Our spring trip had us visiting Poland and the Baltic States with an unexpected detour into France at the beginning. In the fall we spent most of the trip in Switzerland and Northern Italy.

November 1, 2024 Portland OR
Our fall trip is over. The flight home was uneventful and even a little luxurious. KLM recently took over the Amsterdam to Portland route from

October 31, 2024 Amsterdam NE
Today we dropped François off at the Tulip Farm for storage this winter. We took our time leaving the campground in Amsterdam as the airport

October 30, 2024 Amsterdam NE
Today Ton packed up our bags and we both did a little cleaning in preparation for putting François in storage tomorrow. We had a couple

October 29, 2024 Amsterdam NE
Another day of cleaning and organizing for our trip home. We did meet a nice couple from Singapore who we chatted with for awhile. They

October 28, 2024 Amsterdam NE
We have returned to the campground that we started the trip at. When we arrived in September the place was bustling. They are closing down

October 27, 2024 Amsterdam NE
We were able to enjoy an extra hour sleep this morning as Europe changes time one week earlier than the US. The traveling part of

October 26, 2024 Bonn GE
We were up early to get on the road to Bonn. But there was a delay while we tried to figure out who to pay

October 25, 2024 Leeheim GE
We had a plan for the next three days. We were going to drive a long way today to reach Frankfurt, visit Frankfurt tomorrow, and

October 24, 2024 Bad Felinbach GE
The drive today started in heavy fog as we left the campground in Vallach, and ended in heavy fog when we arrived at Bad Felinbach.

October 23, 2024 Villach AU
The trip is winding down. From now on we will be more focused on our progress towards Amsterdam than what cool place we can go

October 22, 2024 Villach AU
We are staying in an exceptional campground. It is not the kind of place we usually go to as it is gigantic with around 400

October 21, 2024 Villach AU
Today was a day for taking care of François. We have now owned him for 6 years and put about 65,000 kilometers on him, and

October 20, 2024 Bled SLO
Our plan for today was exactly the same as yesterday, but hopefully with blue skies. But, when we woke it was just as foggy as

October 19, 2024 Bled SLO
Lake Bled in Slovenia was on our list of places to visit before we left home. It is listed by many as having the best

October 18, 2024 Ljubljana SLO
Every time we come to Ljubljana it pores, I mean rivers are flooding levels of poring. We had thought of staying in our campground in

October 17, 2024 Polesella IT
We had a decision to make last night about where to go next. We had pretty much wrapped up the places we wanted to see

October 16, 2024 Orvieto IT
Today was a day of Funiculars and Churches. We visited Todi and Orvieto which are two towns perched on top of steep hills and full

October 15, 2024 Montefalco IT
Today we visited two small Italian towns famous for their wine and olive oil, though that is a claim made by many Italian towns. The

October 14, 2024 Assisi IT
After a lot of walking yesterday, we decided today would be a day for logistics. We were up bright and early to get our laundry

October 13, 2024 Assisi IT
We slept in this morning and woke up to the good news that the Oregon Ducks had won a thriller against Ohio State, so the

October 12, 2024 Assisi IT
Today we shifted south about 150 kilometers into Umbria. We had discussed staying in Tuscany a bit longer but decided we would probably have an

October 11 2024 San Gimignano IT
After our walk yesterday and seeing San Gimignano from afar we were looking forward to visiting it today. The town is known for its towers

October 10, 2024 San Gimignano IT
We enjoyed our stay in Emilia-Romagno but it was time to move south. Today was our longest drive since we have arrived in Italy at

October 9, 2024 Parma IT
Every trip there is a place that surprises us. We may have vaguely heard of it, or not heard of it at all, but at

October 8, 2024 Parma IT
It was supposed to rain heavily today about noon so we were up early to move down the road to Parma. It took less than

October 7, 2024 Modena IT
We shifted our base about 50 kilometers today to Modena. Modena is probably most famous these days for being the home of Pavarotti. Ferrari’s headquarters

October 6, 2024 Bologna IT
Well it took a while but Bologna finally won us over. We were up bright and early so that we could take the 9am bus

