Our first trip of the year is going to include The Netherlands, France, and Spain. The second trip is to be determined.
May 5, 2026 Szentendre HU
Today we shifted to a suburb of Budapest. It was one of our shortest drives ever at 29 kilometers so we took our time getting
May 4, 2026 Budapest HU
We had a long lay around in our nice hotel room, so we did not get going until almost noon. I woke up at dawn
May 3, 2026 Budapest HU
We were anticipating our overnight excursion into Budapest. Ton packed a small bag with the stuff we would need and we were off to our
May 2, 2026 Budapest HU
On our second day in Budapest we really took advantage of our transit pass to see a large swath of the city. The day began
May 1, 2026 Budapest HU
Ton really wanted me to see Budapest. She visited about 20 years ago and it made a big impression on her, and when we talked
April 30, 2026 Budapest HU
We shifted to Budapest for what is a planned 5 day stay. It was a quick drive from our peaceful campground in the Valley of
April 29, 2026 Eger HU
We had a relaxing start to the day and did not head into town until nearly 11. Our plan was to visit the castle here
April 28, 2026 Eger HU
We are camped in the “Valley of Ton”, or as the Hungarians call it the “Valley of Beautiful Women” near the town of Eger. Eger
April 27, 2026 Miskolc HU
Today we officially moved on to Hungary for the trip, despite visiting Tokaj yesterday we returned to Slovakia to sleep. For the next few days
April 26, 2026 Tokaj HU
We woke up to a gale, but the skies were blue. The plan was to sleep in, but the church we are sleeping next to
April 25, 2026 Mali Bara SK
Today was a laid back day in the Tokaj Wine region in Slovakia. The Tokaj Wine Region is actually a famous Hungarian wine region, but
April 24, 2026 Kosice SK
Kosice is the second largest city in Slovakia, and until we arrived in Bratislava I didn’t know it existed. It has a population of about
April 23, 2026 Levoca SK
We were off to an early start. The weird Aire we stayed in did not lend itself to lingering so we were both ready to
April 22, 2026 Banska Bystrica SK
Slovakia is not a large country in size so our drives have been relatively short. Today we took our longest drive of our visit at
April 21, 2026 Trencin SK
Tonight we are camped in the Tatra mountains near the Polish border. It is not the place we planed on being but sometimes things happen.
April 20, Modra SK
Some days when you travel like we do the day is about chores and not experiences. That is what we expected today, but it ended
April 19, 2026 Bratislava SK
We were expecting rain when we got up but to our surprise it was quite nice out. Ton did a quick check and the rain
April 18, 2026 Bratislava SK
Slovakia is a country that Ton has been excited about visiting since we began planning this trip. For me it is a bit of a
April 17, 2026 Vienna AU
Today was the highlight of our trips to museums in Vienna. As I said yesterday Ton is a great fan of Klimt and “The Kiss”
April 16, 2026 Vienna AU
Vienna has at least 112 museums which is for me why it is such a intimidating place to visit. Today we focused on one of
April 15, 2026 Vienna AU
In our quest to investigate every “Versailles of” we decided to visit the Versailles of Austria Schonbrunn palace. This one came close to matching Versailles
April 14, 2026 Vienna AU
Vienna is really the beginning of our planned trip. Everything up to now was fun but it was positioning to get us to the heart
April 13, 2026 Vienna AU
It’s going to be a short one today. Our intent today was to stop near Linz Austria which was about 2 and a half hours
April 12, 2026 Regensburg GE
We had a debate yesterday, do we take advantage of the lack of trucks on Sunday and make a big jump of 400 kilometers to
November 11, 2026 Nuremberg GE
Today I made some small mistakes that annoyed me, and I hope didn’t annoy Ton too much. We discussed our options for where to go
April 10, 2026 Koblenz GE
We had a relaxing day in Koblenz. We weren’t in a big hurry to get going and enjoyed our breakfast and coffee before heading into
April 9, 2026 Koblenz GE
We moved about 200 kilometers today to Koblenz. Ton and I have spent the last couple of days trying to remember whether we had already
April 8, 2026 Maastricht NE
Maastricht is a town on a small handle of land that sticks down between Germany and Belgium. If you travel 20 kilometers east you are
April 7, 2026 Maastricht NE
Today we completed our trip to Tilburg by visiting the site that put the city on our map. Just outside Tilburg is another Abbey brewery.
