Last day of the roadtrip today. Tonya and I got up early to start cleaning out the van and transferring everything over to our car while the kids played in the campsite park. We drove the 30 minutes to Mannheim to drop the van off from where we had started 30 days ago. The van…

Today we got up abit earlier as we wanted to leave to see the GP2 race. So we left the campsite at 9.30am after picking some rolls up from the campsite site tent/shop and then an easy 20 minute walk down the hill to the track. Definitely alot busier today with all the stands full…

Alot of early starters with General Admission tickets heading off to secure a good spot. There is a much bigger Dutch presence on the campsite with Max Verstappen reigniting their interest in F1. We waited for the site to get quieter then queued for our showers. The showers were definitely the poorest of all those we…

Earlish start as we wanted to visit Luxembourg on the way to Spa. We picked up croissants on the way for breakfast After a hectic trip round 3 different Park and Rides (one was full and another was for cars under 2m only) we arrived in Luxembourg just after 11. We went to the Tourist…

Stopover day in Strasbourg today to break up the journey to Spa. Refuelled the van once over the French border and after a local supermarket shop arrived at a nice  busy campsite 10 minutes on the tram on the edge of the city. Headed into Strasbourg starting at the cathedral.  Surprisingly the kids weren’t suffering…

A relaxing last day in Switzerland. A late brunch of local bread and eggs before I went swimming with the kids while Tonya stayed to clean up the van and read.  ​ We headed back to the van at 3 and went for a walk. Walked past the Air Glaciers shop and got a hat…

Today we went by train to Jungfraujoch. We got a good deal on an early morning ticket so left the campsite at 6.30am and reached the top just before 9 The train stops at several viewing points on the way up for 5 minutes.  At the top we heading straight to the views from the…

Today was one of those perfect days. Waking up late to a beautiful view and eating cereal looking at snow top mountains.  After breakfast we strolled into the village and looked around. Then we walked just down the river from the campsite to the local helicopter company called ‘Air Glaciers’. Today was my road trip…

Sluggish start after the late night at Gardaland but we were away by 10am to Lauterbrunnen. Good to see the back of Italy’s constant road tolls and instead just had to get a vignette for Switzerland. Also picked up some food plus some sauces that will keep the kids happy! Hit a traffic jam just…

Today was Robert’s roadtrip surprise and we went to Italy’s biggest theme park Gardaland. Just 25 minutes easy walk around the lake and we were there. Robert headed straight for the Blue Tornado while Hannah and I did Jungle Rapids We worked our way around the rides in the park. Busy but not crowded and…

Quick shopping trip and then refuelled the van before leaving Rome.  Good drive from Rome to Lake Garda with no traffic problems and arrived in 5 hours at 3pm despite the satnav taking me off and back on the same motorway at one point. Expensive toll at over 40€ but at least was an easy…

A relaxing day today staying on the   campsite. A late breakfast of rolls from the local market and jam before playing canasta all morning. This was Hannah’s first attempt at playing on her own. I joined the game later in the morning so it was Hannah and I vs Tonya and Robert. Hannah did…