Author Archives: mikeandjanf

The d’Hobby Wine and Food Society:   We have been trying local food, wine and beers along the way during our travels, so this section pretty much consists of notes of a purely self-indulgence nature.  If you’re not bothered with this … Continue reading →

We’ve been here at Camping Marbella Playa for a month now, and just extended our time for another month, until mid-February.  With the UK and half of Europe under snow this is the best possible place to be, and we … Continue reading →

To all our family and friends out there in the world: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all, from the Costa del Sol in Spain ! Sorry no pressies or cards this year – we have decided … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks into Spain, and we are still making our way south down the Mediterranean coast. After our first brief stop in Cambrils we carried on to Peniscola, another 100 km down the coast, where we stayed for … Continue reading →

Some photos attached from Nimes, Martigues, Fayence and Beziers in south of France. One of the photos in Nimes is the scene from one of our paintings at home by Jeremy Barlow, looking through a narrow street to the Roman … Continue reading →

A quick update on a wet ‘day off’ in Lyon. After leaving Normandy we spent a couple of nights in Chartres and visited the old town and the cathedral – reputed to be the greatest Gothic cathedral in Europe.  Not … Continue reading →

We are on the move again, now parked in a camp site in Merville-Franceville Plage, right next to one of the historic invasion beaches in Normandy – “Sword” beach stretches from Cabourg in the east, through Merville and Ouistreham in … Continue reading →

Not a lot to report at this time.  We are kinda stuck near London, at Alderstead Heath, near Redhill in Surrey, waiting to complete doctor’s and clinic appointments etc.  Once these are completed, and we’ve got prescriptions sorted for the … Continue reading →

Update from Devon – 6th October 2012 Greetings from the ‘English Riviera’ of Torbay.  If this name conjures up visions of balmy days with sunny skies, warm sea breezes, long sandy beaches, and lazy hours in a deckchair, then think … Continue reading →