The things you see from a motorhome as you drive through Burgundy!

15 Jun

Here are some of the beautiful places and views our clients have spotted through the windows of their motorhomes and campervans while driving in our part of Burgundy…the rolling hills of the Yonne department. We particularly like the unknown chateau (below) that Kyle and Michelle Evans from Canada spotted while driving through the Morvan National […]

Where can I service my campervan’s fresh & waste water in France?

08 Jun

Many of our first-time hirers ask where they can service their waste water and fill up with fresh water while travelling in France. The simple answer is, there are lots of options here. In France, there’s a good network of “Aires de Services Camping-Cars” (campervan servicing points). Not to be confused with regular “Aires de […]

A visit to a Burgundy beauty

25 May

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’ […]

Absolutely GORGEOUS compact motorhome!

18 May

Our brand new Euro-Explorer Compact Prestige motorhomes (aka: Knaus Sky 550 TI) arrived today and they are absolutely gorgeous! They truly are the perfect vehicle for couples with everything you need for two in a really neat, compact space. The quality of the finish is apparent from the second you step inside, but that’s hardly […]

Wifi that travels with you on your campervan trip

11 May

An update on how to get Wifi cover during your motorhome travels in France, on up to 10 different devices, without breaking the bank! We recently blogged about Travel Wifi (a company that provides mobile Wifi hotspots, also known as “Pocket Wifi” or “Mifi”), but at that point we had never actually seen one of […]

Yippee, an English-speaking hairdresser in Sens!

04 May

Hairdresser woes and discoveries might not sound too important to some reading this blog, but for those of us who live here or those who have been travelling by motorhome through non-English speaking countries for some months, an English-speaking stylist is a revelation! It doesn’t matter how well you studied French before coming to France, […]

Our “Prestige” vehicles are arriving thick and fast!

27 Apr

For the first time in 2016 we are offering a new, luxury “Prestige” range of vehicles from the renowned German manufacturer Knaus Tabbert. The majority of them are rolling off the production line as we write, but some have already arrived… Pictured above is the first of six, brand new Euro-Traveller Prestige campervans, heading off […]

First stop, grocery shopping!

20 Apr

Where can I do a grocery shop, right after I’ve picked up my motorhome? When it comes to grocery shopping, there are lots of choices within ten minutes of our depot. From medium-sized supermarkets to mammoth hypermarkets (that sell everything from inflatable swimming pools to washing machines and every imaginable foodstuff), we have all the […]

Lovely Burgundy village near our depot

13 Apr

The perfect answer to the, sometimes, tricky question of where to spend your first and last night on the road is just 20 minutes from our depot in Burgundy. If you’re looking for a lovely place to spend the first or last night of your hire, the sleepy village of St Julien du Sault in […]