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Our motorhome blog contains over a decade of blog posts. Starting when we quit work for our once in a lifetime tour of Europe.

We returned after two years and transformed our lives, achieving financial freedom, which enables us to travel whenever we want.

Ghosts in Plain Sight, Thuringia

August 21, 2012
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We're stationary, on the edge of the Thuringian Forest, staying…
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When we can’t stand the heat….we head for a campsite, Frankenhain

August 20, 2012
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Dave the motorhome is resting in a campsite surrounded by German…
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A Sunday in Bamberg

August 19, 2012
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Dave the motorhome is in an officially sanctioned motorhome corner…
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History keeps us in Nuremberg

August 18, 2012
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Dave the motorhome hasn't moved, he's still in the car park in…
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The Dave Motorhoming Glossary

August 18, 2012
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Should we bump into you and our vernacular resembles gibberish, here are a few terms we've found ourselves using during our time in the motorhome.
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Empires and Sausages in Nuremberg!

August 17, 2012
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Dave the motorhome is slotted into a line of German, Italian…
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A short hop north to Neuburg

August 16, 2012
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Dave the motorhome is resting with several of his mates at a…
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Travel costs for Northern Italy in a motorhome

August 16, 2012
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We track of costs as we travel around Europe in our motorhome. This is a breakdown of what we spent while travelling across Northern Italy.
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Coal Face to Outer Space: Tired Feet at the Deutsches Museum, Munich

August 15, 2012
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Dave the motorhome is parked in an official stellplatz (N48.22112…
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