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Adios to MoneyPenny's Andalusian Adventure
Leaving Seville we endured a very hot 40 degree drive to Madrid, stopping at Merida en route to see some amazing Roman ruins there. At...

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Aug 10, 20242 min read
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Mountain driving, white villages and Seville
Next we headed for the mountainous heart of Andalusia driving through the Grazalema National Park to Ronda. MoneyPenny did well on the...

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Aug 8, 20242 min read
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Cadiz Province: natural beauty, our favourite so far
We left Malaga and drove along the coast road of the Cost del Sol. There were miles and miles and miles of apartment developments across...

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Aug 3, 20242 min read
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Malaga and the Costa del Sol
After leaving Granada, we drove through an impressive mountain range and down to the coast. Mr F had read a guide in our hotel and...

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Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Granada and the beautiful Alhambra
We started our real Andalusian Adventure in Granada - a beautiful town nestled in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada and home to one of...

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Jul 27, 20242 min read
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Paella & beaches: MoneyPenny goes to the Costa Blanca
After the roadside repairs, we made it to Valencia. The Hotel Palacio Santa Clara https://www.marriott.com/es/hotels/vlcak-palacio-santa...

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Jul 25, 20242 min read
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Day 1 in Spain: A Car Museum, Roadside Repairs and Beautiful Girona
We arrived in beautiful Girona after the long drive from Saint Tropez. We had visited Girona in 2019 BCCW (Before Classic Car Wife) and...

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Jul 24, 20242 min read
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DB7 Andalusian Adventures: Schlumpf, the French Riviera and Getting to Spain
We are about to start an amazing road trip around Spain over the next few weeks. We've already been on the road for a few weeks. I've...

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Jul 23, 20243 min read
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What happened to the rest of our Irish road trip?
Sorry readers for the silence. While we were in Ireland, my mother-in-law took ill back in Australia and we had to cut short our journey...

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Jul 3, 20241 min read
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Fog, rain and limited vision on the Causeway Coastal Route
After leaving Dublin, we took a very comfortable drive up the motorway to Belfast and spent the afternoon at the Titanic Quarter. This...

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May 5, 20241 min read
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Touring Ireland: PG's first road trip
PG is taking her first road trip, which is around Ireland. We drove from her homebase near Gatwick for an overnight stop in Manchester. I...

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May 4, 20242 min read
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Introducing 'PG' our right-hand drive Aston Martin DB7 Volante
We have had so much fun in MoneyPenny and have been planning some UK road trips. Mr F sold his business and decided to congratulate...

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May 4, 20241 min read
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Driving the ANZAC WW1 Remembrance Trail
Since we put MoneyPenny into our garage last August she has had a wheel-balance and some new oil in the supercharger and is back on the...

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Apr 29, 20244 min read
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DB7 Road trip in France 2023: FunFacts and Tips for Drivers
For those who are interested, these are the stats on our recently completed French road trip. We travelled 2550 miles or 4103 kms. We...

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Sep 2, 20231 min read
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Driving from the French Riviera to the UK: Dijon, Paris & a bad case of 'Classic Car Addiction'
With our coast-to-coast Odyssey completed, and a week spent relaxing in the sunshine of St Tropez, we needed to get MoneyPenny back to...

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Sep 1, 20233 min read
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Aston Martin DB7 life in St Tropez
We made it to our Mediterranean destination and spent a week based in an AirBnB apartment in the Old Town of St Tropez. MoneyPenny was in...

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Aug 25, 20232 min read
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DHL delays, carpark repairs and a dash to the Mediterranean
We ended up staying four nights in Toulouse - two more than we had planned - and forfeited our two-night stay in Marseilles. After...

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Aug 19, 20232 min read
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MoneyPenny's alternator fails in Toulouse
Ah, the joys of holidaying in a classic car. This morning, MoneyPenny's battery started discharging and the warning light came on as we...

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Aug 16, 20232 min read
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MoneyPenny in the Dordogne
We are just finishing four nights in an apartment called Le Porche de Sarlat in Sarlat-de-Canada. It's been a great base for the region....

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Aug 14, 20232 min read
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The Atlantic Coast and the Odyssey begins at Arcachon
Our Atlantic base was Bordeaux and we drove to Arcachon to swim and partake of the coastal delights. We were there a week before the...

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Aug 11, 20231 min read
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