So now that we have a third body in the car with us - Ayla, who will be almost fully grown by the time we leave - it was time to start thinking about what we would bring on our trip and how it will all fit in and on the Defender. While we have no doubt the truck will...
“Mission” Update – Pimp my Defender
In terms of the car most things we wanted to accomplish are complete. The roof rack and snorkel where already attached when we picked the truck up and we have added a safety features such as the undercarriage protection and then bumperettes ourselves. Meanwhile we...
Two wonderful days of climbing
<We spent the last two days discovering two of the climbing areas close to Locarno. Yesterday we headed out to Ponte Brolla, about 6km away from our apartment. Our Tom Tom had a little trouble finding the area so we spent the better part of an hour driving through...
Time for Pasta
With the drive behind us, the car parked and our apartment checked into it was time to get settled in, it is now time to seek the other thing we hoped to find here in Locarno: PASTA. We are staying at the Residenza Motta in the heart of the old town of Locarno and the...
Heading to the Lago Maggiore
It is Easter and time to start our trial road trip from Germany, to Locarno in Ticino, Switzerland, on the shores of beautiful Lago Maggiore for the Easter weekend. We had the idea of visiting Locarno after reading about the Maggia Valley and its amazing climbing...
Vosges Road Trip – Day 2
Home Sweet Home!!! After almost 1000km in two days we have finally returned home. The second day of this trip was almost more fun than the first and the sights and landscapes of this beautiful region just kept blowing us away. We started the morning with a huge...
The first real road trip – Vosges
Today we launched on our first real road trip with the new defender. It was fantastic. Stefan and I left our home this morning with our friend Jenny. We headed to the french boarder and with some confusion in Sarbrücken finally found the direction we needed. It's...
Seeing the Defender and planning trips
Yesterday we had the chance to visit the International Autoshow (IAA) in Frankfurt. It was the first time my husband Stefan and I got to see our new road trip vehicle: The Land Rover Defender 110 Limited Edition. It was quite a treat. We can't wait to take possession...
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