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Adventure All Wheel 2021 in Bad Kissingen

by planBwagen | November 10, 2021 | Germany | 4 Comments

How it all began... SpaceCamper asked us at the beginning of 2021 if we would like to show our vehicle at the Abenteuer & Allrad. This is THE offroad fair at all. I think it is even one of the biggest offroad fairs worldwide. The fair in Bad Kissingen has...

Pit stop at delta4x4 | specialist for off-road vehicle tuning | Video Nachlese Terranger Offroad Driver Training

by planBwagen | October 2, 2020 | Germany, SpaceCamper, Terranger & Co. | 0 Comments

"If life gets boring, risk it!" Thierry Sabine delta4x4: From Neidenstein, we set off in the direction of Munich. Tomorrow we want to use the opportunity to make a pit stop in Unterumbach near Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn. Here,...

Offroad driving training at Terranger Offroad- und Reisetechnik | more mud & stones

by planBwagen | September 29, 2020 | Germany, SpaceCamper, Terranger & Co. | 0 Comments

"CEEP CALM AND GO OFFROAD" Terranger Offroad Driving Training This weekend the headline "Terranger, more mud & stones" is more than justified. Because mud & stones were plentiful and abundant at the Terranger off-road driving training. Ten years ago appeared in...

From Kölle on the Rhine to Siegburg to the fire station

by planBwagen | September 28, 2020 | Germany, Home port | 0 Comments

"I'm back here - In my stomping ground - Never really been away" Marius You have surely noticed that it has become a little quiet around us in the last few days. This has several reasons: On the one hand, that we contrary to any planning, faster to Cologne...

Weekend excursion: Oranienburg - Schorfheide - Niederfinow ship elevator - Europe's largest ship elevator

by planBwagen | September 16, 2020 | Germany | 0 Comments

"Weekend' and sunshineAnd then with you alone in the forest..." For the weekend sunshine is announced. Ideal conditions for a trip into the countryside. So Torgit and I set off to recapture my second home. Since I lived fifteen years in...

Berlin Charlottenburg - BENNY BARBERS - Stay Golden

by planBwagen | September 11, 2020 | Germany | 0 Comments

"Men don't cry, they water their beards." Today was finally the day. A visit to the barber was on the to do list. Once you're part of the WAGENVOLK, a proper hairstyle is as much a challenge as a well trimmed beard. Not...

Berlin Olympiastadion: We meet the Citroën Ami

by planBwagen | September 10, 2020 | Germany | 0 Comments

Olympiastadion Berlin: Torgit and I are driven to Westend, more precisely to Reichsstraße. Here we meet Petra, not only the doctor we trust, but also a longtime friend and confidante. - Today we trust her. Although I am more to the...

Berlin jottwede - The Berlin environs

by planBwagen | September 9, 2020 | Germany | 0 Comments

When Berliners talk about the outlying districts or the Berlin hinterland, it's usually jottwede. So janz weit draußen. And that's true, because as a Berliner, you're used to long distances. That's why it was all the more exciting to experience with which wishes and...

From the Elbe to the Spree

by planBwagen | September 4, 2020 | Germany | 0 Comments

Towards evening, a few freestylers have gathered at the Elbe. - Everyone is enjoying the last rays of sunshine. Sitting on a bench, we are suddenly addressed with the words: "You are planBwagen, right?" - We first have to get used to...

From Fürstenau to Hamburg and then to the Elbe River

by planBwagen | September 3, 2020 | Germany | 0 Comments

Shortly after eight, this morning, comes the long-awaited news. The VW Autohaus Schröer, here around the corner, calls. - Our drive shaft has been delivered. So we pack up quickly and are shortly thereafter on site. - The team at the dealership is nice and quite...

Gibraltar

by planBwagen | January 21, 2020 | Gibraltar | 0 Comments

After we could already see Africa and the Strait of Gibraltar, which is only 15km wide, from Tarifa and Algecira, we were very excited about Gibraltar and of course the Monkey Rock. Yes, right, only 15km are between Europe and Africa. Crazy, isn't it?...

Terranger Transpirenaica Tour 2021 | Pyrenees Day 5

by planBwagen | July 22, 2021 | Spain, Transpirenaica | Terranger Coast2Coast Tour | 0 Comments

Today we will explore the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. The Valle de Anisclo and the Collado de Sahun are on the agenda. Ordesa National ParkThe Ordesa Natural Park was founded in 1918 and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997....

