In Belgium, we had chosen Waterloo as our first touristic stop. Most of us know about the important battle which has taken place near Waterloo, but not everybody knows where it lies (we didn’t). The battle of Waterloo marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was beaten by the British and Allied forces under […]
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Our port of departure is Antwerp, but as we have enough time, we can enjoy the route to get there. We crossed Switzerland in 2 days, visiting the famous Rhine Falls, which at 23 metres high and 150 metres wide, are among the most impressive in Europe. Even here, we suppose the amount of water
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After months of preparations, we are now on the way to South America! So exciting!! It was another hot day when we left our home town, so we stopped already at Göstling at the Ybbs, where we enjoyed the cool water of the river. Close by, we found an old farm house, where campers are
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From Huelva, where we had arrived from Gran Canaria, we didn’t rush home, but made some lovely stops on our route. In Spain, we visited Osuna where we watched the preparation for the Easter processions. In Antequera, we went to one of our favourite restaurants: Arte de Cozina, always a special treat! Next, we drove
We went for our last lunch on the Canary Island, thinking back to all the great experiences we had on all the islands. We hadn’t expected to be so mesmerized by every island, and we are happy we had come here and hope we will be able to visit the Canary Islands again. The next
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Along the west coast of Fuerteventura we found another lookout with a monument we loved. Don’t they look as if they are walking on clouds? Next we came past a beautiful windmill, once one of many, this is a very well renovated example and a reminder of the past. We followed the Barranco de los
From Costa Calma, we crossed the island to La Pared, where we admired the breakers at the coast. When we left La Pared to the north, we were driving on a scenic route, just that we didn’t see much of it, as heavy rain was passing over the island at that time. But it didn’t
Before we left Lanzarote, we had a few nice days, which we spent at the beaches of Papagayo in the south near Playa Blanca. We could stay there overnight at the parking and hike from one beach to the other or just enjoy the beach and the sun. This beach looked very enticing to go
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In the Parque Natural de los Volcanes, a narrow footpath begins at a car park near Mancha Blanca, leading past a smaller caldera, the Montaña La Calderata, and then up to the rim of the Caldera Blanca. The name Caldera Blanca (meaning ‘White Cauldron’) is very apt for the whitish appearance of the two craters.
We had already driven through the wine area of Lanzarote for a couple of times, admiring the unique way, farmers manage to grow wine on the lava of the volcanoes. Walls in the form of a horseshoe protect every grapevine from the harsh winds, with the wine often nestled in a pit, depending on how
