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Dogs n Dracula: A Road Trip Through Romania (Adventure Caravanning with Dogs) Paperback – August 16, 2019

by Jacqueline Lambert (Author)

4.4 152 ratings

Book 3 of 5: Adventure Caravanning with Dogs

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WINNER: Chill With A Book PREMIER Readers' Award 2022
FINALIST: Romania Insider Awards for Most Effective Promotion of Romania Abroad 2019

Have you ever considered 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, crossing 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.

Join our Adventure Caravanners as they really do ‘Boldly Go Where No Van Has Gone Before!’

5* Reviews for Dogs ‘n’ Dracula:

Inspirational and hilarious – I am completely hooked on Jackie’s tales… I had never thought about taking a caravan to Romania but we are eagerly planning our trip.
Another great read – This is a fantastic, fabulously written series, 100% recommended.
Romania is now very much in my sights – Brilliantly evokes the highs and lows of camping across Europe, whilst painting pictures of places unknown in such a vivid palette that they immediately become ‘must visit’ destinations.
Another lovely tail – Once again, once started, difficult to put down.

Although part of a series which is chronological in time, and follows the author since giving up work to travel, each book is a stand-alone adventure.

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"Armchair Travel Delight" Frances Hampson on Amazon.com

"A mix of personal travelogue, hair-raising adventures, and fascinating history." Valerie Poore, award-winning author

"Clever and descriptive writing with a healthy dose of humor, made for a very good read indeed, kept me turning the pages with interest" Sharon Hayhurst, travel writer

About the Author

Jacqueline Lambert is a fanatical windsurfer, skier and northerner, who can ride a horse, fly a plane and tow a caravan. Her claims to fame are fire-eating on Japanese TV and sharing both a home town and once, a swing, with World Superbike champ, Carl Fogarty - 'The Blackburn Bullet' - who lived across the road when they were both nine. A biochemist with adventure in her DNA, she rafted, rock-climbed and backpacked around six continents before giving up the day job to travel full-time with her husband and four dogs. Now, she is a dedicated doggie travel blogger and author of Fur Babies in France and Dog on the Rhine. Facebook: @JacquelineLambertAuthor www.WorldWideWalkies.com

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ World Wide Walkies (August 16, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1999357655
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1999357658
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.69 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #7,826,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #349 in Romania & Moldova Travel Guides

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Jacqueline (Jackie) Lambert is an award-winning travel writer, adventure traveller, and dogmother, who loves history and curious facts.

B.C. (Before Canines) she hurtled, slid, submerged and threw herself off bits of every continent except Antarctica. Even though she was single at the time, she asked for – and was granted – 'maternity leave' to backpack around Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand.

A.D. (After Dog), with husband Mark, she gave up work to become an Adventure Caravanner. With The Fab Four, their four pups in tow, their stated aim is: To Boldly Go Where No Van Has Gone Before.

Jackie has published six light-hearted memoirs about her travels since quitting work: Fur Babies in France, Dog on the Rhine, Dogs ‘n’ Dracula, It Never Rains But It Paws, To Hel In A Hound Cart, and Pups on Piste.

Her forthcoming books will chronicle her Brexit-busting plan to convert a 24.5-tonne army truck and drive to Mongolia.

A keen off piste skier and windsurfer, Jackie is the wordsmith behind her own travel blog, www.WorldWideWalkies.com. She has contributed to several anthologies, and also writes articles and posts for publications such as Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Newsletter and Dog Friendly Magazine.

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With Kai, her Cavapoo boy

Powder skiing

Windsurfing (photo courtesy of Karen Bornhoft Photography)

Earning some 'serious down time' in Rapid no 18 'Oblivion' on the Zambezi

The Fab Four Cavapoos; Lani, Kai, Rosie and Ruby at Corvinilor Castle, Transylvania, Romania

Blade, The Vampire Slayer

Big Blue and Caravan Kismet crossing the Carpathians on the Transfagarasan

With Princess Ruby

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Funny, fascinating and informative

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2020

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Having been to Romania a couple of times myself, I was very curious to read Jackie Lambert's Dogs n Dracula for two reasons: they drove where I travelled by train, and they took their dogs with them in a caravan. I am an unashamed dog lover and a wannabe camper, so I found the blurb of the book very appealing.

However, what I hadn't expected was how funny and interesting it would be. Dogs n Dracula is a mix of personal travelogue, hair-raising adventures, and fascinating history. The scrapes they got into travelling through rural Romania with what I can only describe as their 'rig' had me on the edge of my seat. As for the dogs, well, that's a story in itself – a charming, heart-warming one as well. The descriptions of their journey are lovely and of the towns the couple visited there were several I didn't know and now want to visit. There are castles, monasteries, traditional villages and fortified churches, and after reading this book I want to see them all.

Added to that, Jackie Lambert is clearly interested in the background stories of everywhere she goes and her take on Romania's past was both refreshingly honest and very informative. Romania is a country steeped in the history of invasions from the Romans on and she offers heaps of 'did you know?' type facts, which of course I didn't and enjoyed reading about.

This is a very well-written and lovely book. I laughed, gasped, gazed and sighed with them throughout. It's definitely made me want to go back to Romania, but I think I've learnt from this intrepid couple – a four-wheel drive camper sounds like the best bet, plus space for the few stray dogs I'd probably be unable to resist.

