Author: drivingeurope

After a 17-hour-ferry-ride which wasn’t as bad as we expected, we arrived in Cherbourg, Normandy. France re-welcomed us with beautiful weather. We spent the first afternoon at a great spot right by a beach. The atmosphere was a bit weird – the setting was stunning but there were clear “left-overs” from World War II. The…
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What made our days in Ireland so special were all the people we met along the way. In the first days in Ireland, we drove to Geraldine and Andrew’s house, friends from Tim’s family. What a warmly welcome! There was the best breakfast we had in a long time waiting for us when we arrived…
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It was one and a half weeks full of adventure and great people. We explored the Irish landscape and saw a lot of its beauty. It was windy, and the temperatures cooled down, but it was still enjoyable. So, what did we actually do in Ireland? We went for a walk by the Cliffs of…
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Okay, this took longer than I thought. I wanted to write that blog post a long while ago but, there was pretty much to do in those last days. Anyways, we wanted to tell you about our interesting insights we gained on this beautiful island. It was a Saturday, we were in Northern Ireland still,…
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Northern Ireland is a small country, belongs to the United Kingdom, not to Great Britain. That’s what we’ve learned. We did not know much about Northern Ireland before we were visiting, but now we know: worth a visit! The nature and all the cliffs are really impressive and the people mostly friendly. Let’s give you…
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An important topic for us is food. In many regards. Firstly, we like eating. Secondly, we cook pretty much and all different kinds of dishes. Thirdly, we try to save food here and there. Fourthly, we try to survive on a low budget which includes trying to not spend much money on food. The solution…
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We already booked our ferry from Southern Scotland for Wednesday, 17th of September, a while ago. We needed to book in advance for a better price. Now we realized that we have a lot of time left in Scotland. Actually, it feels really nice and relaxing to have about one week with lesser driving than…
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After leaving Manchester we drove through Lake District National Park up to Scotland. The National Park we passed – and spent one day and night – was impressive. First of all, the weather was really nice so that we could even sit and eat outside the car. Second, the nature was breathtaking. Again, a nice…
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Two years ago, I was living in Wroclaw, Poland, for half a year, where I did an ERASMUS semester. I got to know some amazing people there from all over the world. Maria from Spain was one of them. She’s living and working in Manchester since then. That’s why we were heading for Manchester after…
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From Bristol, where we tried to get our wing mirror fixed, we drove to Wales. A country we did not know much about. Or anything at all. The weather was still nice when we were driving over a bridge which was the English-Welsh-Boarder at the same time. No boarder controls, no obvious signs, no big…
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