✈️ 🎄 A Winter Fairytale: Exploring Germany’s Christmas Magic in Bremen, Goslar & Quedlinburg

Three towns, four days, endless twinkling lights, and just the right amount of snow. Trip completed: December 2022 ⸻ We’d been dreaming of a cozy winter getaway — something festive, full of fairy lights and old-world charm — and Germany was the perfect choice. With its famous Christmas markets, medieval towns, and promise of snow, […]

A weekend in Cologne, Germany

We all know 2020 is a special year because it hails the start of a new decade. A time to refresh and reshuffle. But, aside from the changing of the decade, 2020 is a very special year in the music world- our world – as our day jobs are musicians / music tutors. 250 years […]

Our Escape to Colditz

Keith is a huge history enthusiast and has expressed a desire to visit Colditz Castle for as long as I’ve known him. In fact, we almost made it there in Bluebell the Motorhome in 2016, however decided to stay in Austria and revisit another time when we were a little more prepared. The opportunity finally […]

Summer 2016: Adventures in Europe, part 10- Homeward Bound

Day 26- Saturday Location – Trier Campsite, €25 pn with electric Miles driven – 300 Weather- showery but sunny and warm in late afternoon Bluebell the motorhome is parked up on the banks of the Moselle River on the outskirts of Trier. It’s not the nicest campsite we’ve been on, but it is serving a purpose. […]

Summer 2016: Adventures in Europe, Part 9; Austria into the Black Forest, Germany

Day 21 – Monday Location- Aire Traunsee, Ebensee, A. €12 pn with services available extra GPS: n47.809070 e13.789990 Miles driven– 40 miles towards Prague, then 130 miles to a Lake in Austria! Weather– dry, sunny and warm! Bluebell the motorhome is parked with a beautiful lakeside view, surrounded by steep dramatic mountains. She’s had quite […]