October 5, 2024 Bologna IT
Ton has been looking forward to Bologna since we decided to re-route to Italy. She has a long list of places she wants to see

October 4, 2024 Verona IT
It was raining when we took off to visit Verona. It looked like we may get a couple of dry hours mixed in with scattered

October 3, 2024 Verona IT
Well the rain we took a day off to stay out of showed up in force today. There is a large storm going thru Italy

October 2, 2024 Bergamo IT
It was supposed to rain heavily today and when we woke up it was. So we decided to stay here one more day and wait

October 1, 2024 Bergamo
After our day of rest yesterday we were both up early and ready to get going into town. Our campground is conveniently located about 100

September 30, 2024 Bergamo IT
Our grand tour of Switzerland is over. We really enjoyed Switzerland the natural beauty of the country is remarkable. Today we shifted down to a

September 29, 2024 Bellinzona SU
Part of the fun of these travels is finding a city we have never heard of and having it wow us. Today we “found” Bellinzona

September 28, 2024 Morcote SU
Today was a brilliant sunny day so we headed to the place we were most excited about visiting. Morcote is a small village on the

September 27, 2024 Lugano SU
It rained heavily last night. François is made of a high density plastic so when it rains hard it is quite loud. As I am

September 26, 2024 Lugano SU
It rained all night so our decision to head south towards Italy was confirmed. Today was going to be our longest drive in Switzerland so

September 25, 2024 Interlaken SU
We wanted to visit Interlaken before heading south towards Italy. It is a very popular destination for Swiss to vacation at, in most of the

September 24, 2024 Lucerne SU
We planned our day around the weather forecast. The forecast has been changing frequently and sometimes dramatically over the last few days. But when we

September 23, 2024 Lucerne SU
It was supposed to be a rainy day today. When we woke up we looked outside and decided it would be a good day to

September 22, 2024 Lucerne SU
Earlier in the trip I was complaining about having to pay €48 for an annual vignette for Switzerland. I felt like there should have been

September 21, 2024 Lausanne SU
We decided to return to the Olympic Museum to tour the museum itself. Our friend Tracey spoke highly of it and said that our free

September 20, 2024 Lausanne SU
It’s no secret that Ton and I love a good wine region. Next to Lausanne is a Swiss wine region that has an extensive series

September 19, 2024 Lausanne SU
Lausanne was always going to be a highlight of our visit to Switzerland for Ton. The late king of Thailand King Rama IX lived here

September 18, 2024 Bern SU
We headed into Bern in the morning to finish exploring the city. A short walk and we were at a tram stop that took us

September 17, 2024 Bern SU
We had arrived in Switzerland with a list of potential places to visit, but no plan on how to visit them. So while it rained

September 16, 2024 St. Ursanne SU
Switzerland has been on our list of places to visit since we came to Europe. But for whatever reason we have always ended up missing

September 15, 2024 Langres FR
When we woke up in the morning we decided laundry was the priority for today and after consulting google we decided that we were better

September 14, 2024 Langres FR
We are on our way to Switzerland, but todays stop is about 2 hours short in a beautiful region of France between Champagne and Burgundy.

September 13, 2024 Versailles FR
Today we are visiting the ultimate palace in Europe. As I mentioned yesterday we have visited many palaces that advertised themselves as the Versailles of

September 12, 2024 Versailles FR
Last night we purchased tickets to visit Versailles on Friday after consulting the weather forecast and seeing that it was supposed to start raining at

September 11, 2024 Versailles FR
Yesterday at the Bastogne Military Museum there was an exterior display commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall. There were three Trabant Cars that

September 10, 2024 Bastogne BE
Our plans are to head towards Vienna by driving thru the Alps, but we decided to pick up a couple of places that we have

September 9, 2024 Amsterdam NE
Today was a maintenance day for François. We needed to have the oil and filter changed, so we asked for some references from the storage

September 8, 2024 Amsterdam NE
We battled jet lag last night and while we had a couple of nice conversations in the middle of the night we were not up

September 7, 2024 Amsterdam NE
We went to sleep during a huge thunderstorm and then slept somewhat fitfully until after 11am this morning. I made our coffee and was sitting

