Driving In France Is A Passion – But What Makes It Special?
French roads are great, which means driving in France on the back roads is a pleasure. In the title of this article I posed the question “but what makes it special?” and to be honest I don’t know where to start. I have written a book about our road trip which takes you on our […]
Long Overdue But Finally Here.
We are two weeks into our 27 day trip and this is the first blog post I’ve written. If you’re wondering why let me explain, firstly I haven’t had internet and secondly I’m only really now in the right frame of mind to be writing. When I was planning the trip I knew that there […]
September 1st – St Malo to Onzain
St Malo. A Beautiful Start To Our European Road Trip St Malo. I nearly didn’t come this way as the cost of the ferry was quite high but when I looked at all of the logistics it had to be this route for us. It enabled me to get Lola into bed at a reasonable […]
Step Two. Planning Has Started For 2 Girls And A Lion!
Just a quick post today. I am happy to say that as well as working with the MS Society on my proposed challenge I now have the full support of Peugeot UK. I have until September to get organised, it is a long time away but I want to do the trip when there are […]
A Little About The Car, A Peugeot 504 With Over A Million Kms On The Clock.
I suppose that I should really let you all in on the car I’m taking. The car has travelled all the way from Australia after being used on an Outback farm for many years. An article was written about it last year by Autocar, here is the link. ..AutoCar Article. One Million KMs. Peugeot 504 […]
Books Galore!
Well today I’ve popped over to see my dad to have a chat about taking his old car across Europe. I’m so glad I’ve decided to do this as it is also giving me the opportunity to listen to many of his stories, take notes and hopefully expand on them when I travel myself. I […]
Reality Is Kicking In!
Today I’ve been sitting here with pencil and paper making a list of what I need to do in order to get my road trip organised. It has gone from being a dream to a reality in the space of a couple of days simply by changing my mindset. I have recently been subscribing to […]
Travelling With Children On A Long Haul Flight. What Can You Do To Make It Easier
Well, this one I can certainly give you a few tips on. When Lola was 18 months I flew Perth, Australia to London and back on my own with her and again just after she was two. I think I was lucky because she had traveled on planes, cars, trains and buses many times before […]