So we have been off the grid for a little while since we left Edinburgh - the capital left us wanting more from Scotland so we continued to head further north and into the Highlands. The great things about Scotland (and its Land Reform Act 2003) is that you can pretty much park up anywhere …
To The North
We arrived in Hull, refreshed from our 14 hour overnight ferry and back on English soil, where our adventure with Big Karl first began. With the rainy weather looming we didn’t muck around and headed straight for the Lakes District in Northern England for some scenery, real ales and good pubs. We stopped off at …
Saying Cheers and Farewell to Europe
There is nothing like celebrating with a good champas in your hand, and this is exactly what we thought when we booked a tour through one of the oldest champagne houses in France, Pommery. We were given a glimpse at the 18 kilometres of wine caves which are still in use on the original property …
From German Canals to the Dutch Swamp
Hamburg was always suppose to be a ‘pass through’ destination but that wasn’t going to stop us heading out and having a look around. A very old maritime city, we appropriately parked on the riverside of the Port and watched the comings and goings of ferries, container ships and what ever else happened to be …
An Impromptu Stop to Scandinavia
We headed out of Berlin to a place called Templin, situated in the middle of a National Park, to stay the night and shorten the drive the following day to. As with most driving holidays we didn’t expect everything to go to plan 100% of the time, especially when I am in charge of navigation. …
Blown away in Prague and Berlin
After a few days on the road it was time to check Big Karl in to a motorhome stop and refresh the supplies. Prague provided the perfect destination to get a few small cleaning jobs done and set up camp for two nights. The weather was starting to get a tad chilly (especially in the …
4 Countries in 2 Days…
As far as first impressions go, Budapest got off to a rough start as we found ourselves stuck in traffic for what seemed like hours in the middle of downtown at rush hour. However, a quick laundromat stop later and the place was starting to impress us with a very convenient (and cheap at 7€) …
Beers, Bikes and Bratwurst
After seeing the beaches of Portugal and Croatia in the heigh of summer, I never expected Central Europe to look quite so good in October. It seems that almost overnight the colours of the scenery has changed from bright green to varying shades of red, burnt orange and yellow everywhere we look. Munich certainly didn’t …
Autumn Has Arrived
After our refreshed stop-over in Croatia, it came time to say goodbye to the coastal towns and beaches, and head North through central and eastern Europe. The first stop on our list was Ljubljana, the quaint capital of Slovenia; we stayed at a restaurant-come-petting-farm for two nights. The accommodation was free with a meal so …
Behind the Lens
This blog marks the half way point in our travels around Europe and an insight into the behind the scenes of our life on the road in ‘Big Karl’. For those who may not be rugby-mad readers, we decided to name our camper van ‘Big Karl’ for his lack of speed and mobility like his …
Damien + Caitlin 