Category: 2025
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Heading out to Kerlouan
Day 1/2, 5th &6th Oct 2025 Plymouth to Roscoff on the overnight ferry. Friday’s ferry was cancelled due to storm Amy, so we plumbed for an overnight crossing on Sunday. Everything went as smooth as it should, the ferry came in full but left quite empty, so we had no delays. We had clear and…
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Home via the Tunnel
GK Tours 2025. Monday 7th July to Thursday 10th July So we took a leisurely drive back towards the Channel Tunnel over the next few days, stopping at Cerfontaine in Belgium and our old favourite Bray Dunnes in France. Not much to report as these were the usual “heading home” driving days. We were away…
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Alsace Wine Route
GK Tours 2025. Friday 4th July to Sunday 6th July Wangen im allgau, Germany to Vogelgrun and Dambach-la-ville, France via Ribeauville Friday Today we passed from Germany into France through pine forests and past places we visited with Andrew and Jane last year on our way to Italy. The route took us past Lake Bodensee,…
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Lindenberg and Wangen Im Allgau
GK Tours 2025. Wednesday 2nd July to Thursday 3rd July Olching to Lindenberg and Wangen im allgau, Germany Wednesday. We said a fond farewell to Konstanz, Wolfgang, her husband and Gaia, and the beautiful lake before heading to another lake. Lake Waldsee, Lindenberg, was in a pine forest so good for dog walking. The Aire…
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Landsberg and Olching
GK Tours 2025. Sunday 29th June to Tuesday 1st July Kochel to Landsberg am lech and Olching (Munich), Germany Sunday. So this last week has mostly been spent hiding from the sun. We moved on from the lake at Kochel to Landsberg am lech. We spent the afternoon in the shade until it was cool…
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Vipiteno and Kochel See
GK Tours 2025. Thursday 26th June Santa Guistina to Vipiteno, Italy and Kochel See, Germany Friday morning I took Meg for a lovely off lead walk around the lake paths. Such a beautiful, peaceful place . Leaving this lovely site onto our next destination, making our way towards Austria. The scenery has definitely changed. We…
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Santa Giustina Lake
GK Tours 2025. Thursday 26th June Posina to Santa Giustina, Italy We had a slow start this morning. It got hot really quickly so to cool myself down I did the very unusual thing of having a cold shower!! yes, I did and I even washed my hair! Anyone that knows me will know I…
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Lago di Posina
GK Tours 2025. Wednesday 25th June Lago di Posina, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy Wednesday arrived with two bleary eyed sweatheads. No sleep had been had and we were feeling it. Our plan today was to head up into the cooler weather in the mountains, we checked the weather and set a course for a lake in…
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Chioggia
GK Tours 2025. Tuesday 24th June Chioggia, Italy Tuesday morning we took our time getting ready and then decided to try another beach, this one, dog friendly was near Venice in a little place called Chioggia, Veneto. There’s one thing this heat has been good for and that’s making us go to places we haven’t…
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Trasimeno and Cervia
GK Tours 2025. Saturday 21st June to Monday 23rd June Passignano sul Trasimeno to Cervia, Italy All I can say is, it’s just been too hot! Not rubbing it in, actually it’s quite the opposite. What I wouldn’t do for 19° right now! The lakeside campsite provided a little respite due to its pool and…