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Provence & Spain 2019

2020-02-10 by rogerviggers 2 Comments

The ferry arrived in Dieppe on time, 04:00hr local on Halloween. The family with their vehicle at the front of the line were the last to return. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Railways, Travel, Food & Drink, Heritage, Motorhomes, History, Archaeology, Industrial Archaeology Tagged With: Provence, France, Spain, Roman, Archaeology, Travel

Normandy 2019

2019-07-29 by rogerviggers 1 Comment

Rather than take my usual Newhaven - Dieppe ferry across the Channel when heading south or west wards, I decided to save myself 138 miles by crossing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Commemoration, Heritage

Switzerland & Liechtenstein

2019-03-09 by rogerviggers Leave a Comment

After crossing the border I spent the next few hours driving through the kind of country one would expect in Switzerland. Between town and villages … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Landscape, Tobacco

Italy

2019-03-09 by rogerviggers Leave a Comment

I was having vehicle problems driving up the Adriatic coast, the vehicle battery wasn't charging although all the dashboard lights were off. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Landscape, Heritage

Albania, Montenegro & Croatia

2019-02-07 by rogerviggers 2 Comments

I crossed into Albania late in the afternoon after buying a Green Card at the border, €50 for 15 days. Cash only with Euros acceptable. My first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Landscape, Travel, Heritage

Greece

2019-02-06 by rogerviggers 1 Comment

After an overnight stop on the edge of Kastanies I was bowling along the main road and a copper stepped out to pull me over. There's two of them and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Heritage, History, Landscape, Memorial

Romania

2019-01-20 by rogerviggers 3 Comments

Count Dracula's castle, Romania

After crossing the border into Romania at Borș, I stopped for a breather and discovered that all vehicles need a vignette. Fortunately, it's easy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Industrial Archaeology, Landscape, Heritage, Religion

Poland

2018-10-12 by rogerviggers 1 Comment

My first visit was to Gdansk, the city at the root of the overthrow of communism in eastern Europe. Anna Walentynowicz was sacked from her job in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holocaust, History, Industrial Archaeology, Travel, Memorial

Lithuania

2018-10-01 by rogerviggers 1 Comment

Mažeikiai stands about seven and a half miles south of the border with Latvia. It's an industrial town and the oil refinery is one of the largest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Industrial Archaeology, Railways, Travel, Heritage

Latvia

2018-09-11 by rogerviggers 1 Comment

The first town I passed after crossing the border is called "Ape". It appears to have few claims to fame other than as a source of alcohol tax revenue … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Landscape, Travel, Heritage

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