In Praise of Italian Bureaucracy! Gressoney, Monte Rosa

We have seen people arrive on campsites with all manner of vehicles; on motorbikes with tiny tents and with caravans pulled by vintage tractors. Today, I saw my favourite ever – two men rocked up with all of their kit packed in panniers aboard two donkeys!

“To Boldly Go Where No Van Has Gone Before!” Gran Paradiso – Italy

My day kicked off with four ten-second bursts of freezing cold water, full in the face.

Trying to Watch the England Match – World Cup Semifinals, Auvergne, France

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that. Bill Shankly We had no internet and no TV reception. Last night, we had driven thirty fruitless miles in two directions to try to find a bar showing the France / Belgium World Cup SemiContinue reading “Trying to Watch the England Match – World Cup Semifinals, Auvergne, France”

Paradise Found! Camping La Chassagne, Auvergne, France

I tend to fill the kettle and leave it on the hob the night before. In the compact living space of the caravan, this means that all I need to do is lean out of bed to reach the knob to switch it on for my morning coffee! The occupants of the tent next doorContinue reading “Paradise Found! Camping La Chassagne, Auvergne, France”