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Twovanstravel Two Vans Travel - Sarah (and Luna the Border Collie) in her bohemian Peugeot Boxer and Mick in his man-cave Fiat Ducato. If you see us say hi.

Travelling around Europe and beyond / walks / bike rides and adventures abound.

Time to go home....
03/07/2025

Time to go home....

02/07/2025

Moving on, moving on.
It is blazing hot here, like so much of Europe. Yesterday we opted to escape as best we could and went to a parkup by a lake. We spent most of the day sat under a walnut tree with occasional dips and swims to cool off.
Today we are in Luxembourg, big changes in landscape and architecture, one of the parts of this slow travel I like the most.
We found a vet who could give Luna her worming tablet and enter details into her passport. She is set now, she has 2-5 days to cross into the UK. Dam it is getting very close and very real.
We found a nice park up in the area, generously, known as Little Switzerland. It is very pretty with rolling green hills and a lovely stream we went to paddle in and cool off. Planning a nice walk tomorrow morning, shouldn't be as hot.

29/06/2025

Gosh we are moving north fast. Loved Austria, but find ourselves in Germany now. We want to explore the Black Forest (ok gateaux and cuckoo clocks) but it feels like we are racing through. The more places we see the more we want to come back to!
We found a nice quiet parkup, a little cooler (just) and had a nice walk late afternoon. Still laughing about the random signs. I took photos but didn't have any signal to translate them.
After dinner we got to more planning. Picked a few places to visit as we head north to Calais.
Yikes, it's getting real.

29/06/2025

Moving on. We had a lovely walk before hitting the road. Austria is beautiful and has been a joy to spend a few days. So many places we want to come back to explore longer.
We drove through Liechtenstein, it had to be done, and then into Switzerland.
A vignette is €40 for a day or a year, and as we were passing through in probably 24 hours we decided to avoid it. So sat nav set to avoid tolls and motorway and keeping a close eye on roadsigns, we headed into the beautiful villages.
A lovely drive got us to Lake Konstanz. We had a walk and a swim to cool down a bit and just watched the world go by. A sunny Saturday afternoon.
Evening life on the lake was fun. Bars and clubs had music, people out walking or just sitting and socialising. A great atmosphere.

28/06/2025

Uttendorf, Austria, is a great place for a couple of unplanned days!
We had to wait for Jumbo to get new brakes and discs so stayed near the garage. Our 'host' gave us a free pass for bus and train in the valley so we made the best of it.
A lake swim, with Luna, took a bit of tracking down. There are lots of private beaches with inflatables and slides, but no dogs allowed. We found a public area and managed a swim as the clouds built. It quickly developed into a loud thunderstorm as we legged it back to the train. Poor Luna was unimpressed. The lightening strike app showed how much, and how close, it was.
The next day, while Jumbo was in the garage, we went waterfall hunting and enjoyed a coffee in Uttendorf.
Soon it was time to hit the road, 4 hours and lots of tunnels later we have another gorgeous park up ready to head into Switzerland.

26/06/2025

Grossglockner Pass.
It had to be done! So many reviews and recommendations, a big pass, and not a cheap toll, but we figured we should go for it.
We heard it was best to start early and very glad we did, so many cyclists and even more motorbikes than I have ever seen before! But everything was well organised and easy to access. A slick operation.
We enjoyed a walk to see the Pasterze Glacier, taking a bit more time and watching the marmots graze and play.
Carrying on, it was getting busier, but the road was amazing, well maintained, 2 nice lanes wide and sweeping curves at the switchbacks. We have certainly had more epic drives, Theth in Albania and 107 in Morocco spring easily to mind, but the sheer beauty of this was another level.
We made several more stops, but soon were out of the valley.

Mick has been muttering about his brakes since we left Morocco, they were making some good noises coming down the pass today. He spotted a Fiat garage and stopped to have them checked. The look on the lads face said it all. Metal on metal was his description, I don't think there was anything left. So new pads and discs were ordered and we found a parkup very near by for a Friday morning appointment.

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