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Departure to France!

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Since we have used up our food supplies, we go into town for breakfast. Coffee and croissants...! Then we make our way to Merignac, a suburb of Bordeaux. We still need a fresh...

Well folks, thanks for the comments on the various media. Somehow we all were here on the Atlantic Ocean after high school or after our apprenticeship. Mimizan Plage, the Dune...

That's it. After about 15 days, we arrived in Bordeaux. It was a very calm sail. Sometimes more like drifting. I spent the last section in the Chief Mate Watch. So from 4-8 am....

Two beautiful days we spent in Bordeaux without knowing anything specific about the city beforehand. And this pretty town is definitely worth a trip.

Saturday morning on the vineyard, enjoying the tranquility - no work, no tractors, and no workers. After a quick breakfast, we set off with the goal of Soulac sur mer. The town...

The Haut-Médoc wine region extends north of Bordeaux. We drove through this area along the 'Route du Vin' and took a closer look at some of the prestigious vineyards.

After yesterday's start with three wine tastings and shopping, we want to take it easy today. It is May 6th, which is a special day for us - our anniversary. For the evening, we...

We are leaving Bilbao and want to let ourselves be guided along the coast. It is Saturday, April 30th and obviously a popular day for all kinds of activities in this region. Our...

Ile d'Oleron- Pau- national parc of the Pyrenees- Saragosse- St. Mateu Distance: Ile d'Oleron- Pau: 399km Pau- St.Mateu: 432km Good morning everyone! Original plan : leaving...

Hello dear readers. After a few wonderful, but also somewhat stressful weeks, I am back again. I spent Holy Week in Taizé. I met some new people already while waiting for the...

Repentance must be done again by the wicked wanderer! With a sleepless night, thunder and lightning, the Lord has shown him his debauched, disgusting, lustful sins and commanded...

After saying goodbye to Marci-Darci, we pack up in the drizzling rain and set off alone again. We make a stop at the outlet in Soorts-Hossegor to get the best latte of all time...

We saw picturesque villages and proud fortresses in the Dordogne Valley.

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Last stop, Bordeaux. It doesn't even feel like it's going back to Stuttgart from here. But let's not think about it, enjoy it 😁 Bordeaux is also a beautiful and diverse city...

Almost exactly a year ago, we went on a wonderful chateau trip towards Almeria. And during this beautiful time, the plan matured to travel through southern Europe to Morocco for...

With a three-day stopover in the resort town of "Moliets-et-Maa", we are now in "Saint-Jean-de-Luz" (about 15 km from the Spanish border). After hardly seeing any Germans (or...

From our campsite in Port-des-Barques, we visited and explored the 'Île d'Oléron'. We started at the 'Citadelle du Château-d'Oléron', then continued to the 'fort Boyard...

Stage 7 Pontorson —> Île d´Oléron 401 KM (Total 1486 KM) As we have only roughly planned our trip, we are considering where to go next. We want to drive a maximum of 7 hours...

The following days at Josiane and Guy's, we mostly cleared the garden of weeds. We spent 2 days at a friend of theirs re-roofing a house. The friend doesn't speak a word of...

Yesterday we first visited the great wine city of Bordeaux. Very beautiful old buildings and small streets. But it was still too early for wine! Then we went towards Arcachon to...

Sorry guys, this day was so dull in terms of driving and scenery, except for the Viennese and a sign, the unworthy traveler was not even tempted to touch his imaging device....

Full of anticipation, the alarm clock rang at 4am on October 4th, 2021. After a little sleep, we set off with a little delay to our first destination towards the border with...

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....