At the time of writing in early 2023 we are still seeing the sun set early, about 1620 here in Lancaster, with a temperature of 5°, but we already have itchy feet, we are thinking about where we might go later in the year. Looking back at locations where we stayed I see some interesting
October 2022, back in the UK after a month in Spain & Portugal. A mixed trip, some fantastic days, others not so good; motorhome problems encountered and fixed, mostly good weather although some days were too hot, wine tasting somewhat disappointing. Portugal did not live up to expectations so we cut our losses and drove
Thursday, four days until we board the ferry at Portsmouth bound for Santander, as usual we have not made definite plans about where we are going — one part of me says to finish the road trip through Portugal that we had to abandon because of the Covid lockdown, whilst another part wants to visit
Doing my homework before setting off on another trek around Europe, so I am looking for a convenient overnight stop to break the journey to Portsmouth. While looking at motorhome sites I am struck by how many reviewers post photos of their dogs. The dog in the photo of the site, the pitch, the facilities
Aire de camping cars, Rodemack, France. Late yesterday afternoon we arrived at the aire adjacent to the railway station at Dudelange Usines, Luxembourg, too late. All the places were taken so we had no choice but to turn around and park nearby to reassess our plans. There was another motorhome close by with a French
Have you too noticed a huge increase in the cost of pitches for motorhomes? We certainly have seen big increases in prices, at the time of writing [May 2022] it’s hard to find an overnight stop on a grass pitch for less than £20 and many are asking £30 upwards. I know the price of
End of October now, so the weather is worse and nighttime temperatures a lower. We find that during the first night in our motorhome we feel colder than we expect. How we keep warm is to put the heating on, not surprising really. Our Hymer has a very efficient heating system, the temperature can be