We arrive at a lovely campsite, just on the edge of the village of Chvalsiny (Pronunciation: make the sound of someone clearing a hefty wedge of phlegm from your throat, whilst being punched in the gut. Followed…
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16. What do you mean, you’ve got no brakes?
There are things one never wants to hear when travelling with a seven ton vehicle like Georgie: – ‘I’m stuck’, is not great; ‘I left the sewerage tap open’, is worse; and ‘I’ve lost your car…
15. Eastward, Ho!
We are off again, and this time we are heading towards Istanbul. When I say that name it conjures up mystery, noise, romance, colour, the drifting scent of spice, and Indiana Jones lurking in a…
14. Mugged by the Mistral
After leaving Mini Hollywood (see previous blog), we head off towards our next destinations – Barcelona and Figueres, mainly because I want to do some arty stuff, and see lots of Gaudi and Dali. About…
12. Home improvements
When we had to remove the mirror tiles to reduce the weight of our RV, many of the surfaces needed restoring. Easiest way, of course, is to paint them. So that’s what I start to…
11. The land of plastic sheeting
As we drive towards Malaga in the Costa Del Sol, I am charmed by the unexpectedness of the mountains that frame the eastern horizon, topped with snow in the sparkling sunlight. There are certainly a lot…
9. Fond farewells, Feliz Navidad, and f***ing flu
It is time to leave lovely Moncarapacho and the fabulous Intrepids (read about them here), so we decide to throw a little farewell party. To make it cosy, Steve and I try to put up…
8. Sanitary insanity
In our brave new RV world, there is the continuing issue of grey waste (from the sink/bath), and black waste (from the loo), and the disposal thereof. The corner plot we’ve been given at Frank’s…
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…