The first skill someone MUST have in order to live a travelling life is the ability to drive the vehicle you’ve chosen. Guess what I can’t do? Go on, guess. My licence allows me up…
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49. Late for his own funeral
There is a saying we have in the UK for someone that is never on time: we say they would be late for their own funeral. This, of course, is an example of the utter…
48. The last days of love
As many of you know, my husband and true love, Steve, died a year ago, on the day we would have started driving home from Portugal. My journey since then is a tale I’ll share…
47. Portugal in pink and blue
The Algarve is an area of Portugal rightly famed for its coastline. The simplest of online searches will provide images of pristine sands swept by dazzlingly blue seas. And that’s all well and good if…
46. Life in the languid lane
It is a truth universally acknowledged that life-on-wheels is a constant round of adventure and excitement; strange places, new people, challenging food and awesome sights. And it probably is for people with mountains of money….
45. Party on
Happy New Year everyone. I hope you’ve had everything you could want from the festive season. Last year we were in Greece, where it’s not that big of a deal. Consequently, we were freed from…
44. A tale of two pumps
Before we bought our American RV, Georgie, we had the same romantic notions of life on the open road that I think most people have: it was all about the adventure. We dreamed about the…
7. It’s life, Steve, but not as we know it
Portugal is a country that has signs on the motorway dictating no cyclists, or tractors, no happily playing children, and no horses and carts. And then another much larger one, demanding you DO NOT graze…
6. Take five
Everyone knows that Lisbon is beautiful, that Sintra is spectacular , and Portuguese beaches are great for surfers. But these five places are less well known, and the best that we found as we drove…