Annabel's Travelblog

Dieue-sur-Meuse, France Today was a long, slow drive through Germany and into France. The Swan Whisperer went for a quick leg-stretch before...

Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany Today was the final day of competition, and, as always on the last day, lots of great skating to watch. ...

Started out today feeling much better, and was up at the rink in good time to cheer on friends in the two Bronze Women III classes. And chat...

I woke up at dawn to see this wonderful sunrise out of my bedroom window! But it was a premature awakening - I fell asleep agai...

There was nothing I really wanted to watch until late afternoon today, so after a lazy start (I was lazy; the SW went for a run!) , I set ou...

Why do ice rinks always have such dreadfully uncomfortable seats? It simply isn't possible to sit and watch a competition all day withou...

Speyer, Germany We had a really lovely morning at the Thermapolis spa in Amnéville. We went there last year , and will definitely go again!...

Amnéville, France Oh dear, what a day! Last night I discovered that the bag with things like my dry mouth spray and favourite essential oils...

Cartelègue, Gironde The Swan Whisperer went for a run this morning, the weather having cleared up overnight. Sadly, no croissants - the near...

La-Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Nantes.  One of the nicest things about a motorhome holiday is that one can change plans on the fly! We had a long dr...

Merlimont, France.  So we are off on our travels again. It has been a very mixed day. We got up early and were away just after 09:00, headin...

Day 7, Worms Our last day dawned simply gloriously! For the only time during this cruise (the big disadvantage of a Christmas cruise!) we we...

Day 4, Mannheim and Heidelberg I don't know what was particularly German about last night's dinner! It was OK, I suppose; one of tho...

We actually left home yesterday. We did most of the packing on Saturday, bar the last-minute stuff, and then got up early on Sunday morning ...

I was very, very tired this morning, although I had slept fairly well. So I slept through most of today's drive - a pity, because it was...

The thing about walking up and down to the rink is that it boosts one's step count enormously! I have been >5k every day since we arr...

Today is Ascension Day, and a public holiday here in Germany, so all the shops are shut but the tourist attractions reopened - not only the ...

Today was always going to be a long and dreary drive across Belgium, and we were not disappointed! As is so often the case, endless traffic ...

The sun is out again, and we are still in the South of France! A delightful drive this morning, although parts of the area are very industri...

So we are home. In the morning I did a big shopping and then we headed to the terminal two hours before our booked crossing. And were offere...