September 6, 2024 Amsterdam NE
The trip was off to a good start. Our flight on Delta was on time and uneventful. As normal neither one of us managed to

June 6, 2024 Portland OR
Our flight was delayed two hours, but Delta had sent us an email telling us so we just delayed our departure from the hotel by

June 5, 2024 Schiopol NE
Today we slept in a little as we had only one chore to do before dropping François off for the next 3 months. Ton was

June 4, 2024 Achthoven NE
Today was packing and cleaning day in François. Ton does most of the packing and cleaning and I do a lot of sitting around interspersed

June 3, 2024 Achthoven, NE
We were off early towards Amsterdam and with light traffic and minimum construction we arrived in the small village of Achthoven near the University town

June 2, 2024 Munster GE
We planned on going into Munster today, but when we woke up it was cold and grey. We lay around in François the morning and

June 1, 2024 Munster GE
Woke up early to see Fred and Denise off, and since we were up we decided to get an early start also. As we were

May 31, 2024 Lubeck GE
Lubeck had let us down the day before. On our last visit we left loving this city. But our experience the day before made us

May 30, 2024 Lubeck GE
Our good friends Fred and Denise Cook were in Lubeck so today we were up early and on the road to meet them. After a

May 29, 2024 Szczecin PL
We are not actually in Szczecin nor in Poland, but in a small German village just over the border called Mescherin. It is about 10

May 28, 2024 Sopot PL
Sopot is a suburb of Gdansk that is refereed to in travel guides as the St. Tropez of Poland. So we decided to check it

May 27, 2024 Gdansk PL
The day started with a misfire. We wanted to visit the Solidarity Museum near the shipyard, but thought we would begin at St. Nicholas Church

May 26, 2024 Gdansk PL
Old habits are hard to break. Our daily routine is pretty set. One of us is up around 7 am, if it is cold we

May 25, 2024 Malbork PL
Our friends recently visited Gdansk and highly recommended that we see Malbork castle so we were off bright and early to visit. The castle was

May 24, 2024 Torun PL
Torun is unique in Poland in that it was mostly untouched in WWII. The buildings you see in the town center are the original buildings

May 23, 2024 Torun PL
It rained hard all night last night. When we woke up we had a discussion about whether we should move on, or just hunker down

May 22, 2024 Poznan PL
I had been looking forward to Poznan for some reason. But it turns out my history was wrong. I thought Poznan had survived the war

May 21, 2024 Poznan PL
The day was off to a slow start because we ended up having a charming conversation with our host last night. We are staying on

May 20, 2024 Kozle PL
Today was about driving and getting to western Poland to continue our travels. It was a pretty quiet drive, but we quickly missed our quiet

May 19, 2024 Kaunas LT
We were off early for our 200 kilometer jump down to Kaunas. Kaunas was a city I was interested in as I like to compare

May 18, 2024 Pilsrundale LV
We are heading back south thru the three Baltic States. We usually don’t like to back track but the ferries that depart from Tallinn don’t

May 17, 2024 Parnu EST
Last night we were talking that although we have been following the coast of the Baltic Sea for the last week we have not really

May 16, 2024 Tallinn EST
Ton had made a nice list of places to visit today in Tallinn, so we were off early. The train in from the campground took

May 15, 2024 Vanamoisa EST
We have been having a small issue with François. The sensor in the gray water tank has gone bad. We had it worked on in

May 14, 2024 Riga LV
We had a late start to our day because we were advised by the campground that the rush hour for Riga went well into the

May 13, 2024 Riga LV
We were off early in the morning after a good nights sleep in François. Before setting off we found Trena to thank her for her

May 12, 2024 Bukles LT
Our stay in luxury ended this morning. We woke up a bit early and headed down to our breakfast buffet before leaving for the train

May 11, 2024 Vilnius LT
I can tell when Ton really likes a city, and she likes Vilnius. After yesterday she spent some more time reading about the city and

May 10, 2024 Vilnius LT
We received a notice that if we did not use the points on one of my hotel accounts soon we would lose them so we

May 9, 2024 Būklės LT
We always intended this trip to be a combination of Poland and the three Baltic States. In Warsaw we had to make a decision whether

