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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.

1000 Miles to Zermatt, Almost Ready to Run

June 29, 2019
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Eleven months ago, fresh from having run the uphill half marathon…
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Motorhome at Camping Stuhlegg in Switzerland

Coping in a Heatwave in your Camper or Motorhome

June 27, 2019
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There's a heatwave across Europe at the moment. We're in Switzerland which has broken some all time temperature records. So, we thought we'd share what we are doing, and some of our top tips from previous experience, on how to cope in your camper, campervan or motorhome in a hot weather.
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Hiking Paradise, The Gantrisch Nature Park

June 25, 2019
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Motorhome free (wild) camping on the Gurnigel Pass in Switzerland with hiking in the Gantrisch Natural Park with stunning views of the Bernese Alps
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Formula E Weekend in Bern, Switzerland

June 24, 2019
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After spotting Formula E on telly a while back, and realising we'd be near by when it arrived in Bern, Switzerland - we decided to take in the action.
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Readers : We Need Your help!

June 22, 2019
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We frequently give out help and advice on this blog and in answer to email and comments. Now we need the help of our readers.
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Up to Lac d’Emosson, Down to Bern, Switzerland

June 21, 2019
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Driving our motorhome up to the incredible views of the Barrage d'Emosson, down the Col de la Forclaz into Switzerland and onwards to a campsite in Bern.
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A Cool Way to Buy a Baguette, Plaine Joux

June 19, 2019
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Zagan the motorhome's facing off with the Mont Blanc Massif. We're in one of the official motorhome parking areas at the Plaine Joux ski resort.
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A Return to Albertville, France

June 17, 2019
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We returned to Albertville, not realising we'd been here before. This time we've been for a look around the town and a the medieval city of Conflans.
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Running the Col de la Madeleine, French Alps

June 16, 2019
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In our training for the Zermatt marathons we've both just run up the Col de la Madeleine in the French Alps. Ju ran almost 15 miles and I did a marathon.
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