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Europe September 8th 2004

Motorhome News from Europe 1. France. September 1st 2004 D Day, The Loire Valley and French Chateaux Rouen - Chartres - Chambord - Villesavin - Cheverny - Chaumont - Chenenceaux - Amboise (Clos de Luce) - Azay-le-Rideau - Dordogne Valley This trip has been so long in the planning it is hard to believe it has finally begun. Janice has been persuaded to retire from teaching a handful of years early, our house rented out for three years to the highest bidder and all our furniture and chattels safely stored. There’s no turning back now, our new home is on four wheels, a little over 6m long and 2.5m wide, powered by a 2.8 turbo diesel and sparkling white. Smiley, our Autotrail motorhome, has been gradually packed over the last month: clean sheets and pillows, pots ... read more
Smiley
Chartres
The Chateaux of the Loire

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Norfolk » Norwich August 31st 2004

David and Janice closed their English garden gate on the 1st September 2004 and set out on a three-year journey by motorhome to pursue their passion for travel - it broadens the mind of course, through landscape, history and culture, language and food, and music and art. With common interests in wildlife, photography, writing and walking, their first objective was to venture extensively throughout Europe, wandering with the wind to places of interest: to mountains and wild National Parks, cities and tiny villages, absorbing the sights, sounds and aromas as they went, and recording them in word and photography. This travelogue, now spanning many years, has helped to maintain the threads of ties to family back home and our many friends, old and new, now scattered across numerous continents. It started as an email diary every ... read more




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