Day 104 In a great twist of bad luck becoming good, by being late to arrive in Ghent (due to mechanical breakdowns, and extended breaks in Val d’Isere),…
I watched a movie called In Bruges nearly 10 years ago, and other than thinking it quite brilliantly dark, I had this opinion that Bruges was a shit…
Belgium Country number 12! Admittedly we were driving along a motorway on a grey and rainy day, but we didn’t have much compulsion to leave and explore the…
Day 102 The driving effort from last night only got us half of the way to Luxembourg. There was still a lot of driving to go today to…
We arrived late after driving over the two Saint Bernard Passes (and repairing our brakes). Fortunately it’s still not too busy, and we were able to camp in…
We had spent the day watching the Tour de France run into the small town of Nuits-Saint-Georges. We’d also spent the day looking at vineyards that stretched in…
It was a hard decision to make to detour to see the Tour de France again. We had a great time last year, but it’s also requires a…
We finally left heavenly Val d’Isere. It was hard, but it was long overdue. It was time to get back to the adventures! After nearly a week up…
Day 89 Martigny We went to bed with cold wind belting rain against the side of our van, and woke to pretty much the same conditions. Thankfully, the…
Day 86 The morning was clear and sunny, but it was still a bit of a drive to where we wanted to go hiking today. Our drive took…