Tag: Belgium
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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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Sarreguemines
24th April Thursday arrived and it was dry, yay. Gareth has decided to drive a few long days to get us down to Italy, so after filling up with supplies at the supermarket opposite the Aire we headed out of Blankenberge. And, as we were driving out, alongside railway lines, it suddenly came back to…
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Bruges – van day
Tues 23rd April. Wednesday started rainy as we made our way to Bruges for our Tourne dealer to complete a few minor warranty works. It was good to meet Patrick again, who informed us there is now a Tourne dealer in the UK. That’ll be handy for future requirements. Everything was sorted by about 2pm.…
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Heading out
Tues 22nd April. As usual our trip started by visiting family in Reading and Southampton, staying at A&J’s for which we are eternally grateful. We left the UK on Tuesday 22nd April, taking the Channel Tunnel train to Calais. Our first stop was an Aire in Middlekerke, Belgium. We had an appointment with the van’s…
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Sedan
Day 87. 20.6.23 Metz, France to Sedan France via Luxembourg and Belgium. We weren’t sure if we were going to spend another night in Metz so this morning we spoke with the campsite reception and asked if we could pay for 2 nights though we might leave early. They were very kind and said that…
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Landau to Rothenburg ob Der Trauber
Day 4 Landau to Rothenburg ob Der Trauber, Germany We had such a peaceful night on the vineyard that we slept in late today. I was up at 8am and Gareth surfaced at 9.55am, he did need it though after all that driving yesterday.
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Rochefort to Landau
Day 3 Rochefort, Belgium to Landau, Germany. Last night was freezing, we think the temperature dropped to -2°. Foolishly we decided not to leave the heating on overnight, so it was super chilly in the van this morning, and frosty outside.
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UK to Bray Dunes, Ghent and Rochefort
Day 1. 26/03/2023 Home to Bray Dunes, France. Off on another adventure we reached France via the Channel Tunnel and turned left towards Dunkerque. The weather matched that of the UK, but we still opted for an Aire in Bray-Dunes, 5 mins walk from the glorious sandy beach.