mostly uneventful apart from being stopped on the autobahn by the security police! After the recent acts of terrorism in Bavaria, the police explained that … Continue Reading →

Cesky Krumlov

Several people had recommended that we visit the town of Cesky Krumlov situated close to the Austrian border. The sat nav thinking we had morphed into a medium sized car … Continue Reading →

Journey to Prague

The next morning, we reluctantly left our five star life style, bath, linen napkins and flushing toilets. Arriving at the van park slightly later than anticipated we left in rather … Continue Reading →

Poland – A storm in a campsite

  We headed off on Monday morning with over 6000 miles under our belt, heading for our tenth country, Poland. We crossed the border, and one only knows this, by … Continue Reading →

Vilnius

Arriving at City Camp in Vilnius, Nicolette, a very friendly Dutch lady walked over and introduced herself. Coincidentally she too had started her tour on 20th April but in a … Continue Reading →

Rundales Pils

Leaving Riga in the rain we headed south towards Lithuania calling in on the way to visit one of Latvia’s main attractions, the Rundale Palace. This opulent 18th century palace … Continue Reading →

Latvia

  We spent the first night in Latvia at a costal campsite to the north of Riga. The windswept beach stretched miles in both directions and after a very bracing … Continue Reading →

Haapsalu

We decided to spend a day or two in Haapsalu, one of Estonia’s premier seaside resorts. We drove via Padilski; a former Soviet naval base and once one of the … Continue Reading →

Tallinn – I’m back!

The next morning, we cycled into Tallinn. I was keen to try the new folding bike but felt the need to unfold it somewhere private, avoiding the audience of the … Continue Reading →