Schremser Hochmoor and Blockheide Nature Parks The Oldies have chosen a lovely quiet campsite, just outside the village of Waldenstein in the Waldviertel. The campsite is small but it certainly comes with lots of additional extras. I’ve already experienced a few campsites with interesting extras before, such as the one in Makó, Hungary, that came with its very own chapel. But this one beats them all. Not only is there a Gasthaus with great food on site, it also comes…
Cycling from Koper to Izola It’s not so easy to find a campsite on the Slovenian coast. You only need a bird’s eye view of it to see why. Little Slovenia only has a little bit of coast. A mere 46km, including all the bendy bits and not even all of that is accessible. I’ll spare you the gory details of the Oldies’ efforts in manoeuvering along this roller coaster of a coastline in search of a campsite. Happily, they…
Camping by Lake Bled, Slovenia I’m pretty sure there’s a song which goes “Everything’s big in America!” Well, the Slovenian version could easily be “Everything’s small in Slovenia!” Small, but beautiful! And Lake Bled is no exception. When His Lordship suggested that we stay at Kamping Bled, Her Ladyship was not exactly oozing with enthusiasm. Apparently, the last time they stayed there it was a mud bath. And no, it is not a spa. It just bucketed with rain, turning…
Casanova in Vrsar, Istria After three months in rural France, I was beginning to think that I’d never get to see water again, let alone the sea. Back in Austria, the Oldies didn’t even bring me to as much as a lake. They just kept disappearing off on me, going up the mountains looking for mushrooms or whatever. Hah! I’ve heard the early bird catches the worm, but the Oldies are certainly no early birds. Judging by what they brought…
Skanderbeg National Museum, Krujë With our first campsite in Albania, just outside Fushë-Krujë, we have hit the jackpot. It is situated behind a four-star hotel so the Oldies have the use of the hotel facilities including a beautiful outdoor pool. The hospitality is second to none, with hotel staff coming out regularly to ask the campers if they need anything, and bringing them complementary drinks, snacks and plates of fresh fruit. Her Ladyship was bowled over when the hotel took…