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After Cuiseaux we headed straight to Orange. On Google Maps it looked absolutely lovely, with its ancient theatre and maze of little alleyways. When we arrived, however, disappointment set in rather quickly. The theatre was almost completely hidden behind scaffolding, the hilltop park was closed due to construction work and the little alleyways were, quite frankly, a bit underwhelming compared to what we had seen so far.

29 May 2026Stefan

🇫🇷 France🌅 On the road🚐 Van life

FR26.3 Cuiseaux

Yet another lovely village we discovered completely by accident. Once again, we simply picked a place on Park4Night. We noticed that Cuiseaux had a free and surprisingly modern aire with full services — even free electricity. (Not that we really need or use shore power, but it’s still amazing that some villages offer it for free.) So we parked up and went for a walk through the village.

27 May 2026Stefan

🇫🇷 France🌅 On the road🚐 Van life

FR26.2 Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert

Staying true to our “slow travelling” resolution, we didn’t drive very far from Liverdun and mostly chose our next stop based on whatever looked nice on Park4Night for a single night. Once again, we were surprised by yet another unexpectedly lovely little village. Still, we only stayed for the night and spent the evening going for a couple of walks through the town.

23 May 2026Stefan

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Kathrin and Stefan during their trip to Banff, Canada

We are Kathrin & Stefan

Ever since we met we discovered that we share the same passion for traveling and discovering nature and foreign cultures. We love to hike and anything that ups the adrenalin levels. After one of our first multi day hikes (West Highland Way) we started toying with the idea to get our own van. We decided to stress test that type of traveling with a 4 week camping trip through Canada.

It blew our minds and we discovered that we love this mode of traveling. The freedom is just incredible and that is exactly what we are looking for.

So, in 2024 we finally got our van Wilma and are now getting ready for the great escape … err… adventure!

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