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barryd said:
Ive been on Aires in France that are right in the middle of houses. No way would they get permission for that here. The French dont seem territorial like we are and as said, they see the value all those visitors will bring. I can remember on two occasions in France being offered free parking when we were off the beaten track in the south of France also. One was a really lovely pretty village, Think a French Cotswolds type of twee little place. Quite posh really. We turned up at Dusk and some bloke came out of his garden and just said we could park on their boules court in the middle of the village. On another occasions we were trying to find a remote Aire in the Dordgone which just didnt appear to be there. We were about to leave and some guy came running out of a farmhouse and just invited us to stay on his large garden. :D Can you imagine that attitude happening here?
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We had that happen in NZ on two occasions, the first time we got absolutely slaughtered on the owners home made gin. Next day we were given a bottle and a large chunk of home smoked salmon.
Things like that really add to the holiday experience don't they.
 
izwozral said:
We had that happen in NZ on two occasions, the first time we got absolutely slaughtered on the owners home made gin. Next day we were given a bottle and a large chunk of home smoked salmon.
Things like that really add to the holiday experience don't they.
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They do indeed. I remember finding the lovely new Aire at the village of Fources in Gers. Pretty little place and a cracking aire. We were literally the first people to use it. Half the village turned out to greet us and then a party was despatched to us in the morning to see if there was anything we needed and to find out what we thought of their Aire. :D Being an internet gobshite I blabbed about it all over.

They are charging now but I think they put in hookup points

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Fources

Details for Fources a Overnight parking - with services Fourcès, Gers, Occitanie, France, 32250
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barryd said:
I have occasionally used Splitters in France before we got solar and been very grateful for them. I think generally the idea is you just use them to charge up the batteries and keep things going. I remember turning up late at the Aire in the mountains at lac laouzas in the Tarn region and on the last available pitch the one hookup point left was taken. Its a right carry on getting there and we wanted to stay five or six days and my battery was not great. I asked our neighbour if he minded sharing and (being a cheeky bastud) did he have a splitter. No problem was the answer and he produced one! We did trip it now and again but someone would just switch it back on. I rewarded him with some of my Leffe supply :D
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I used a Splitter at The Ram pub at Brandon, as did many others on the meet there. The landlord had told us to do so though.
 
barryd said:
On another occasions we were trying to find a remote Aire in the Dordgone which just didnt appear to be there. We were about to leave and some guy came running out of a farmhouse and just invited us to stay on his large garden. :D Can you imagine that attitude happening here?
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Had a similar experience in Applecross Barry.

I have a standing invite to stay at a house there from one of the locals who I got drinking with. A famous musician as it happens, he probably just wanted to be seen with me I expect.
 
Robmac said:
Had a similar experience in Applecross Barry.

I have a standing invite to stay at a house there from one of the locals who I got drinking with. A famous musician as it happens, he probably just wanted to be seen with me I expect.
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He was probably virtue signalling Rob, "oh, look at me taking care of a person from care in the community".:whistle::whistle::whistle:
 
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