We hardly scratched the surface of what Spain has to offer, but we made the most of our time there and (as it turned out) were extremely lucky with our timing. We picked up a campervan in Seville – a MUCH smaller campervan than we’d had in Norway with barely room to swing a cat, […]
Continue ReadingWe spent our final evening in Frankfurt at the annual Spring Dippemess – a fair that dates back to the 14th century, celebrating its 679th Anniversary this year!. Each ride or attraction had its own entry fee (between 4 and 8 Euro) so the kids had to make decisions about what rides they most wanted […]
Continue ReadingWe are currently in the south of Spain so we decided to take a 1-day excursion to Tangier, Morocco. Quite by accident, we went on a Friday, a sacred day of Islamic prayers and time with family and friends. It was also Eid al Fitr (the end of Ramadan) on Wednesday and Thursday, so Friday […]
Continue ReadingDespite adding 2 extra weeks to our Scandinavian adventure, we lingered longer in places we loved and found ourselves running out of time to get back to Frankfurt. Sweden and Denmark deserved way (WAY) more time than what we gave them but we fitted in as much as we could and enjoyed the time we […]
Continue ReadingFor the past 4 weeks we have been driving a “Family Luxury” campervan through Norway in winter. ‘Crazy’ I hear you shout, perhaps, but there are always two sides to every coin, even the Norwegian Krone. Our reason for being here at this time of year is to view the northern lights (Aurora borealis) and […]
Continue ReadingOur last days in Norway were spent in the Tromsø area, the busiest place we had been for a couple of weeks. One day we had a go at cross country skiing on the cross country ski trails in Tromsdalen Valley. Logan and Lucas took to it like ducks to water and Zara picked it […]
Continue ReadingOne of my non-negotiables was to hopefully see the Aurora borealis (northern lights) and is actually the whole reason we even had Norway on our itinerary. I say ‘hopefully’ because the northern lights are a natural phenomenon and there is no guarantee of actually seeing them. To increase our chances, we had done a lot […]
Continue ReadingThere was a dusting of snow overnight in Trondheim so it was a fresh blanket of white – perfect for a hike in the hills. We did a very Norwegian activity of hiking to a “warming hut” – a wee stop for solbærtoddy (hot blackcurrant), hot cocoa, and cinnamon scrolls! This hut was called Grønlia […]
Continue ReadingNorway, you beauty! More than everything we had hoped for and dreamed about! So much so that after just two days in Norway, we decided to extend our time in the campervan (therefore reducing our time in Portugal and Spain later on) by 2 weeks. This meant we could slow down and take more time […]
Continue ReadingOur first stop in Denmark was Billund. Billund is the home of the original Legoland but it is currently closed until mid-Spring. To satisfy Lego fans in the off season, they opened Lego House in 2017 – an indoor Lego playground filled with 25 million Lego bricks! Wow! It is such a cool place! The […]
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