Our first 90-day period within Europe draws to an end. Visa requirements mean that we can only stay 90 days in every 180-day period, and our adventure will have consumed all of them by the time we get back to Paris. The last post was from Baumholder in Western Germany, and from there we had about a week to travel […]
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Strasbourg, Colmar and the Moselle Valley
Another double-story post this time and across three countries! This part of our adventure saw us crisscrossing borders over a fortnight. After leaving southern Germany, we drove back into France for a few days in Strasbourg, a city on everyone’s must see list when in Eastern France. Colmar, a delightful town, is an easy day trip from there. We then […]
Nuremberg and the Bavarian Alps
This post is a double treat! We have covered so much distance in the last month, and seen so many places, that we are a little behind with the stories. Actually, about two whole countries behind. So this post has two new stories, as well as the updated travel map. The stories are about two parts of our journey through […]
A Long Weekend in Prague with Natalie and Dom
We finished our time in the marvellous Czech Republic with a long weekend in Prague and surrounds. Natalie and Dom had a bank holiday in the UK, so they were able to join us again. We had been in Prague in 2016, and did most of the tourist things then. This time we got to a couple of the places […]
A few days in Český Krumlov
We move to the south-west of the Czech Republic, based for a few days in Český Krumlov, an incredible medieval town with an enormous castle. All the travel brochures and websites say Český Krumlov is one of the must-see destinations in the country, and we can attest to that. On our first walk through the town, there were simply jaw-dropping […]
Palaces and Beautiful Cities
The next part of our adventure takes us into the Czech Republic, and into the land of palaces, lovely quiet cities and great local wines. The capital of the Moravian region, Brno, was our first stop. Brno quickly put itself up near the top of our favourites so far, along with Kraków and Antwerp. Make sure you visit when you […]
Mountains, Castles and Art
After a great weekend in Krakov with Natalie and Dom, we headed south and into Slovakia. The border region between Poland and Slovakia is the home of the High Tatras, an alpine mountain range. When planning our grand adventure, this was one of the places we wanted to visit to do some walking. It was every bit as good as […]
Dom’s home town
After our wonderful walking and cycling experiences in Saxony, we needed to transit through southern Poland to get to our next walking destination in Slovakia. Natalie’s partner Dom was born in Kraków, and still has family there. He and Natalie have visited his home town a few times, and they were keen to meet us there for a weekend and […]
Back to nature in spa country
As you would know by now, much of the planning for our trip has been to land in places that offer classic walking trails. Saxon Swiss National Park in Eastern Germany was one of our main walking destinations. In this Post we take you with us on one of the all-time great walks we have done, to a local tourist […]
A few days in The Netherlands
Hot on the heels of our last post about Belgium is this story about our next stop in The Netherlands. Although only there for a few days, and really originally meant to break up our transition from France to our first main walking destination in Germany, The Netherlands turned out to be a little gem for us. We took in […]
Chocolates, Waffles, Canals and one last Battlefield
Our first stop after leaving France was in Belgium, famous for many things, including its world-renowned chocolates and Belgian waffles. Based in a small city just outside Brussels, and near the site of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, we managed to use the great train system here do day trips to three cities, Brussels, Antwerp and Bruges. We also […]
Pilgrims, Beaches and Battlefields
This post is about travels after reaching the west coast of France following our adventures travelling from the south, doing the Gavarnie walk and exploring Bordeaux. The current story begins with a visit to Mont St Michel, a picturesque tidal island that has been a pilgrim destination for centuries because of its early monasteries and later its magnificent Abbey. Today’s […]
Pilgrims, a walk, a long drive and wine country
We are beginning to realise that France is a big country. The drive from Paris to Carcassone took two days, and now we have only a few days to get to the northern border to cross into Belgium. There is a lot to see on the way, and it’s not possible to do more than skim the surface as we […]
Carcassone
We are back on the road after a week relaxing in the south of France, at Karma Château de Samary. There is so much to see around this district, pinned between a myriad of small hilltop villages that date back centuries and the Pyrenees. Carcassone itself is the site of one of the biggest and best preserved medieval citadels in […]
Five days in Paris
This post is a little delayed. We left Paris a few days ago, but it was so full-on there that we got a couple of days behind with photos and writing the Sway. Then the drive to the next destination took two days, with a stopover that didn’t have great Wi-Fi. Better late than never, though. We had a fabulous […]
Our first UK visit is almost over
After leaving Wales a week ago, we have just spent a week at Salford Hall, one of our Karma Resorts. After a whirlwind start to the trip, this was a good opportunity to have a couple of rest days, and a couple more driving to some beautiful little towns in the Costwolds and West Midlands. We now head back to […]
Wales
Wales was on our destination list for one main reason; the walking. After leaving Nat and Dom in Penzance we headed north to Wales, first staying in the south to do a walk in Brecon Beacons National Park. Brecon Beacons is where the British SAS Commandos are based, although our adventure was more scenic and less Bear Grylls. After a […]
Sussex, Devon and Cornwall
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The Journey Begins
After a very long planning and gestation phase, our grand adventure through Europe, UK, North Africa and Turkey has begun! We left Australia on Friday 1 July on a flight to London, where we saw Jan’s daughter Natalie and her partner Dom for the first time since 2018. Nat and Dom live and work in London, and we spent the […]
Europe – Here we come!
The Grand Tour of Europe is about to begin! After putting international travel on hold for a couple of years, and substituting our land-based adventure from Melbourne to Cairns last year, we have at last activated the big trip to Europe and beyond. The tickets are booked for 1 July, and nothing will stop us now. Well, unless another plague […]