Scandinavia 2014 – Part 1: Denmark to Norway
Prologue What does a hockey fan with a fear of flying do when his team participates in the Hockey Champions League (CHL) in remote Lapland, 1,600 kilometers away from home? Right, he grabs three other fellow hockey fans and his VW campervan and drives all the way up there. But … weiterlesen/continue →
The Alps 2014 – Part 4: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Wednesday, 23.07.2014 It has stopped raining, so for breakfast we take the local bus to the town center (as an overnight guest the council forces you to pay a kind of tourist tax where in return you receive some cupons for reduced entrance fees and – in our case … weiterlesen/continue →
The Alps 2014 – Part 3: A Rainy Day in Munich
Back to Germany Monday, 21.07.2014 This morning we were woken up more or less rudely by some bleating sheep on the neighbouring grasslands. Why can’t I be that fit and talkative in the mornings? So we gather our belongings, have some breakfast and start towards the West since we slowly … weiterlesen/continue →
The Alps 2014 – Part 2: Grossglockner High Mountain Road
Welcome to Austria Friday, 18.07.2014 Today there are only 200 kilometers left so we can have an extensive breakfast in the morning and enjoy the sunshine. Around noon we are leaving the RV park at the Steiner farm where, by the way, every summer the “Chiemsee Summer Festival” takes place, … weiterlesen/continue →
The Alps 2014 – Part 1: Frankonian Switzerland and Walhalla Hall of Fame
Heading South Wednesday, 16.07.2014 Summer holidays have begun, a perfect time for an extensive tour to my beloved mountains. A destination was found easily, because there will be a VW bus convention in Kals am Großglockner at the weekend. So there we go. During our tour to the Therme Erding … weiterlesen/continue →
From Hamburg to Therme Erding – The maiden voyage
The first tour Wednesday, 28.05.2014 Nearly a month after having bought the Didimobile the first tour is about to commence. It’s Father’s Day, a national German holiday annually being on a Thursday, so you only need to take the Friday off work for a long weekend. Best conditions for a … weiterlesen/continue →
The Didimobile
The Didimobile, a Volkswagen Westfalia-Joker-Campervan Vanagon, model T25, built in 1990 accompanies it’s owner Didi on trips through Germany and Europe since 2014. A rather spontaneous purchase of a “small campervan” turned out to have been a real lucky strike, and after only two years the Didimobile has already done … weiterlesen/continue →