Now we have made it to Porto Pino, and a campsite in southern Sardinia outside St Anna Arresi. After a lot of free camping, we had a great need for services (garbage collection, possibility to fill and empty tanks and so on) but during high season or almost high season you have to be careful not to end up at campsites with completely hysterical prices. Camping Sardegna in Porto Pino had no website - which I thought seemed promising from a price point of view.
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For three days we have been planning to roll on from Porto Pino in southern Sardinia, and for as many days we have given up the idea and simply stopped. Why? It's too hot to move!!! We have 36 plus degrees today and are parked in a relentlessly sunny spot where the air is completely still.
Read moreToday we looked around Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia with about 150,000 inhabitants (over 400,000 if you count the entire metropolitan area). This is a charming city with an old city centre where you can feel the wings of history. Right now it is incredibly hot and we have been shopping in shops with AC, having a pasta lunch in the shade and enjoying an ice cream indoors at an ice cream parlour with AC ...
Read moreWe have now reached the Costa del Rei on the south-east coast of Sardinia. We had to "escape" from the hot Cagliari, where we were parked in the middle of the sun without the possibility of shade or swimming. We have taken in the camping Le Dune, where we got a relatively shady place.
Read moreCamping is very popular in southern Europe and there are campsites everywhere. But it's not motorhomes and caravans that are the most popular - on many campsites, the largest areas are cottages and tents. So you can go camping even if you don't have a motorhome or caravan!
Read moreAgrigento on the southern coast of Sicily is famous for its ancient temples, dating back to the 4th century BC, in the Valle dei Templi. The Temple of Concordia is the best preserved Doric sanctuary in Sicily, and perhaps in the world. The oldest is the Temple of Hercules, with its tall columns.
Read moreLocated on Lake Ohrid, Ohrid is a lovely holiday town in North Macedonia. The city has a long history and is today one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Macedonia, especially in the summer. Ohrid's beautiful lakeside location, together with its rich history, makes it an ideal holiday destination. Here you will find great opportunities for swimming and boat trips, restaurants, shopping and several historically interesting sights.
Read moreYou may remember Musli and Shefik who we met at the campsite on Lake Ohrid? Shefik runs a restaurant in Kicevo, located between Lake Ohrid and Skopje, and invited us to come and visit. Of course, we could not refuse. And wow, what a fantastic and interesting day we had!
Read moreWe are now at Safari camping in Ulcinj in Montenegro. We have today rolled into Montenegro, from Albania. We drove across the border south of Lake Shkoder and the first thing we saw was a landscape with high mountains, narrow roads, luxurious villas and some vineyards. Now we have made it to a campsite by a long sandy beach.
Read moreWhen we left Sweden for a 1 year long motorhome trip, many people wondered what we were going to do. make all the time. Of course you're travelling around and seeing and experiencing things, but there are also plenty of times when you're curled up in your car. In a motorhome you live in a small space, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of things to keep you busy. Here are some tips. What do you usually do in your motorhome?
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