Author: Marion Morgan

Sicily

Palermo

23rd November 2024by Marion Morgan

Our next stop was Palermo where we would catch the ferry to Tunisia. The ferry left at midday but we had to be at…

Sicily

Agrigento

21st November 2024 22nd November 2024by Marion Morgan

We stayed almost two weeks in Sicily, enjoying the beautiful scenery, resplendent in the November sunshine. We watched the local fishing boats land on…

Sicily

Taormina and Mount Etna

15th November 2024 18th February 2025by Marion Morgan

We arrived in Sicily on a passenger car ferry that took 40 minutes to cross the Messina Straits and cost us €59. The weather…

Italy

Litter-ly Italy

11th November 2024 21st January 2025by Marion Morgan

It was dark when we disembarked at Brindisi and we spent our first night in a nearby retail park. We had a useful app…

Greece ⁄ Macedonia

Igoumenitsa

8th November 2024 7th April 2025by Marion Morgan

The drive through Northern Macedonia took just a few hours so we didn’t have to stop overnight - but we still had to pay…

Serbia

7th November 2024by Marion Morgan

There were very few camp sites open in Serbia at that time of year but we were optimistic about Camping Raj on the…

Romania

Romania to Serbia

5th November 2024 5th November 2024by Marion Morgan

Tourism was important in Romania - King Charles had a holiday home in Transylvania. The scenery was beautiful and the people were friendly (meaning…

Romania

1st November 2024by Marion Morgan

We really weren’t sure whether we were still in the EU’s Schengen area when we crossed the border from Hungary into Romania. Our passports…

Hungary

Budapest

31st October 2024by Marion Morgan

We stayed in Hungary’s capital for three days, giving us time to catch up with a few chores. Our fellow travellers on the camp…

Czech Republic ⁄ Slovakia

Getting Warmer

28th October 2024 29th October 2024by Marion Morgan

The majority of EU countries charged road tolls. Manned toll booths were not as common as they used to be - technology allowed electronic…