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Well, we have finally arrived back in sunny Derbyshire after a very enjoyable last extended winter in Spain. You might be interested in how we survived the red tape to get home, so here goes. The Spanish were excellent with their end of the bargain. The clinic which did our Covid tests before...

This looks like potential good news, although I wouldn't believe it until it happens. I remember those reports about Spain going on the red list - all taken from one Telegraph reporter with a column to fill and no real news to report. The very next week, that same reporter was reporting that...

CAB Spain (citizensadvice.org.es) This is not good news for anybody thinking of travelling here after January 1st. It has seemed likely for a while that travel would be banned under Corona Virus regulations but I have not seen it officially confirmed until now. So if you want to spend winter in...

Well, after five great weeks wending our way through the out-of-the-way bits of France and Spain, we have arrived at our over-wintering campsite in the Cabo de Gata Natural Park. It is definitely quieter than normal but there are six different nationalities here at present and several of our...

Under the easing of lockdown, certain non-essential retail outlets are being allowed to open (if they can comply with social distancing) on June 1st. These include car showrooms, which I assume includes motorhomes but cannot find any specific reference. Hope it does - 'cos we have to downsize...

Because my motorhome is over 3.5 tonnes, I had to take a D4 medical when I turned 70. The first time, it went through with no problem in a matter of a week or so. However, since then I suffered a heart attack, so when it came to renewing it things did not go so smoothly. It took a couple of...

We were there yesterday and the CU has now been fenced off so that it cannot be used anymore.

A Ferry Story Since our ferry from Split to Ancona was not due to leave until 8pm but we had to leave the campsite by 12 noon, we thought we would fill in the intervening time with a visit to the Roman site of Salona, Emperor Diocletian's birthplace and only 5 miles out of town. That is where...

No, its not an adventure park a la Alton Towers but a showroom for Hymer, Dethleffs etc and an accessory shop - but you can stay overnight for free and pay 1 euro for 3 hours electricity if you wish. Currently, there are over 30 vans here (not all of them Hymers!) and it brings home just how...

I have just had the D4 medical in order to retain my C1 entitlement to drive my 4.5 tonne motorhome and thought my experience might be of value to others who are coming up to it: 1. I ordered the D2/D4 pack online from DVLA and it arrived within a week. 2. I booked a medical through an agency...

We have been coming to Almeria for the winter for many years now and one of the reasons we choose this area is because it is the driest part of Europe. This December, however, has brought more rain than anyone can remember and over the weekend, our motorhome was standing in water which reached a...

Just been listening to "You and Yours" on Radio 4 and they had a very positive item about motorhomes and wildcamping. They interviewed the founder of "Britstops" and spoke to a number of campers in various locations as well as visiting a motorhome show. Not one word against wildcamping and a lot...

Put the kettle on, find a comfortable position and I'll begin.......................... Several light years ago (actually two years) we bought a new Hymer motorhome. Our previous two motorhomes had been fairly simple, with equipment that had no more than two controls on it. Nothing much ever...

Not strictly to do with motorhomes but this may be useful to those who overwinter in places like Spain and are looking to hire a car while they are there. I have recently hired a car for a month at a cost of £90 but they wanted another £90 per week for an extension to the insurance that would...

In view of the recent reductions in reception, the following may be useful: We have an 85cm Maxview satellite dish mounted on the roof of the motorhome and have been touring through central and southern Europe. We had perfect reception all the way through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to...

I am looking to buy a new sat nav and am tempted by those that claim to be specifically for motorhomes/lorries. However, they are around twice the price of a conventional machine. I don't know anybody who has one so my question is: are they worth it - or will they continue to try to divert me...

There has been a lot of talk recently about how the Spanish police are clamping down on speeding (an on the spot fine even if you are 1km/hr over the limit and compounding the vehicle for more serious offences) but I seem to have missed the fact that cycle helmets are now compulsory on the...

When we came over the Channel in September last year, it cost us £38 for our 7 metre motorhome (Dover - Dunkirque). I've just booked the return journey with DFDS (Calais to Dover) for mid-April @ £24.50! I looked up the P&O price for the same route on the same day and it was £52. Can anyone make...

I do NOT want to reopen the debate concerned but while I was offline for a week a thread was started and closed in which members of this site accused other members of "freeloading". Regardless of the rights and wrongs of that particular debate (and I suspect that some members said stuff that...

There have been lots of threads on this theme over the years but I thought I'd add a bit more. We have spent the last two months slowly drifting down through England, France and Spain and have spent the vast majority of that time either on aires or wilding. We have called in at campsites about...