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šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦šŸ§‘ā€šŸ§‘ā€šŸ§’ā€šŸ§’ Driving around the world
šŸš™ Gimli our self-built #defender110
šŸŒ89 Countries, 83 with kids, 42 with Gimli šŸš™
šŸ“šŸ‡¬šŸ‡· in šŸš™

Kyla & FamilyšŸŒDriving Around The World
The biggest benefit of low season travel is the la The biggest benefit of low season travel is the lack of other people. In the summer, this place wouldā€™ve been packed with people, we wouldā€™ve had to pay for parking, and we wouldnā€™t have had a chilled out, enjoyable night (minus the wind šŸ’Ø). The only plus side to the summerā€¦the bathrooms would probably be cleaner and the trash bins would be emptied regularly šŸ˜‚ However, Iā€™ll take a dirty, flushing toilet over no toilet at all (I think šŸ¤”) What about you? Dirty flushing toilet? Or no toilet at all? #whereistheworld #defender110 #overlandfamily #landroverdefender #vanlifeeurope #defenderadventure #defenderlove #roadtripeurope #adventuredriven #overlandlife #beachcamping #lowseason #greekbeaches #greecetravel #greecetrip
Our first couple of weeks back in Europe werenā€™t Our first couple of weeks back in Europe werenā€™t what we initially expected, and thatā€™s sometimes just how it goes! The spring weather was slow to start this year, making the mountains colder & snowier than we were hoping for. The plan was to explore Durmitor National Park in Montenegro and then the Albanian Alps before heading south to Greece. Butā€¦it was SO foggy in Durmitor, we couldnā€™t even see the mountains! And then there was a big storm and fresh snow in Northern Albania right before we were going to head to Theth. We ended up missing the 2 big things Iā€™d missed out on during our last trip to the Balkans! I guess it means weā€™ll have to come back againā€¦a little later in the spring! 1. Snow in Montenegro 2. Camped up at a lovely restaurant in Kosovo, Gryka Decanit (amazing food, a roaring fire & incredibly welcoming people. They made us coffee in the morning and brought us breakfast pastries and wouldnā€™t let us pay! The only thing we paid for was dinner!) 3 & 4. Monastery Vikosi Decani. The only monastery Iā€™ve visited with an army checkpoint. This UNESCO site was a stunningly beautiful and unexpected. 5, 6, 7. Roads in North eastern Albania. Not for the faint of heart (or those prone to car sickness!) 8. Our beautiful restaurant campsite in Albania, Guesthouse Makry. Also delicious food and incredibly friendly hosts! 9. View from the switchback roads (luckily before it snowed!) 10. We saw more sheep than cars on the roads in Albania! 11 & 12. SPRING!! For 1 day before it stormed & cooled off again. We cheated and booked a cabin at Lake Shkodra Resort. 13. Springā€¦for real this time (hopefully). Our view from our camp spot at Albanica Winery. 14 & 15. Apollonia. A Greek city, turned Roman city, with foundations of a 4th century Catholic Church, then a 15th century monastery (built using stones from the ruins of Apollonia), to bunkers!! 16 & 17. Albania is said to be the second most tunnelled country, after North Korea. It was cool to be able to explore a few of the bunker tunnels! 18 & 19. Itā€™s finally nice enough for a beach side camp spot in Southern Albania but itā€™s still a bit too cold for swimming. 20. Hood views šŸ˜ #whereistheworld #overlandfamily
Itā€™s been mass chaos in our house lately. Weā€™v Itā€™s been mass chaos in our house lately. Weā€™ve sold our family home and are frantically moving before we head back to Gimli in Europe. This time weā€™re planning on LOTS of mountain and beach time, my 2 favourite things! If you have any suggestions or recommendations for our (very approximate) route, please share šŸ˜ #whereistheworld #defender110 #overlandfamily #landroverdefender #vanlifeeurope #defenderadventure #defenderlove #roadtripeurope #adventuredriven #overlandlife #offwego
How do we sleep FIVE people in our Land Rover Defe How do we sleep FIVE people in our Land Rover Defender? Fitting four of us in there was a puzzle, and then Grandma joined us for a month this fall and suddenly we had to fit FIVE! Admittedly we stayed at a lot of campsites with cabins, and we sent a few people (usually Grandma & the girls) on the train for longer drives. BUT, we did have a few spots where we all camped with Gimli. So, how did we do it? We brought along our ā€˜guest bedroomā€™ of course! Also known as the ā€˜mother-in-law suiteā€™ (as Grandma liked to call it šŸ˜‚). Where did you think weā€™d fit the fifth person? #whereistheworld #defender110 #overlandfamily #landroverdefender #vanlifeeurope #defenderadventure #defenderlove #roadtripeurope #adventuredriven #overlandlife #defendercamper #camperconversion #overlandingfamily #defenderlife #landroverlove
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whereistheworld

šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦šŸ§‘ā€šŸ§‘ā€šŸ§’ā€šŸ§’ Driving around the world
šŸš™ Gimli our self-built #defender110
šŸŒ89 Countries, 83 with kids, 42 with Gimli šŸš™
šŸ“šŸ‡¬šŸ‡· in šŸš™

Kyla & FamilyšŸŒDriving Around The World
The biggest benefit of low season travel is the la The biggest benefit of low season travel is the lack of other people. In the summer, this place wouldā€™ve been packed with people, we wouldā€™ve had to pay for parking, and we wouldnā€™t have had a chilled out, enjoyable night (minus the wind šŸ’Ø). The only plus side to the summerā€¦the bathrooms would probably be cleaner and the trash bins would be emptied regularly šŸ˜‚ However, Iā€™ll take a dirty, flushing toilet over no toilet at all (I think šŸ¤”) What about you? Dirty flushing toilet? Or no toilet at all? #whereistheworld #defender110 #overlandfamily #landroverdefender #vanlifeeurope #defenderadventure #defenderlove #roadtripeurope #adventuredriven #overlandlife #beachcamping #lowseason #greekbeaches #greecetravel #greecetrip
Our first couple of weeks back in Europe werenā€™t Our first couple of weeks back in Europe werenā€™t what we initially expected, and thatā€™s sometimes just how it goes! The spring weather was slow to start this year, making the mountains colder & snowier than we were hoping for. The plan was to explore Durmitor National Park in Montenegro and then the Albanian Alps before heading south to Greece. Butā€¦it was SO foggy in Durmitor, we couldnā€™t even see the mountains! And then there was a big storm and fresh snow in Northern Albania right before we were going to head to Theth. We ended up missing the 2 big things Iā€™d missed out on during our last trip to the Balkans! I guess it means weā€™ll have to come back againā€¦a little later in the spring! 1. Snow in Montenegro 2. Camped up at a lovely restaurant in Kosovo, Gryka Decanit (amazing food, a roaring fire & incredibly welcoming people. They made us coffee in the morning and brought us breakfast pastries and wouldnā€™t let us pay! The only thing we paid for was dinner!) 3 & 4. Monastery Vikosi Decani. The only monastery Iā€™ve visited with an army checkpoint. This UNESCO site was a stunningly beautiful and unexpected. 5, 6, 7. Roads in North eastern Albania. Not for the faint of heart (or those prone to car sickness!) 8. Our beautiful restaurant campsite in Albania, Guesthouse Makry. Also delicious food and incredibly friendly hosts! 9. View from the switchback roads (luckily before it snowed!) 10. We saw more sheep than cars on the roads in Albania! 11 & 12. SPRING!! For 1 day before it stormed & cooled off again. We cheated and booked a cabin at Lake Shkodra Resort. 13. Springā€¦for real this time (hopefully). Our view from our camp spot at Albanica Winery. 14 & 15. Apollonia. A Greek city, turned Roman city, with foundations of a 4th century Catholic Church, then a 15th century monastery (built using stones from the ruins of Apollonia), to bunkers!! 16 & 17. Albania is said to be the second most tunnelled country, after North Korea. It was cool to be able to explore a few of the bunker tunnels! 18 & 19. Itā€™s finally nice enough for a beach side camp spot in Southern Albania but itā€™s still a bit too cold for swimming. 20. Hood views šŸ˜ #whereistheworld #overlandfamily
Itā€™s been mass chaos in our house lately. Weā€™v Itā€™s been mass chaos in our house lately. Weā€™ve sold our family home and are frantically moving before we head back to Gimli in Europe. This time weā€™re planning on LOTS of mountain and beach time, my 2 favourite things! If you have any suggestions or recommendations for our (very approximate) route, please share šŸ˜ #whereistheworld #defender110 #overlandfamily #landroverdefender #vanlifeeurope #defenderadventure #defenderlove #roadtripeurope #adventuredriven #overlandlife #offwego
How do we sleep FIVE people in our Land Rover Defe How do we sleep FIVE people in our Land Rover Defender? Fitting four of us in there was a puzzle, and then Grandma joined us for a month this fall and suddenly we had to fit FIVE! Admittedly we stayed at a lot of campsites with cabins, and we sent a few people (usually Grandma & the girls) on the train for longer drives. BUT, we did have a few spots where we all camped with Gimli. So, how did we do it? We brought along our ā€˜guest bedroomā€™ of course! Also known as the ā€˜mother-in-law suiteā€™ (as Grandma liked to call it šŸ˜‚). Where did you think weā€™d fit the fifth person? #whereistheworld #defender110 #overlandfamily #landroverdefender #vanlifeeurope #defenderadventure #defenderlove #roadtripeurope #adventuredriven #overlandlife #defendercamper #camperconversion #overlandingfamily #defenderlife #landroverlove
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