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2018

Moustiers - Gorge de Verdon Notre Dame Church
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie – The star of Verdon
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Having driven through the Gorge du Verdon then parked for the night at Moustiers St Marie we woke to an un-expectedly sunny, although quite cold morning having been promised rain…

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Motorhome drive through Gorge du Verdon, France with Laika
The Gorgeous Gorges of Verdon
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Quite a few weeks ago now we met a couple of Dutch motorhomers who regaled the terrifying tale of their journey through the Gorges du Verdon, accidentally following a cycle…

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Medieval bridge Entreveaux Vauban village France
Entreveaux – a chance discovery on the river Var
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With the Gorges du Verdon in our sights, our motorhome journey took us through several Provencal towns and villages, the most captivating being the ancient village of Entreveaux. It was…

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Crossing the Border – Back to France
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We are back in France!  Spending the last few weeks in Italy, much of it in Tuscany, has been amazing but driving along the Ligurian coast these last few days…

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San Remo - Municipal Casino
San Remo – Faded Elegance
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San Remo, known as the City of Flowers, was our next destination and after a long drive along the Liguran coast we found a large Aire, heading straight for it…

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Grotte de Toirano Caves, Liguria, Italy
The underground world of Grotte di Toirano
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After our exploits and epic walk in the Parco di Portofino we decided a leisurely change of scene was in order and as it was also looking a bit windy…

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San Rococ to San Frussuoso
San Rocco – Nearly a Ridge too Far
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The Ligurian coast can be a bit frustrating in a motorhome, and having left Deiva Marina heading for Rapallo and Portofino we couldn’t find anywhere to stop despite searching for…

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Manarola village in the Cinque Terre, Italy
Cinque Terre for Two – an eventful day!
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When travelling by motorhome you sometimes have to accept that there are some places you just can’t go. In the case of the five villages of the Cinque Terre nattional…

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Carrara Marble Tour Tuscany Italy
Carrara Quarries – Losing our Marbles
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The Mountains of Delle Alpi Apuane, are famous the world over for one thing in particular – Marble – for they are marble mountains and in particular white marble and…

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Livorno Cover Fortezza & harbour
Time on the Tuscan coast
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The Tuscany Coastline stretches from Monte Argentario in the south to Marina di Carrara in the north, which is a lot of coastline. We made the decision to travel up…

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