From Venice we headed north passing briefly through Slovenia on our way to Croatia. Last time we were in Europe it was all Yugoslavia! We planned a 4 day stay on a Croatian island called Cres which is just off the coast from Skopje - the last stay at a beach before we head to Scandinavia and colder temperatures. We caught a ferry to the island which was quite large but very rocky and hilly covered mostly in scrub and olive trees and stone walls everywhere to kee...

Our first port of call in Italy was the lovely coastal town of Moneglia, and getting there was quite a mission! As we got to within 10km of the town on narrow, winding coast roads, the road narrowed to single lane and then we came to a set of traffic lights and a tunnel. The light was red and so we stopped behind another car, and waited, next thing three local cars roared past us and into the tunnel, so we decided to tag along. The tunnel was narrow, unlit and t...

22nd June This morning we visited the Paestum Archaeological site. Founded in 6th century BC by the Greeks Paestum, first called Posiedonia after the Greek God Posiedon, was one of the most flourishing cities of the Mediterranean. It met it’s demise at the fall of the Roman Empire and was stripped and the ruins forgotten until the 18th century. It was incredible to see the well-laid out streets with specific housing areas and areas for temples and public spor...

We were sad to leave Switzerland behind but looking forward to a bit warmer nights in the tent. Our route south took us through the very picturesque French Alps, Vanessa was navigating and she took us over some windy, hilly roads to Chamonix. it was a beautiful sunny warm day but Mont Blanc was not quite clear. Chamonix seemed to have grown immensely since we were last there - very like Queenstown without the lake. We carried on our windy, hilly course until we...

Our time in Germany was brief but the scenery and the weather was spectacular, not to mention the very friendly German people we encountered, could Switzerland live up to our expectations.? We crossed the border in the North, near the small picturesque town of Stein Am Rhine, close to where the mighty Rhine river begins its long journey north to the Adriatic. When I say border crossing, it has changed completely from our last trip here, we havent even had to st...