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What was New in Previous Years: The
website started in 2005 so there are several previous 'What's New' linking to
articles and images still on the website. |
What
Was New in Previous Years |
| 8 Oct |
The Wilsons in Bulgaria and Greece 2013: Brenda
and Adrian motorhome east to continue work on their house above Harmanli in
southeast Bulgaria. Their winter break enables an extensive tour of Greece
before returning to Bulgaria and a return journey to England via a nightmarish
experience in Poland. |
The
Wilsons Motorhome Tour 2013 |
| 18 Sep |
The Webbs in Ireland July 2013: Cindy and
Martin share a brief account of their one-month motorhome tour of Ireland,
North and South. This is their seventeenth contribution to The
Webb Collection. |
Webbs
in Ireland 2013 |
| 7 Jul |
Netherlands and Germany 2013: A ferry from
Harwich to the Hook of Holland begins our journey through northern Europe with
a focus on cycling the long-distance Fietspads of the Netherlands and
the Radwege of Germany. |
10
Wheels on the Mainland |
| 30 Jun |
The Shires in Istanbul 2013: Ian and Judit,
already well known to this website, share their experiences of camping in or
near Istanbul. Their favourite is the car park at the Fisherman's Quay on
Kennedy Caddesi, ten minutes on foot from the Golden Horn. |
Camping
in Istanbul |
| 30 Jun |
The Pococks' Grand Tour: In
their seventh travel log, Australians Audrey and Graham
Pocock sail from Mallorca to Spain and then on
to England by motorhome via Andorra, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia,
Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Italy and
France. |
The
Pococks Motorhome in Southern Europe |
| 30 Jun |
The Webbs in Sicily, Venice and France: Using
their motorhome, bicycles and boots, Cindy and Martin Webb explore Sicily
during the winter of 2012-13. They return to the UK via Venice and more
cycling in France. |
Webbs
Winter Motorhoming 2012-13 |
| 30 Jun |
Highway Robbery in Poland 2013: Brenda
and Adrian Wilson were fined £750 and detained for several days when they
drove onto a section of road in Poland which required the recently introduced
Via Toll Box. There was no warning, no
information and no way they could have acquired such a box.
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Wilsons
were Robbed |
| 11 Jun |
Return to England Spring 2013: After a
winter-into-spring in Spain and Portugal, we return to England via France and
the ferry from Roscoff to Plymouth. |
Return
to England Spring 2013 |
| 11 Jun |
Don Madge Sells the Timberland: Ending 40
years of motorhoming, doyen of the forums and author of 31
articles on this website, Don will continue to share his time
between England and Turkey. |
The
End of an Era |
| 5 Apr |
The Barkers in
Finland 2012: Among much else, the account includes time in
Helsinki, the Islands of the Archipelago, the borders with Russia, Lapland, the
fiords of northern Norway and Nordkapp. The fauna and flora of
Finland are fully described and there is a detailed
list and grading of the campsites they used. |
The
Barkers in Finland 2012 |
| 26 Mar |
Spring in Portugal 2013: After a
winter renewing our experience and knowledge of Spain (many comparisons with
Greece), we cross the border west of Caceres into the High Alentejo country of
Portugal. The contrasts with Spain are startling and illuminating. |
Spring
in Portugal 2013 |
| 22 Mar |
The Ian Hibell Corners: On
this website, there are 8 articles including Ian's own account of
cycling from Rotterdam to Vladivostok and his detailed diaries of the ride
from Bangkok to Vladivostok. There are also many tributes following his tragic
death, killed in Athens on 23 August 2008. In our new website, MagBazPictures, we have
gathered 30 photos of Ian, Britain's greatest-ever long-distance
cyclist. |
The
Ian Hibell Corner in MagBazPictures
The
Ian Hibell Corner in MagBazTravels |
| 12 Mar |
The Pococks Travels in Morocco:
Australians Audrey and Graham share the sixth episode in their
extensive travels in Europe and beyond - from Norway to Greece and Turkey to
Scotland; now they head south to Morocco via France, Spain and Portugal. |
Pococks
Travels in Morocco |
| 11 Mar |
Winter in Spain 2012: From France,
we cross into Spain near San Sebastian on the Atlantic coast. For over a month
we camp, Sprint, cycle and walk in the magnificent setting of Navarre and
Aragon, where high plains meet the snow-capped Pyrenees. Then we move south to
the fleshpots of the Mediterranean - and rapidly retreat inland again! Follow
