Category Archives: Camper Trip April 2012

Chambord, Clos Luce and the Saumur Mushroom Museum – Some Typical Touristy Stuff – 2-4/4/12

It’s hard not to compare this trip to our other trips every time I write a blog entry. With our previous trips not many people knew a lot about the countries we were travelling through (and writing about) and we … Continue reading

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Roscoff, Mont St. Michel, St. Malo and Pete – 5-6/4/12

In the midst of the excitement of planning this year’s tour of La France, my friend from university Pete suggested that he nip across on the cross-channel ferry from Plymouth to Roscoff to meet up with us for a day. … Continue reading

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What’s It Like Travelling in a Camper Van in France? – 6/4/12

Up to the start of this trip we’d spent something like 60 nights sleeping in the van since buying it back in April 2010. Some of those were weekend trips within Germany, or stopovers in lay-bys on the way to … Continue reading

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Sully-sur-Loire, 1/04/12

As Jay already mentioned in one of his previous posts, we were a lot better prepared for this trip than for any trips before. We read guidebooks, we asked our friends for different tips and Jay even bought a book … Continue reading

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Setting Off & Making Time: München to St. Dizier 29-30/03/12

There’s no better start to a day than waking up in a motorway layby after sleeping in your car, parked just a few metres from a stainless steel public convenience, with the roar of trucks racing past and a dog … Continue reading

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