Our Travels
Campervan in Europe 2009
England, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany
....... from France through Switzerland along the Swiss Alps, and so along to Austria and Hungary and thus to Romania. Returning westwards we went back through Hungary, and tracked through the Czech Republic and Germany on our way to England.
....... we fluked a gorgeous clear day for a ride to as high as you can go in cable cars, 3,842 metres at the summit of the Aiguille du Midi, with truly spectacular views of Mont Blanc and the many other snowy mountain ranges. In Switzerland we had days of mountain scenery and a visit to Zermatt and the Matterhorn.
....... the Czech Republic, another country new to us, with idyllic countryside punctuated by medieval towns such as Cesky Krumlov. Lots more Bohemian castles, of course, and some fascinating walks through terrain such as the Teplice Rocks, gorges left by the erosion of sandstone rocks.
Campervan in Europe 2008
England, France, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Netherlands
....... through the Col de Bavella, with jagged lines of mountain tops leading up to the main sight, the Aiguilles de Bavella, a spectacularly steep and dramatic group of spires.
....... Austria, for only a couple of days but through the country on another of the great drives of the world, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. This peaks at over 2,500 metres, and embraces extraordinary views of the Grossglockner and Johannisberg mountains and the Pasterze glacier.
.......we wallowed in history, music, art and scenery of a variety that could hardly be matched.
Campervan in Europe 2007
England, Wales, France
....... Shy marmots, looking a bit like beavers or wombats, lay in the sun among the rocky slopes below, and griffon vultures, native to the Pyrenees, soared lazily overhead. Goats, left free to roam in the mountains during the summer, dropped by for a feed.
....... short daily legs between chateaux, monasteries and – of course – vineyards.
.......a memorable series of great drives through awe-inspiring scenery of manageable, rather than overwhelming, scale.
