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August 2018

Avigliana and The Sacra di San Michele
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Our guide book promised us breathtaking beauty awaiting us in Avigliana so we drove there with great anticipation and parked in the aire, had lunch and got the bikes out.…

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Super Susa – a medieval gem
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Driving from France to Italy I was slightly nervous, just because you don’t know what to expect but it was fine. Mostly, I must admit having not been in Italy…

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The Amazing Alps – Part 3
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After visiting Briançon we spent our first ever night wild camping.  Surrounded by the mountains, clear skies with twinkling stars above us we felt totally free. The towns and cities…

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The Amazing Alps Part 2
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Buzz Laika is in Sassenage, parked in the motorhome parking area where we’ve spent two peaceful nights. Sassenage is a tranquil little town in the outskirts of Grenoble and a stone’s…

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Annecy Canal with boats lined along the bank
The Amazing Alps Part 1
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The Alps to us and I guess a good many people are all associated with and about skiing, with snow covered mountains and ski resorts, so in truth we weren’t…

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Motorhome Aires & Graces
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Specially dedicated motorhome aires are parking areas for campervans which can be free, paid, in a town or perched up on a hillside. They come in just about every shape…

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Keeping in shape while motorhoming
Keep in shape on a motorhome trip
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Being on the road, travelling through beautiful foodie destinations such as France and Italy is a real test of willpower on even the shortest of holidays, weeks on end in…

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Vanlife Buzz parked at a campsite set up for the night
Living the Laika Life
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As time progresses we are getting more and more used to living day to day in Buzz. The biggest issue we had to begin with was the heat  – we…

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Le Doubs
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After the Vosges we travelled to the department of Doubs,  an area of the Franche Comte named after the river Doubs which rises in the South East of the region…

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First time motorhomers first 4 weeks
First Time Motorhomers – First 4 Weeks
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Being first time motorhomers, it’s possibly not normal to go off on a road trip around Europe for months on end having never motorhomed before, but that’s what we’re doing…

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