Following the end of the ski season and having done the majority of the end of season cleans for our ski chalet cleaning business, we hopped in the car with all three dogs and drove the 12 hours right across France to Brittany in the far north west o.. Read More
Travelling Europe | 05.15.12 | No Comments
At the start of October we were still gardening in shorts and t-shirts, but when we left Bulgaria mid-Oct and drove over the Hemblas pass to the northern side of the country we hit snow! It was an easy cruise to the Romanian border and then the usual.. Read More
Travelling Europe | 11.26.11 | No Comments
From Greece we were on the home run back to our place in central Bulgaria. It is around a ten hour straight drive without stops. Usually we follow the motorway straight across northern Greece towards Turkey and then at Alexandropolis take the roa.. Read More
Travelling Europe | 09.18.11 | No Comments
Having managed to get hold of the woman from Anek ferries, who we were supposed to be crossing to Greece with, I was assured we would face no problems or additional charges for choosing to go on the Superfast ferry crossing at an earlier time. We wer.. Read More
Travelling Europe | 08.7.11 | No Comments
We hit the road fairly early the next day and got straight on the motorway to head down to Pisa for a whistle stop tour. We could see the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the distance and managed to pick up signs for it, along with navigation from the Sat Na.. Read More
Travelling Europe | 07.30.11 | No Comments
From our campsite in Provence, we nipped straight onto the motorway and sped down towards Cannes and past Monaco and across the border into Italy. After 3 hours on the road we decided it was about time to stop for some lunch and let the dogs stretch .. Read More
Travelling Europe | 07.1.11 | No Comments
With the ski season over and the garden under control and veggies all planted, it was time to set off on our trip across Europe back to Bulgaria. We took the seats out of our minibus, used for airport transfers to Courchevel in the winter, put in a s.. Read More
Travelling Europe | 06.28.11 | No Comments
On my third day of travelling across South Europe from Bulgaria to France, I experienced serious car troubles. On an earlier trip to Greece the car had overheated badly and had to have the water pump replaced and prior to setting off from Bulgaria, I.. Read More
Travelling Europe | 01.5.10 | No Comments
I have travelled from Bulgaria to France a couple of times with my dogs and back again. I have done the 'over land route', taking the ferry from Vidin across the Danube and then through Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Italy to France and also .. Read More
Travelling Europe | 11.29.09 | No Comments
Having taken several hours to squash everything into the van we set off for the Eurotunnel on the 23rd October rather later than planned. We missed our original crossing but caught the next train and by eleven that evening found ourselves in a horrid.. Read More
Life in Bulgaria, Travelling Europe | 01.6.07 | No Comments
