With a bit of planning you can have the most incredibly luxurious, yet affordable, end to your motorhome holiday in France… Here’s how! The second to last day of many of our clients’ holidays seems to be one of travelling back from their adventures, getting the motorhome ready to bring back to the depot, and […]
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RSS feed for this sectionThe easiest, gourmet campervan lunch or supper you’ll ever buy…right on our doorstep!
Sally Brown has just arrived from the UK to join the FMH Team as Customer Services Administrator, and she has already been busy unearthing local gems for our hire clients, including a fantastic “real-food” lunch or supper take-away! On Saturday, Sally visited our local town of Sens where she discovered a great new café/takeaway for […]
Anne and Jerry go camping in Burgundy!
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 […]
How and why the main campsite in Paris is back on the motorhome map!
We just got back from a two-night stay at the main Paris campsite. It has improved so much we just had to tell you about our experience! Based on our previous visits and client experiences, we haven’t been too complimentary about the campsite at Paris, Bois de Boulogne. However, it has undergone a big makeover […]
A flavour of the enchanting Lot Valley
Whetting your appetite with some pictures of the beautiful Lot Valley’s farmer market produce – a fabulous place for a motorhome trip. We did a very rare thing last week and went on holiday in August! Having worked in hospitality and travel for 30 years we generally don’t manage to take time off during the […]
Six 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’ […]
I Love Paris…at any time!
We like to advocate exploring all corners of France in your motorhome but remember to spend a little time in the capital too. You can take your motorhome to Paris and stay on the Paris Campsite at “Bois de Boulogne” or stop off for a day or two en-route to collecting your motorhome. One time […]