Turkey Part 1

TURKEY     29 August – 5th September 29th August Crossing the border from Greece to Turkey, we arrive to find border guards with large assault rifles.  We have our vehicle checked and registered, pay for visas, insurances stamped and we are off into Turkey.  Car...

Croatia

CROATIA 11TH August We drive from Italy to the Slovenian border, heading towards Croatia; the road from Slovenia to Northern Croatia is only about 20 to 30min, with uneventful border crossings. As we enter the country we head to the coast near Opatija; although...

Italy

ITALY 8TH August We must now get into Italian mode and learn a few basic phrases! Lake Garda    9th August Beautiful and peaceful Lake Garda.  We take a picnic down to the edge and take in its beauty.  The largest and most visited of the three Italian lakes, it does...

Southern France

FRANCE – the second leg! Riviere Souterraine de Labouiche   27th July Take a spectacular boat ride along the longest navigable underground river in Europe, even known to pre-historic man.  Although it may have been preferable if we chose the English rather than...

Morocco

Morocco 16th July We take a day trip to Tangier, Morocco, crossing from Tarifa. North Africa’s coast is almost tangible, its vast mountains visible in the distance, from the town. The ferry taking only 45 minutes to cross from Europe to Africa! Once we boarded the...