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A Decision is Made
glacier travel, alps, Austria, Mini adventures, The Alps, Mountains , Snowy mountains , Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 9/17/23 glacier travel, alps, Austria, Mini adventures, The Alps, Mountains , Snowy mountains , Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 9/17/23

A Decision is Made

In which we finally climb that snowy mountain 

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At last! But…
alps, Austria, Mini adventures, The Alps, Hiking, Mountains , Snowy mountains , Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 9/15/23 alps, Austria, Mini adventures, The Alps, Hiking, Mountains , Snowy mountains , Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 9/15/23

At last! But…

In which we finally head off to climb a snowy mountain, or so we thought.

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A quick catch-up
alps, Austria, Mini adventures, mountain bike, The Alps, Via ferrata , Hiking, Mountains , Gandalf on Tour, Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 9/9/23 alps, Austria, Mini adventures, mountain bike, The Alps, Via ferrata , Hiking, Mountains , Gandalf on Tour, Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 9/9/23

A quick catch-up

In which I provide a quick overview to fill a rather long gap

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It’s all about sole (and gaffer tape)
alps, Austria, The Alps, Mountains , Snowy mountains , Equipment, Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 8/23/23 alps, Austria, The Alps, Mountains , Snowy mountains , Equipment, Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 8/23/23

It’s all about sole (and gaffer tape)

In which we totally fail to climb a snowy mountain. 

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Confiteor
Austria, Mini adventures, The Alps, Mountains , Gandalf on Tour, Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 8/14/23 Austria, Mini adventures, The Alps, Mountains , Gandalf on Tour, Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 8/14/23

Confiteor

In which I confess to why there are so few photos of us up mountains 

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So much for one post a day.
alps, Austria, The Alps, Hiking, Mountains , Gandalf on Tour, Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 8/3/23 alps, Austria, The Alps, Hiking, Mountains , Gandalf on Tour, Austria trip 2023, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 8/3/23

So much for one post a day.

In which I try to make up for a complete failure to blog daily by posting one blog that covers a whole week

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Sisyphus meets the Fern Pass.
Austria trip 2023, Austria, The Alps, Mini adventures, Mountains , Hiking, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 7/17/23 Austria trip 2023, Austria, The Alps, Mini adventures, Mountains , Hiking, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 7/17/23

Sisyphus meets the Fern Pass.

Our seemingly sisyphean task of crossing the Fern Pass into Austria is finally over as we arrive in Nassereith. 

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Hot, bothered and fleeced!
Austria trip 2023 Neil Pitts 7/15/23 Austria trip 2023 Neil Pitts 7/15/23

Hot, bothered and fleeced!

Two very hot days in a campervan called Gandalf with no air-conditioning. And a tale of bank card woes. 

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In defence of Costa Blanca
rock climbing, France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Mountains , Campervan Life, mountain bike Neil Pitts 11/30/22 rock climbing, France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Mountains , Campervan Life, mountain bike Neil Pitts 11/30/22

In defence of Costa Blanca

In short, come to the Costa Blanca. Ignore the bad press. Hide your campervan in the free parking for a few days…

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An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria
France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Campervan Life, castles Neil Pitts 11/20/22 France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Campervan Life, castles Neil Pitts 11/20/22

An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria

Imagine the scene. 955AD, a Friday evening, the builder is meeting with the Emir.

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The ups and downs of up
France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Hiking, Mountains , Covid 19, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/15/22 France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Hiking, Mountains , Covid 19, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/15/22

The ups and downs of up

Hatless, his bare hands shoved firmly in his oh so tight pockets, he bade us a somewhat blue lipped “Ola!” as he strode purposefully upwards to his icy grave.

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Rambling in the Rambla
France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Mountains , Hiking, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/13/22 France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Mountains , Hiking, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/13/22

Rambling in the Rambla

We hike up a dry riverbed, or much more poetically, ramble up a rambla, to the prettiest village in Spain

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Chatter
France & Spain 2022, rock climbing, Mini adventures Neil Pitts 11/10/22 France & Spain 2022, rock climbing, Mini adventures Neil Pitts 11/10/22

Chatter

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Define Adventure
France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/2/22 France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/2/22

Define Adventure

Even the pain of visiting an immensely expensive petrol station can be somewhat assuaged by the delightful café next door.

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