Going to France this year? - Page 2

wildbri · 09-02-2009, 13:59

we are lucky enough to be able to take our caravan and terrano to europe for up to 12 weeks each year and has we have the time we avoid the auto routes in france. The old routes are much more interesting and of course free, we find such wonderful villages and small towns
and as we always use municipal camp sites there is always one,if not in the centre of town then on a river or lake just outside. We never book and often we have been the only campers.
The one advantage of being retired, we have the time. (the hours are good but the money is
crap) regards....bri

zippy656 · 09-02-2009, 14:04

where do you cross the water then??

ever tryed going to spain, and woring your way back up. done that a time or two
Zippy

wildbri · 09-02-2009, 15:14

We usually take shortest route Dover Calais/Dunkirk depending on price, although we have in the past used longer crossings including putting car on ferry in Gibraltar and sailed home.
We have travelled all over Spain since 1961 many, many times and on one trip we started in Calais and followed the coast around Spain, France, Italy, sailing from tip Italy to Corfu then on to main land Greece, through Bulgaria and into turkey where we blew a big end!, not in the terrano I might add, but that's another story. when we started our camping trips to Europe in the early 1960s we used to fly our car and camping equipment from Southend airport to Calais airport.
regards...bri

09-02-2009, 13:59	#16
wildbri Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: south lakeland Vehicle: terrano 1997 tdi Posts: 940	we are lucky enough to be able to take our caravan and terrano to europe for up to 12 weeks each year and has we have the time we avoid the auto routes in france. The old routes are much more interesting and of course free, we find such wonderful villages and small towns and as we always use municipal camp sites there is always one,if not in the centre of town then on a river or lake just outside. We never book and often we have been the only campers. The one advantage of being retired, we have the time. (the hours are good but the money is crap) regards....bri

09-02-2009, 14:04	#17
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	where do you cross the water then?? ever tryed going to spain, and woring your way back up. done that a time or two Zippy

09-02-2009, 15:14	#18
wildbri Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: south lakeland Vehicle: terrano 1997 tdi Posts: 940	We usually take shortest route Dover Calais/Dunkirk depending on price, although we have in the past used longer crossings including putting car on ferry in Gibraltar and sailed home. We have travelled all over Spain since 1961 many, many times and on one trip we started in Calais and followed the coast around Spain, France, Italy, sailing from tip Italy to Corfu then on to main land Greece, through Bulgaria and into turkey where we blew a big end!, not in the terrano I might add, but that's another story. when we started our camping trips to Europe in the early 1960s we used to fly our car and camping equipment from Southend airport to Calais airport. regards...bri