us down the Silver Road. |
Winter
in Spain |
| 11 Mar |
Assault in
Aranjuez - The Story Goes On: How did the English language edition of
a Glaswegian newspaper get hold of the email describing the Assault in
Aranjuez? What role did Dan play from his remote Sicilian Beach? What comments
have been made by commentators? Read on . . . |
Aranjuez:
The Story Goes On |
| 23 Feb |
Assault in Aranjuez: The Hoja
de Reclamacion is an official Complaint Form available everywhere in
Spain. We used it following an assault on Barry by a gate-keeper on the
enormous parkland known as the Prince's Garden of the Royal Palace in Aranjuez
in central Spain. Here's the full report with photographs. |
Assault
in Aranjuez |
| 22 Feb |
Travellers' Tips: A wet day north
of Toledo gave the opportunity to gather in one place 37 articles with
travellers' tips of every description. No doubt this section will grow with
time - this is just the tip of the . . . . . |
Tips
for Travellers |
| 22 Feb |
Senior Discounts and Free Entry: In
response to a query from a couple approaching Seniority, Margaret shares our
experience of benefiting from discounts and free entry to ancient sites,
museums and even campsites in a number of countries. |
Free
Entry and Discounts |
| 20 Feb |
Replacing a Passport: Don Madge
covers the tricky subject of replacing a lost or expired passport outside the
UK and/or obtaining a
Replacement Emergency Travel Document. We add details of the elaborate and
expensive procedure required in Spain. |
Replacing
a Lost or Expired Passport |
| 8 Feb |
MagBazPictures: Our new website is
now up and running and still growing. It will
hold photographs from some major past journeys and all our photos from
January 2012 onwards. Several thousands of pictures
remain on magbaztravels and are still used to illustrate
articles. |
www.magbazpictures.com |
| 8 Feb |
The Rudds on the Road in Spain
2012: Brian and Patricia's detailed daily diary of a motorhome journey
from Lancashire to Santiago de Compstela in NW Spain, via France. As ever, the
Rudds eschew formal campsites in favour of the joys of Aires and other
informal overnights (with co-ordinates). |
Rudds
on the Road in Spain 2012 |
| 8 Feb |
The Rudds on the Road in France
2011: This is the detailed daily diary of the Rudds' 4,500
mile trip around France in a Rapido 7066dF Motorhome in July to October
2011. |
Rudds
on the Road in France 2011 |
| 8 Feb |
Margaret's Lemon Drops: Here's
another recipe added to the collection, evocative of happy days in Greece. The
photographs alone stimulate a hunger - for fine food and distant lands. |
Lemon
Cheesecake a la Margaret |
| 23 Jan |
Looking Out: Experiences in Spain,
Barry Crawshaw's new life and Yorkhire's sporting success are among the
new topics in our commentary on the passing scene. |
Looking
Out 2013 |
| 19 Nov |
By Sprinter and Caravan to France and
Points South: Following a rapid Cheltenham-based switch from motorhome
to repaired and reinvigorated Sprinter van and caravan, we sail to France
heading for Spain, Portugal and perhaps Morocco. |
Winter Slowly Sprinting South |
| 1 Jan |
Jeff's Wheelchair
Walks: Our old friend and personal hero, Sheffield quadriplegic Jeff
Mason, gives a full description of more than 60 short walks in South Yorkshire
and Derbyshire suitable for wheelchairs. Accompanied by his sister Audrey,
Jeff has done them all. |
Jeff's
60 Wheelchair Walks |
| c/f |
Motorhome
vs Caravan: After three years alternating between a motorhome and a
caravan for prolonged journeys in Europe, we list 48 reasons for travelling
with a caravan. There are also reasons for preferring a motorhome, but that
would be another article! |
Motorhome vs Caravan
48 Reasons to
Choose |
| c/f |
2012: A Year of Four Seasons: This
is our annual newsletter, written to celebrate the Winter Solstice and the
slow return of the sun. 2012 is divided into four 'seasons', each describing a
different journey as we alternated between motorhome and van+caravan. |
2012
A
Year of Four Seasons |
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The End of Another Journey: As we start our fourth journey
of 2012, in France heading south, we complete the account of two
autumn months motorhoming and cycling the great rivers of Germany: Rhine,
Moselle, Ahr, Neckar and Danube. |
Two
Months Motorhoming and Cycling in Germany |
| c/f |
Aussies in
Norway 2012: Martin and Pam Williams give a full account of their
5-week, 3,030 mile (4850-km) motorhome tour of Norway in the summer of 2012.