May 8, 2024 Ełk PL
We had a 250 kilometer drive today as we are moving north towards Lithuania. It was a little too far to make in one day,

May 7, 2024 Warsaw PL
Yesterday we were a little underwhelmed by Warsaw, possibly because Ton was under the weather and without her list of places to see I am

May 6, 2024 Warsaw PL
We slept in a bit as it would only take about 45 minutes by bus and tram to get into the old town. We were

May 5, 2024 Warsaw PL
After spending the longest time we have ever spent in one campground it was time to move on. Tomak and his family at Kluczwoda Camping

May 4, 2024 Gacki PL
Today we prepared to get on the road again. After 12 nights in the campground in Gacki we are going to hit the road again.

May 3, 2024 Lanckorona PL
We planned a short trip into the foothills of the Tatra Mountains for today. Our time in Krakow is coming to an end. This is

May 2, 2024 Krakow PL
Today was not a day for tourism. Last night just as I finished up the blog we got an alarm on the control panel of

May 1, 2024 Krakow PL
Today is Labor Day in Poland (and most of the world). 5 days ago we were the only guests in the campground, today it is

April 30, 2024 Zalipie PL
After several days of bustling around Krakow we headed off to the small village of Zalipie. Zalipie is a village of about 60 or 70

April 29, 2024 Wielczka PL
The most important tourist attraction near Krakow is Auschwitz. Ton and I discussed whether to visit the camp prior to coming to Krakow. Initially we

April 28, 2024 Zakopane PL
Today we headed up into the Tatra Mountains near Krakow. The Tatras are part of the larger Carpathian Mountains and are located in Slovakia, and

April 27, 2024 Gacki PL
Our primary plan for the day was to go shopping. So we were off to Lidl first, but Tomak the manager of the campground told

April 26, 2024 Czestochowa PL
When we decided to extend our time around Krakow, it allowed us to look at places we would not have been able to see on

April 25, 2024 Krakow PL
We spent most of last night debating what to do for the next 8 days. It turns out most of Poland has next week off,

April 24, 2024 Gacki PL
The weather forecast called for rain all day, so we had intentionally decided that we would hang out in François with no plans except for

April 23, 2024 Gacki PL
Tonight we are in a beautiful Agritourist site near Krakow. The site is in the very small village of Gacki. Gacki is full of very

April 24, 2024 Wroclaw PL
Wroclaw is another city with a very complicated history. It sits at the intersection of three different powers, and has been ruled by all of

April 21, 2024 Wroclaw PL
Today we entered our 18th European country,(19th if you count the Vatican, we are debating the technicality since François the motorhome did not enter the

April 20, 2024 Prague CZ
Despite the terrible weather we are enjoying Prague. It rained almost all night last night. When we woke up in the morning it was both

April 19, 2024 Prague CZ
Yesterday we spent most of our day in the old town of Prague which is located on the east bank of the Vitava River, today

April 18, 2024 Prague CZ
We made a short shift up the freeway to Prague. Before we left Pilsen we went into a Lidl near the campground to stock up

April 17, 2024 Pilsen CZ
The most common type of beer in the world is Pilsner, and today we visited the brewery that originated the beer. Pilsner Urquell Brewery has

April 16, 2024 Pilsen CZ
We were up early so that we could join Dang and Jeap for breakfast. They skipped the tour groups morning walk thru town so that

April 15, 2024 Würzburg GE
Today we doubled back to a nice town in the Franconian wine country called Würzburg. We had visited here during our first trip to Germany

April 14, 2024 Bamberg GE
Today we did a short pub crawl in Bamberg. We headed into town about 11am and our first stop was the visitors center. Last time

April 13, 2024 Bamberg GE
We are parked up at a beautiful campground next to a small river near one of our favorite towns in Germany. We are going to

April 12, 2024 Mainz GE
Today we entered our 4th country of the trip on our way to Poland. We took our time getting going this morning, but were still

April 11, 2024 Nancy FR
After I published the blog last night we did something we rarely do, which is go out at night. But the Port Captain strongly recommended

