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.

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

September 24, 2025 La Linea SP
We had a busy morning, and a slower afternoon. The day began by us heading off to see the mysterious Carlos for our ferry tickets.

September 23, 2025 La Linea SP
We made it to the Mediterranean today. It’s been a long haul and not much fun. Today we covered about 400 kilometers but are now

September 22, 2025 Merida SP
Our primary target for this trip is Morocco, but before we departed Oregon Ton also handed me a list of Spanish cities she wanted to

September 21, 2025 Tordesillas SP
We were happy when I noticed that Tordesillas was the perfect distance to cover towards Morocco. It was about 360 kilometers south from Orio, and

September 20, 2025 Orio SP
Our charge down the atlantic coast to southern Spain continued with a 480 kilometer drive. The drive was nice and uneventful if. It was uneventful

September 19, 2025 Poitiers FR
The next few days are going to be mostly about putting miles on the way to Morocco. Today we covered about 350 kilometers and arrived

September 18, 2025 Sens FR
Today was another busy but not fun day. We completed our last chores before we head south. We were up early to drive to Sens.

September 17, 2025 Sorel FR
Today we turned south. With all of the repairs (fingers crossed) completed on François we are heading south. Our next stop is Sens to get

September 16, 2025 Delft NE
Today was a busy day for us, but not a particularly compelling one. We have had a check engine light intermittently since we arrived. Our

September 15, 2025 Delft NE
We shifted about an hour south today to Delft. Delft is a nice town that has become our unofficial hometown in the Netherlands. Tomorrow we

September 14, 2025 Haarlem NE
We hit another place on our to do list for the Netherlands. We had been told that Haarlem is a nice town and worth a

September 13, 2025 Amsterdam NE
Our first stop of the day was the Katten Kabinet museum. It is a museum dedicated to cat art and cats. We don’t own a

September 12, 2025 Amsterdam NE
The Van Gogh museum has been on our to do list for Amsterdam since the first trip. Each time we have looked at going there

September 11, 2025 Amsterdam NE
We spent the rainy day hanging around François getting over jet lag and planning for our unexpected extended stay in Amsterdam. We have been trying

September 10, 2025 Amsterdam NE
Our optimism yesterday crashed this morning. When we started François the check engine light was on again, so we began our day by reaching out

September 9, 2025 Amsterdam NE
Our neighbors are American. Nearly every trip we come across an American couple in one of the campgrounds. It’s funny how your ear is drawn

September 8, 2025 Amsterdam NE
We are back in Europe for our next trip. The flight over was uneventful once we got out of Portland. There was a little misadventure

June 2, 2025 Delft NE
Today was about preparing to leave. Our airbag computer had failed while François was in storage over the winter. When we arrived in March we

June 1, 2025 Delft NE
We spent the morning starting to organize François for storage, that is, Ton organized François for storage and I stayed out of the way and

May 31, 2025 Delft NE
A photo from yesterday as today we spent the whole day driving to our final stop on the trip. We started in Delft and are

May 30, 2025 Dinant BE
We had a decision to make, our plan was to visit Dinant which was about an hour from our newly formed town at Benelux Campground.

May 29, 2025 Durbuy BE
This post is a day late because last night we were unable to access wifi. As I mentioned yesterday when we arrived at what we

May 28, 2025 La-Roche-en-Ardennes BE
We had picked out La-Roche-en-Ardennes as our next stop as it is central to a region we wanted to explore. After a wet but easy

May 27, 2025 Troyes FR
We needed to stop by François’ hometown to check on our mail, and see if we could schedule an appointment for some minor repairs to

May 26, 2025 Vichy FR
I selected Vichy for todays visit because of its association with World War II. Today and historically Vichy was famous as a spa town with

May 25, 2025 Le Moustier FR
We made a short hop up the road to a very nice campground in the Dordogne region. It is a geographically large area but one

May 24, 2025 Cahors FR
We are going to spend the next few days traveling slowly thru central France. This rugged region is full of river valleys and steep hills.

