The dark nights are drawing in, the clocks have gone back and the temperature has dropped. Site wardens all over the UK are leaf blowing and hanging up their keys for the season. This can only mean one thing. Lots of people will be putting their caravans into storage until next spring. This is something... Continue Reading →
Winter Caravanning
As the season draws to a close don't let that stop your caravan trips. The best way to stop your caravan feeling the aches and pains of winter is to use it throughout the year. Lots of sites close over the winter months but there are sites that stay open for the hardened caravanners who... Continue Reading →
The ‘Why we write a Caravan Blog’ Blog
Someone recently commented on one of our blogs suggesting we wrote for money and further suggesting the type of content we should actually be writing about. Clearly this person misunderstood the difference between a personal experience blog and the role of an investigative journalist. While we have a policy of never responding to useless negative... Continue Reading →
You want to caravan abroad, but …n
The UK has many outstanding areas and attractions which could easily occupy your touring aspirations for a lifetime, but for some, the need to broaden the experience or improve the chances of warmer weather, perhaps for the only holiday of the year, will see them eyeing up the option of taking the caravan across the... Continue Reading →
Boarding EuroTunnel with a Caravan
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EuroTunnel in a Caravan
This is our second caravan trip to Europe and on both occasions we have gone via Eurotunnel. We have looked at ferry alternatives but on balance, the cost, frequency of trains, easy boarding, speed of crossing and ability to stay with car/caravan make it a no-brainer for us. Once again we paid for the trip,... Continue Reading →
Silky for Streaks – Puriclean for Pipes
A question came up on our Facebook Group 'Caravan Adventures ' about removing dirty streak marks on the external caravan walls. With a few exceptions, that may also work well, the overwhelming response was 'Silky'. As we did have numerous streaks that no amount of rubbing with a soapy sponge would remove, a tub of... Continue Reading →
Low Emission Zones & Road Tolls
You would think the main advantage of a unified Europe would be encouraging standard process across all countries, if you drive a vehicle, forget that idea. If you own one of those horrible 'diesel' vehicles (ie, almost every motorhome or caravan owner) then you better start doing your homework before you venture from these shores. It's... Continue Reading →
Our Vinyl Release
Could you part with your vinyl record collection? Probably the first blog we noticed about full-time travelling in a motorhome was 'Eric and Shazza''Big Momma's Great Adventure' whereby Eric, who we briefly met in his role of Caravan Club Site warden, realised he needed to clear out his, quote .." tat cherished possessions" before embarking on... Continue Reading →
Towing in France
Thought we would share some thoughts on our trip to France in the summer of 2015. If anyone out there has wondered or feared what it is like to tow outside our shores, then maybe this will give some food for thought. To date, this is our only trip abroad with the caravan but we... Continue Reading →