April 10, 2024 Nancy FR
Now that we have been able to move on from the issue with the French court system we can get back to what we come

April 9, 2024 Migennes FR
Last night right after I fell asleep, a large thunderstorm swept thru. It started with about 10 minutes of peas sized hail which makes quite

April 8, 2024 Migennes FR
We were up bright and early in anticipation of our visit to the Hotel de Police in Sens. We were both a little nervous last

April 7, 2024 Migennes FR
Today is going to be another short post. After two days of long driving we decided to take a day of rest. We slept in

April 6, 2024 Migennes FR
Another busy day for us, but not terribly interesting for a blog. We woke up early and got on the Autoroute heading south towards Paris.

April 5, 2024 Arras FR
Today was a very busy day for us, but not a very interesting one to write about. We need to be in our “home” city

April 4, 2024 Delft NE
We woke up to rain pounding and wind shaking François. Our original plans were to go to a famous tulip farm not too far away.

April 3, 2024 The Hague NE
Last night it rained steadily until early morning. We really have not had a good day since we arrived, but last night was probably the

April 2, 2024 Delft NE
After a week in Amsterdam we decided it was time to get on the road, so we moved all of 70 kilometers south to Delft

April 1, 2024 Amsterdam NE
Mother nature pulled an Aprils fool joke on us today. The weather forecast last night was pretty terrible for today, so we decided to use

March 31, 2024 Amsterdam NE
I woke up early to watch the Timbers game on the computer. The game was supposed to start at 4:30, but when I turned it

March 30, 2024 Amsterdam NE
The weather which has been pretty mediocre since we arrived took a turn for the worst last night. The temperature fell a bit more into

March 29, 2024 Amsterdam NE
Today we decided to head north of Amsterdam to a village that is reported to be the most beautiful in the Netherlands. The village in

March 28, 2024 Amsterdam NE
We finally made it to the center of Netherlands. It was raining pretty steadily when we first got up, but a quick check of the

March 27, 2024 Amsterdam NE
Today was another recovery day. Last night at 2am Ton and I were having a nice conversation about something as we were both wide awake.

March 26, 2024 Amsterdam NE
Today is going to be a short one due to jet lag. Over time we have learned to plan on a couple of easy days

March 25, 2024 Amsterdam NE
We arrived early at the airport in Portland expecting it to be busy due to spring break. We ended up breezing thru all of the

November 14, 2023 Portland OR
Today we returned home from the “Three Island Tour” as we have been calling it. We really enjoyed all three islands, but once again, Sicily

November 13, 2023 Amsterdam NE
Woke up to heavy rain, so it made it easy to finish up the process of preparing François for the winter. We finished up the

November 12, 2023 De Hoef NE
Today was spent preparing François for storage. We slept in a bit, and woke up to promising blue skies after another rainy night. Unfortunately, the

November 11, 2023 De Hoef NE
We are at our final stop for our fall trip. Today and tomorrow we are at a campground near the Amsterdam airport where we will

November 10, 2023 Trembles Les Rocroi FR
Another day devoted to driving long distances. Today we covered over 440 kilometers, and are parked on a small farm near the Belgian border in

November 9, 2023 Beaune FR
Another day focused on covering distance. We traveled about 380 kilometers all but about 30 of which was in medium to heavy rain, so it

November 8, 2023 Avignon FR
We are at a point in the trip where distance traveled in the right direction is more important than where we end up staying. Today

November 7, 2023 Roses SP
We were up bright and early as we had a 9:30 appointment at the repair place. It was an easy drive and we arrived to

November 6, 2023 Roses SP
As much as we liked Perpignan we had to leave today as the campground we were staying at is closing for the season. We looked

November 5, 2023 Perpignan FR
While it was clear last night and we were treated to a nice fireworks show over the lake, we woke up cold this morning. For

November 4, 2023 Perpignan FR
Our original plan was to head to Avignon to look at a bridge. The weather forecast for Avignon was a lot of rain, so Ton

November 3, 2023 Aigues-Mortes FR
We woke up to a very chilly François this morning. The thermometer by the bed said 51 degrees and I was tempted to run the

