Recent campervan hire clients, Anne and Jerry from the USA, sent us their brilliant diary of their 7-day “camping” trip through Burgundy, which we feel everyone will enjoy and learn from! Over to you Anne & Jerry: This trip report is done from an American’s perspective (desolé pour La Trump)… We’ve camped a lot in […]
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RSS feed for this sectionSix new cygnets at Villeneuve-Sur-Yonne!
If you head for Villeneuve-Sur-Yonne (just 7kms from our depot) in a motorhome or campervan this summer you will be greeted by some seriously cute new arrivals. The proud parents of these six cygnets have been trying to start a family for the last couple of years. They have finally achieved it and news of […]
Learn how to bake sourdough bread in a medieval castle oven!
Take part in a 21st-Century medieval adventure… Watch and learn how sourdough was made, wood was turned and pots were thrown exactly as it was done in 1228. Back in 2014, we wrote about the amazing Guédelon Castle project, just one hour from our depot. It amazed us then and continues to do so now. […]
Our local city of Sens, interesting by day and stunning by night!
Many of our clients stay in Sens, our local city, before or during their campervan trip. The Cathedral de St Etienne is Sens’ most famous historic building but there is hidden treasure dotted all over the city and you can follow a walking tour to see it all. You can explore the cathedral by day, […]
A visit to a Burgundy beauty
In this, the first of a series of beautiful places that our motorhome and campervan clients have visited in the culturally rich region of Burgundy (where our depot is located!), we report on Doug and Tricia Conners’ visit to Fontenay Abbey in Marmagne, a 12th century masterpiece, with something to please every age. The Conners’ […]