Hairdresser woes and discoveries might not sound too important to some reading this blog, but for those of us who live here or those who have been travelling by motorhome through non-English speaking countries for some months, an English-speaking stylist is a revelation! It doesn’t matter how well you studied French before coming to France, […]
For the first time in 2016 we are offering a new, luxury “Prestige” range of vehicles from the renowned German manufacturer Knaus Tabbert. The majority of them are rolling off the production line as we write, but some have already arrived… Pictured above is the first of six, brand new Euro-Traveller Prestige campervans, heading off […]
Where can I do a grocery shop, right after I’ve picked up my motorhome? When it comes to grocery shopping, there are lots of choices within ten minutes of our depot. From medium-sized supermarkets to mammoth hypermarkets (that sell everything from inflatable swimming pools to washing machines and every imaginable foodstuff), we have all the […]
The perfect answer to the, sometimes, tricky question of where to spend your first and last night on the road is just 20 minutes from our depot in Burgundy. If you’re looking for a lovely place to spend the first or last night of your hire, the sleepy village of St Julien du Sault in […]
What exactly is in the kitchen drawers and cupboards when you check in to your campervan? The ‘kitchen kit’ question is a common one, particularly from clients who arrive by car, as they want to know what to pack and what not to. So, we thought it would be useful to add a blog listing […]
The French wine festival season got off to a great start over the Easter weekend in the beautiful setting of the Hospice de Tonnerre in Burgundy. For a fee of just €2 per person, everyone was issued with a wine glass on arrival then invited to taste all of the wines at the festival for […]
It’s getting easier and cheaper to use a mobile (cell) phone and remain connected while in Europe, but there are still some challenges for our non-EU customers. Read on to find out how to get online and use your phone while on the move… Hirers with a phone registered in the EU now benefit from […]
Spring is in the air as family set off on a year-long motorhome trip! It’s that time of the year when clients arrive thick and fast to collect the ex-hire campervans they have bought from us and head off on their extended campervan adventures. The Makara family from Australia purchased our last-but-one big, family ex-hire […]
The car parking question is asked so frequently (despite being detailed our home page, in our quotations and in our FAQs!), we felt we should blog about it to reassure you about where you can park your car while you are away in one of our motorhomes or campervans. The short answer is: “Yes, you […]
It’s easy to incur extra charges when you return your vehicle to a depot, but it’s even easier to avoid them with our 10-point departure checklist… Most campervan and motorhome hire companies’ terms of hire expect you to clean the interior of the vehicle, fuel it and empty the waste tanks/toilet cassette before returning it […]
