The planed three day trip back to the Netherlands turned into two and a half as the prospect of driving through dull Belgium only to find our points of interest (mainly small breweries) were closed was too much to deal …
Netherlands and the Chunnel to the UK 2016
The standard KLM overnight flight from JFK to Schiphol saw Dinky pick up up in the AlfaSud and take us to the apartment in Egmond aan Zee. After dropping the bags off we set off for the small city of …
A visit to the UK 2016
Cambridge UK – University town packed with tourists Eastmidlands A visit to the Peak District Huddersfield area Magic Rock Brewing Bempton Cliffs Scarborough Castle Whitby Abbey and area Rievaulx Abbey Kirkham Abbey and area Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village Castle …
Netherlands 2017
July 16, 2017 – JFK to Schiphol Amsterdam Beverley flies onto the UK, Hans and I explore some of North Holland Beverley arrives and we explore the village of De Rijp A day trip to Leiden Monument Pyramide van Austerlitz, Woudenberg, Netherlands …
South via Sud – Day One
Departing Egmond aan zee and its gale force winds and crashing waves we started our trip south with the little AlfaSud. The navigation systems consisted of: main turn by turn navigation via WAZE. This app is most useful for avoiding …
South via Sud – Day Two
After an early morning walk in the mostly deserted French town of Dun-sur-Meuse we ended up at a BOULANGERIE for a croissant and coffee. The baked items on display were all postcard perfect – sadly modern technology invaded into the coffee preparation …
South via Sud – Day Three
Todays drive was all about the Alps and the Great St Bernard Pass that leads us to Italy. We traveled south with the towering mountains before us, past ugly Swiss industrial areas we wondered why Switzerland was thought of as …
Around Lake Orta and Visit to Torino
August 1 – 6 2017 Time spent exploring the Orta area and a drive to Turin.
Tourist Train & Wooden People
August 8th – 11th 2017 A tourist train up to Madonna Del Sasso. Brewery Visit and a climb up the hollow statue of Saint Carlo Borromeo. The Sacro Monte di Orta is a collection of small religious buildings housing wooden …
History of Transportation Museum
August 13th 2017 Museo Gottard Park is a pretty shabby motor museum but is quite fun in its strangeness.
North Via Sud 2017
August 15 &16 2017