Camping in the Dunes of Dunkirk September 23rd From Normandy, we continued on to Dunkirk. Along the way, we made a pit stop in Calais to see if we could catch a glimpse of the …
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French Road trip!
That’s why it’s called a bumper September 18th The next adventure we planned was a 10-day road trip through France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. We wanted to take a tour of the significant battlefields from World …
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Date Night With The Eiffel Tower September 15th When we first started our travels, we were only in France long enough to get to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to start our Camino route. Even though Paris wasn’t in …
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Southbound to Seville September 10th From Lisbon, we hopped on a bus to Seville. It was longer to take the bus, but cheaper than flying, and we were in no hurry (as evidenced by our …
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Gaudí and Flamenco September 1st We settled in for a few days of sightseeing around Barcelona. One of our first stops was Arenas de Barcelona, a former bullfighting arena that is now a shopping mall. …
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Our night in Hel(sinki) We had traveled to six countries in almost four months and hadn’t had any travel issues. No missed flights, no lost luggage, no transportation malfunctions. We were proud of this record. …
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August 23-25 Røros Family After we toured the fjords, we returned to Melhus and said our final farewells to Åsmund and Anne. We thanked them once again for entrusting us with the van. Next on …
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August 19th, Day 1 of van life 🚐 Ferries, Tunnels and Fjords We were SO excited to be driving out to see the fjords. We were also excited (and felt very lucky) to be borrowing …
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Meeting family on the other side of the world August 18th Before we began this world tour, we learned that some of Andy’s family still lives in Norway. One of his close relatives in the …
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Sweden’s got (meat)balls Our flight landed in Stockholm late in the evening. The airport was tiny, and our flight was apparently the last one for the day because they closed it down behind us. We …
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