From Rat Race to Road Trip: Overlanding With Four Dogs!
You might notice that I have been rather quiet of late and this is the reason. We have sold our main residence and packed up our life once again to hit the road in The Beast, our newly converted expedition truck.
Due to Covid travel restrictions, our destination currently looks more Manchester than Mongolia, but as soon as we can safely depart the UK, we shall do so!
Continue reading “A Preview of The Beast: Our New Expedition Truck!”
The Romanian flag (Drapelul României) is flown across Romania every year on 26th June.
Flag Day symbolizes Romania’s independence. Romania’s national flag is a blue, yellow and red tricolor, with the colors arranged in vertical bands of equal size. The three colors symbolize the three Romanian provinces – Wallachia (yellow), Moldavia (red), and Transylvania (blue).
To celebrate Flag Day in my favourite country, my ebook ‘Dogs ‘n’ Dracula: A Road Trip Through Romania‘ is reduced to 99p/99c for the next couple of days on Amazon UK and US. Click here to find it on your local Amazon store.
Continue reading “Romanian Flag Day Special Offer!”
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Updated with new information 22nd April 2026
Don’t leave your best friend behind!
Since the Brexit transition period ended on 1st of January 2021, taking your pets abroad from the UK involves much more red tape. On 9th December 2020, The European Union announced that from 1st January 2021, Britain, except Northern Ireland, will have ‘Part 2’ listed status for pets (dogs, cats and ferrets) travelling to the EU.
Note: Following the UK/EU Summit in May 2025, UK-issued pet passports may be back on the table, although the timescale has not been confirmed. In the meantime, UK pets still need an Animal Health Certificate or valid pet passport to travel. For more information, see my post Reintroduction of UK Pet Passports: A Gateway to Freedom for British Pets
New EU Pet Passport Regulations From 22nd April 2026 – An EU pet passport, issued to or held by a pet owner who is resident in GB, will no longer be a valid document for travelling with pets from GB to the EU. This applies to EU pet passports issued in an EU Member State or Northern Ireland, including those issued before 22 April 2026. EU pet passports may only be issued to owners whose main residence is within the European Union. For more details, see my post New Rules for GB Pets using EU Pet Passports in April 2026 & What This Means in Practice
Continue reading “UK Animal Health Certificates – What You Need To Know”
As a lifelong bookworm and now an author, I am so chuffed to have been asked to combine my passions and participate in Shepherd.com, an exciting new way to discover books online.
Each entry on the Shephed.com website is a list of the five best books on a topic, recommended and reviewed by experts in the field; i.e. authors with authority on that subject. Click here or on the image below to go to my contribution, on Getting to Know Romania And Her People, which I am qualified to make after spending three months touring Romania in a caravan with four (then five!) dogs.
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