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Carcassonne & the Nailloux Fashion Village – 14/4/12

To make a change from all of these world famous, UNESCO-protected tourist must-sees that we’ve been ticking off the list at the front of our Lonely Planet, we decided to take a day off and go shopping. This year we’ve … Continue reading

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Camper Van Food and Our Evening Routine – 15/4/12

Every evening around 20:00 our evening routine begins. By then it’s started to get dark and we will have already chosen a place to park up for the night. If we’re staying in a campsite we’ll have put out the … Continue reading

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La Rochelle and the Dune du Pilat – 11/4/12

After spending the morning walking around La Rochelle, we returned to the van to drop Klara off and give us a couple of hours of human time. Since we usually drive on every day – at least a little bit … Continue reading

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Keeping Camperissimo Alive – 11/4/12

Much like the crew of a rusty tugboat, once we’re on the road, each of us adopts certain everyday responsibilities. Iva takes on the tidying, cleaning and most of the route planning. She is also designated expert in irrational outbursts … Continue reading

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Boris the Beekeeper and the Isle of the Machines – 9-10/4/12

We met Boris parked up on a cliff top in Romania, overlooking the black sea. When we arrived, the field we were parked in – in fact the entire length of the cliff – was filled with Romanians who were … Continue reading

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