Terranger Transpirenaica Tour 2021 | Pyrenees Day 4

by planBwagen | July 21, 2021 | Spain, Transpirenaica | Terranger Coast2Coast Tour | 0 Comments

We leave the vulture camp and the province of Navarre with bright sunshine and blue skies. Another short briefing, what awaits us today, and then we're off. Unfortunately, the wild horses have left us overnight. Instead, cows have their place...

Terranger Transpirenaica Tour 2021 | Pyrenees Day 3

by planBwagen | July 16, 2021 | Spain, Transpirenaica | Terranger Coast2Coast Tour | 0 Comments

A long day lies ahead of us. Therefore, we start early. On the board that our guide Andreas paints beautifully for us every morning, we read: "No rain, no pain." This gives us courage. We leave the Valle de Yerri in the direction of Pamplona, (Iruña in Basque), the capital of the...

Terranger Transpirenaica Tour 2021 | Pyrenees Day 2

by planBwagen | July 12, 2021 | Spain, Transpirenaica | Terranger Coast2Coast Tour, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

From the Basque Country to the wine region of Navarre - In light rain and 18 degrees we drive east and leave the Basque Country.Pyrenees We meet the first foothills of the Pyrenees and thus have a mountain range of about 430 km in front of us. This presents not only...

Terranger Transpirenaica Tour 2021 | Pyrenees Day 1

by planBwagen | July 10, 2021 | Spain, Transpirenaica | Terranger Coast2Coast Tour | 2 Comments

Transpirenaica From the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay, or from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean, leads the legendary "Transpirenaica", also known as La Senda Pirenaica or simply Gran Recorrido 11 (GR11). On this route across the Pyrenees move mainly hikers,...

Day No. 192 - Farewell to Ibiza

by planBwagen | March 14, 2020 | Spain | 0 Comments

"Men need women so they don't die when they sniffle" Saturday 14.03, this is a very special day. - Not because we are already at 9:48 at the ferry from Ibiza in the direction of Denia. - But simply because this is our wedding day. - Today...

Day No. 191 - Corona is more than a beer

by planBwagen | March 13, 2020 | Spain | 0 Comments

Today is Friday the 13th - Should that have given us pause for thought? I say no! - This morning everything is still relaxed. We have slept in and are still feeding off the positive energy of the last day. While Torgit prepares our muesli, I research...

Day No. 190 - Ibiza awakes from hibernation

by planBwagen | March 12, 2020 | Spain | 0 Comments

When we wake up this morning, we are again standing in our riverbed near Beach Benirrás. - But tonight another van has sneaked in here. It is not completely in the riverbed, but in our exit. - The color is familiar to us....

Day No. 189 - Formentera - Caribbean flair in the Mediterranean Sea

by planBwagen | March 11, 2020 | Spain | 0 Comments

Not every day is a good day and not every morning is a good morning. Fortunately, this is no different here on our trip than anywhere else in the world. - This is not because of our pitch- This one is beautiful. On the one hand, today stands out....

Day No. 188 - Off to Ibiza Town

by planBwagen | March 10, 2020 | Spain | 0 Comments

Have you ever participated in a meditation that was not in your native language? The meditation that we want to do in the next few weeks, so to speak, as a start to the day, is in English. Means, while you meditate, you...

Day No. 113 - Everything will be fine? - Vila Real de Santo António

by planBwagen | December 27, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

No, - "Everything is good. Man is unhappy because he does not know that he is happy. Only because of that. That's all, everything! Whoever realizes this will be happy right away, immediately at the same moment." Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky December 26 - Second...

Days No. 111/112 - Merry Christmas everywhere

by planBwagen | December 26, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

"Sound through the air joyful sound. Christmas sound, Christmas tree, Christmas fragrance in every room!" Christmas in Portugal is called Natal, Santa Claus is called Pai Natal, instead of goose and dumplings there is dried fish Bacalhau, which is served with cabbage and...

Day No. 110 - Christmas is coming... - Also at Praia de Loulé Velho

by planBwagen | December 23, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

This morning we are woken up by the sun. - We have only 10 °, but it should be fabulous 17 °. - Above all, the sun is full. 7 hours of sun, immediately the solar bag is unpacked and moved into the right light. - The GNR also treats us to...

Day No. 109 - ALEX's NEW LAND - Albufeira da Barragem de Beliche

by planBwagen | December 22, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

Do you know such moments? You find a place, the right people, the right conversations, the perfect moment. Wine and the right food to go with it. - Everything seems to fall into place. The next morning you wake up, the sun is shining. Even though you don't know the place...

