To Pamplona: Hemingway, Bulls, and an Anniversary to Remember
Right, so we left Zaragoza in good spirits, bellies full, van loaded up, and Mary still quoting Hemingway like we were some lost characters in one of his books. Pamplona was next on the list, but this one was different. It was our anniversary. Thirty-five years of marriage, if you can believe that. Now, before […]
Over the Mountains and Into Spain: Kevin’s Perspective
You know when you build something up in your head for so long, and then when it finally happens, it’s absolutely nothing like you expected? That was us, the Pyrenees, and a campervan. We’d been talking about this part of the trip for months—the grand moment where we finally crossed into Spain, the road stretching […]
The Flavours of France: A Culinary Campervan Journey
France wasn’t supposed to be a big thing actually. It was just a stop on the way to Spain. A bit of driving, a few nice meals, then onwards. But, well… France had other plans. Coq au Vin & Sylvie, the Legend First night, we roll into some little auberge near Lille. No clue what we’re doing, […]
Our Campervan Adventure: From Hull to Rotterdam
Right. So, we bought a campervan. No idea what we were doing. None. We’d barely wrapped our heads around the difference between a motorhome and a campervan before we found ourselves knee-deep in research, drowning in YouTube reviews, and arguing over whether we actually needed a toilet on board (Kevin: yes, Mary: we’ll manage). There […]