We Wanted To Show The World To Our 4-year-old So We Went On A 28,000km Trip Around Europe

[DaveM]

In summer 2015, me, my girlfriend Oana and our four-year-old son Vladimir did a four-month trip across Europe, through 41 countries and 28.000kms. We rode a 2014 Ural Ranger sidecar, that we call Zair.

Here’s a short story, in pictures.

Scotland

Enjoying a swim in Austria

Best food in the world

Playing around camping

On the ferry from Tallin (Estonia) to Helsinki (Finland)

Wild camping in Finland

Finland’s endless roads

Love in the Lofoten Islands (Norway)

Atlantic Road (Norway)

Norway

Morning in England

Ireland

Doonagore Castle in Ireland

Camping in France

Porto (Portugal)

Cabo da Roca (Portugal)

Andalusia (Spain)

Spain

Wild camping in Spain

Sunrise in Spain

Meeting the wild monkeys in Morocco

Sand storm in the Sahara desert

Camel riding in the Sahara, Merzouga (Morocco)

Merzouga (Morocco)

Sleeping on a hotel rooftop in Morocco

Marakesh (Morocco)

Marakesh (Morocco)

Ferry from Morocco to Spain

Monaco

Curious cat in Italy

Stelvio Pass (Italy)

Montenegro

Dubrovnik (Croatia)

Montenegro

Sedlo Pass (Montenegro)

Sun bathing in Greece

The map of our journey, starting in Bucharest, Romania

Last camping spot, in Greece

Adding the last sticker

Source..

 

[Rocky]

What a fantastic adventure
When my children were small we took them on camping trips around eastern Canada and the US, but notthing epic like that!

 

[Mad On Triumphs]

Fantastic, I read some of the comments, " She won't remember it ", being one, I'm not so sure, I think that girl will remember it, with the help of all the photos. She seemed to me to be rather grown up for her age.
In this day and age with all the dick heads in the world it's great to see a family like this, "Just do it". That little girl has learned more about life and other people, than any school would ever come close to teaching her.
Brilliant.

 

[Rocky]

That thought occurred to me too, would she remember any of it. I hope so. Travel is such a wonderful teaching experience.
My kids were 6-7 years-old when we started our station wagon tent camping trips.
When they got to be 13-14 they were no longer interested in travelling with the "old folks," but they have vivid memories of all those great years under canvas.

 

[DaveM]

I think she will always remember and cherish these memories especially with all the photos they have

 

[triumph david]

She is very lucky to have been part of that trip!

 

[harper6t]

oh to be so free !