The Vistula Spit.

The Curonian Spit is a strange land formation extending on one side from Lithuania to Kaliningrad, and then again as the Vistula Spit from Kaliningrad to Poland. Only 600 meters wide in places and almost completely forested save for the one or two small towns, it opens to the unforgiving cold and beating waves of…

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Dread (A Misadventure in the Polish Lakes)

Once in a while something happens to you that is completely unexplainable. Arriving in the Polish Lake district a few day ago our small band of weary travellers was treated to one of the strangest experiences of our collective lives. We had arrived at our destination in darkness due to our drive being a bit…

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Montenegro

The border crossing was the one that caused the most hassle on the trip so far, Albania must be trying to cut down on trafficking across their borders as they gave me a strangely inconsistent search of my car, made me take down my insulation panels from my ceiling to check nothing was hidden behind…

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Albania

Before I start this post let me apologise to my regular readers that it has been so long since the last update, but Dee thought it might be a good idea to rest a plate of watery pasta on the laptop which subsequently spilled and broke the keyboard. I (Dee) would like to point out…

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Macedonia

Macedonia Back in high-spirits, we headed across to Macedonia, knowing that as it was the first non-EU country we were visiting and the first that my insurance did not cover, and it was a Sunday, so we were expecting to find the border crossing difficult and lengthy. This couldn’t have been further from the truth, in…

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Romania: Part 2

When we finally arrived at the highly recommended town of Sighisoara, and found the best camp site I had ever stayed in (although Dee strongly disagrees). The facilities left a lot to be desired; in fact it was little more than a field, but it was on a hill looking over the city and the view was unparalleled. It…

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Romania

I’m writing this post in the shadow of Vlad Dracul’s Castle in the Făgăraş Mountains  It is what I had originally imagined and what I’m sure most do as they think of Romania  but apart from the odd tourist hot-spot like this one, that could not be further from the truth. I have found Romania to be an exhilarating,…

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Plage Blanc + the Atlantic Coast

After spending two days in the extreme heat of the desert and having two sleepless nights, we decided it was time to get back to the coastline. We were hoping that if we spent a few days in the tourist resort of Essaouira we would be able to get our locking wheel nut sent out,…

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Spain’s Mediterranean Coast

Unfortunately, having reached Zaragoza, a recurring problem with my Land Rover resurfaced. Basically, the wheels start to shake, then it grows until I cannot control the vehicle at all. This had been happening since I had the suspension adjusted. Unfortunately, I was not about to carry on much further knowing that I could be pulled off the…

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Finding Our Feet in the Pyrenees

etting off from Northern Spain it was straight up into the mountains for a spot of off road and our first wild camp site of the trip. The view from camp was stunning and lent itself to Ansel Adams style landscape shots like the one below. In terms of events, the week was just incredibly good…

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