From Rat Race to Road Trip: Overlanding With Four Dogs!
A wet morning gave way to a better afternoon – and the opportunity to explore the medieval streets of Vézelay, ‘one of the most beautiful villages in France.’Continue reading “Vents Violentes, The Beautiful Village & The Eternal Hill – Vézelay to Les Abrets, Isère, France”
It’s that time of year when many of us are putting our beloved caravans and motorhomes to bed for the winter.
It is difficult to find reliable figures, but my research suggests that each year in the UK, between 1500 and 3000 caravans are stolen. Most sources suggest that, with the increasing popularity of the British ‘staycation’, theft of recreational vehicles is on the rise. Very few stolen caravans are recovered – so besides the upset and inconvenience, theft will have a very adverse impact on your insurance premiums.
Theft can happen at any time, but the majority of caravans and motorhomes are stolen from storage. The Camping and Caravan Club reported that gangs are even using satellite mapping technology to identify valuable leisure vehicles on vulnerable driveways or storage sites.
Torrential rain thundered on the roof of the caravan and we were surrounded by wet laundry. It was supposed to be sunny! Nevertheless, our view across the rolling hills of Bourgogne was shrouded with mist and we felt surprisingly relaxed; comfy, cosy and snuggled up with a coffee and four warm, sleepy puppies.
The internet was dead. On the road, we tether our laptops to our mobiles to go online. The signal had been poor yesterday, but the rain ensured that both phones had zero service and the campsite’s free WiFi was completely dead. The tragedy of being cut off like this on a rainy Thursday was that I was unable to find a launderette to address our mountain of steaming laundry.Continue reading “Wine & Wonder on a Wet Thursday – Noyers-sur-Serein, Bourgogne, France”
Recently, my friend Nicola asked, “what do you do in the caravan?”
One answer is writing (me) and planning our travels (Mark).
We have pre-planned years of itineraries, although wherever we go, we get recommendations or find places to which we must return. These all get noted and added!
So, when the question popped up on the ‘European Touring Caravan, Campervan and Camping Friends’ Facebook page, asking for a four week itinerary to France, taking in the Millau bridge, Arles and Andorra in short hops of approximately three hours driving, we were able to come up with this! Continue reading “France – A Four Week Itinerary from Caen to Andorra & Back”
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