It’s a big bug bear when it comes to taking holidays with school kids and adults who can only travel during school holidays – prices always go up for these dates so you are usually forced to pay a huge premium. Well this may come as a surprise but ours don’t so Easter is a […]
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Have you thought about how to visit Disneyland Paris in a motorhome? Not many people know this but for a very reasonable fee, you can park overnight and enjoy all the comforts and savings a motorhome hire can give you. You can actually stay overnight, right in front of Disneyland Paris in a campervan For […]
English couple discover French wine in a box!
We have just waved “au revoir” to a couple from the UK (they wish to remain nameless as this blog might give them a bad reputation!) who made it their mission to spend less during their motorhome trip than they would have if they had stayed at home. They had some annual leave to use […]
Is it too late to book a motorhome trip for 2018?
Definitely not, although some periods are already completely booked up so you might have to be flexible over vehicle choice or exact dates. Here’s our latest availability status for the summer months: Vehicle May June July August 2 berth Campervans 5th to 21st May 2 vehicles left from 9th June onwards 1 vehicle available for […]
7 Reasons to book your motorhome or campervan trip during the low season
Winter weather in France still has its fair share of sunshine and our vehicles are fully winter ready. Here are 7 reasons to travel during the low season: #1 – Cheaper hires Our lowest rates are from mid-October to mid-April. We still offer considerably reduced rates up until June and beyond September. #2 – Less […]
How to find and use ‘Aires de Services’ in France
The French are obsessed with motorhomes, and that’s one of the reasons France has the best services in the world for those travelling in a motorhome. Read on to find out how to find and use aires de services in France. One good example of the facilities provided are the “Aires de Services” (motorhome servicing […]
Wild Camping in France for Motorhomes and Campervans!
Years of campervan and motorhome travel in France have shown us that you can pull over for the night almost anywhere. Read on to discover some of the places where we’ve “gone wild” for the night… We often blog about the thousands of formal places to stay in campervans, such as campsites and “Aire de […]
A travel checklist to save you money
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 […]
How to avoid high roaming costs in France
We have found what we think is one of the best ways to avoid high mobile device roaming costs in France. It’s called TravelWiFi. Simply put it’s a personal, rechargeable mobile hotspot that you can connect 10 devices to, and you can pick it up at our depot! When you travel to a foreign country […]
Our Top Ten French Wines on a Beer Budget
France is famous for wines and justifiably so but the most famous French wines can be staggeringly expensive. If your budget does not stretch to the top wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux, there are still plenty of very drinkable wines, even at the bottom end of the price scale. The best place to taste and […]