Tell your story
Like flowers that bloom in unexpected places, every story unfolds with beauty and resilience, revealing hidden wonders.
Dinklesbuhl
In 2021, we left our house, jobs and settled life to take on the road less travelled.
Living in our motorhome as vagabonds with our miniature schnauzer Merlin.
This is a collection of tales from the open road……we hope you like them. If you do please add your comments or even buy us a coffee.
Latest tales
Below is a collection of our latest tales in reverse date order. You’ll find all of our other tales in the Travel Blogs menu at the top of the page.
- Our top 5 things from the South Island and a least favourite!
Our Top 5 things from the South Island, New Zealand - The South Island, NZ
Postcards from the South Island of New Zealand. - The tale of New Zealand wine tasting
This week, we arrive in Blenheim and find ourselves on a wine tour that promises a glass of wine in by 10 o’clock. What can possibly go wrong. - Abel Tasman National Park
Abel Tasman National Park was one of the first places on our ‘must see’ list when we booked this trip. … Read more: Abel Tasman National Park
Favourite tales
Beach Beatrix Beatrix DIY Breakdown Certified Location Champagne Club Sites Costs Electricity Eurotunnel France Fridge issue Friends Germany Hairpin Bends Hikes Italy Kayaking Lake District Learning LPG Maintenance Merlin Montgenevre Mountains New Life New Zealand Norfolk Off Grid ParkRun Planning Pretty Towns Scotland Skiing Skiing in a motorhome Snow Sosta Stars Strong winds Sunset Vineyards Walking Warning lights Weather conditions Wine
Sunset over Montgenevre 
Snow storm in Montgenevre 
Highland cow on the Isle of Skye 
View down the mountain to motorhome 
Sunsets over the ski lifts at Montgenvre 
Epernay Rue de Champagne 
Sunset over Glastonbury Tor 
Honfleur harbour 
Duncansby Stacks 
Rosengarten Group via ferrata 
Beer tent 
Tre Cime at sunrise 
Tre Cime at sunrise 
Merlin the magnificent
About Beatrix
Beatrix is our venerable Carthago M-Liner
About Us
We’re Sally and Toby, welcome
Merlin
Merlin is our precocious 10-year old mini schnauzer