Sad to say that the performance of Google Timeline has gone from outstanding to abysmal, so, although i leave it running the Timeline is no longer much use for tracking our motorhome journeys. Of course that leaves us with a problem, what is the best alternative to Google Timeline?. On our last motorhome trek through
Mobile phone data use when on a ship or ferry Which apps use the most data when roaming and how can you find out? While on the ferry returning from Santander to the UK I was surprised how many people were receiving messages and phone calls on their mobile phones. I wondered if they knew
Camping-Car Park with and without the Privilege Pack. We have tried to use Camping-Car Park in the past, sat outside one of their campsites for about an hour trying to register and book. What stopped us was all the add on fees, so the overnight cost went from something like €14 to €56 – admittedly
We plan a trek through Spain in September (2024), as soon as August is over. There are two good reasons we like September in Spain, first the heat of July and August is past, and second the school holidays are over, so we’re no longer needed for grandparent duties. Our preferred way to reach Spain
Our early summer 2024 is an exciting trip to Sigtuna in Sweden for a dancing event, around 1,500 miles each way. Outward we decided to travel through Denmark using the bridges – the most expensive bridges in Europe. For our return to Germany we opted for the Trellborg to Travemunde ferry operated by TT-Line. The
Mid November 2023, only about 6 weeks since we returned from France and our last motorhome trek through the Alsace and across France. We are drinking the wine that we purchased and looking at photos, adding pages to the website and planning what to do next. Looking ahead to warmer weather there are some long
Another memorable motorhome tour through the northern part of France; our intention was to cross to France via Le Shuttle then make a fast journey to the Languedoc area to view Roman sites in France, then wine tasting and purchase of red wines, over the border into Spain with a call in Andorra, heading back
I am sorry to report that our Reich water pump has failed AGAIN! To recap the story of our water problems . . . our Hymer B544 came equipped with a Reich Twin motor pump; that pump worked until August 2022, 6 years, so we had no real complaints about how long it worked. We
At the time of writing in early 2023 we are still seeing the sun set early, about 1620 here in Lancaster, with a temperature of 5°, but we already have itchy feet, we are thinking about where we might go later in the year. Looking back at locations where we stayed I see some interesting
October 2022, back in the UK after a month in Spain & Portugal. A mixed trip, some fantastic days, others not so good; motorhome problems encountered and fixed, mostly good weather although some days were too hot, wine tasting somewhat disappointing. Portugal did not live up to expectations so we cut our losses and drove