Adventures Off Grid – Setthorns, New Forest

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Off Grid in the heart of the New Forest.

“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher Hershey

Well, we arrived last Friday. The Answer: “Wednesday!”Continue reading “Adventures Off Grid – Setthorns, New Forest”

Driving with Dogs; 10 Tips for Happy Hounds

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Our Continental Cavapoos are seasoned travellers. We’ve had Fur Babies in France, Dog on the Rhine, Dogs ‘n’ Dracula and Pups on Piste. Once, they traversed Austria, Italy and Slovenia in a single day!

In our chosen lifestyle, the journey is as much part of the experience as the arrival. We are, after all, on a road trip. But a vital ingredient to all happy travels is making sure that everyone’s experience is comfortable, safe and stress free.

Here are 10 essential tips that will help you to make sure that your adventures with your canine companions are safe, legal and enjoyable.

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Home – and Briefly Back ‘In the Brick’!

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We returned home as OUTLAWS!

Pecuniary Pandemonium; the Subconscious Rejection of a Conventional Lifestyle & STOPtober…

We arrived home to a harsh dose of reality. Having no income, we do our best to save the odd Euro here and there, but we came home to a Holy Trinity of pecuniary pandemonium;

  1. A speeding fine from just before we left, 3 months ago; now transmuted into a Court Summons because, being abroad, we had neither received nor responded to it;
  2. A fine for deducting our tax allowance from our tax return, when we should have left THAT to HMRC and;
  3. A fine for our vehicle tax running out. To be truthful, we had been naïve enough to think that we didn’t need to renew our UK tax while the van was out of the country…

We felt like Bonnie and Clyde – mindful that notorious criminal Al Capone was ultimately brought to justice on a charge of tax evasion.

Still, Mark cut his own hair with the dog scissors. That’s £15 saved!Continue reading “Home – and Briefly Back ‘In the Brick’!”

10 Things you Need to Know About Taking your Dog to France!

France is a beautiful, friendly country with plenty of walking, however there are a few things of which you need to be aware if you are planning to take your dog there.

Killer Caterpillars, Gunmen and Fierce Locals are just a couple of the hazards worth considering before you let loose your Fur Baby in France. ‘Chien Interdit!’ also comes into play, as there are widespread dog restrictions on beaches and in national parks.

We tour overland in a truck camper. This blog does not cover flying with dogs or dog-friendly accommodation.

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