jim and trudy
We live in the Netherlands and are always travelling in Europe. This will be a handy way of contact for us when we are on the road.jim and trudy
Travel Blog Posts
July 1st 2009
Here we are back home after a fantastic trip to the MG Car Club European Event of the Year in Norway. It was at Geiranger wich is a ENESCO heritage site of beauty. And so it is. We went by ferry from Kiel to Oslo, but on the way back we drove the whole way through Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, then back to the Netherlands. Elton John's massive yacht arrived in front of our hotel as well during our stay. Massive waterfalls, fjords, real drivers roads with hundreds of hairpin bends. Great. There were 250 cars from all over Europe at the event, which was organised to perfection. The biggest hassle going, was the number of very long tunnels carved out of rock. Dead basic with minimum lighting. The headlights on old cars is terrible. No ... read more
March 12th 2008
La Plagne has the theme "Paradise Ski" and they are not wrong. Even when the weather is not so good, the facilities, grooming of the pistes and the general experience of the place is second to none. I have tasted several nice ski resorts, but this place is the best. When I started with this sport in Glenshee, you had to cope with the Scottish weather. Horizontal wind, snow, ice, rain and also no snow. So when you come here, with blue sky, no clouds and manicured slopes, it truly is paradise - if you are a wintersporter. The old man has a bad leg and age is taking it's toll, so we are not off piste - ing any more, but the enjoyment factor is still at maximum. In other words, I don't stop till ... read more
January 13th 2008
This is what I call a holiday. This is on the top of the Gotthard Pass in the middle of the summer would you believe.... read more
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