Make the most of 2017 French school holiday dates with more festivals, fairs, events and foodie markets to enjoy with no real need to worry about traffic. In last week’s blog we told you about public holidays in France. Continuing on from there, we thought it would be helpful to give you the French school […]
Together with France’s national holiday dates and some planning you won’t get stuck without provisions during a French public holiday… We thought you might like to know when the French public holidays fall in 2017, as they may be different to ones you are familiar with in other countries. Public holidays (see below) can be […]
Just about everybody has heard of, and probably tasted, mulled wine, but have you tried mulled cider? You can even make this one-pot recipe on your campervan hob. Try my family recipe for a delicious alternative to the more traditional mulled wine recipes, and enjoy it hot when you get back from a long winter […]
Our office and depot are closed from 12:00 (noon) on 23rd December to 09:00 on 2nd January. Nobody will be manning the phones during that period but we will be checking emails at least once each day, except on the 25th, 26th, 31st December and 1st January. If you are planning a break in the […]
We’ve often blogged about the sights you see through a campervan windscreen as you drive through France, but this one, taken last weekend, really took us by surprise. We were so surprised, we pulled up and took a photo! On a crisp but sunny Burgundy day, the air was almost completely still giving the pilot […]
Over the course of this year, we asked our motorhome and campervan clients to share their favourite holiday snaps with us for a chance to win three great prizes in our 2016 photo competition. We were overwhelmed with this year’s response and found it hard to choose just three top photos. In the end the […]
Christmas is a time of year to revel in all our local area has to offer, including the small but welcoming Sens Christmas Market It’s certainly cold enough right now in Burgundy to feel very Christmassy, with frost on the fields around us this morning. Lucky for us, the sun is shining too, so we […]
France is one of the few countries in the world (we think!) where shop sales are government controlled. Find out when the sales (les soldes) start so you can plan to be here in a motorhome or campervan when they kick off! Sales in France are guaranteed to offer fantastic bargains in every shop in […]
It’s time for our annual sale of our own two-year-old ex-rental motorhomes and campervans and clients’ brokerage vehicles. Ever thought about buying instead of renting? Now’s a great time to do it… We keep our vehicles on the hire fleet for a maximum of two seasons, so every year, at about this time, we sell […]
Will my motorhome be suitable for a trip during the French winter? We’re sure it will if you follow our personally tested, 10-point winter checklist… We’ve woken up to frosty mornings over the past few days here in Burgundy (it was -2C this morning!), so there is no question that dinner outdoors has become a […]
