Paul Smith starts his journey x
8. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Overnight stop near Cropredy
8. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Staying in an off-road lay-by near Cropredy so I can arrive at the festival campsite early. Several other motorhomes & campers seem to have the same idea.
Cropredy
9. August 2018 in England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Got here early! The field is nearly empty. Let's see how long it takes to fill up.
Mirfield, step 1 of the holiday
9. August 2018 in England ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Handycon 2018
10. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Dover Harbour
12. August 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Setting off soon !
On the ferry
13. August 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Got to the docks a bit early and we got on the earlier sailing
France
13. August 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Belgium
13. August 2018 in Belgien ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Just having lunch while passing through. Lovely weather.
Luxemburg
13. August 2018 in Luxemburg ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
long day ..
Luxemburg
13. August 2018 in Luxemburg ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Passing through and filling up with diesel. It's very cheap here. €1.11 per litre, and that's at a motorway service station.
Germany, now
13. August 2018 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Heading for Saarbrücken for the night.
Saar Therme, Saarbrücken, Germany
13. August 2018 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
There's a Stellplatz at Saar Therme thermal baths, so we're staying here tonight and we'll pop into the baths tomorrow morning
Also, look at what you can get from the ice cream van that visits theWeiterlesen
Ice Cream !
13. August 2018 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Thermal Baths
14. August 2018 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Went to the thermal baths. The Stellplatz was €18 for the night, but it included 2 hours per person at the baths, which would have cost €17.50 each, so it was a good deal!
Friedberg overnight
14. August 2018 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Overnight parking by a lake used for water activities. There's a water-ski pulley thing with jumps etc.
Mirabell Park, Salzburg, Austria
15. August 2018 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Salzburg
15. August 2018 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Fabulous mini Sound of Music tour, cycled all the way up to the castle !
Austria
16. August 2018 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
avoiding the motorway and the €150 euro toll !
Slovinia !
16. August 2018 in Slowenien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A long day of driving, but we made it !
Lake Bled campsite !
16. August 2018 in Slowenien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Glad we booked ! People are being turned away, 20 yards from the lakeside, food is cheap but roads are scary !
Vintgar Gorge
18. August 2018 in Slowenien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Bike ride
18. August 2018 in Slowenien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Bike ride and Bled Castle
19. August 2018 in Slowenien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
24 mile ride around Radolvjika, Begunje, Zirovnica, and back to Bled, stopping off at Bled Castle for a visit (and big hill climb on the bikes - glad we have e-bikes!)
Italy
20. August 2018 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Decided to return via Italy, because we haven't been to enough countries yet. So, Italy is country number 8 for this holiday.






































