November 2, 2023 Aigues-Mortes FR
We have shifted about 200 kilometers west to the Camargue region. The Camargue is famous for three things, salt, horses, and flamingos. But the real

November 1, 2023 Sanary-Sur-Mer FR
Our ferry left about 45 minutes late last night, but it was a very rough ride. The wind was still blowing strong, and the sea
Three Island Tour 2023
In the fall of 2023 we focused on three islands in the Mediterranean. Starting from Greece we traveled across the Adriatic by ferry to Puglia,

October 31, 2023 Bastia FR
A short one today. The wind built overnight until we were getting gusts around 40 to 50 miles per hour. From our campground the ocean
October 30, 2023 Pietracorbara FR
We had a weather shortened day. We forgot about daylight savings time, and did not realize until this morning that it had happened yesterday here,

October 29, 2023 Bastia FR
Today we visited the second largest city on Corsica. Bastia was founded around 1370 as a Citadel guarding a port that Genoa was trying to

October 28, 2023 Pietracorbara FR
Today we shifted to the other side of the island to Cap Corse. If you look at a map of Corsica you will see a

October 27, 2023 Lisula FR
After our short train ride into Calvi yesterday, we decided to head the other direction to the opposite end of the line to the town

October 26, 2023 Calvi FR
We finally got our chance to go to Calvi today. After a day and a half stuck in François while a huge storm passed thru,

October 25, 2023 Calvi FR
The picture at the top is Calvi taken from the train stop near the campground. We almost got there today, but ended up staying buttoned

Sardinia
Sardinia was full of surprises for us. We were both looking forward to seeing a part of Italy that neither one of knew very much

October 24, 2023 Piana FR
Ton and I have had the privilege of driving some beautiful highways in our time traveling, the Alaska Highway, Utah Highway 12, the Pacific Coast

October 23, 2023 Sagone FR
We woke up early as we were both a little nervous about the Controle Technique that François had to undergo. The Controle Technique is an

October 22, 2023 Ajaccio FR
The day got off to a good start as when I woke up Ton looked at me and said we should wash some clothes while

October 21, 2023 Ajaccio Fr
Well today is going to be a short one. We woke up early after a night of steady rain. We wanted to get on the

October 20, 2023 Porto Vecchio FR
We left Italy and Sardinia today for France and the island of Corsica. This involved another ferry crossing. This one also turned into a bit

October 19, 2023 Bosa IT
On our next to last day on Sardinia we planned a short trip down the coast from Alghero to Bosa. The drive along the coastal

October 18, 2023 Olbia IT
We were very interested in visiting Olbia as it is in one of the five blue zones in the world. A blue zone is a

October 17, 2023 Castelsardo IT
We have a pretty set morning routine, I get up first and make the coffee for the day. We have two travel mugs that I

October 16, 2023 Alghero IT
We were looking forward to our visit to Alghero. Our friends who had visited here really liked it, and the guide books raved about its

October 15, 2023 Barumini IT
One of the most important cultural symbols of Sardinia are the Nuraghes. These are bullet shaped stone buildings built without mortar. There are many of

October 14, 2023 Villasimius IT
We had a very quiet night at our agritourismo in the hills above the coast. It even cooled down enough that for the first time

October 13, 2023 Castiadas IT
Today was a lot of driving. We left Ogosoro about 9:30 and drove back to Cagliari to pick up François. We double checked the three

October 12, 2023 Orgosolo IT
When we went down to breakfast Peppina the host at our B&B asked what our plans were for the day, we both looked at each

October 11, 2023 Ogosoro IT
Today we explored the mountain valley around Ogosoro. We didn’t have a set plan except to visit the local costume museum in the regional capitol

October 10, Orgosolo IT
Tonight we are staying in a bed and breakfast in Orgosolo. We picked Orgosolo because our friends Ovi and Cory recommended it for visiting central

October 9, 2023 Cagliari IT
Tonight we are set up in the parking area of the RV dealer in Cagliari. We had a couple of minor issues that have cropped

October 8, 2023 Cagliari IT
We have changed islands and are now in Sardinia. We had an early ferry departure and for the first time on this trip set an

