Woodbridge to Budapest

The first phase of our journey was to get to Budapest, where I have some dental work to get done, and friends to visit…it’s a city I know well - I’ve been coming to Hungary for many years now - and a great “phase 1” type route to make.

I did this in three days with my usual Harwich to Hook of Holland overnight crossing, a quick stop in Gouda (one of my favourite cities) and then using Park4Night stopping at overnight camper stops well away from the highway in Germany for some proper R&R.

It all worked quite well on this route - no hassles with Dutch customs (I was expecting quite a detailed search seeing that we’re now coming from outside the EU, but they were as friendly as ever) - and the roads were very quiet.

We’re in Hungary this week, and I hope to set off again over the weekend for phase 2, which is Budapest to Plovdiv in Bulgaria, via Serbia.