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Teruel Province and two terrific towns
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Our motorhome journey continued North and we headed to the province of Teruel and its the city of the same name. At around 915m above sea level in the Aragon…

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Hello Germany! Motorhoming along the Mosel.
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After several short UK trips we were feeling stupidly excited about continuing our motorhome travels in Europe. This time kicking it off with a trip to Southern Germany.   It was…

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High in Harlech, and Low in Fishguard
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Our intention had been to visit the Welsh resort town of Porthmadog next.  We were going to spend the night and have a bite to eat and a drink, but they have…

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Caernarfon and wild camping in Wales
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Snowdon climbed, it was time for some standard sightseeing and we chose nearby Caernarfon and it’s fabulous castle for our next destination.  While we’re happy to use campsites on the…

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Stunning St Savin and a Unesco Gem
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Our French sister-in-law had recommended we visit St Savin, a town that wasn’t on our radar and one we could easily have missed.  It was an absolute delight and we…

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Coimbra - St Michaels Chapel organ
Coimbra – An ancient seat of learning
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On our way to the University city of Coimbra we decided to break the journey up and stop at Leiria for the night as it had a large free parking…

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Batalha to Fatima and a day that went from bad to worse
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Batalha was our last port of call in the monastic triangle with a visit to the stately Mosteiro da Batalha, another UNESCO world heritage site  and a masterpiece of Gothic…

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A tight squeeze on the way to Tomar
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It just happened to be the Easter weekend when we visited one of Portugal’s most magnificent religious sites, the Convento de Cristo and Templar castle of Tomar. As part of…

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Alcobaca Monastery - ceramic scene in chapel
Alcobaca – Tragic love and intrigue
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We began our short trip around Portugal’s UNESCO world heritage Monastic ensemble of Alcobaca, Tomar and Batalha with a visit to Alcobaca. We parked Buzz in a nice free aire…

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Cacares - Walled city
Cacares – Walled city with tasty tapas
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Caceres, our destination for the next couple of days was the first city in Spain to be granted heritage status as early as 1949 due to its lovely untouched by…

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