Without campers, but lava - Camping Sicily #3

No camper, but lava instead - Camping Sicily #3 The Sicilian weather is not always on its best behaviour. It is therefore with a heavy heart that we decide to temporarily leave van life behind us. Between Christmas and New Year's Eve, we set sail without a campervan. Provided the ferry would even leave because of the swell! We give up our camper [...]

Pasta every day keeps… – Sicily with the #2 camper

Pasta every day keeps... - Sicily with the camper #2 THE DOCTOR AWAY...When I think of Sicily, two things come to mind. Mafia and volcanoes. While the latter is rather exciting, the former leaves me with a rather queasy feeling when travelling in a highly polished camper. What [...]

The journey is the reward – Sicily #1

Sicily with the camper

The journey is the reward - Sicily #1 Last Christmas... Yes, a white Christmas, a nice present with the Griswolds and red cabbage stains on the tablecloth... every year. Or not. Because the last time it snowed at Christmas was when I was very little, so the amount of snow seemed relatively large. Chevy Chase is being [...]

With the camper to Croatia

Travelling to Croatia by camper In spring, the longing for warmth, sun and vitamin D is always particularly strong after the dark season. Above all, from mid-May to mid-June, the holiday density is particularly holiday-friendly. With enough overtime in our luggage, we climb into our camper and leave the dreariness of cold, wet spring weather behind. Sea breeze [...]

Weekender – Leisure Eldorado in Glarus

Weekender - Leisure Eldorado in Glarus It's that time again, the weekend, or rather: time for a weekender. With the onset of spring in late winter, memories of the autumn long gone come flooding back. My head was buzzing from the working week in the office and the basement child Alex also needed to get some fresh air. As luck would have it [...]

Weekender – winter escape to Lake Maggiore

Weekender - Winter escape to Lake Maggiore A short weekend trip south When the fog hangs low in the valley for days and you can only vaguely remember that bright thing in the sky, the sun. Then it's time to change sides. From the north side of the Alps, which is often gloomy in winter, to the south. The closer the [...]