We finally hit the road, after months in Italy under one of the most strict Coronavirus lockdowns in the world. Follow our grand tour here!

Italy

1. Leaving Lockdown – A Bit of a Scrape – if we survive the near death experience in the first hour of a trip, the rest should be plain sailing…
2. Hill Towns & Cloud Forests – Saluzzo & Pian Munè

France

A Week in Provence

1. Towing the Gorges du Verdon – Our Most Challenging Drive… Ever! – not quite ‘Where No Van Has Gone Before’ but it was interesting!
2. Moustiers-Sainte-Marie & SUP in the Gorges du Verdon – one of France’s favourite villages & up the creek with a paddle!
3. Driving the Route des Crêtes – vultures and voitures!
4. The Lavender Fields of Valensole – a sensory sensation!
5. Verdon to Avignon: We Plan, The Gods Laugh…

The Ponts of Provence

1. The Penny Pincher’s Guide to Pont du Gard – I can’t believe we nearly didn’t visit The Stone Giant – one of the best things I have ever seen!
2. The Penny Pincher’s Guide to Orange & Avignon – including going sous le pont d’Avignon! 

Burgundy

1. I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Cluny – The City of the Horse, Bourgogne – Tourist Information send us on a fools errand – twice!

Alsace

1. Of Mice & Men – Éguisheim
2. Alternative Alsace: A Walk Through History on ‘The Mountain of Death’ – Hartmannswillerkopf
3. Haut Koenigsberg Castle & Kaysersburg

Germany – Bavaria

1. A Wet Wednesday in Würzburg
2. Bitch Slapped by Bamberg

Czech Republic

1. Sommerach to Karlovy Vary
2. Czech Pont Charlie – Karlovy Vary & Loket
3. Kokořín Castle & Kokořínsko National Park
4. Pokličky & The Scary Secrets of Houska Castle
5. Kokořín to Český ráj – ‘Bohemian Paradise’

Poland

1. Journey to the Centre of Europe, Bolków
2. Bolków & Złotoryja, Medieval Castles & The Oldest Town in Poland
3. Gravestones, Gnomes & Złoty Pies, Wrocław
4. The Unpronounceables – Bolków to Ojców
5. Pieskowa Skała Castle & The Hercules Club, Ojców National Park