http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Rob Wends/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Rob Wends en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:34:54 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:34:54 BST Yes it is true we have completed our journey and unfortunately our beloved campervan is for sale. Actually if anybody is interested check out httpwww.robert.golliker.comvanforsaleSo after more then thirteen months thousands of kilometres twenty countries and around fourteen languages its home timeHaving been back in the UK for a few weeks it has taken a while to adjust back into society http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-282299.html Hia AllWell allot has happened since the last blog including babies engagementsHey before you get too excited not us Our beautiful niece Hannah Rose Golliker was born on 24 March weighing in at 8lbs14oz 4.040kg. Congratulations Steve and Lee. Thanks guys more pressure on us now Also breaking news Cape Town comes to a standstill as thousands of single women congregate in the city fo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Czech-Republic/South/Ceske-Budejovice/blog-276238.html Having spent so long in France it was time to move on and our next destination was to be Holland. Our plans had changed again somewhat because we had to make a little pit stop in Dover UK to renew the MOT on our van an equivalent of a road worthy test completed annually. So we ended up literally spending one day in Dover thank goodness we passed our MOT. We entered Holland from the south an http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Volendam/blog-262428.html Hia allWe trust that everyone is well. Can you believe we are deep into March already how the time flies when you are having funWell since our last blog we have spent over 6 weeks in one destination...yes six weeks. No we will not be making this place home We intended to only ski here for a few days and incidentally a few days turned into over six weeks. The ski area of Les Arcs is situated i http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Les-Arcs/blog-258886.html This blog is dedicated to Lilly Golliker Granny 6 March 1914 to 23 December 2007 In memory of lifeServushelloWe entered into Austria from Italy via the impressive Brenner Pass. There was a drastic change in scenery with snow everywhere which excited us to no end as it would soon be time to don the skis.Innsbruck was our home for around 11 days again the longest time in one destination sin http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Freiburg/blog-248611.html Hia AllHere's wishing you all a Joyous Christmas and an even better New Year hope all your dreams come trueWe have made it into Austria from Italymore on that on a later blog. We are here for that elusive White Christmas and will be spending Christmas morning on the ski slopes so we are guaranteed oneSee you all next year.All the best.Rob and Wends http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Austria/Tyrol/Innsbruck/blog-229802.html BuongiornahelloThe previous blog sent before this one was to wish you all a Merry and a Jolly. This blog carries on where we left off last year and again attempts to get us up to date should have been one of the New Year resolutions. Well anyway welcome to the land of Italy. We ended up spending over 6 weeks here in total the longest in any country so far. We entered into Italy from Nice Fra http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Veneto/Lake-Garda/blog-228837.html Bonjour helloAnd over the hill we came from Andorra and into France. Famous for Paris croissants wine and cheese. Oh and the current hosts of the rugby world cup. So we have been to Paris before so no need on this trip croissants now mandatory for breakfast good wine and cheese is ALWAYS part of our staple diet and well in terms of the rugby it is probably sacrilege to be here and do no li http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/France/Languedoc-Roussillon/N-mes/blog-223399.html So having breezed through a delightful Portugal we exited back into Espania. Our plan was to head east to Barcelona and what ever we discovered enroute then good luck. Our first stop was Salamanca and as it was raining we only stopped one night. The next morning another English couple now living in France were stuck in the mud so Rob assisted them to get out. As they were stuck good n proper we http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-222562.html Bom DiahelloWell we said you would be bombarded with blogs so here goes again two in one week So having headed up the Spanish west coast we decided to do a quick jaunt through the southern part of Portugal. Our first port of call was Quateria along the majestic Algarve coast. We did not realise that Portugal is an hour behind Spain so of course we were an hour early for everything which made http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-221762.html So after our epic journey of over 3200km we arrived at our destination of Malaga in Spain. It was great to catch up with Robrsquos family again and also have a bed outside of the van for a change. Gee 9 nights in one place thatrsquos the most time in one destination since the end of March almost 6 months. Fred and Dora Brown The couple with no fixed abode Our timeshare was in the resor http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-diz/blog-221150.html As you will know we are playing catchup with our blog so excuse us as you may be ambushed with our trivial adventures over the next few weeks.Having now travelled through the main island of Jutland in Denmark Norway Finland and Sweden the only thing left for Scandinavia was to make our way back into Denmark the Fyn and Zeeland islands before our migration south.Our first stop was Helsingor. I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Denmark/Region-Syddanmark/Odense/blog-219830.html Life in a van life in a camperrrrrvan la le lahellip..sounds like a song Or we have been on the bottle again. Well it has now been 6 weeks living in the van and we have become real campervan peoplehellipnow to be known as alias Fred and Dora Brown. Not sure if that is a good thing or not. Anyway be that as it may we are having an absolute ball with the freedom that this lifestyle presen http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Skane/Helsingborg/blog-217601.html We are now officially not weeks behind in our blog but months. The life of a hectic traveller with no time too catchup. Aaaaa What a hard life I hear you say Well no more excuses so here goes the start of it.So having been to the northern most point in Europe it was time to head back south through Finland.Our first stop was at a little village called Inari in the Sami heartland the local ind http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Finland/Southwest-Finland/Naantali/blog-215584.html We are now well settled into campervan life and being on the road. Unfortunately as we were almost up to date with our blog we have not had internet access for over 3 weeks so here goes catchup again. So to the land of Vikings Trolls moose and majestic fjords. Oh and of course the summer midnight sun.We caught a ferry from Denmark into Sweden and then headed straight into southern Norway. Once http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Nordkapp/blog-199061.html After the highs of South America it was time to look for a campervan back in good old England so that we could embark on the second leg of our journey in Europe. We must admit it did take us longer than anticipated although we were a bit presumptuous of how long it would take considering we had never owned one before and were starting from scratch. Once again why let that stop usWell having look http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Denmark/Region-Nordjylland/Frederikshavn/blog-197218.html Well after the high of the enchanted islands it was time to head off to somewhere even more remote the vast almighty Amazon Jungle. So to the land of giant snakes that eat people ticks that can kill you creatures in the water that can ruin men for life and man eating piranhas well most of this according to the movies anyway here we come.The Amazon Rainforest is a moist broadleaf forest in th http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/Coca/blog-194518.html STOP Stop what youre doing right now put down that book switch off the remote leave the dishes hey even quit your job you never really liked it anyway Done that Excellent now go and book a trip to the Galapagos Islands. We promise you it will be one of the most amazing things you ever do. We had the most incredible 8 days words could never do it justice but dont worry we'll give it a http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/Galapagos-Islands/blog-182425.html Well it has been a few weeks since we updated this blog which means that we now are at least 7 weeks behind aaagh where has the time gone As we are using this blog to keep in touch and also as a diary for our own benefit you see not just to brag to our working class friends we will endeavor to catch up. Bearno not the naked kind with us as you may receive the catch up blogs over the next http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Ecuador/Cuenca/blog-171831.html It has been a while since we have updated the blog as we have been in fairly remote places for the last 2 weeks and therefore not had internet access anyway some catching up to do. Our second day in Cusco we set out for the Sacred Valley. The valleys star attractions are the lofty Inca citadels of Pisac and Ollantaytamba which proudly preside over its undulating twists and turns but the valle http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Peru/Cusco/Machu-Picchu/blog-168124.html