May 23, 2025 Toulouse FR
Toulouse is the fourth largest city in France and we had never visited it, though we have driven thru it many times in our comings

May 22, 2025 Toulouse FR
Unexpectedly today was about the drive. The drive from Andorra to Toulouse was only about 180 kilometers but google had it at nearly 3 hours

May 21, 2025 Andorra la Vella AN
We had packed up François, and I stuck my head in to tell Ton I was going to disconnect the electricity when she said I

May 20, 2025 Andorra la Vella AN
We began what is going to be a long trek north back to the Netherlands with a short in distance drive to Andorra, a new

May 19, 2025 Tarragona SP
We were up early to see Kit and Stephen off on their trip home. We hope they enjoyed their taste of RV’ing in Europe. It

May 18, 2025 Tarragona SP
Today was Stephen and Kits last day with their motorhome, so our primary goal was to get near Barcelona so they could clean up and

May 18, 2025 Valencia SP
Today we visited the third largest city in Spain. Valencia didn’t make a big impression on Ton or me during our first visit. It wasn’t

May 16, 2025 Valencia SP
We operated on a laid back schedule today. Wake up when we were ready, drive 200 kilometers to Valencia and find a place to settle

May 15, 2025 Murcia SP
Murcia is not on any tourist hot list for Spain. It is a good sized city in an agricultural area, but has a reputation as

May 14, 2025 Murcia SP
A short blog entry to accompany a long drive. Kit and Stephen are coming to the end of their trip so as always happens on

May 13, 2025 Malaga SP
It was a relaxing start to the day. We headed over to the train station about 10am. I had done a recon earlier and discovered

May 12, 2025 Cordoba SP
When I think of majestic, in nature I think of the Grand Canyon. If it is man made I think of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba.

May 11, 2025 Cordoba SP
We were up early as we had one of the longest drives we have ever taken in Europe in front of us. We need to

May 10, 2025 Lisbon PO
We headed over to a different part of Lisbon today to check out an area that Ton was very interested in seeing. Belem is located

May 9, 2025 Lisbon PO
We had skipped Lisbon last time we were in Portugal because it got mixed reviews and the logistics for campers was difficult. We had regretted

May 8, 2025 Villa Caparica PO
Today was a long day driving. We moved from Porto to a beach town just south of Lisbon. Lisbon is a difficult place for campers,

May 7, 2025 Porto PO
Having taken a day of rest to try to shake a virus that had invaded the team, we were ready to return to Porto for

May 6, 2025 Porto PO
Today was a day of rest. We did not leave the campground. Everyone used today to recharge their batteries and fight viruses. Sometimes a day

May 5, 2025 Porto PO
I knew it was going to be a good day for exploring when we arrived at Porto, it took us about 30 minutes to cover

May 4, 2025 Vila Cha PO
We had delayed our long drive to Porto for a day, but today we had to cover almost 400 kilometers. It was raining steadily when

May 3, 2025 Salamanca SP
It has been raining hard on and off for the last couple of days. Over night it rained really hard again and the ground and

May 2, 2025 Tordesillas SP
It rained cats and dogs last night with occasional thunder. The finale came at 7am when lightning struck close to the campground. I took that

May 1, 2025 Segovia SP
Kit had asked us to visit Segovia and we are glad she did. When she asked I didn’t even know where it was located in

April 30, 2025 Toledo SP
We told Kit and Stephen that we thought they should visit Toledo as Ton and I think it is one of the most beautiful cities

April 29, 2025 Madrid SP
We had a team meeting in the morning. There were two questions, should we extend our stay a day to make up for yesterday, and

April 28, 2025 Madrid SP
Well . . . an interesting day. We had a plan for the day in Madrid. Ton and I were going to explore the city

April 27, 2025 Madrid SP
We found a well reviewed campground in Madrid, so about 10am we were off for the big city. We love driving the freeways in Europe

April 26, 2025 Zaragoza SP
We had just visited Zaragoza two weeks ago but we had been focused on the area around the Cathedral due to the Palm Sunday celebration

March 25, 2025 Zaragoza SP
We are back in Zaragoza. We are making our way to Madrid and Zaragoza is on the way and made a good impression on Ton

April 24, 2025 Tarragona SP
We made a short jump down the coast to Tarragona. We wanted to test convoy driving and so I wanted to keep it short today,

