Category: Empty Nest Adventure
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If you love road trips, you’ve probably heard of Route 66 in the US or the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland. But did you know Portugal has its own legendary backbone highway? It’s called the National Highway 2 (N2), stretching 738 kilometers from north to south. Of course, because we like to do things a…
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They say every great adventure starts with a single step—or in our case, a single blog post. Before we officially began our trek through country number 11, we had to take a 20-minute “happy detour” to a very special place: Rota, Spain. The City That Planted the Seed It was surreal to drive into Rota.…
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There is a specific rhythm to motorhome life: some days are for world-famous landmarks, and some days are for finding the perfect laundry mat and a Dunkin’ Donuts. This week, we had both! The “Alien” Landscape of Almería Driving west from Los Olivos, we encountered the “Poly Tunnels.” It’s hard to capture the scale on…
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Climbing the Clouds: A Motorhome Journey Through Teruel and Beyond There is a specific kind of peace you find when you leave the busy Spanish coast and head inland. After a much-needed rest at Camping Valencia, we pointed Holly toward the mountains, eventually reaching an altitude of over 1,000 meters. Teruel: More Than Just a…
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The “Schengen Shuffle” continues! After months of navigating the rugged beauty of Albania and the history of Italy, we officially crossed into country number 10: Spain. 🇪🇸 But as any motorhome traveler knows, getting to the destination is often half the story—and this journey was one for the books. The Longest Voyage Our transition started…
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After six months of navigating the narrow streets, the “Great Pasta Aisles,” and the stunning coastlines of Italy, we’ve officially reached the end of our Italian chapter. It’s been a journey of high expectations, physical exhaustion, and “happy detours” that we never saw coming. Wysteria at Sosta Camper Prajola, where we also found fellow English…
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They say Sicily is part of Italy, but the moment you drive Holly (our 8-meter Hymer) off the ferry in Messina, you realize you’ve entered something entirely unique. It’s “similar but different,” and it’s breathtaking. The Logistics of the Strait Our third ferry trip of the tour was the shortest yet—just 30 minutes! We were…
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Six months. One 8-meter motorhome. One very brave dog. And 33 straight days of rain. When we sold our house and loaded up “Holly” for a life on the road, we knew there would be adventures. We just didn’t realize those adventures would include navigating missing sewer grates in Vlorë, getting “bounced” by late-night donut-drivers,…
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We are on our way to Vlore, Albania, with the intent of getting Salsa groomed before we take her to a Veterinarian for her checkup to head back to Italy. After creating our first Park4Night, we continued on the highway south. We had found a place to stop that had electric and water, but that…
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With a vow to ourselves to stay on solid ground from now on, we headed out of Gjirokaster north to make our way around, and then to Berat. To stay on nice highways, we kind of had to go up north past Berat, make our way east, and then back south. We decided to slow…