Although motorhome hire is a seasonal business, we don’t believe in seasonal staff so we have a full-time, permanent France Motorhome Hire team. Years in the seasonal travel sector has taught us that if you want to have an experienced, mature, loyal team who can maintain high standards, you must retain them year-round. Rather than […]
Clients who are new to following Le Tour live often ask how much they should try and fit in, so here are our 12 top tips for planning your 2020 Tour de France trip: 1. Plan your Route Following the Tour de France is a really fun thing to do, but when you follow the […]
The weather is gorgeous all over France now, so it’s possible to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner outside. And with all the divine fresh produce available in August along with a barbecue and gas hob there’s an almost limitless selection of meals you can create from your campervan kitchen. Here is one of my favourite […]
Our staff just discovered that there is more to Fontainebleau than the world famous palace! Whilst visiting France, many of our clients like to take in one of the Parisian palaces of Versailles or Fontainebleau and most tack those visits on to a stay in Paris, rather than during their campervan trip. However, a mere […]
Chill out time with our campervan and early morning walks in Burgundy…we love it and encourage you to try it too! Although cycling is my favourite form of exercise, I must admit that I am a bit of fair-weather cyclist; in very hot, windy or wet weather, my default form of exercise is walking. With […]
Though surrounded by Burgundy’s great vineyards, I also have a favourite from the Loire Valley. Taste it and discover its vineyards on a campervan holiday. Being based in Burgundy, one of the world’s most famous wine regions, I tend to write about Burgundian wines pretty relentlessly but for the first seven years of my life […]
The current 2016 Tour de France is packed full of interesting new developments – and it’s still got 11 days to go! But we’ve been working hard already to get our ‘Tour 2017 Special Package’ ready. Read on to find out more… There have been surprises galore so far in this year’s Tour de France […]
Is it possible, and what’s it like, to cross from France to the UK via the Channel Tunnel in a motorhome? This week’s blog answers your questions. After setting off from our depot in Burgundy, France, some of our clients cross the English Channel (known as La Manche in French, meaning “the sleeve” ) and […]
One of the true joys of a campervan adventure in France at this time of the year is being able to gorge on fresh, healthy produce wherever you go. We reveal which are the four best and closest fresh fruit, vegetable and produce markets to our depot, and so a great starting point for your […]
As anyone who has celiac or coeliac disease knows, a gluten-free diet while in France is absolutely essential for their well-being. Equally, gluten sensitivity requires vigilance to avoid the onset of all the symptoms that eating gluten can produce. So eating out can be a big challenge, potentially a health risk and therefore quite stressful. […]