April 23, 2025 Barcelona SP
Today was Sant Jordi day which is the Valentines day for the Catalans. We decided to head back into Barcelona for one more day before

April 22, 2025 Mataro SP
Today we stayed around the campground while Kit and Steve got there motorhome set up. They are lucky to have gotten a brand new motorhome

April 21, 2025 Mataro SP
After a leisurely morning sleeping late and having a nice breakfast we headed into Mataro. It was Easter Monday so all of the shops in

April 20, 2025 Mataro SP
We spontaneously decided to take a day off today. Neither one of us really talked about it, it just happened. We slept in, and then

April 19, 2025 Barcelona SP
We last visited Barcelona in 2018 and really enjoyed the city. One of the reasons we like this campground is that it offers a shuttle

April 18, 2025 Mataro SP
Our friends Stephen and Kit will be joining us on Monday for about a month. They are flying into Barcelona and renting a RV. We

April 17, 2025 Girona SP
We have been meaning to visit Girona for a while. It had a reputation as a real foody town with great restaurants which was our

April 16, 2025 Roses SP
It was raining heavily when we woke up in the morning so we settled in and enjoyed our coffee. After we got going in the

April 15, 2025 Roses SP
We have been corresponding with a RV shop in Roses Spain about getting our privacy screen fixed. Yesterday they said they had a replacement screen

April 14, 2025 Zaragoza SP
We really need tires for François and since Zaragoza is a good sized city we decided to take the day and see if we could

April 13, 2025 Zaragoza SP
Today is Palm Sunday which represents the official beginning of Holy Week. Zaragoza goes in big for Holy Week with 53 processions during the week

April 12, 2025 Zaragoza SP
This will be short. We were up early, said goodbye for our neighbors and were on the road about 9:30. Our destination for today was

April 11, 2025 Orio SP
We decided to have a laid back day today so we did not plan to leave Orio. We spent the morning doing some light chores

April 10, 2025 Orio SP
We took our time leaving in the morning as we were hoping that the traffic in Bordeaux would die down. We have experienced more traffic

April 9, 2025 Blaye FR
Tonight we are in one of our favorite campsites in France, the winery at Chateau Marquis de Vauban gives you the opportunity to park in
April 8, 2025 Tours FR
We were excited to head into Tours and see what it had to offer. As I said yesterday Tours does not get much love in

April 7, 2025 Tours FR
We have been looking at Tours for a few days now and we finally decided to make it a stop. No guidebook of France is

April 6, 2025 Fontainebleau FR
We had a long discussion last night about what to do today. Initially there were two options, go into Paris or drive to Tours. Neither

April 5, 2025 Versailles FR
We had thoughts of going to Paris but on the way to the train station we ran into a market near the campground and spent

April 4, 2025 Versailles FR
Today will be short. We were up early as we are shifting to Paris. It was a 300 kilometer drive, but it involved crossing Paris

April 3, 2025 Boulogne-sur-Mer FR
Today we wanted to visit a town about 25 kilometers away to check out a restaurant Ton had read about. It is famous for its

April 2, 2025 Calais FR
We enjoyed a relaxing morning and Ton whipped up a nice breakfast before we set out for Calais. We began by repeating our walk from

April 1, 2025 Calais FR
Today was a day to move. We enjoyed Delft but it was time to get on the road so we decided to make a pretty

March 31, 2025 Keukenhof NE
There are two places we have been meaning to visit in the Netherlands but have not gotten to yet, one is the Van Gogh Museum,

March 30, 2025 Delft NE
We choose to have a lazy day today. The spring and fall time changes do not line up between the US and Europe so we

March 29, Rotterdam NE
Last night Ton proposed a trip to Rotterdam to get us into the swing of things. So we forced ourselves up a little earlier. Ton

March 28, 2025 Delft NE
We had another late start to the day as a combination of jet lag, and iffy weather kept us in bed until late. We lounged

March 27, 2025 Delft NE
We both slept in. I was up around 10 am and Ton took a little longer to get going. It was chilly overnight, and while

March 26, 2025 Delft NE
We have begun our spring trip. We left during a busy time at home. Our son Dylan was moving into his new home. He and

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