Embrace experiences This journey wasn’t about rushing to different places. I wanted to make some small, but hopefully interesting detours on my way back. There were two places in particular I had been wanting to see and experience for a little while now. Following on from my previous trip to Jupiter Artland, I had heard … Read more
It was great to have a more relaxed day yesterday at the Notre Dame du Haut and spend time looking around La Ronchamp Chapel by Franco-Swiss Architect Le Corbusier, it really is a is a stunning piece of Architecture. In terms of my road trip, I was at a bit of a metaphorical crossroads. I wanted to push on … Read more
Das ist gut Germany Relaxed and refreshed after a day of ‘La Dolce Far Niente’ (Italian for the ‘sweetness of doing nothing’) in Wanderparkplatz Roßbergwiesen, it was time to push on through the Black Forest region of south-west Germany and head into France. When in France… Crossing over into France in this instance, meant crossing the Rhine river. For once this was a … Read more
Auf Wiedersehen Wolfsburg After a couple of happy days at Wolfsburg looking at old cars, it was time to push on to somewhere new and do something different for a bit. I did a some looking around and found what sounded to be an interesting Stellplatze (German stopover equivalent of French Aires) in Nuremberg, a city … Read more
How to follow Hessisch? After all the hectic excitement of the Hessisch Oldendorf HO17 show, it was nice to be back behind the wheel and on the road again, heading for a new destination. Wolfsburg here I come! With no particular rush and plenty of time, it was good to select the ‘avoid motorways’ route … Read more
Restro design interior With the Westfalia inspired overhead locker and table made, time to sort out the finish for the interior plywood panels. I’m continuing with the distressed typography and vintage map inspired look from the overhead locker as the basis for the overall interior theme. So again, time to get a little creative (and … Read more
Thermal insulation Insulation is all about trying to keep cool in the sun and warm in the cold. It’s time to get funky with some space-age technology when it comes to adding some pretty funky thermal insulation into the camper. After all the recent work, you can really begin to see the difference with the … Read more
Millau – A bridge so high up in the Sky Earlier this year, as part of my European road trip after the vintage VW event in Ninove, Belgium, I wanted to visit and drive across the stunning Millau Viaduct in southern France in my old VW Canterbury Pitt camper. The viaduct is a stunning cable-stayed … Read more