01 Sunday Jul 2018
Posted in Travel
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#motorhomes, Alps, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, Lindau, macgowan, motorhome, motorhomenews, motorhomes, Salzburg, tourism
The gentle wander along the Alps between Lindau and Salzburg is still very much in my mind and is likely to remain so for some time. Wonderful tour!
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
17 Sunday Jun 2018
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#motorhomes, @motorhmenews, Alps, Bavaria, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, Germany, Lindau, macgowan, motorhome, motorhomenews, Salzburg, touring, tourism
I continue to be enthralled by my Alpine tour between Lindau and Salzburg. The scenery is beyond delightful and the standard of the sites for motorhomes is exceptional. Totally enjoyable.
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
10 Sunday Jun 2018
Posted in Places
Lovely weather here for my motorhome break in Lindau, Lake Konstanz.
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
27 Sunday May 2018
Posted in Exhibitions and Shows, General, Sites
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#motorhomes, camc, caravan and motorhome club, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, East Yorkshire, motorhomenews, National 2018, rodney lambert, Sledmere, sledmere house, The National, walled garden, Yorkshire
The Caravan and Motorhome Club National 2018 is at Sledmere House in East Yorkshire and I have to say it is an impressive setting – certainly yesterday and today Sunday bathed in continuous sunshine. We visited the house and the wonderful walled garden and loved every minute of it.
It is an astonishing event put together almost entirely by volunteers headed up by Vice-Chairman of the Club and Events Committee Chairman Rodney Lambert. During the event the small village of Sledmere goes from a population of 300 to 5000 with all of the electric, water and waste infrastructure demanded by a population of that size. It is quite an undertaking and yet to all the attendees like myself it seems to work like clockwork which in turn makes a visit to the National such an enjoyable experience.
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
13 Sunday May 2018
Posted in Sites
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#motorhomes, camc, caravan and motorhome club, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, Gowerton, motorhome, motorhomes, Swansea
The sun is shining. A warm welcome from the Caravan and Motorhome Club wardens. An immaculate site. What more could I ask for my weekend in Gowerton?
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
10 Thursday May 2018
Posted in History
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#motorhomes, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, Kobe, motorhomenews, motorhomes, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Second Lieutenant Arthur Conway Young, Ypres
Readers of this blog know I have an interest in WWI history and a huge admiration for the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Most of the inscriptions and epitaphs on the headstones have a religious overtone – perfectly reasonably when you consider the times – and wherever possible the closest relatives (invariably the parents due to the shockingly young age of so many of those killed) had a say in what went on the headstone.
And then, by contrast, at the weekend I came across the headstone of Second Lieutenant Arthur Conway Young who was killed 150 yards East of Brory Farm, Zonnebeke, near Ypres, Belgium.
One of the startling truths to emerge when you have an amateur’s interest like mine let alone an academic historian’s deep insight is that we seem to learn little from these epic tragedies. The words on this headstone capture that far more eloquently than I ever could.
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
06 Sunday May 2018
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#motorhomes, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, CWGC, Harley Davidson, motorhome, motorhomenews, Ploegsteert
Our visit to the Ploegsteert Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery was as ever solemn, thought provoking and memorable. The unexpected arrival of 250 bikers from a Harley Davidson Association added a degree of entirely respectful drama to the day.
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
29 Sunday Apr 2018
Posted in General
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#motorhomes, camc, caravan and motorhome club, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, motorhome, motorhomenews, sledmere house, The National, Yorkshire
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
22 Sunday Apr 2018
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#motorhomes, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, Donald Sutherland, Florida Quays, Helen Mirren, macgowan, motorhomenews, motorhomes, The Leisure Seeker, Winnebago
Think Spring is giving way to Summer this weekend. Either way, I decided the climatic conditions were not right for me to run the London Marathon.
Am also preparing for a couple of trips at the moment so have been at home. One evening Faye and I decided to pop out to the cinema and see “The Leisure Seeker” starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland.
An ageing couple decide to jump into their very old and much loved Winnebago and travel down the Florida Quays and get to Ernest Hemingway’s house.
We loved it but it is not a film for the faint hearted and it is far from an easy watching light entertainment night out.
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
08 Sunday Apr 2018
Posted in Places
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#motorhomes, Atlanta, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, Hawaii, macgowan, motorhome, motorhomenews, River Orwell
It’s been quite a week.
Left behind Hawaii after what can only be described as an idyllic holiday.
Had a lay over in Atlanta Georgia.
Finally back home to the motorhome and a visit to a favourite spot on the River Orwell.
Christopher Macgowan
@motorhomenews
