Folks:  We are in the final throws of packing for another "Trip of a Lifetime".  Sunday (27 June 2010), we plan to drive the van from Rabat north to Tangier (Morocco).  On the 28th we have tickets for a ferry eastward across the Mediterranean to Genoa (Italy) (2 or 3 day trip).  Then more ferries south as we drive our camper-van through Corsica, Sardinia, & Sicily.  We them plan to take a ferry over to the Boot of Italy and work our way back north.  Not so sure how far we'll get as I, being retired,  have no  temporal restraints, but my wife (Jamila) has to be back in Rabat for Sept 1.  She may either fly back from Rome, or we will drive on to Belgium where I plan to leave the van (1989 Dehler Syncro 16) to be sold by Mike Plompen (busman.be), and then Jamila and I will both fly back to Rabat.

We use Lonely Planet & Michelin maps to plan our trips, which include a mixture of geological/archaeological sites, world heritage sites, museums, art galleries, cathedrals, lovely 'gardens' on old estates, and some plane-old pretty villages.  If Jamila has her way, there will be a few beautiful white sandy beaches too!

This will be our first trip to Corsica, Sardinia, & Sicily.  July and August are the worst times to visit anywhere in Europe, but we are 'forced' to go this time of year as it's Jamila's holiday time (along with 25 million others).

So let's hope that the vanagon gods will be willing to help this be an indecent free trip.  Lots of photos when I return.   Malcolm & Jamila