October 7, 2023 Palermo IT
We were off early to try to get ahead of the Saturday crowds in the center. Ton really liked Palermo yesterday, so she spent some

October 6, 2023 Palermo IT
We made a quick jump along the coast to Palermo. The drive was short, and I was nervous as always when I have to drive

October 5, 2023 Cefalu IT
We spent today wandering thru the beautiful sea side town of Cefalu. The first thing we noticed is that the tourists in this town were

October 4, 2023 Cefalu IT
Today we left Catania and shifted across the island to Cefalu. We were not in a hurry to get going as we wanted to let
October 3, 2023 Catania IT
One of the reasons we picked Catania as our base for the last few days was due to its proximity to Naval Air Station Signonella.

October 2, Val di Noto IT
Today we tried to take in the Val di Noto which is in the southeast corner of Sicily. There are several good sized towns in

October 1, 2023 Siracusa IT
We are still parked up in Catania, and we made a decision to use Catania as a base to explore this part of Sicily. To

September 30, 2023 Catania IT
Today we used the morning to shift about 120 kilometers to Catania. Catania is the 2nd largest city in Sicily, but is the economic hub

September 29, 2023 Torerotta IT
Today we finished our drive to Sicily. We decided to get an early start on the drive as we had 300 kilometers to cover today.

September 28, 2023 Salicetti IT
We have left Puglia and are now heading to Sicily. The drive from Gallipoli to Messina was a bit much for one day so I

September 27, 2023 Gallipoli IT
Today we caused a bit of an international uproar in the town of Gallipoli. Gallipoli is an old city that was originally built on an

September 26, 2023 Otranto IT
We have been using the Road Trips Italy book published by DK books to help guide us. It has been in François since our first

September 25, Torre dell’Orso IT
Even though we have been following the coast of the Adriatic we had not been down to the ocean so we decided to fix that

September 24, 2023 Lecce IT
Lecce is another 2000 year old city with a history going back to the Trojan war. Today it is the second largest city in the

September 23, 2023 Torre dell’Orso IT
I try to post every day but sometimes life gets in the way. It unexpectedly did yesterday. Yesterday we needed to get some shopping in

Puglia
I think of Puglia as the heel of the boot of Italy, but it extends much further north than the heel. It is the southern

September 22, 2023 Alberobello IT
Today we shifted about 60 kilometers to a city in the mountains called Alberobello. It is famous for a style of home called Trulli. It

September 21, 2023 Ostuni IT
Nine days into the trip we had our first day as tourists. Ostuni is a beautiful hilltop town about 8km’s from our campground. The campground

September 20, 2023 Villanova IT
Our ferry loading experiences in Greece have always been interesting, and today was another example of that, as I was almost arrested for human trafficking.

September 19, 2023 Igoumenitsa GR
You may be wondering why the top photo is of a toll both, and the answer is that as a gift on our final day

September 18, 2023 Aigialeia GR
We are finally on the move after nearly a week resting and recovering in Nea Makri. Ton is still under the weather but she says

September 17, 2023 Nea Makri GR
Today was spent resting and letting Ton continue to fight the bug that has her feeling under the weather. We are heading out for our

September 16, 2023 Nea Makri
Today is short and sweet. Ton is fighting a pretty nasty bug so she spent the day in bed. I took a couple of short

September 15, 2023 Nea Makri
Today was busier than planned. Last night when I went to brush my teeth there was no water. We had a problem with the water

September 14, 2023 Nea Makri GR
We had a restless night. The daytime temperatures have been in the mid to high 80’s so even with all of the windows and the

September 13, 2023 Nea Makri GR
Today we slept in fighting jet lag. When we finally got going around 11am we had to do all of the exciting stuff it takes

September 12, 2023 Nea Makri GR
We took a bit of a gamble today and it worked out. We usually book a hotel for the first night in case there are

June 6, 2023 Portland OR
The flights home were completely uneventful this time which is always great. This trip we visited two new countries for us in Romania and Bulgaria.

June 5, 2023 Athens GR
Today was our last day in Greece for this trip. We had pretty much prepared everything the day before so the only chores in the