EnglandKeighleyWest Morton53°52’41” N 1°52’22” W
June 30, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
And we’re off! 3,000 miles and 7 countries to go!
First stop….. Hull 😐
NetherlandsNorth HollandGemeente AmsterdamBinnenstadDe Dokwerker52°21’59” N 4°54’17” E
July 1, 2023 in the Netherlands
After the overnight ferry trip on the Pride of Rotterdam, we arrived in the Netherlands and decided to go rouge from the itinerary on day 2 for a spot of lunch in a rainy Amsterdam!
GermanyRheinland-PfalzErpelErpeler Ley50°34’34” N 7°15’10” E
July 1, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
1st night in the van! A stop over as we continue to head south tomorrow.
A walk along the Rhine followed by Schnitzel, beer and bed!
GermanyFree State of BavariaKochel am SeeZwergernKatzen-Kopf47°35’2” N 11°18’41” E
July 2, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Long drive today, keeping ourselves entertained with our Spotify World Cup made up game! Totally worth the drive when we arrived at Lake Walchensee (aka the Bavarian Caribbean!) - one of the largestRead more
GermanyFree State of BavariaKochel47°39’35” N 11°22’3” E
July 4, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
From Walchensee we took a bus ride over the hills on the hunt for some Bavarian food!
Bavarian food complete with Stein ✔️
AustriaCarinthiaSpittal an der Drau46°47’53” N 13°29’42” E
July 5, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A three country day!
Lots more miles on the German Autobahn’s. Easy to drive but also terrifying!
We decided to take the chance to stop in Austria as we passed though on our way to Slovenia.Read more
SloveniaObčina BledMlinoMala Osojnica46°21’43” N 14°4’56” E
CroatiaKarlovačka ŽupanijaBrajdićiLogorište44°58’23” N 15°38’47” E
July 8, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today we continue to head south and drive through Slovenia into Croatia. Hot, hot, hot!! After a long drive on a very hot day we pulled up to one of the best resorts we have stayed at yet completeRead more
CroatiaLičko-Senjska ŽupanijaOsredakPlitvica44°53’49” N 15°36’43” E
July 9, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today we took a day trip from the resort to The Plitvice Lakes National Park.
What a magical place of natural beauty! A nature reserve filled with impressive waterfalls and adjoining turquoise lakesRead more
ItalyVenetoVeniceRialto Bridge45°26’16” N 12°20’10” E
July 12, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Onto the Italian leg of the holiday - first stop Venice. Here we leave the van at a campsite in Fusina and get a ferry to Venice.
However … slight delay due to an electrical fault with the van!Read more