Day No. 108 - Winter is coming... - Market halls in Loulé

by planBwagen | December 21, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

"When people are happy, they do not notice whether it is summer or winter." - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Although it has already snowed in quite a few areas of Germany, it is not until tomorrow, December 22, coinciding with the...

Day No. 107 - Let's keep an eye on it ...

by planBwagen | December 20, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

All night long it rains like cats and dogs. On days like this, it's nice not to have to take a cold shower. - We make ourselves cozy in Hector. The second round of coffee is put on. Do we really want to go outside? - But on the square is...

Tag. No 106 - Solidarity - Eviction by the GNR - Republican National Guard

by planBwagen | December 19, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

"We have learned to fly like birds, to swim like fish; but we have forgotten the simple art of living like brothers." - Martin Luther KingAfter the wind force already increased noticeably last night, we took a look for safety once...

Day No. 105 - Life is that... - Praia de Loulé Velho

by planBwagen | December 18, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

...what happens while you plan other things. This morning the sky is slightly overcast. This time it is the surf that wakes us up. The sea always sounds different in this place. Although there seem to be neither giant waves here, nor cav...

Day No. 104 - Triad Dimensions - Solar Energy

by planBwagen | December 17, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

As announced, the sun wakes us up this morning. Somehow I have the feeling that the topic of solar energy becomes a challenge for Torgit. I want to cuddle, you build up the solar bag. - The wiser gives in, Torgit would say. - That's why I'm on the...

Day No. 103 - Luck in misfortune ... - Storm at Praia de Loulé

by planBwagen | December 16, 2019 | Portugal | 0 Comments

...tonight we are woken up several times by the howling wind, interrupted again and again by pattering rain. In the meantime, we consider closing the pop-up roof. - But we are not sure what the greater danger is. Because during the...

France Atlantic Coast | Revival Tour | 3 Highlights Not to Be Missed

by planBwagen | July 9, 2021 | France | 0 Comments

Déja vu "In the morning, various roosters and quacking ducks wake us up. - Nature can be so cruel. As every day, we go out into the fresh air for mattresses and bedding. The van always looks a little funny then. Although I (Marc) never in my life Tetris...

Day No. 23 - Dune du Pilat - Donostia-San Sebastián - Zarautz

by planBwagen | September 26, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

At the campsite La Forêt du Pilat we lay down to rest. This campsite is very small, which we find quite nice. There are only a few pitches between some wooden huts. For this we could choose a pitch. Here...

Day No. 22 - Médoc - Gone with the Wind - Dune du Pilat

by planBwagen | September 24, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

Today welcomes us with some sun. Western songs sound to us from a caravan. Since it's time for us to saddle up again, it fits the theme perfectly. We pack quickly, because we want to be on time at the ferry to cross to Lamarque.For the...

Day No. 21 - Citadelle de Blaye - Blaye Citadel

by planBwagen | September 23, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

Today starts a bit abruptly. The wailing of an alarm system wakes us from our sleep. - Ours? No, but a camper, which stands a little apart. - When the alarm shrills for the second time, I jump out of the bus, dressed only in a bed sheet, to...

Day No. 20 - hop on hop off - La Bernerie-en-Retz

by planBwagen | September 23, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

Our campsite Camping La Goélette has no entertainment, no supermarket and the "sanitaires" are simple, but clean. - But the view from the bus is all the more pleasing. Direct view, from the "living room window" on the sea, which is...

Day No. 19 - Nantes - Naoned

by planBwagen | September 22, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

It rained heavily overnight. What is romantic down in the van looks like a hurricane up above. - But towards morning the rain subsides. - We quietly sneak into the campground to take a shower first and buy two croissants on the way back. Then there is...

Day No. 18 - Forever, means forever.

by planBwagen | September 21, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

Wake up in the middle of the night, is it because Torgit sleeps so fitfully? These, like the last few nights, song lyrics are haunting my head. - From day to day the level sinks. - The day before yesterday Marius, with freedom: "All who dream of freedom,...

Day No. 17 - Idleness is the beginning of all ideas - Plage De Goulien

by planBwagen | September 20, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

While our neighbor from Radio Beach Bum* is still sleeping in, the rising sun is already driving me to the beach: It's still pretty fresh in the morning. But the loneliness rewards the early rising. So the opportunity offers itself further start attempts with the...

