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December 24, 2013 – Baubles, beaches and barbecues

Posted on December 24, 2013 by mikeandjanf

This will be the last and final blog update from our travels with d’Hobby. Any future blog will sadly be without the company of d’Hobby our motor-home, but we know he will be happy being off soon on another jaunt … Continue reading →

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October 15, 2013 – Homeward bound – UK > USA > NZ

Posted on October 16, 2013 by mikeandjanf

Surrey – Guildford & Alderstead Heath During our house sitting assignment in Puttenham, we cleaned out the motorhome and tidied everything up. D’Hobby got a well-deserved wash and polish, and we advertised him for sale on a few websites and … Continue reading →

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September 7, 2013 – The Netherlands – bikes and dikes, clogs and curds, beaches and cheeses, churches and windmills

Posted on September 7, 2013 by mikeandjanf

Arnhem & Oosterbeek Leaving Germany and the Rhineland, our first stop on 1st August in the Netherlands was Arnhem, still in contact with the River Rhine, but it is now called the ‘Nederrijn’ in the Netherlands. A short history lesson … Continue reading →

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August 8, 2013 – Rhineland – downstream from Switzerland through Germany to the Netherlands

Posted on August 9, 2013 by mikeandjanf

Four weeks since the last post, and we’ve had a very enjoyable trip down the Rhine valley from Basel in Switzerland, through French Alsace, German Rhineland, and on to the Netherlands. Along the way – castles, rivers, vineyards, medieval towns … Continue reading →

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July 11, 2013 – From seashore to lakes and mountains – French Riviera, Italy & Switzerland

Posted on July 11, 2013 by mikeandjanf

It is over four weeks since our last confession (update that is), and lots of kilometres under the wheels since then. Summer continues for us – we’ve now had 6 weeks of sunshine and temperatures between 25oC and 32oC, with … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2013 – Beyond the Fridge in Provence and Cote d’Azur

Posted on June 16, 2013 by mikeandjanf

Well, we finally found some summer in the South of France, specifically in Provence and the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur). Lyon was still distinctly chilly at the end of May, but we headed south to Carpentras (near Avignon) on 2nd … Continue reading →

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May 31, 2013 – Portsmouth to Normandy beaches and Mont St Michel, then south to Nantes and the Loire Valley, and on to Lyon in the Rhone Valley.

Posted on June 1, 2013 by mikeandjanf

It has been a very busy three weeks travelling south from England through France to find some warmth and a bit of dry weather, without much success so far. We did get a little bit of sunshine along the way … Continue reading →

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May 12, 2013 – Three weeks in Wessex and Surrey

Posted on May 12, 2013 by mikeandjanf

We’ve been to and fro across the south of England 5 times in the past 6 weeks, from Surrey to Cornwall, back through Bristol and the Cotswolds to Surrey, then west again to Salisbury then Somerset and Dorset, returned to … Continue reading →

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April 25, 2013 – A week in Cornwall

Posted on April 25, 2013 by mikeandjanf

We are now back in Surrey at Alderstead Heath camp site, as Mike’s 6 monthly blood tests etc. were due today. Last week we spent a very enjoyable visit to the south coast of Cornwall, around St Austell, staying at … Continue reading →

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April 6, 2013 – House and cat sitting in Puttenham, Guildford, UK

Posted on April 5, 2013 by mikeandjanf

House and cat sitting in Puttenham, Guildford, UK Note – hover the mouse/cursor on a picture for a description, or click on the image for an enlargement. We seem to have found the proverbial place “where the sun don’t shine” … Continue reading →

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