A quick word about this blog – until now all my posts have been in chronological order, and I’ve shared my story with you just as it happened. And although I have many more tales…
Browsing Category Spain
50. Knights in Romanian armour
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…
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…
13. Mini Hollywood
Once upon a time an Italian film director, called Sergio Leone, rocked up in the Sierra Nevada to make a movie. It starred Clint Eastwood as the famous ‘man with no name’ (this was cool…
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…
10. Y Viva Sevilla
There is only one place to stay in Seville if you have a motorhome, and it looks like the scummiest district in town. You cross the river, after sailing past Ikea, and skirt around until…
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…
5. The kindness of strangers
Before we left England, Georgie had the full pamper package: MOT, full service, brand new tyres, and complete habitation check. Money well spent for a bit of peace of mind, we thought. Well, apparently not….
4. Pilgrims and wanderers
I’d heard something of The Camino de Santiago before we came to Spain, but I was very vague about the details. I remember seeing a video of people walking around the side of a crumbling…