Itchy Feet and Titchy Feet

A travel blog that focuses on the things that most people miss or dont care about.

Category: Road Trip

  • Bloody Bastogne – Day 5

    Thursday – (Day 5) Bastogne With my one Euro chitty in hand I headed for a shower in the communal washing block.  I had forgotten the pressure of timing a shower to 60 seconds, the frisson of excitement that that time challenge presents were almost as exciting as my mint shower gel on my privates.…

  • Going Dutch –  Wednesday (Day 4)

    I woke up in glorious sunshine and one of the nicest showers I had ever been in; lapping up the mod cons before going back to the stone age!  I had an important job to do today. A good friend of mine had lost her father in Holland in the Second World War.  She has…

  • Day 3 – Into Europe

    Tuesday (Day 3) I got to the ferry terminal at Dover at 8.45 and stretched my legs around the departure lounge.  I bought a new set of breathalysers which are compulsory in France as I had noticed that the ones I had were out of date.  I was going to try and wing it but…

  • Sunday (Day 1) I set off from the North East of England after a few weeks of packing and preparing.  The car is busy but not packed to bursting. I am travelling so light in fact that the parcel shelf still manages to pull over my kit so my car doesn’t look like a flashing…