The Tour de France in Saint-Lary-Soulan as well Good Food and Goats

Saint-Lary-Soulan : France : July 2018 Driving into France we are greeted with goats...yes tons of goats just ambling on the road. Everyone has to brake and wait for them to walk across the road. Welcome to France!  It’s a quiet but windy road down the other side of the tunnel and we make our…

Game of Thrones, pilgrims, cave houses and storms – in a day of Parsleys Pursuits!

Auguedas : Tudela : Spain June 2018We are heading towards the Pyrenees and the border of France and Spain. Our plan is to explore France this trip and see what it’s like to motorhome in France.  We set off in the morning and drive in the direction of......Primark! Would you believe we found a shopping…

Camper Van – Viva España and off we go

San Sebastián : Irun June 2018 We used McRent again for this trip. We had such a good experience with the company in San Sebastián( actually Irun as the suburb) that we used them again. We picked up from Mano and within 30min we were off.  I was so pleased, I didn’t have to correct…

São João – hammers and the floss.

Porto June 2108 Festival of São João of Porto (St John of Porto) is celebrated on midsummer or the night of the 23rd June. the tradition of hitting each other on the head with a head of garlic or more modernly with a plastic hammer was never really explained to us, but it was fun…

Galway Bay – such a beautiful place for a family reunion.

Galway City, Ireland : February 2017 So part of this second life is the reawakening of my senses. I see so much more, it’s as if my eyes are sharper and everything is clearer to me. I noticed it on the last trip but I’m really experiencing it on the trip to Ireland. Ok so…

How to Plan a Small Family Wedding in Italy – or not!

Planning a wedding in Italy is easy if you have the right friends and support! Read to the end to see a video of Chris crying...