Welcome to the Schindlers on Tour Blog
The posts on here are our own real life experiences, nothing more, nothing less. They’re our memory bank to look back on when we’re old and weary! We would love it if some of them inspire you to make memories of your own.
Our Latest Blog Posts
Discovering Portuguese Cuisine: Top Foods to Try in Portugal
Our Top Foods to Try in Portugal We’ve spent the past six weeks discovering Portuguese cuisine as we travelled the country from north to south in...
Galician Granaries
What are Galician Granaries? Galician granaries, or "hórreos" as they are known locally, are elongated stone structures built to rise above the...
How (not) to qualify for the Comrades Marathon
How (not) to qualify for the Comrades Marathon If you want to know how NOT to qualify for the Comrades Marathon, The Ultimate Human Race, then...
A Step by Step guide to how we built our Citroen Relay camper van
First up we had no experience and no idea where to start on how to build a camper van! That’s where YouTube came in handy. We spent...
The Story of Spot, our first camper van
It was after the Olympics finished in Sydney in September 2000 that we started shopping around for a vehicle that would take us not quite the length...
How we chose the vehicle to use for our campervan conversion
Before we launch into how we chose the base vehicle to use for our campervan conversion, let us tell you why we decided to take on such a crazy...
Our return to travel blogging
Our return to travel blogging This is our first blog post in a very, very long time! And the first on our revamped Schindlers on Tour self-built...
The last days of our summer in New Zealand
The last days of our summer in New Zealand It is the end of our first ever bicycling tour, and the last days of our summer in New Zealand. Arriving...
Reflections on board Dora, the Northern Explorer Train
Reflections on board Dora, the Northern Explorer Train: Wellington - Auckland Today we hopped aboard Dora, the Northern Explorer Train, for one of...
Catching up with the Coyles
Catching up with the Coyles We missed them on our last visit to Wellington so this time it was all about catching up with the Coyles. Bob is an old...
The tale end of the trip
The tail end of the trip We're reaching the tail end of the trip. With little more than a week remaining, and very little riding left to do, I...
Back in the saddle again
Back in the saddle again: Saint Arnaud - Blenheim Time to get back in the saddle again! It was more bleary eyed and less bushy tailed this morning...
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