We travel the World in a classic Land Rover Defender 130, 300TDI camper
Start of our world trip through Europe: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, France, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Spain
Beautiful Cities and Nature After the relative tranquility of the Algarve in Portugal we drive to the south of Spain. In any case, Seville is still on our wish list and we still want to visit some people. The weather is great, so we enjoy the ride, the beautiful landscapes and the pleasant temperatures in … Read more South of Spain
Autumn, preparations for Christmas and beach From the Spanish border we descend from the Iberian plateau in the direction of Coimbra. We drive along and partly through the Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela, beautiful, unspoilt, foggy and rainy. We are so impressed that we don’t take photos … But as my brother Bart sais: … Read more Beautiful Portugal
Beautiful cities and winter temperatures On November 13 we leave from France and cross the Pyrenees at Canfranc. This used to be a very large and busy railway station between France and Spain. Due to the different track widths in the two countries, all passengers had to transfer here. A lot of trains passed by … Read more Wintry Spain
A week at school with Enforex El artículo en español está aquí. Sonja and I (Gert Jan) already speak and read some Spanish. I had Spanish lessons in high school when I was 16-17 years old. Sonja took a Spanish course when she was 21-22 years old. During our vacations in Spain we used Spanish … Read more Learning Spanish in Salamanca
The Cathars and the Pyrenees On Ina ‘s recommendation, we continue to the Cathar region, a Christian movement that was especially popular in the 12th and 13th centuries. We first drive to Collioure, a small port town on the Mediterranean Sea close to the Spanish border. 9-11-2019: After spending the night at a motorhome spot, … Read more Zigzag through France (part 4/4)
Jura, Alps and the Provence After our family visit in Freiburg, maybe more about that later, we drive through France in a completely different landscape and climate. The mountains get higher and the temperatures more extreme. Chrysanthemums are sold everywhere in pots, we noticed that before. We realize that today is All Saints Day (November … Read more Zigzag through France (part 3/4)
Champagne and the Vosges After our blitz-visit to Paris (see Zigzag through France 1) we travel along the Marne towards the east. We drive on the local roads – no motorways and toll roads on the GPS – where more and more vineyards appear. Our first night is in a car park along the Marne … Read more Zigzag through France (part 2/4)
Normandy, Brittany and Paris Although we both speak reasonable French, we never really got to know France. Paris is Sonja’s favorite city and we can both appreciate French cuisine, but we only visited the country a handful of times. We therefore decide after the impressive days at the Normandy liberation beaches , to experience a … Read more Zigzag through France (part 1/4)
I write this blog with a view of Utah Beach, one of the landing beaches of the Allies in World War II. Shrieking seagulls, the waves of the sea, a sky with heavy clouds of rain, but now clear blue with a watery evening sun. In the second and third week of our trip we … Read more Memories of Two World Wars
In the run-up to our trip we visited friends and family in the Netherlands and Belgium. But first we visited Paul van der Beek from PSP ExpeditionCampers to mount an extra roof rail on our lifting roof. The next day we visit Obelink in Winterswijk and buy some missing camping gear. Brother Peter, lives in … Read more Visiting Famlily and Friends and a little work to the Car