Day No. 16 - The ravages of time ... - Taladerc'h

by planBwagen | September 19, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

We start with the sun, today is "only" a short tour planned. But we have learned on the last tours, even short tours can be long in Brittany. - One thing is already certain, we will be back. Brittany needs time, lots of time. Who...

Day No. 15 - Wash day - Port du Fret

by planBwagen | September 18, 2019 | France | 0 Comments

Today we wanted to take it easy and just do nothing. - But then we started to do laundry, air everything, repair the broken kitchen drawer, stretch clotheslines, dry laundry and last but not least do a...

Day No. 3 - Capri-Sun

by planBwagen | September 6, 2019 | Holland | 0 Comments

Walk on the beach and in the dunes of Breskens and look at the beach "häusgen". - Pure relaxation. - Afterwards we decide to follow the migratory birds further south and make our way to Calais. Although we follow the coast through Flanders, we leave...

Beachhouse 25 - Breskens

by planBwagen | September 5, 2019 | Holland | 0 Comments

Our next step takes us to the beach, in Breskens. For years, one of our hotspots on this coastal strip. Our favorites: "Tapasschotel de Luxe", alternatively the spare ribs (for all meat lovers), or "Tapas uit de Zee" for all vegetarians. One...

Day No. 2 - Zeeland

by planBwagen | September 5, 2019 | Holland | 0 Comments

This Dutch province is not only for people from the Ruhrpott one of the first addresses at the Dutch sea. For us, it was once again a glimpse into the past. Independently of each other, we spent a lot of time here. At the Brouwersdam, where...

Minicamping Roos

by planBwagen | September 4, 2019 | Holland | 0 Comments

In Oostvorne we stop at Peter en Tude van de Polder. We quickly find a cozy spot by the paddock. (Clean, friendly, uncomplicated and therefore highly recommended.) Realization of the day: Trust your heart, instead of the guidebook.

315° to the coast - The Hague

by planBwagen | September 4, 2019 | Holland | 0 Comments

True to our motto - 315degrees- we now set course for De Pier Strandweg, in The Hague. The famous pier in Scheveningen is considered a real icon of the Dutch coast and is supposedly the most popular beach in all of Holland. - So why haven't we been...

Day No. 12 - Say goodbye

by planBwagen | August 18, 2019 | Croatia | 0 Comments

We enjoy the last day of our vacation still full of relaxation. Tomorrow we want to start the way home. We swim and paddle the whole day. In between we enjoy the sun a little. However, the sun is leaning towards the horizon faster than we can...

Day No. 11 - Krk Island

by planBwagen | August 17, 2019 | Croatia | 1 Comment

When we arrive in the evening with the ferry in Valbiska on the island of Krk, it is important to quickly find a place for the night. We have been warned against wild camping on the islands. So we quickly beat us to the camping Glavotok, in the same named place Glavotok on the...

Day No. 10 - Island of Rab - The King's New Clothes

by planBwagen | August 16, 2019 | Croatia | 5 Comments

The dogs of Rab After two sunny days at Šimuni Camping Village on the island of Pag, we set out to explore the next island, it's Rab. Here we take a detour via the mainland, there is no direct connection between the islands. First...

Day No. 8 and 9 - Pag Island

by planBwagen | August 14, 2019 | Croatia | 0 Comments

Today we leave the Krka waterfalls and head back towards Zadar. However, only in that direction, because last we leave Zadar to our left to get to Pag. Although Pag is an island, it is connected to the south by the Pak Bridge, Paški...

Day No. 7 - Krka Waterfalls

by planBwagen | August 13, 2019 | Croatia | 0 Comments

We set an alarm clock today with the intention to take the first ferry to the national park. We want to get there before the tourist crowds But when we arrive at the ticket office, we are unfortunately a few minutes too late. Torgit claims the ferry...

Day No. 6 - Zadar - The sounds of the sea

by planBwagen | August 12, 2019 | Croatia | 0 Comments

Although I have not been in the old town of Zadar for about 45 years, I still have the pictures in my mind with stalls of a bazaar, such as one finds today only in the Orient. Everywhere carpets and bags made of some kind of carpet were hawked. Garlic...

Day No. 5 - Punta Skala

by planBwagen | August 11, 2019 | Croatia | 0 Comments

We enjoy the day at the sea. Our SUP is unpacked and launched. The sea is so calm that our board, which is actually not intended for the sea, nevertheless proves itself. - But in the afternoon something special is planned. We want to go with the...