April 6, 2026 Turnhout BE
Today we decided to take a quick trip into Belgium from Tilburg. The primary reason is to buy fuel for François. The diesel in Belgium
April 5, 2026 Tilburg NE
We mostly took Easter Sunday off. The wind was blowing a gale with occasional squalls of rain. We took the opportunity to sleep in, and
April 4, 2026 Tilburg NE
We checked out Tilburg today. It is the 5th largest city in the Netherlands. When the textile industry collapsed in the 1960’s the city went
April 3, 2026 Tilburg NE
We made our first move of the trip about 120 kilometers south to the college town of Tilburg. We are going to spend a few
April 2, 2026 Amsterdam NE
We both slept well last night so a trip into the city center seemed in order. Ton found a new place for us to check
April 1, 2026 Amsterdam NE
There was some activity today, but not particularly interesting activity. The day was spent provisioning for the upcoming trip. One of the reasons we like
March 31, 2026 Amsterdam NE
We did not leave the campground today. We are both jet lagged from yesterday but it is hitting us differently. Ton woke up in the
March 30, 2026 Amsterdam NE
We traveled to Amsterdam to start our spring trip. The trip today was the smoothest ever. This time we routed ourselves Portland to New York
November 6, 2025 Amsterdam NE
Our fall trip ended as they all do when we dropped François off at the storage. We had plenty of time in the morning to
November 5, 2025 Stein NE
This is always my least favorite day of the trip. Ton spends most of the day packing our bags. I try to help where I
November 4, 2025 Stein NE
Well after procrastinating as long as we could we finally turned north and are now near Amsterdam. The two places we normally stay at around
November 3, 2025 Ypres BE
The trip is winding down but neither one of us is in a hurry to declare it over. This morning the conversation was about whether
November 2, 2025 Poperinge BE
Today was a laid back day that we really enjoyed. The morning was spent doing laundry including our sheets. Laundry day is always an important
November 1, 2025 Poperinge BE
Today we traveled another 350 kilometers north into Belgium. The last couple of days had been about setting us up to head to this part
October 31, 2025 Grez-sur-Loing FR
Another day focused on driving. Today we covered about 380 kilometers in 6 hours. We made a couple of stops at rest areas. The first
October 30, 2025 Issoire FR
Our plan is to pass thru France quickly and get to Flanders in Belgium to do a little beer tasting. We want to be in
October 29, 2025 Roses SP
Roses was the first city we visited in Spain and we have had two of our favorite meals in Europe there so we decided to
October 28, 2025 Altafulla SP
It is time to start heading north so today we jumped up the coast about 400 kilometers to a place near Tarragona. The day started
October 27, 2025 Denia SP
The grey weather blew thru overnight and we woke up to a cool morning with very blue skies. We headed down to the bus stop
October 26, 2025 Denia SP
We decided to take advantage of Sunday to cover some miles towards Amsterdam. In Europe commercial trucks require a special (and expensive) permit to operate
October 25, 2025 Nerja SP
We were up early to look at the sunrise in the mountains. In this case early is relative as sunrise is a little after 8
October 24, 2025 Antequera SP
Antequera is another ancient city in Andalusia that was a key site in the wars that led to the reconquest of Spain. Like most of
October 23, 2025 Setenil De Las Bodegas SP
Today was the shortest drive of the trip at 26 kilometers to the city of Setenil De Las Bodegas. It is famous for its homes
October 22, 2025 Ronda SP
Ronda is considered one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in Spain. Both Hemingway and Orson Welles were struck by this city and left
October 21, Ronda SP
We were both up early due to the change of time zone, so we were off to the mountains of Andalusia before 9am. The drive
October 20, 2025 La Linea SP
Today was purely about travel. We were up early because we wanted to make a couple of stops on the way to the ferry. Our
October 19, 2025 Chefchaouen MA
Tomorrow we are reentering the Euro zone so our goal for today was to spend most of our Dhirams on gifts for ourselves and friends.
