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Back in France

Back in France

by TVKopite · March 24, 2026 · Freeway France · 1 min read

Lunch stop after a good trip in to the Pyrenees. I came through the Sompfort tunnel; several kilometres long. Lovely and sunny, I’m about 70 kms from Pau  an...
Heading North

Heading North

by TVKopite · March 24, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 1 min read

Leaving Spain today, quite a long journey planned, heading across the Pyrenees to a small town outside Pau called Morlaàs. The weather at the moment is fine ...
My “One foot in the grave moment.”

My “One foot in the grave moment.”

by TVKopite · March 23, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 3 min read

So I’m considering the journey back across the Pyrenees and up through France and I thinks to myself I better give the van a once over and check the tyre pre...
Thundermurvis are GO !

Thundermurvis are GO !

by TVKopite · March 20, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 2 min read

Well, well, well Expo Tyres Servicio did a fine job and me and Murvi are back in the game! I didn’t have to waste any more money on hotels and I get the bene...

Stop Press……!

by TVKopite · March 20, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 1 min read

“The van may be repaired by today.   The ABS cable has broken because of the wheel bearing.   Around 2 in the afternoon I will let you know to see what the f...
Hotel dilemma

Hotel dilemma

by TVKopite · March 20, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 2 min read

The hotel I am booked into had only one night available. Which means if the van isn’t fixed today (Friday) which it probably won’t be then I have to find ano...
The Home of Goya

The Home of Goya

by TVKopite · March 19, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 4 min read

As we all know (well we do now) Zaragoza is the home of the famous 19th century painter Francisco Goya. He is said to be a bridge between classical painting ...
Zaragoza

Zaragoza

by TVKopite · March 18, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 2 min read

So Ive arrived at a rather impressive municipal campsite in Zaragoza. €23/ night including electric. Nice showers and they even have a restaurant. All this i...
Leaving Barcelona

Leaving Barcelona

by TVKopite · March 18, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 2 min read

So, I tackled the traffic through Barcelona to reach the “gold star” Fiat service centre (according to  ChatGPT). It was massive, servicing the whole of the ...
Barcelona

Barcelona

by TVKopite · March 17, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 3 min read

So I left Sitges around lunchtime and after going through the routine grey water / black water servicing I headed off in the direction of Barcelona , a journ...
Sitges

Sitges

by TVKopite · March 15, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 3 min read

I had my first campsite shower this morning and very nice it was too! The van is sitting in a nice spot, not many other vans, however the site is massive. No...
Tarrega

Tarrega

by TVKopite · March 14, 2026 · Swanning around Spain · 2 min read

I’ve come down from the mountains and landed in a nice town not too far, about 50 miles from Tarragona called Tarrega. It’s part old town and part modern ind...