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Sharon

Clever & descriptive writing with a healthy dose of humor

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2022

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I was attracted to this book largely because I was intrigued to learn a bit more about Romania, of which I knew very little, but also because I enjoyed reading another one of the author’s books. I learnt a lot about Romania’s history, historical sites, culture and cuisine (or sometimes lack of it). But what I enjoyed the most was the descriptions of such pretty scenes, I felt I was there. Each campsite was different, the characters they met on the way each added to the story as did the challenging roads and Naffsat the Satnav and of course the dogs. Clever and descriptive writing with a healthy dose of humor, made for a very good read indeed, kept me turning the pages with interest.

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What a lovely read!

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2022

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I loved this, the third book of four. As an animal and dog lover I could relate to their adventures with the doggy family.
I really like the way Jackie writes ,,just like she’s conversing.
I also enjoyed the descriptions of the country they drove through with a bit of history thrown in. I can’t wait to read book 4.

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Book 3

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020

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I just finished with book 3. They were all a great read. Exploring places that were hard to get to and no maps sure was a challenge. Even the narrow roads. It took a lot of courage to get thru some of those areas but they got to explore their part of the world. I can't wait to see next of where they plan to venture to. I never thought that some of these countries had set ups for camping. I hope they keep on traveling and write another book of themselves and their 4 dogs.

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Enjoyed the book

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022

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5 stars. Looking forward to the next book in the series. I especially liked the parts written by Blade. Cheers.

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Urbangirluk

Very entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023

I have never been to Romania but it sounds like an amazing place to visit! Another great book, with lots of laughs, always an adventure, and on this one poor Kismet took some hard knocks! When naffsat dies it reminded me of the days where we only had paper maps to get to places, honestly I wouldn't want to have to do that again!

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Sue Bavey

Travelling through Romania with pups!

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2023

In ‘Dogs ‘n’ Dracula’, Jackie, Mark and the doggy pack tackle rocky tracks, mountainous roads and the occasional field as they traverse Eastern Europe in this warm-hearted travelogue. Along the way they have near misses with their caravan, fail to find campsites, have problems with a rebellious sat nav that Jackie calls Naffsat and in Transylvania they even end up increasing their family of pups temporarily from the Fab Four to the Famous Five with the addition of a stray dog, which they name Blade, after the vampire hunter movie. Blade is the well-behaved star of the show once he settles in and even starts writing his own travel blog: ‘Eat, Play, Love – A Letter from Blade’ which was adorable and very funny:

“I got told off for jumping on the bed while they were all in there. It was after 6am – everyone is up by then! I thought that they were all dead, so I bounced on them. They got a bit cross, then they all died again. I got worried, so I bounced on them again. Then they all died again…”

As usual Jackie is observant on her travels and relays historical and political information about the places they visit, along with anecdotes about their personal trials and tribulations looking for food, parking that will accommodate their oversized vehicle and often easy to miss roads and campsites. The economic situation in the countries they visit is a far cry from home:

“The poverty that we saw en route was humbling. In one village, a horse and cart waited outside a hovel, afloat in a sea of mud, with a bed sheet for a front door.”

Jackie’s sense of humour shines through in her wonderfully descriptive writing:

“On our way back to the car park, we had passed a tiny, skeletal old lady dressed in black. Her stretched, waxen face was framed by a headscarf. She backed away from us, retreating into her yard. Raising her hand against the dogs, she had mouthed something, as if uttering an incantation to ward off the evil that is Man’s Best Friend. For us, this summed up Brașov.”

This is another lovely book from the Adventure Caravanning With Dogs series and I highly recommend it!

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Don Hughes

Terrific tale of traveling with dogs in the land of Dracula

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023

This is the first book in the series that I've read and it's inspired me to not only read the entire series but also visit Romania. Jackie has done a marvelous job bringing the reader along on the adventures and misadventures in traveling in a caravan with at first four dogs and adding a fifth along the way. Her descriptions of Romania were breathtaking. I laughed out loud in many places. I especially liked the letters from Blake.

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Trekker Girl

Adventures in Romania

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2023

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Would you tour around Romania, towing a large caravan? Mark and Jackie did just that, in the company of the Fab Four.
Did they become the Fab Five? Did the dire warnings they heard before leaving come to fruition?
You will have to read this book to find out. Jackie whisked me away on their adventures with her usual sense of humour, providing facts and information in bite sized chunks that made me want to keep reading.
Romania sounds interesting, full of history and kind, helpful people. I can’t wait to explore in the footsteps and paw prints of Jackie, Mark and the Fab Four.

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Katherine

Entertaining

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2023

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Crazy. Mad. Joie de vivre. Open. Adaptable. All these things as they navigate dodgy roads and bits fall off the van and caravan! Entertaining and an easy read.

Maggie

A 5* adventure with their Caravan and Pet family.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2019

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Another adventure from jackie Lambert, her husband and their pet family. I have read Jackie's previous 2 books and was eagerly awaiting the next adventure. I was not disappointed loved the book made me laugh and take a deep breath at the same time. Lots of interesting information on Romania a place I have never visited. But just enough info not to make it feel like a travel book. As a caravan owner the book entices you to be as brave as Jackie and drive into the unknown. Can't wait for the next one.

Jo Humphrey

Another brilliant dogventure!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2020

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As a fellow parent of 2 dogs and loving travel, not leaving the fur babies behind, I thoroughly enjoy Jackie 's books. Reading about their Romanian adventures was brilliant. We have a Romanian rescue dog & could very much identify with Blade & his characteristics. Thanks for another great read. I shall keep following the blog!