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After leaving Preikestolen, we headed towards Lysebotn. En route, we stopped at the Månafossen waterfall (turn off route 45 between Dirdal and Byrkjedal. The walk only takes about 20 minutes but it is steep and rocky: It was a pleasant diversion, after which we rejoined route 45 and … [Read more...]
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) have been in use in electronic equipment for decades. They are available in a wide variety of colours and the power lights on your television, stereo and computer equipment will almost certainly be LEDs. The last few years have seen LED lights become much more popular … [Read more...]
Although there are not that many major attractions, the Outer Hebrides are extremely photogenic. Here are a few more shots from our recent motorhome trip around the islands. (See Part 1 for more) … [Read more...]
The final and postponed part of our 2010 tour of Scotland was a visit to the Outer Hebrides, or Western Isles. We had missed vising these islands in the summer as we couldn't get onto a ferry - but judging from local reports of the weather over the summer, this was a blessing in disguise. Our first … [Read more...]
There are three ways of reaching the Orkney Islands by vehicle ferry from the Scottish mainland: 1. Northlink Ferries' Aberdeen-Kirkwall service 2. Northlink Ferries' Scrabster-Stromness service 3. Pentland Ferries' Gills Bay-St Margaret's Hope service Both the Northlink and Pentland Ferries … [Read more...]
On leaving St Andrews, we headed up across the River Tay, past Dundee and Perth and towards Dunkeld, which is a pleasant, if touristy, town whose main attraction was unclear. It does, however, have a small cathedral in a perfect setting - well worth the short walk from the town centre/riverside … [Read more...]
The plan for our latest motorhome trip was to travel around Scotland in an anticlockwise fashion, from east to west. We also extended the trip via several (8, in total!) ferries to explore the northern islands - both Orkney and Shetland. We visited the Scottish Borders briefly last autumn (click … [Read more...]
Our first proper trip away in the motorhome this year was to the south-west of France, including parts of the Atlantic coast, some of the highlights of the French Pyreness and some of the towns and cities that lay on our route north from Toulouse back to Calais. Our stopover guide for the whole … [Read more...]
It's that time of year again - time to plan your summer trips away in the motorhome. If you're anything like me, you will want to ensure that the majority of this time is spent on the other side of the Channel. Doing this means booking your motorhome on a ferry (or Eurotunnel). Whichever option … [Read more...]
