The Curious Adventures of the Cat in the Camper Van
Our motorhome travelling adventures around the world with a cat called Jigsaw
After the highlights of Stockholm we needed to tone it down a bit so after escaping the tunnels, we headed to Uppsala for some crazy golf, not kidding, see photo... then we decided we should be more serious so headed out for a riverside walk to be educated on Uppsala, it being a university town… Continue reading Escaping to Higher Ground
Maybe the binge watching of ‘Nordic Noir’ dramas has influenced us, as we crossed The Oresund Bridge into Sweden, made famous by The Bridge, we felt the need to lock the doors. All the Nordic countries seem full of murderers, drug dens, kidnappers and criminals, we’ve learned that from the TV, so with much trepidation,… Continue reading Captive in a Swedish basement!
I'm resisting the urge to use the W word about Copenhagen as it feels pretty cliched, there's a lot to this charming City that is more than a song title! We camped outside, approximately 20km from the centre but with an easy walk to a station. Very close by was the Arken Museum of Modern… Continue reading Charismatic Copenhagen
No, we haven't discovered time travel in the past week, it was a way to pass the time while travelling some really big distances and to distract me from the usual Campervan Karaoke. Basically, yes, nerds again, we were logging how many nationalities on number plates we saw while driving through France into Germany on… Continue reading 23 countries in 1 day
We confess, we didn't take the van here, or Jigsaw but who knows, maybe one day! It is possible, from Denmark! Having seen the news about eruptions in Iceland, back in March, we knew this was something we had to try and see. When Iceland went "green" that was it, flights booked and we'd bother… Continue reading Hot Stuff in Iceland
This is the last one of the Covid Tour 2021, shame I hear you shout! It won't be for long though before we are up to something else! We've had an amazing time in Scotland, dodged the midgies, recovered our bike legs and Jigsaw the hunter gatherer has helped us with our "protein" (voles) and… Continue reading The Last Leg
First mainland night for a while was at Fearnoch Forest stopover outside of Oban. Scotland Forestry Commission and other orgs are trialling using places like this as overnight places and it is great. Seems they are trying to embrace the travellers among us and trust us with honesty boxes. We’ve seen no abuse of it,… Continue reading Forfar 4 : John o’Groats 1
So this leg of our Covid Tour 2021 started with a trip to Newark on Trent for some van bits then across to Redditch, what can I say? To be honest, in trying to reflect similarities between it and Salamanca I was for once, lost for words. Yes, I couldn't summon up the elaborate vocabulary… Continue reading The Road to the Isles
Salamanca isn't a natural tourist stop, it doesn't tend to find its way into the "Valencia, Seville, Madrid guidebook must see's" but it really should be. We both confess to being ignorant of its vibrancy and style. It is known as La Dorada, the Golden One, and it radiates beauty. Many of the buildings are… Continue reading Stunning Salamanca
Staying at Puerto Gelves marina we could get the bus into Seville for €2 or we could go in via a cycle route, really easily. The bikes gave us a capacity to get off the beaten track. Our highlights are not only that an old Tobacco Factory in all its glory could become University de… Continue reading Solitude in Sevilla – Part 2
The Curious Adventures of the Cat in the Camper Van 