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"Laugh out loud funny and a great travel guide." *Have you ever thought about giving up work to escape into the wide, blue yonder?Jackie and Mark Lambert did just that. They rented out their house and took off in a caravan with their four dogs. With windsurf boards strapped to their roof, they struck south for Spain and Portugal, but decided to turn left…According to The Spectator, Romania is "Europe's most overlooked holiday destination".According to everyone else, it was somewhere where they would be robbed, scammed, kidnapped by gypsies, eaten by bears or attacked by wild dogs and wolves - if they managed to avoid the floods and riots.This is the story of how they towed their caravan through the largest untouched wilderness in Europe; packed with history and a culture that has remained unchanged for millennia. They adopted a Romanian orphan, discovered Romania's El Dorado, the British Royal Family's Dracula connections and crossed the Carpathian Mountains via one of the world's most dangerous roads, guided by a satnav haunted by a revenge complex more pathological than Vlad the Impaler's.With a good few surprises on the way, Dogs 'n' Dracula is a tale of adventure, packed with history, humour and the exploration of lesser-known parts of one of Europe's more obscure destinations.* Reviews of Jacqueline's previous books, Fur Babies in France and Dog on the Rhine; "Great book, a lovely insight into how you can give up the daily grind and head off into the sunset." "Makes you want to leap out of your armchair/bed/sofa etc and go see the world. I love these informative and funny books." "Lively and galvanic, with excellent reference material for armchair travelers wishing to convert to reality."

"And then there is the most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later." Randy KomisarJackie and Mark were both made redundant in their early 50s. They decided to get a dog - but ended up with four; cuddly Cavapoos Kai, Rosie, Ruby and Lani.Then, never having owned a tin box on wheels, they accidentally bought a caravan. They named her 'Kismet' - which means 'Fate'.Half way down the second bottle of CCC (Caravan Celebratory Champagne) they made the perfectly rational decision to go straight from being First-Timers to Full-Timers. Within a month, they had sold most of their possessions on eBay and rented out their apartment to tour in Kismet full time. They called it 'Early Retirement' and set out to Live the Dream by touring Europe with their surfboards on their roof.Based on Jackie's travel blog. www.worldwidewalkies.com 'Fur Babies in France' is the true story of their first year on wheels with Kismet and 'Big Blue' - their trusty tow vehicle (and toy box) - a Hyundai iLoad panel van.It was a steep learning curve; one that involved lots of breakages and started on Day 1 with a near-death experience! However, Jackie and Mark approach all their mishaps and misadventures with more than a pinch of humour.And avoiding the crowds to tour France by the back roads, they finally found what they were looking for; beauty, peace and tranquillity, with a bit of windsurfing thrown in!