A Change of Plan In the last post I said that we’d planned to cut through Switzerland to get to Germany. To drive on the motorways and national roads, you need to buy a vignette for CHF40 (£33) at the border. We were aware of this and were (begrudgingly) prepared to pay. What we didn’t … Read more
The Romans had many settlements in the south east of France, and so there are lots of sites to see. Unfortunately there are too many for us to visit in the time that we have, and it would also work out very expensive if we even tried, so we settled on visiting just two. Wanting to … Read more
Before leaving La Cavalerie, we went for a walk into the village which was founded by the Knights Templar as a staging post to the Mediterranean. The ramparts of the XV century town have been restored, and it really is a pretty place. Our reason for stopping in La Cavalerie was its proximity to the … Read more
Mazères-sur-Salat Lannemezan seemed rather quiet as we left the town. As the drive was quite a long one we decided that we’d to stop off for a coffee at one of the towns en route. After parking up we walked into the town centre, only to find everywhere closed due to it being a local … Read more
St Jean Pied de Port The plan for today was to do our monthly supermarket shop at the last big Carrefour, before going into France and spending the night at a village called Sare, just over the border. Getting into Carrefour was a bit of a palaver as there were height restrictions at the entrance, … Read more
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
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
Tapia de Casariego A half hour drive from Foz took us to Tapia de Casariego, a small, sleepy pueblo overlooking the Atlantic. The aire was on a cliff top at the edge of town, with the misty mountains behind and the lovely turquoise and blue sea in front, and great value at €4 per night. … Read more
Leaving the aire at Guitiriz early, we were in A Coruña by 10am. There’s a car park there, by the Tower of Hercules, which has dedicated parking for motorhomes which still had some free spaces. On the downside, you have to drive right through the city centre to get there, which wasn’t much fun in … Read more
We made an early-ish start this morning in an effort to try and get a parking spot in Santiago de Compostela before it got too busy, but even by 10AM, the place was heaving, with loads of congestion. After spending half an hour trying to find a parking space near to the centre of town, … Read more