Planning my escape ...

vanmandan said:
presently in Bertry (free leccy) in northern France, next stop Dun sur Meuse.....heading for Toulon & ferry to Sardinia then Sicily (again).
might stay in France if I could find a campsite that stays open all year & gives serious discount for long stays.....
suggestions anyone ??????
loads of good campsites on south coast of Sicily do good winter deals, my favourite one is €9 a night for over 30 day stay.

Camping in provincia di Ragusa| Camping Baia dei Coralli
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Looks lovely but what is the weather like?
 
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generally shorts & T shirts......I occasionally put the heating on for Jan & Feb nights......
but I'm a real wuss.
photo taken from my old van on my usual pitch.
 
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Polar Bear said:
It may be cheaper to buy him a plane ticket and drop him off at an airport in France somewhere?

Go for it Chriss, have a great time. Wish I was following you this year.
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Yes, cheaper and waaaaaaaaaaay more convenient. But he's bringing a dog with him.
 
South of France in Winter

Hi Chris,
We are going down there in January. Thank you for all the information you gave us last year, we should now be better equipt. We now run on French gas bottles and have had a solar panel fitted. As usual, we will be chasing the Brocantes , possibly we may be able to meet up with you which would be very nice, especially if are buying the wine!;)
pj
 
Off on Monday down to Dover Park and Ride for the night, have a look round Canterbury on Tuesday and then through the tunnel 4-30 pm, then down to Bonneval, after that its a steady run down to Portugal, havent any set routine other than a stop at Behobia to top up with cheap whisky :tongue::tongue:
Have to be back home for about the 10th December as our Grandaughter is making us great grandparents :baby::banana::banana:
Give me a wave if you see me on the road or if we are stationary call for drink:cheers:
Ken
 
Well. here I am in France then! It's been a bit of a rollercoaster. I've been very grateful for our fab POI map. The night before the tunnel was spent at Farthing Common, the first night in France I was at the one near Richebourg and the next night was Abbaye de Vauclair D886. The night after that was at a place we don't have on the map, but I think it could be added, we certainly didn't have any problems there: 48.6019374,4.7173393 - in the woods near a lake. Although it was a Monday night in October everywhere else round the lake was rammed with motorhomes!
Thanks again for the POI efforts Chris.
Now staying for a few days at a friend's place near Langres before heading further South. I hope everyone's journeys and plans are going well!
 
I'm hoping to get away Mid December but the missus is talking about spending Xmas with the grand brats, if so, it will be early Jan.

Late Jan & Feb can be crap weather in Spain, have to take a quick ferry trip over the straits to Maroc.
 
Tezza33 said:
We hope to get away for a Month in France or Germany in about two weeks, then back home for appointments and hopefully away again for Xmas and New Year, I will post when something is definite
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Still here because we are delayed again, but at least this year is finishing the same as the last two so I don't have to get used to change

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spigot said:
I'm hoping to get away Mid December but the missus is talking about spending Xmas with the grand brats, if so, it will be early Jan.

Late Jan & Feb can be crap weather in Spain, have to take a quick ferry trip over the straits to Maroc.
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But surely the weather in Northern Morocco is similar as it is not that much further south. You really have to go down to Agadir for the warm, and that really is a long drive - 3 countries away!!
 
Spent 5 weeks last year algarve/andalucia from mid jan ...marvellous weather returning this year same time for 7 weeks hoping for the same
 
What a great thread, got my juices flowing now, thinking of South of France onward down to Algarve from Mid Nov for my first trip in the new van. Then decide from there. may even stop out over crimbo.
 
You might find it a bit crowded on the coast, over the Xmas period. There's plenty of interesting inland Aires and POIs to explore, without the hassles.
Enjoy.
 
Following my mishap near Calais a month ago, followed by an immediate return to the UK, I'm off again and giving Calais a wide berth ...

Tonight I'm at Newhaven and I'm booked on the 2200 sailing to Dieppe on Saturday.

I would have preferred to go tomorrow morning but although there is space for the 'van there is no space for my dogs!

Bizarrely there is a limit of 25 dogs even though they travel in the vehicle.

The evening crossing and the Saturday morning crossing are ridiculously expensive, more than twice the fare ...

Hopefully I'll be by the Med just after Christmas.
 
We have a Ferry booked for tomorrow at 12.50 but we are going to Bavaria first, we intend going to the South of France next so let people know where you are then if we can meet up it would be great, our first break after a few horrendous years so really looking forward to it
 
Sounds a good plan Terry ...

I shall be working my way from the Spanish border at Cerbere eastwards.

When do you expect to travel to France?
 
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