Day No. 4 - On the way to Petrčane

by planBwagen | August 10, 2019 | Croatia | 0 Comments

Today we want to go near Zadar, more precisely to Petrčane. This is about 10 kilometers north of Zadar. I remember the place as a small, then still Yugoslav fishing village. As a little boy I ate my first suckling pig here....

Day No. 2 and 3 - The Balkan Route

by planBwagen | August 9, 2019 | Croatia | 0 Comments

When we wake up in the morning, the cause of the nocturnal drone is quickly found. It is also not a drone, it is also not turbines, as thought ... - We have simply pitched our night's lodging right next to a rushing white-water river....

Day No. 1 - Back to the future

by planBwagen | August 8, 2019 | Croatia | 0 Comments

Foreword: The nice thing about the digital age is that you can rewind sometimes. Just like when I was lying on my stomach in front of my tape recorder and, stop, rewind. - That already existed in the analog age. So rewind again, to the first day...

Palermo safety & fact check: how unsafe or safe is Palermo really?

by Marc Häusgen | October 21, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 20 Comments

What role does safety play in choosing a destination? Certainly a big one. That's why we would like to take a closer look at this topic. Because Palermo and Sicily in general are often associated with the mafia, which worries some people....

Targa Florio - 1948 to 1977 - The race goes on

by Marc Häusgen | October 19, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 0 Comments

Targa Florio - Part Two After World War II, the Targa Florio returned in all its glory and fascination. So fasten your seatbelts and embark on an exciting journey through time and the moving history of the Targa Florio. The streets of Sicily shook...

Targa Florio: A car race that makes Sicily shake!

by planBwagen | October 16, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 4 Comments

Imagine entering our appartamento in Palermo and seeing not only a poster of the Targa Florio, but a whole collection of original photos of this legendary car race. A whiff of history hovers in the air. I confess, the poster is just a...

Palermo Ballaro | Palazzo Vetrano | Apartment in the heart of the old town | Centro Storico 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇭

by planBwagen | June 15, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 8 Comments

You are looking for the perfect vacation home? It should be something special. An apartment in the old town of Palermo, central and in the middle of life. But please not too loud. Is there such a thing at all? Maybe you have found it. Palazzo Vetrano The Palazzo Vetrano...

PALAZZO VETRANO - Our sustainability concept - Sustainable travel 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇭

by Marc Häusgen | June 15, 2023 | CCC - Camper Cleanup Campaign, Italy, Sicily | 2 Comments

You want to reduce your ecological footprint while traveling? How can we support you? We see this as our joint contribution to reducing environmental impact, conserving natural resources and promoting socially responsible...

Palermo Street Food: Food makes you happy!

by planBwagen | June 11, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 6 Comments

Street Food - Food Educates! It is said that Sicilians talk about food when they are not eating. In any case, people in Sicily love to cook as much as they love to eat. If the Sicilian exceptionally lacks time, he trusts even once on fast or....

Mercato di Ballaro | Does Palermo's oldest market offer more than street food?

by planBwagen | May 20, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 2 Comments

When we first traveled to Sicily in 2015, our first stop was not only Palermo, but the old town district of Albergheria. A small BnB, right next to the historic Mercato di Ballarò. In the meantime, we have our own BnB. This one is also located at...

Palermo Centro Storico | More than just an old town?

by planBwagen | May 13, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 12 Comments

Where better to hear the true heart of Sicily beating than in the Centro Storico, the old town of Palermo? This oldest part of Palermo is rich in history, churches, monuments and magnificent historic buildings. The Centro Storico is as much a reflection of the...

Street Art Pruvincia di Palermo | Grafitti | Murale | Wall Painting | Part 5 of 5

by planBwagen | May 11, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 0 Comments

Street art in the province Today we're heading out of the city and into the province. Pruvincia is the Sicilian word for province. Murals, urban art, stencils, cut-outs, pop-up art, sticker art and stencil graffiti can also be found in the "province". In this...

Street Art Palermo Neustadt | Grafitti | Murale | Wall Painting | Part 4 of 5

by planBwagen | May 10, 2023 | Italy, Sicily | 0 Comments

Palermo Street Art New Town In today's Part IV of our Palermo Street Art Tour, we visit Palermo's suburbs. Palermo's suburbs are very different from the historic old town. All the more they offer an opportunity not only to see street art....