World Wide Walkies

Travel Challenge – Day One

Thank you to Maggie and Richard of the wonderful Monkey’s Tale adventure travel blog for nominating me for The Travel Challenge.

The challenge is to post a favourite travel picture for 10 days without explanation and nominate someone else to participate.

IMPORTANT POST BREXIT PET TRAVEL UPDATE

Last Updated 23rd June 2021 with printable checklists added.

Since the Brexit transition period ended on 1^st of January 2021, taking your pets abroad from the UK involve much more red tape.

On 9^th December 2020, The European Union announced that from 1^st January 2021, Britain, except Northern Ireland, will have ‘Part 2’ listed status for pets (dogs, cats and ferrets) travelling to the EU.

Dog & Travel Author Q&A – Jackie Lambert

Hi – I’m Jacqueline (‘Jackie’) Lambert, author of the Adventure Caravanning with Dogs series. My books are the true story of how my husband Mark and I gave up work, accidentally bought a caravan, then decided to rent out the house and tour Europe in her full time with The Fab Four, our beloved Cavapoos.

Our main objective is to get off the beaten track and To Boldly Go Where No Van Has Gone Before!

I was thrilled to be asked to host a live author Q&A: Spotlight Sunday on We Love Memoirs (WLM), a friendly Facebook group which connects memoir readers and authors worldwide.

So, if you want to know how we fund our travels, all about The Fab Four, our plans, the practicalities around travelling with dogs – or the latest on the conversion of The Beast, our new expedition truck, read on!

At the end, there is also a round up of some fabulous travel books, all of which will make great Christmas reading or presents!

The Unpronounceables – Bolków to Ojców, Poland

Beautiful Ojców, Poland’s smallest national park

“Watch that lorry.” I put my hands over my face. “He’s all over the road!”

“He’s just avoiding the bumps!” Mark replied.

We were grateful for the grip of our hard-won new tyres – this two-lane motorway had a few surprises up its sleeve. The surface looked brand new, but despite the 110kph (70mph) speed limit, the carriageway occasionally morphed into sections of deep hollows and humps the size of sleeping policemen.