October 18, 2025 Chefchaouen MA
We are going to return to Spain on Monday so Chefcaouen is going to be our last stop in Morocco, but it is a good
October 17, 2025 Chefchaouen MA
Chefchaouen is known as the blue city in Morocco and is a must see stop on any tour of Morocco. It is not a large
October 16, 2025 Chefchaouen MA
Today was all about driving. We have relocated to a beautiful mountain town in the Rif Mountains called Chefchaouen. The total drive was about 200
October 15, 2025 Volubilis MA
Our friends Fred and Denise Cook told us not to miss Volubilis. Volubilis was originally a Berber city founder around 300 bc. It was subsequently
October 14 Azrou MA
We decided to move on from Fez. On the way over the mountains we had passed thru a town that caught our attention. It had
October 13, 2025 Fez MA
Today we tackled Fez on our own and had a much better day. There were two main sites we had not seen on Saturday so
October 12, 2025 Fez MA
Following up on yesterdays blog, before we went to bed and before she read the blog, Ton said-“I am done with guides”. She read the
October 11, 2025 Fez MA
First impressions are a funny thing. I was really looking forward to Fez. I was prepared to have it be the highlight of our Moroccan
October 10, 2025 Fez MA
The 280 kilometer drive today took over 5 hours. The roads were generally good, but we drove through the middle Atlas Mountains and they are
October 9, 2025 Er-Rich MA
We were in the Sahara for dawn again this morning. It was another beautiful sunrise, and Ton was very happy running along the dunes with
October 8, 2025 Merzouga MA
We headed out into the Sahara for sunrise. That statement feels like it should be followed with something more dramatic, than Ton took pictures and
October 7, 2025 Merzouga MA
We were up at the crack of dawn, which isn’t that much of a chore as it is at 7:10 am, but nevertheless. We wanted
October 6, 2025 Ouarzazate MA
We crossed over the High Atlas mountains today. We have become friends with two British couples over the last week. They did a night in
October 5, 2025 Essaouira MA
Our visit to Essaouira began with a stop at a grocery store, and most importantly our first visit to a Moroccan liquor store. Alcohol consumption
October 4, 2025 Essaouira MA
We wimped out today. The weather has been very hot the last few days with highs in the low and mid 90’s. When we go
October 3, 2025 Marrakech MA
We wanted another day in Marrakech so we booked a taxi into the city in the morning. There were two historical sites on our agenda
October 2, 2025 Ourika MA
We took a day trip today into the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. The Ourika Valley is easily accessible from Marrakech and has been transformed
October 1 2025 Marrakech MA
Great cities have an energy that sets them apart, New York, Bangkok, and Paris come to mind, Marrakech is part of those elite cities that
September 30, 2025 Marrakech MA
We shifted about 300 kilometers today to a city whose name always conjured up images of the exotic to me. The drive over was on
September 29, 2025 Mohammedia MA
We decided last night to pass on Rabat, but to instead explore the town we are in. Ton had done some reading and discovered that
September 28, 2025 Casablanca MA
We booked a taxi to take us into Casablanca yesterday and were quoted a quite reasonable price for the day. In the morning Mohammed one
September 27, 2025 Mohammedia MA
Today we moved about 200 kilometers south to a campground between Rabat and Casablanca. Our plan is to use this campground as a base to
September 26, 2025 Asilah MA
For the first time in about 2 weeks we were able to sleep in, and not have the bulk of our day spent in François.
September 25, Asilah MA
We made it to Morocco. It has been a long journey from Amsterdam to get here, but the first impression is that it was worth