Day 1: Getting outta dodge.
14 april 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Well it’s been an interesting time to get here but super excited. Thanks for following.
Day 2: Doha
15 april 2024, Qatar ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Wore. Ourselves. Out. Al corniche. Islamic art museum. Katara Cultural Village for lunch. Lots of walking. Graham was terrific working out trains and trams. Found the only two underground bars whereLäs mer
Day 2: Doha continued.
15 april 2024, Qatar ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
A wonderful day and lovely by night.
Day 3: Doha to Paris
16 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Lazed by the pool before catching the plane to Paris. Went for a midnight street walk and drinks.
Day 4: RIO speedwagon to Versailles
17 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Getting the van - REO 2 - out of Paris was interesting. Ended up spending first day in Versailles and parking there overnight. We took the train into Paris as we had a booking for the Eiffel TowerLäs mer
Day 4: An eyefull of the Eiffle.
17 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
I cried when I turned the corner and there it was. Amazing. ❤️❤️❤️
Day 5: Versailles market
18 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Seriously. No matter where I am in the world I can find a market!!
Day 5: Versailles to Pontois
18 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
From Versailles to Pontois we had a truly wonderful day. Walking the “champs” was wonderful. Parking the van and training it into Paris was the best call.
Day 6: The Louvre.
19 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Well this was an amazing experience. We spent hours there and still didn’t see everything.
Day 6: Continued. Pontoise to Amiens.
19 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Travelling through the countryside. Our first pub.
Day 7: First war cemetery.
20 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Teary.
Day 7: The French understand me.
20 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Important things first. Food second.
Day 7: Amiens to Dunkirk to Calais
20 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Learning so much regarding war history.
Day 8: Calais to Brugges
21 april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ 🌬 5 °C
Next stop Brugges. Our first border crossing into Belgium.
Day 8: Brugges continued.
21 april 2024, Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
What a fantastic place. Decided to stay longer. This place has so much soul. Stumbled across an art trail and a huge soccer match.
Day 8: More Brugges
21 april 2024, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Can’t get enough of this place.
Day 9: Brugges to Ghent
22 april 2024, Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Apart from having my reading glasses stolen in 2be Brewery we loved Brugges.
Day 10: Ghent
24 april 2024, Belgien ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
Wonderful little town with cool pubs and lovely museums. Yes that’s us sleeping in the IKEA car park.
Day 11: Ghent to Ypres
24 april 2024, Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Decided to spend tomorrow’s ANZAC day at the Menin gates in Ypres. Visited the war cemetaries today. Teared up reading “they are not lost, they are here”.
Day 11: Ypres
24 april 2024, Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Belgium beers. Haven’t met one I don’t like. Very moving ceremony by the Menin gates tonight. Happens EVERY night of the year. 5-6 bugles at a time.
Day 12: ANZAC day in Ypres
25 april 2024, Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Great decision to spend ANZAC day in this wonderful place. Met so many wonderful people. It’s great when people wanna chat and you know in a different universe you’d be mates.
Day 12: Ypres to Hamme
25 april 2024, Belgien ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Celebrated an emotional ANZAC day at the Menin Gates. Visited war memorial sites. Met Ed the old Aussie whose son owns Goodiesons brewery in McLaren vale. Gonna meet us there sometime! Graham has aLäs mer
Day 13: Hamme to Rotterdam
27 april 2024, Nederländerna ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Our longest drive. Not sure what was scarier, the freeways or the tiny country roads. Night walk in Rotterdam was awesome.
Day 14: Kings day Rot. and The Hague
27 april 2024, Nederländerna ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
When you stumble across the countries pubic holiday and it goes off.
Day 14: Rotterdam to Utrecht
27 april 2024, Nederländerna ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After a big “Kings” day we moved on to Utrecht. We travelled through some lovely countryside but found it hard to find somewhere to stop. Grah is the king of this though so we ended up at a parkLäs mer
Resenär14th April must be an auspicious day. Hope you guys have an amazing journey. Looking forward to following your travels 😃.
ResenärRight?!?! Enjoy. Catch up on your return.
ResenärHappy Trails!!