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What Giethoorn has in common with Hong Kong, Tokyo, Moscow and London
It was our last week in the Netherlands, at least for now, and were happy to put Amsterdam firmly in our rear view mirror and find a little more to love about this country. We headed just a couple of hours further east into the province of Overjissel and found ourselves in the idyllic town…
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Windmills and Cheese – All The Dutch Cliches in One Week
We could have hung out in Zeeland in the western Netherlands forever or at least for the rest of the summer. But we decided our home has wheels and we should use them to explore. From Zeeland we headed to a few of the major tourist destinations in the country to get our fill of…
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Glorious Zeeland – Sunshine, Mussels and Lots of Cycling in The Netherlands
After our Belgian travels we crossed the border into The Netherlands and headed west, then a bit more west, and then even more west. We were heading for Zeeland, the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. Zeeland translates to- yep you guessed it – Sealand, and looking at the map it’s easy to…
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Avoiding Crowds (and Children) in Belgium
After our stop in Ypres, we decided to slowly make our way up through Belgium to The Netherlands. Our original plan had been to head up along the Belgian coast. After some thought we decided that, being August, the possibility of running into lots of small humans during their school holidays was way too high. Given…
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Our First Stop in Belgium Brought Us to Tears – Ypres
We had reservations on a midday ferry from Dover to Dunkirk, the perfect route to take us to Belgium and our first stop; the town of Ieper (More commonly called by its French name, Ypres). It felt great to be back on the right side of the road and the motorhome seemed to like it too. At…
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All That You Can’t Leave Behind
We meet new people all the time since we are constantly on the move. When the conversation inevitably gets around to being asked where we are from, we have to explain “it’s complicated”.
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Fish & Chips, Driving Lessons and Smelly Cows – Aaaah Northern England
After leaving Cumbria we headed across to the eastern side of England to explore the North York Moors National Park and learn to drive. We encountered some beautiful towns bathing in the unusually constant sunshine of a British summer.
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England’s Campsites Compared to US RV Parks
After nearly three months on the road we are still definitely newbies to this whole European motorhoming thing. Before we set off to other different countries I thought it would be interesting to share our first impressions from our English travels. Warning: Opinions may change in the future.
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Some Cumbrian Wanderings in Our Motorhome
The Lake District in the UK is one of England’s most scenic areas. We’ve visited a few times before and always admired the rolling hills, beautiful scenery and fantastic culinary offerings. Visiting now in our motorhome gave us more time to get to know Cumbria’s lesser known areas and roam to a couple of unexplored…
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The US vs UK Motorhome Glossary – Two Countries Divided by a Common Language
We are used to the idea that the US and UK have different words for the same thing. When we moved to The States we had to learn a whole new vocabulary. Ask any British person about their first time buying bed sheets in Bed, Bath and Beyond and they’ll tell you what a humbling…
The Scenic Route 