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Well….. decided to take the camper van out for a ski trip, actually we did two trips but I will write about both here. First we drove across Czech Republic to the edge of Austria, crossed through Vienna and then stopped to ski in a small resort there called Pernitz. For the kids it wasContinue reading “Ski time Poland and Austria”

Went to a cute town for a soccer tournament but it’s worth a mention. It’s in the Masuria lakes region, we passed loads of campsites, fishing spots, kayak options on our way in from Warsaw. We stopped at a sign for camping in some guys garden near to the soccer pitches. Very against my normalContinue reading “Mrągowo, Poland”

Poland: Warsaw-Poznań Germany: Berlin-Lubeck-Hamburg-Bremen Netherlands: Utrecht Belgium: Antwerp-Brussels France: Marne-la-Vallee (aka Disney)-Paris-Dijon Switzerland: Lausanne-Interlaken Germany: Black Forest Baden Baden- Dresden It seems like a shit ton of planning would be needed for this trip. Not the case. If we had been alone in our camper it would have been a breeze. We took my 82Continue reading “Europe road trip”

Car and camper van arrived after 4 months somewhere between LA and Gdansk Poland! After the debacle to get them insured temporarily just to collect them from the port, we went by train (all of us) 4 hours north. The central Warsaw train station was freezing cold and the ticket lady was not helpful. COVIDContinue reading “Getting wheels”

Finally managed the relocation to Poland. After 8 months of photocopying documents and visa minutiae during COVID we packed and left. We are just south of Warsaw and it’s lovely here. Beautiful forest and cool weather. Cars didn’t ship yet but hey ho, we have bikes, our box shipment arrived, and we can ride toContinue reading “To Poland”

One day online and I haven’t found time from work and kids to make a start on my travel blog. Bear with me. I will have Chile, Ecuador, Arizona, So Cal, England, Hong Kong and more. I have so many lists for camping, skiing, beach holiday, city holiday, self catered accommodation that I can’t waitContinue reading “Getting started”

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