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Leaving Lourmarin behind and continuing in the general direction of Aix-en-Provence, we spotted Cucuron on the map. It had both a lovely-looking old town and a shaded spot where we could work for the day. We packed up early in the morning and headed over to Cucuron. We were happy to see that the comments on Park4Night held true: plenty of shaded parking spots within easy walking distance of the village.

16 June 2026Stefan

🇫🇷 France🌄 On the road🚐 Van life

FR26.11 Lourmarin

After all the hubbub surrounding the Gypsy procession in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, we were due for another quaint and calm village. In addition, we wanted to start moving in the general direction of Aix-en-Provence. So, employing our extremely sophisticated and highly successful method for finding our next destination, we came across Lourmarin.

14 June 2026Stefan

🇫🇷 France🌄 On the road🚐 Van life

FR26.10 Camargue

The Camargue is a large national park in southern France and is best known for its wetlands. As such, you’ll find lots of salt producers and lots of mosquitoes. It’s also famous for its wild horses and flamingos 🦩 We had a grand plan and drove to a lovely farm that offers official tours on tractor-pulled trailers. Our plan, however, was to park up and go for a nice bike ride that would include the flamingo reserve as well as the supposedly lovely town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

11 June 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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