CARAVAN HALEN PART DEUX

After a very brief time in Liechtenstein, we were off to Switzerland for a week, and I think it was my favourite part of the trip. We’d spent most of our time on holiday in cities, and had thoroughly enjoyed a lot of old towns and history, cathedrals and museums. But it was great to spend a bit of time in nature, and treat ourselves to a big helping of fresh air and wide open spaces How's the serenity? We’d loved the scenery of Austria and Southern Germany, and Switzerland

Hungary When we were planning the trip, I felt a little bit of trepidation about Hungary. I had heard so many great things about Budapest, but I’d also read a lot about Viktor Orban’s authoritarian regime – was it a riskier destination? In hindsight that felt a bit silly, and besides, after our choice of stopover to Europe it’s probably only the second most autocratic country we’d visited Budapest didn’t disappoint. It’s a really great city, truly grand and picturesque, b

Poland As well as saving us a couple of days of Swedish driving, I was quite taken by the notion of visiting Poland, and adding in an...

I'm about three weeks behind now, so hopefully this will be followed soon after by some Eastern European goodness Denmark When we were...