Category: Vanlife
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Week 11: Córdoba, Sevilla and Costa de la Luz
This week we explored 2 more of Andalucia’s fascinating cities before unwinding in beautiful and seemingly unspoilt Costa de la Luz. Cordoba – Mezquita-Catedral, the Medieval city and snacking After seeing the majestic Alhambra in Granada, we were curious to see the Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba, which had been described to us as a “cathedral built…
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Week 10: Granada, Malaga and El Chorro
Visiting Granada and the Alhambra with a Campervan and a Dog We finally made it to Granada. After several failed attempts last week at parking at Areas de Caravanas near Granada, we decided to change tack and just drive and park in Granada. We usually find driving into and parking in a city with a…
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Week 9: Sierra Nevada
For the first week of 2023 we headed to Spain’s highest mountain range – the Sierra Nevada, James did some epic road cycling, we had to adjust to several failed plans, and spent some time chilling on the south coast. Road cycling in the Sierra Nevada We’ve watched television coverage of the Vuelta and have…
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Week 7/8: Festive double edition
Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and thank you for following us on our journey. We experienced our first vanlife Christmas and New Year, and whilst it was a “different” or “new” experience, frankly the last two Christmas holidays were “different” too so perhaps that’s the new normal 🙂. 2020…
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Week 6: Catalunya
A change of plan We have to admit, we never planned to explore the east coast of Spain. Without knowing too much about it, we had a vague idea of coastal beach areas, and the big cities Barcelona and Valencia which we’d visited before. Our loose Spain “plan” was to visit the mountainous north –…
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Week 5: We made it to Spain
As soon as our campervan was fixed in Rodez, we took decisive action and headed to Spain. It has been nice to feel our fingers and toes again this week. Southern France was lovely – we enjoyed some spectacular walks, visits to wineries, good food etc. But it was just too cold and wet, and…
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Week 3/4: Some FAQs
Frequently Asked Question 1 – What is your itinenary? The most frequent question we had before we started the adventure was “What are your plans?”. We’d reply with something like “To start, we’ll travel down the west side of France with the aim of getting to the north coast of Spain then to Portugal. We…
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Week 2: Staying put
Staying put like it or notIt has gotten noticeably cooler with overnight temps reaching 1 or 2 degrees, and daytime temperatures in the low teens. So we decided to head to the Mediterranean for some hopefully warmer climes. But a number of planned and unplanned events have conspired to prevent us from driving south. Zeus’…
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We survived the first week
We survived our first week hoorah. It’s been great with some hiccups and some key learnings – here’s a roundup. Our Top 3 1. We’re feeling more settled in the vanTo be honest we weren’t sure if everything would fit. It is a tight squeeze at the moment. It will be interesting to go through…
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It’s happening
We’ve put our stuff in storage, rented flats out, quit jobs, bought a campervan van, got visas, packed our stuff and the dog, and have started our adventure. Where are we going?We don’t have a fixed or planned route. We’d like to be able to travel for a year. Our loose plan is to follow…
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