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We arrived in Delmenhorst on Tuesday, July 5th and were immediately able to enjoy my mom's potato salad. My big brother was also there for dinner and we were surprised by Nadine...

From Belgium, we made a 1-day stop in Wesel, at the largest camping site in Germany on the Grav peninsula on the Rhine. We were very curious about what it would be like there....

We have covered a longer distance of 300km, with a long lunch break. But we really wanted to go to Belgium and somehow didn't feel like going to France anymore. The campground...

Per, our little early riser, threw us out of bed at 6 a.m. and so we left at 7:45 a.m. Our way to Omaha Beach first took us to Mont Saint-Michel. Mont Saint-Michel has 36...

We drove to Saint Malo passing by Cap Frehel and Fort La Latte. Since Per threw us out of bed really early, we arrived at Cap Frehel around 9 o'clock in the morning. First, we...

We dared to take another long stage of 192km to reach the northern coast of Brittany. Per woke up after 30 minutes of driving, so we had to take a longer break. We used that...

We set off quite early, and although Per fell asleep quickly during the journey, he woke up immediately when we wanted to get fresh croissants from a bakery. But we had only...

A pleasant short journey of only 80km took us over the 2.9km toll bridge from La Rochelle to the island. The middle part of the bridge allows for a clearance of 27m above sea...

Our journey continued as planned on Tuesday, June 13th, heading north. Along the way, we crossed the Gironde Estuary on a ferry. We set up camp for 2 nights in Marennes - Plage....

The journey was a bit stressful. Per ended his morning nap much earlier than planned and made it clear that he didn't feel like going on a motorhome ride at that moment....

Following a tip from Christian Weper, we headed to the region around the Tarn River. The area is very beautiful and we thought we shouldn't miss it. After the bad experiences...

In Carcassonne we stayed at a campsite with a view of the city's landmark. The medieval fortress known as the Citè of Carcassonne. By the way, it is part of the UNESCO World...

We arrived at the very central campsite at lunchtime. We quickly set everything up, we are becoming more organized and faster with that, and of course, we made something to eat...

After Tuscany, we decided to leave Italy and head to France. With the motorhome, we only drive a maximum of 95 km/h, and we can't subject Per to a whole day on the motorway. We...

We chose a pitch that had excellent ratings and were really looking forward to it. When we arrived, we were pleasantly surprised because it was much better than we expected. ...

On Thursday, we got up early and headed towards Florence. We made pretty good progress and arrived there around noon. We parked our vehicle a little outside, right by the Arno...

We arrived in the afternoon at a campsite right on the lagoon with a view of Venice. We then made delicious garlic spaghetti and spent the rest of the day relaxing. Our campsite...

On Tuesday morning, on our way to Venice, we made a short stop in the lovely city of Verona, known for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Contrary to our expectations, we didn't...

Contrary to our original plan from the last post, we set off for Lake Garda on Saturday the 20th of May. On the way to the campsite in Sirmione, we stopped by a Lidl supermarket...

Then on Wednesday we continued straight to Füssen, where we stayed for one night. We didn't take a closer look at Neuschwanstein Castle and let it rest with the view from a...

Finally, it's time to go, we've been looking forward to it for a long time! We left on Friday at 1 pm and made good progress until the left rear tire burst on the A7 at around...

On Easter Sunday, we went north to Jelto's family and had great sunny weather there. After repairing the handbrake with Hatto on Monday, we quickly headed back to Hameln and...

Over the Easter holidays, we met with the Bartels family at the campsite on the Wremer Tief. We had planned to get to know the motorhome better and test everything out for the...