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- Day 1
- Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 105 ft
EnglandCamden Town Market51°32’23” N 0°8’36” W
London
April 1, 2014 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Setting off from London on a gorgeous sunny day. Can't believe we'll be in the van for 3 months! Eurotunnel let us on an hour early and we're in Calais in no time.
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- Day 1
- Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 7:00 PM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 46 ft
FranceCoquelles50°56’11” N 1°48’18” E
Coquelles, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
April 1, 2014 in France ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
First night in the van, in the car park of Cité Europe! Stocked up on wine at Majestic earlier... Slept like a top, which may have been related to the wine rather than the comfort of our car park!
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- Day 2
- Wednesday, April 2, 2014
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 758 ft
- FranceBurtoncourt49°13’30” N 6°24’15” E
Burtoncourt, Lorraine
April 2, 2014 in France ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Our first proper campsite in beautiful French countryside. Cooked ratatouille which was really rather good. Showers tepid.
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- Day 3
- Thursday, April 3, 2014
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 518 ft
- FranceLe Ban Saint-Martin49°8’3” N 6°9’22” E
Metz, Lorraine
April 3, 2014 in France ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Cycled in to Metz, saw the cathedral and the regional branch of the Georges Pompidou Centre, which included some amazing sculptures, Anish Kapoor's was the highlight. Bought lunch at the coveredRead more
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- Day 6
- Sunday, April 6, 2014
- 🌧 11 °C
- Altitude: 1,138 ft
GermanySchiltach48°17’30” N 8°20’49” E
Schiltach, Baden-Wurttemberg
April 6, 2014 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Absolutely stunning village in the eastern Black Forest. The inner city is full of medieval half-timbered houses and there were a couple of excellent museums too. An unexpected highlight was theRead more
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, April 8, 2014
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 974 ft
- GermanyNuremberg49°27’7” N 11°4’36” E
Nuremberg, Bavaria
April 8, 2014 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Great day out! Fantastic lunch of beer and Nurembergwurst in a bun, quick tour of the city centre then made Lee run back to the van as I thought our parking ticket was about to expire only to find weRead more
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, April 9, 2014
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 1,086 ft
Czech RepublicPilsen49°44’18” N 13°22’25” E
Plzen, Plzeň Region
April 9, 2014 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Visited the Pilsner Urquell brewery, which was fascinating. Amazed that they only stopped using an ice house to cool the cellars in the 1980s! Unfiltered, unpasteurised beer was a revelation, reallyRead more
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- Day 10
- Thursday, April 10, 2014
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 1,781 ft
- Czech RepublicKajovský potok48°49’14” N 14°18’33” E
Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemian Region
April 10, 2014 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Beautiful castle perched on top of a cliff overlooking the spectacular old town. All the campsites are shut (too early in the season) so ended up staying in the car park of a tennis centre.
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- Day 12
- Saturday, April 12, 2014
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 1,539 ft
AustriaJainzenberg47°42’45” N 13°37’16” E
Bad Ischl, Upper Austria
April 12, 2014 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Cycled here on a beautiful day, almost all on dedicated cycle lanes. Insanely picturesque. Treated ourselves to tea and cake at the famous Cafe Zauner, which has a terrific new terrace beside theRead more
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- Day 15
- Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 4:11 AM
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 1,732 ft
SloveniaStara Fužina46°16’37” N 13°53’14” E
Ribčev Laz
April 15, 2014 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Camped at a lovely spot by a river - cycled out to the lake today after a trip to Lidl this morning. Amazingly, they had Valley Spire cheddar cheese! Lee made omelettes, baked beans and roast newRead more
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- Day 15
- Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 11:28 AM
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 1,585 ft
- SloveniaLake Bled46°21’34” N 14°5’31” E
Lake Bled
April 15, 2014 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Beautiful lake with a tiny church on an island
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- Day 16
- Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 8:17 AM
- ☀️ 5 °C
- Altitude: 906 ft
- SloveniaJežica46°5’53” N 14°31’7” E
Ljubljana
April 16, 2014 in Slovenia ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Disastrous start to the day, one mug lost a handle and another has acquired a huge crack and drains tea straight out. Looks like we'll be shopping for new ones today
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- Day 16
- Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 3:30 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 922 ft
- SloveniaLjubljana46°3’25” N 14°31’1” E
Metelkova, Ljubljana
April 16, 2014 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Ex-Army barracks that have been taken over as a commune, filled with student bars.
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- Day 16
- Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 7:22 PM
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 906 ft
- SloveniaJežica46°5’52” N 14°31’7” E
Ljubljana
April 16, 2014 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Our lovely new mugs!
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- Day 17
- Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 7:36 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
CroatiaOtočić Sveta Katarina44°51’31” N 13°48’49” E
Near Pula, Croatia
April 17, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Lovely sunset!
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- Day 18
- Friday, April 18, 2014 at 4:50 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 49 ft
- CroatiaPula Ferry Port44°52’26” N 13°51’1” E
Pula
April 18, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Roman amphitheatre! TomTom kept trying to take us down the staircase just visible in the photo - decided the van probably couldn't handle it.
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- Day 20
- Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 7:33 AM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 20 ft
- CroatiaRt Runci44°55’2” N 13°48’21” E
Fazana
April 20, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Happy Easter...
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- Day 20
- Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 7:10 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 3 ft
- CroatiaUvala Lokvina45°20’34” N 13°32’37” E
Camping Marina
April 20, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Pizza, gelato and an amazing spot by the shore. Perfect day. Except for another 2 broken mugs in the last 2 days :(
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- Day 22
- Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 4:31 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- CroatiaJablanac44°43’11” N 14°53’26” E
Stinica
April 22, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
On the ferry to Rab island
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- Day 24
- Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 10:31 AM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- CroatiaSuhanj44°49’25” N 14°44’56” E
Lopar, Rab Island
April 24, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Another drizzly day, stopped for a cup of tea at the jetty. Heading back to the mainland today after a wander around Rab Town.
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- Day 24
- Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 4:36 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,220 ft
- CroatiaSelište44°56’59” N 15°38’33” E
Plitvice National Park
April 24, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Have been telling Lee all day that it'll clear up soon but only getting worse! Bucketing with rain now but warm and dry in the van :)
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- Day 25
- Friday, April 25, 2014 at 11:25 AM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,647 ft
- CroatiaPlitvica44°54’8” N 15°36’39” E
Plitvice Lakes National Park
April 25, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Really stunning emerald green lakes with beautiful waterfalls in between.
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- Day 26
- Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 33 ft
- CroatiaOštra Glava43°44’9” N 15°53’22” E
Sibenik
April 26, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Finally some sunshine!
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- Day 27
- Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 2:24 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 26 ft
- CroatiaRt Rat43°30’37” N 16°26’18” E
Froggyland, Split
April 27, 2014 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The world's largest collection of stuffed frogs in human poses. Best £2 I ever spent.
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- Day 28
- Monday, April 28, 2014 at 7:48 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- CroatiaRt Kostur42°37’18” N 18°12’28” E
