Calpe Part Two

We’ve enjoyed our second week in Calpe (or Calp as it’s know to the locals), going out and about every day. The weather has stayed warm and dry, which certainly helps. Thursday was ‘Constitution Day’ which this year marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of the country’s constitution in 1978, a key milestone in … Read more

Calpe Part One

Leaving Valencia we steered clear of the AP7 toll road, and drove the 150km to Calpe on the national roads. The weather in this part of Spain has been great – sunny most days with hardly any rain, and daytime temperatures in the 20’s (though it does get quite chilly at night). We need to … Read more

Back to Valencia – Part Two

A very brief update. We met up with Clare and Sarah on Friday afternoon and spend a fantastic weekend together seeing the sights and catching up. Clare’s now returned to the UK, Sarah has flown down to Sevilla, and tomorrow we will be driving to Calpe. Mike

Back to Valencia – Part One

The weather took a turn for the worse as we left Benicàssim, with heavy rain having caused severe flooding in the Valencia area the day before. After stopping to fill up with LPG, we arrived at a very busy Valencia Camper Park. It was the final weekend of the Moto Grand Prix (motorcycling) season at … Read more

Benicàssim

The main reason for going straight to Benicàssim from Girona is that there’s a Euromaster in the next town where we could get the van’s front brakes and tyres changed. We found a campsite with great reviews on CamperContact and had reserved a pitch for a week, giving us enough time to get the van … Read more

Girona

It took less than an hour to drive to Girona. The aire is very well located, a 10 minute walk from the old town, and a bargain at €12/night. The attendant was very friendly and super helpful, giving us information leaflets and a map of the city. He didn’t speak any English and I made … Read more

From Montpellier to Roses

Having arrived in Montpellier a day earlier than expected to escape the snow in Millau, we ended up staying there for three nights. The aire was located on the outskirts of the city, secured by an electric gate. All the while we were there, the weather was atrocious with almost non-stop heavy rain regularly turning … Read more

San Sebastián

We visited San Sebastián four years ago on a foodie weekend and loved it, so thought it would be rude not to stop again as we were passing by. There’s little to no parking in town, so we booked ourselves into a campsite a few miles outside of town, half an hour’s bus ride from the … Read more

Bilbao

Our stop in Bilbao was very much a flying visit. We arrived in town late morning and parked up on a great aire with a wonderful overview of the city. It’s not cheap, at €15 for the night, but it’s secure, having an entry/exit barrier and CCTV. Much safer than parking in a big city, with the increased risk … Read more