Scotland’s NC500
We arrived in Cairnryan in Scotland by ferry well after dark and made our way to the parking lot of a different ferry line where we planned to park overnight. This is the same place Steven and I stayed in …
Year: 2022
Our European Thanksgiving
We interrupt our late summer travel posts to bring you one in real time – Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This year we will be celebrating our fourth Thanksgiving holiday in Europe and I can hardly believe it! I love to look …
Bill & Kelly arrive in Ireland!
We have traveled with Bill and Kelly Murray on several occasions and even worked a peak season together at an Amazon warehouse in Campbellsville, Kentucky. So it was a no-brainer that as soon we decided to move to Europe, we all began talking about Bill and Kelly coming over, renting a motorhome and traveling with us in Ireland and Scotland.
Home again, Ireland
When we first moved to Europe in early 2019, we anticipated making multiple trips to Ireland so that we could spend some quality time with family as well as visiting the sights of the country itself. Covid wiped those plans right off the books as Ireland locked down along with the rest of the world.
On the move in England
First, a little note in Real Time because I am so far behind on the blog (!!). Turns out that when we plan a busy summer, there is precious little time to write new posts. But now we have the …
Repositioning to France
After saying goodbye to beautiful Budapest our travels included one planned stop and a few days through Germany and into France. Essentially, we were repositioning for our planned trip to the UK, but first we had a few chores to …
Beautiful Budapest
We crossed the border into Hungary on fumes because we wanted to fill up at the drastically lower fuel price once in Hungary, where the cost of a gallon of diesel was about $4.78, whereas in Romania it was around $7.65. That is a massive difference and there is a reason for that, but we didn’t find that out until later in our stay.
Roaming through Romania
After a peaceful sleep on the shores of the Danube river, we made our way across the bridge into Romania. Checking out of Bulgaria was a breeze, but the Romanian guards had us pull over out of the lane so others could go through…
Bulgaria: Relaxing, Recovering and Repairs
There have been times when Steven and I would take off in the morning to do a long day of sightseeing and upon returning, declare over and over again how wonderful it felt to be home. Bijou is our home, …
The Big Passport Debacle
Hi everyone, Steven here. Losing a passport under normal circumstances can be traumatic but losing one while walking in the wilderness of Italy (kind of) with no fixed address is even more so. Let me tell you my sad tale. …