Poll - Do you regularly go abroad.

Do you take your motorhome/camper outside of the UK?

  • Yes

    Votes: 102 82.3%

  • No

    Votes: 22 17.7%
  • Total voters
    124
  • Poll closed .
I won’t vote yet as we are going to go abroad but havent yet. Only got first mh this year and made decision to just do UK this year, come Jan/Feb though we are over the channel (or under whichever we use) for an extended tour of wherever the fancy takes us for several months or until it starts to get hot.
 
We used to think no need plenty of places in UK.We first went 20 years ago.We go at least twice a year now at least a month at a time.Much easier than UK plenty of motorhome parking places at little or no cost.
 
Travel has always been our passion. Now we are retired we are able to indulge it as much as we want. Since retirement, we have tended to leave England, with the motorhome, in September and return in April. We usually end up in our favourite campsite in south-eastern Spain but we always take at least two months to get there, exploring new places on the way. We have visited most of Europe in this way and this year intend to explore the Balkans prior to Spain.

In addition, we usually try to fit in some non-motorhome trips before setting off for the winter. In recent years we have flown off to China, south-east Asia, India and Egypt and next year we are planning to spend a couple of weeks or so exploring the Silk Road. It may seem extravagant to some but we spend our money on very little else - travel is our hobby. When in the UK, we still travel as much as we can.
 
Been going abroad for the last 17 years, always go to Spain and Portugal - January to April, some years you get a nice even tan and then other years you get covered in rust but at least its warm.
The rest of the year we go at every chance to any place we fancy.:banana::banana::cool1:
Answer YES
 
Yes and in the future as many time as possible, it’s only the trip from SW Lake District to the Tunnel that I struggle with.
 
Prefer motorhoming in the EU especially if you have a reasonable sized MH, somebody mentioned about what's the problem in the UK, just about everything. Find we have to do more planning trying to find places to wild camp, empty toilet, get water even parki for a day without being charged an arm & a leg. Upside in Europe, especially in France we can set off with no definite destination knowing that we can always find somewhere to park up for the night for free or a at most a few euros. Water & empting points are plentiful. Even many of the supermarkets provide dedicated motohome bays. Also the attitude to us we find to be vastly different, we seem to be welcomed at most places as they see us a source of income for the area, unlike in the UK where we are considered free loaders. Who when wilding in the UK has never had some idiot bang on the side of the van at night or cars blow their horn as they pass, something we never experience abroad.
Off again a week on Tuesday, heading down to the Loire, hoping to get the inflatable canoe out. Found a few nice spots where you can park right on the banks of the river. Also going on the tunnel, when we were looking at booking considered the ferry but the convenience of the tunnel won. As we are driving down from North Wales always plan to arrive 2/3 hours early & nearly always get an earlier train. Annoyed when looking at one of the ferry bookings, my van is 7.4 metres, they say to include the bike rack in the length so I put 8 metres, then there was a box asking if I had a bike rack & found the price went up?? My bike rack is high up so not restricting the gap so I was being charged twice.
 
We're limited to one 3 week trip abroad each year, but they tend to be a bit like;

[video=youtube;Z7CpkzJU9kA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7CpkzJU9kA[/video]

We got to Venice this year via France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Lichtenstein (though we only stopped for an hour in Vaduz) and Austria.
Hopefully when we manage to get Mrs G out of the workplace we'll 3 do month trips and go at a more leisurely pace.
 
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YES - That's exactly why I bought it...

I'm retired and have always intended to travel in a van as much as I can, once the time was available.

Although I have been SORNED for 18 months, I've owned RVs and campervans since 2008.
In that time I've managed to get a total of 18 months in the EU and over 30K miles under my belt.
France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal so far.

Once I've settled the family affairs that are holding me in the UK, I'll be off again before winter.

I wanted to roam Scandinavia (I rarely have a plan) this summer but it's going to have to wait until next year.

Still wondering where to head this winter, only criteria is plenty of sunshine.

I have carried a pair of dice in my pocket for many years. I often let the dice decide my next move, it can make life interesting.

Most people who venture abroad in a camper will wonder why they didn't do it sooner.

