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…
Posts tagged Camping
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…
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…
38. Another day, another car park
There are patterns in any life that have a predictability to them, a sense of normal consequence, an inevitability. Take, for example, the look on people’s faces when I tell them that, for a significant…
33. The delights of Drepano, and Christmas-on-wheels
Drepano is a funny little village on the coast of the Argolid. It has one big church in the middle, surrounded by cafes full of old blokes, a decent baklava shop, no police, and one…
32. My life as a cat-herder
Triton II, near Drepano, is a lovely little campsite opposite a beach, run by an equally lovely lady called Christina. We’d read about it on Barry and Margaret’s website (magbaztravels.com), and they’ve been everywhere, so…
29. Greece is the word
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Greece: my vision of it having been formed by films like Shirley Valentine, and posters of Santorini. So the reality is somewhat to the left of centre as regards…
26. The good, the bad and the vomity
Since we sauntered into the Czech Republic all those months ago, we’ve got very used to being offered a choice of pizza or schnitzel pretty much everywhere we’ve been. The schnitzel wins hands down; beaten…