World Wide Walkies

There’s No Welcome in the Hillsides – Altausee, Austria.

Big Blue at Camping Temel Altausee, Austria

We would have made good time packing up were it not for Norman the Borman. An English guy who had travelled in Croatia decided to tell Mark what he should do.

While advice about travel in Croatia is useful, since we are going there, being talked at and told “You don’t want to go there, you want to go here!” is never going to go down well. Norman had been there and my goodness, he had done it ALL!

I have heard that the definition of a bore is a man who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it…Continue reading “There’s No Welcome in the Hillsides – Altausee, Austria.”

12 Tips on Driving & Towing Safely in Romania

Jacqueline Lambert's van, Big Blue, towing Caravan Kismet on the hairpins of the Transfagarasan, Romania's second highest mountain pass

Image – Towing The Transfăgărășan – “The Best Road in the World”

Updated with new information April 2024.

From what we heard, Romanian roads and Romanian drivers have similar, bloodthirsty cult status to that other Romanian Legend, Count Dracula!

However, finding sensible information was not easy… Having spent three months towing a caravan around Romania in 2018, and a few months in a truck in 2023, we can share our insights on coping with the rather singular driving challenges presented by this magical country, which, by the way, you MUST visit!

South Bohemian Rhapsody – Český Krumlov, Czech Republic

cesky-krumlov-3557917_640 — Český Krumlov – ‘Prague in Miniature’

We caught glimpses of a magical city of spires and terracotta tiles, almost moated by the River Vltava as she nestled into a horseshoe-shaped bend in the river.

We were driving around the ring road looking for parking and worrying, because we had no Czech currency to pay for it!

But Český Krumlov granted us a stay of execution. The car park was pay on exit!Continue reading “South Bohemian Rhapsody – Český Krumlov, Czech Republic”

Dogs ‘n Dracula – Our Romance with Romania

S1290005 (2) - Copy — The Fab Four at Corvinilor Castle, Hunedoara, Transylvania

Over the weekend, we entered a competition with the UK’s ‘Dog Friendly’ Magazine.

On Monday, look what had happened! Dogs n’ Dracula was live on the Dog Friendly Blog – and I have been asked to write a series of articles for the magazine!

This is a taste of things to come on World Wide Walkies – our next adventure. Our plan had been to head south through France to Spain and Portugal, but it was 35ºC in Brittany and 50ºC in Portugal – so we turned left instead. We discovered a country of magic and myth – and gained an addition to the family!

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