Especially enjoyable in a LH drive vehicle.

james
 
Since we got our van in 2008 we've been in it to The Irish Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Andorra and of course England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
 
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Minisorella said:
Hmmm... two choices are never enough! :hammer: :raofl:

Up to now, it would have been a 'no' but I've just got back from my very first overseas adventure with the motorhome and I'm totally smitten. Definitely plan to go abroad as much as I can manage in the future... so it's a 'yes' from me
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Oh crap !!!!!! Jennie you have well and truly thrown a spanner in the works and now We are thinking of changing our mind and going to Belgium/Germany. Paul used to drive through Germany a lot and always wanted me to go especially through Black Forest ... I will be picking your brains when I see you 😊
 
Herbenny said:
Oh crap !!!!!! Jennie you have well and truly thrown a spanner in the works and now We are thinking of changing our mind and going to Belgium/Germany. Paul used to drive through Germany a lot and always wanted me to go especially through Black Forest ... I will be picking your brains when I see you 😊
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Ooops sowwy! :raofl:
You wouldn't regret it though Jac. After a few cities up north, we went right down through Bavaria on the Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road), with all its gorgeous fairytale towns, down to Neuschwanstein Castle... Disney's inspiration for the Magic Kingdom/Sleeping Beauty castle. We diverted to Munich for a couple of days of beer and oompah bands, then we went further down to Garmisch Partenkirchen in the Bavarian Alps before heading back west and up through the Black Forest via Oberammergau and Titisee with some lake stopovers. The whole country is so motorhome friendly, as are the people, and everything is pretty, clean, welcoming and easy to negotiate. Loved it so much. Depends when you're going though... I'd love to go and see some of the magical towns in the winter, especially Christmas time, but wouldn't want to drive it at that time of year. Glad we went in gorgeous weather. Bruges and Ghent in Belgium were gorgeous too... but then Belgium still feels like home to me, having lived in Brussels for 6 years. Beware Jac, I could bore you rigid with all the photos :raofl:
 
I like everywhere I go. Always something to see, but I think France takes a lot of beating.
In Estonia at moment, really liked every bit of the journey over.
 
FringeDweller said:
I'm retired and have always intended to travel in a van as much as I can, once the time was available.

Although I have been SORNED for 18 months, I've owned RVs and campervans since 2008.
In that time I've managed to get a total of 18 months in the EU and over 30K miles under my belt.
France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal so far.

Once I've settled the family affairs that are holding me in the UK, I'll be off again before winter.

I wanted to roam Scandinavia (I rarely have a plan) this summer but it's going to have to wait until next year.

Still wondering where to head this winter, only criteria is plenty of sunshine.

I have carried a pair of dice in my pocket for many years. I often let the dice decide my next move, it can make life interesting.

Most people who venture abroad in a camper will wonder why they didn't do it sooner.

Especially enjoyable in a LH drive vehicle.

james
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Have you read "The Dice Man" then? :)
 
carol said:
Have you read "The Dice Man" then? :)
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Yes I have, several times, Luke Rhinehart tells an interesting tale in this book.

The Dice Man - Wikipedia

It was this book that actually inspired me, first read it in the 80's and I have carried a pair of dice since then.
I'm aware that using his techniques, can lead you into interesting places.

But, life is for living.

james
 
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FringeDweller said:
I have carried a pair of dice in my pocket for many years. I often let the dice decide my next move, it can make life interesting.

Most people who venture abroad in a camper will wonder why they didn't do it sooner.

Especially enjoyable in a LH drive vehicle.

james
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I envy you - we tried the dice thing once and ended up feeling very uneasy. I suppose it is because we like to do our homework about places we go to and find out what is on offer before visiting. In fact, I have planned several trips that we have ended up not doing and still got enjoyment out of the planning. We tell ourselves that the surprise element would be exciting but end up being slightly afraid of the unknown, I suppose. Maybe we'll learn to not be so uptight about it one day. Enjoy your random adventures - and I agree totally with you about people wondering why they didn't do it sooner and how much more enjoyable it is an a LHD - whether you plan in detail or not :)
 
Cheerful Charlie said:
I am intrigued what is this planned thing you speak of ?:lol-049:
I guess you are lucky and must know a responsible adult
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I often think about planning but don’t usually get much further than the bits that you must have sorted. Passport, money, Caz and dogs :)
 
I prefer France to Germany, but I suspect that is more to do with I speak some French and love the food.

My experience of Germans were the sunbed thieves on the costas so my opinions were not too high lack of courtesy in a queue too

Visiting Germany totally different! people friendly ,accommodating albeit only visited a small part entered via Strasbourg down to Freiburg and in to Switzerland.
I think the sunbed thieves the Germans must hide them.!

Acid test would I return ? .....definitely

I don't know about dice but I have always been spontaneous spent too much time in my working life being organised and planning. But what tipped me into buying the MH and travelling was Jamie Oliver. He did a programme where he was in Puglia Italy and being shown how to make pasta , the twist was he was witnessing a grandmother dressed in black teaching her 5 year old granddaughter it was magical and appealed to my more demure nature that indulging in other cultures seemed a good idea

Channa
 
I note that only Me and Goggles read and understood the original post :idea: :scared: :lol-049:
 
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