Karen’s Travel Blog

Journeys on water and land

canals

  • After over 3 months travelling north we were finally in reach of Friesland. Our first stop for the night was Etchenerburg a small village on the shores of the Tjeukemeer ( a meer is a lake). With a campsite and marina, the town offers a small supermarket, a few restaurants and a chandler, where I Read more

  • 2024 seasonal summary

    After being on the move for 6 months, we arrived back at our winter port in Brugge on 29th September. With still a month until we would depart for Melbourne, we decide to catch the train to Paris for a few days. Paris Sojourn Travelling with our friends Ann and Julie we stayed in a Read more

  • My last entry left us in the small port of Demange sur Eau anticipating our voyage through the Mauvages Tunnel. We had spent the last week travelling up out of the Ornain valley to the summit level. After navigating the tunnel we would be descending to the Meuse valley and the city of Toul. The Read more