Amsterdam
The longest we have stayed in one place! This was to give us 3 full days in Amsterdam. Location of the site was great, just a 20 minute walk to the free ferry straight over to the city. Day 1…
Rees On Tour
Off To See The World
Rees On Tour
Off To See The World
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Sails & Blue
These two attractions deserved their own post! First up Kinderdjik Windmills, 19 of them built in 1797, to prevent flooding. The area lies below sea level. It has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1997. You can tour the…
Final Descent – City Overload Incoming – Part 2
Brussels We’d booked to stay in a YOUTH HOSTEL! Well their carpark, which is literally a stones throw from the city centre. Had to apply for a LEZ permit as well, which was all relatively easy online. We reached…
Final Descent – City Overload Incoming
Ghent We arrived in Ghent just at the right time – the marathon was on. Fought our way through the crowds to get to our camping spot, on the edge of the city. Got parked up, went to plug in…
Museums Ahead
Left Koerich mid morning, headed for 2 nights in Bastogne. We crossed the border between Luxembourg & Belgium & found ourselves driving through the “Fuel Eldorado”- Martelange, which has 11 fuel stations in less than a 2km stretch! All…
Heading For Koerich
Next stop, a quick hop in to Luxembourg! Found an amazing Aire to the West of Luxembourg City & the race was on to get one of the four spaces. You can stay for up to 48 hours free…
Off Again
After 3 nights in Durnal, it was time to leave. First though off to collect the “Parcel”. Oh yes it was there as promised. A point to note is that the roads in Belgium are as bad as the…
Backache & Gas Gate
We had plan A-D to deal with the gas situation. Our destination depended on which plan we implemented! However an added factor is that G has a really bad back pain, so we are going to include a few “down”…
The Birthday
Woke this morning to another gorgeous bright day – perfect for a birthday. Headed in to Ypres for a breakfast of coffee & croissants at a restaurant overlooking the square (which has currently been taken over by a fairground) Spent…
Departure & The First Stretch
Our journey began with a mix of emotions – excitement, nerves! Stayed overnight in Canterbury at the park and ride carpark, which was perfectly fine however we realised we had much better things to come. Bucket list No 1. Le…