Nine images are included with a link to 148 more in their own Gallery and
Slide Show. |
Aussies in Norway Summer of 2012 |
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Cycling the Rivers of Germany
2012: Here we put in one place accounts of the 15 cycle rides we made
along some of the great rivers of Germany: the Rhine, Mosel, Ahr, Neckar and
Danube. Most are half-day rides of up to 50 km (30 miles), but there is a
2-day ride on the Mosel (123 km, 77 miles) and 3-day ride on the Danube (215
km, 134 miles). |
Cycling
the Rivers of Germany 2012 |
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Motorhoming Germany 2012: After
touring with the Sprinter van and caravan in Britain, we were more than ready
for motorhoming further afield. The ferry was booked, the lockers stocked with
essentials and the bicycles prepared to ride some of the great rivers: Rhine,
Moselle, Ahr, Neckar and Danube. |
Motorhoming Germany
Autumn 2012 |
| c/f |
Sights and Sounds of Norway: In 12 minutes the video
presents 100 images of our 4,600-mile tour of coastal Norway in the summer
of 2011. The music of Greig and Elgar accompany our best attempt to convey
something of the beauty and grandeur of Norway's vast fjord land. |
Sights
and Sounds of Norway |
| c/f |
A Great British Summer 2012: Landing in Wales from Ireland,
we drive to Cheltenham to exchange the motorhome for a new-to-us caravan and
refurbished Sprinter van. After travelling and cycling in the North
Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Dales and Scotland, we plan to return to
Ireland. |
A
Great British Summer 2012 |
| c/f |
In Ireland 2012: After a winter in
Greece and a motorhome journey across
Europe to the port of Cherbourg, we took a ferry to Rosslare in
the southeast corner of the Ireland. Our intention was to make a slow journey
through the Emerald Isle to Dublin for a ferry to Wales and thus into
England. But we would be back!
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In
the Emerald Isle May 2012 |
| c/f |
Winter in Greece 2012: This is a brief account of our
winter hibernation and annual financial recuperation in the southern Greek
Peloponnese. Among other things are links to the two campsites we use and
the two videos made by Ian and Judit, friends and fellow-motorhomers. |
Winter
in Greece 2012 |
| c/f |
A Winter Motorhome Journey: With the Sprinter van and
caravan safely in store in the UK, we retrieved our Flair motorhome from
Motorhome Medics and sailed for Dunkirk. We crossed France, headed south
through Germany and Switzerland and then east across northern Italy,
ultimately arriving in the Greek Peloponnese. |
A
Winter Motorhome Journey |
| c/f |
From Greece to the UK April 2011: An account of travelling
by motorhome back to the UK from Greece via Italy, Switzerland, France and
Belgium. This is the final stage of a journey that ranged from the top of
Norway, through the Baltic Republics and Eastern Europe to Turkey and
Greece. |
Greece
to the UK April 2010 |
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36 Motorhome Insurance Agents: The need to renew our
motorhome insurance encouraged us to resurvey the jungle of motorhome insurers.
This led to the revision and updating of our findings.Contact
Us to share your
experience. |
36
Motorhome Insurers Reviewed |
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Return to the UK October 2011: From Malmo in Sweden we crossed the Kattegat to
Copenhagen, using the 10-mile Oresunds Link. A ferry from Rodby to Puttgarten
began the traverse of northern Germany and into Holland for a ferry to the
UK. |
Back
to Blighty |
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Readers' Comments: So far, 538 readers
and users of this website have offered comments and opinions by
email. |
538
Readers' Comments |
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70 Fellow Travellers have contributed
articles and images to this website, sharing their experience of long-term,
long-distance travel by motorhome and/or bicycle. |
70 Fellow Travellers |
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60 Useful Links: Selected from the many, here
are a number of links to websites useful and relevant to the long-term,
long-distance traveller by motorhome and/or bicycle. |
60 Useful
Links |
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306 Travel Quotations: The
collection of travel-related quotations has now reached 306 - so there
must be more than one for every occasion! Can you add to the
total? |
306
Travel Quotations |
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40 Travellers' Website: These
non-commercial websites have been produced by long-distance motorhomers,
cyclists and other travellers. Please let us know about any other websites of
this type that you can personally recommend. Or perhaps you can recommend
your own site! |
40
Travellers' Websites |
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147 Books for Travelling: 16
more books for our travelling in the summer of 2010 brings the total to
147, including some recommended by readers of this website. There are
guide books, cook books, fiction and relevant non-fiction. Why not share
the contents of your motorhome's bookshelf/ bicycle pannier?Contact
Us! |
147
Books for Travelling |
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The Collections of 3 Fellow
Travellers: These
fellow long-distance, long-term travellers and motorhomers have each
contributed a good number of articles to this website; enough to form a
personal Collection. Click on their name to see a clickable list of their
wide-ranging articles. |
Don
Madge Collection (27)
Webb
Collection (15)
Dr
Bob Collection (15) |
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Our 32 Greatest Cycle Rides: Gathered
together here are brief descriptions and links to 32 of what we consider
to be the best of hundreds of our cycle rides over the years. The chosen
rides add up to 34,730 miles (55,570 km) or an average of 1,085 miles
(1,740 km) per ride. |
32
Greatest Cycle Rides |
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