Recent content by DavidG1

Like the vast majority of caravanners I have no personal experience of problems on service areas but a couple of years ago met a caravanners wife sat knitting by van but no car nearby. Turned out that during the night someone had broken in van, taken hubby's trousers,wallet and keys raided car...

Back to the old old story, I really cannot see why anyone would want to stay overnight on a service area or aire with so many good caravan sites in Europe. Take the Caravan Club Caravan Europe Book,plan your journey well, arrive by late afternoon having phoned to book about lunch time, enjoy a...

Get them to use the site toilets! I have seen it on the shelves of many of the caravan site shops we have been on

I have bought and fitted a Glaslow regulator (

Your wife will have problems with St.Gottard tunnel, not only is it long but the fumes do get opressive towards the end. Mont Blanc is a much better tunnel and quite easy to get into Switzerland or the A26 from Italy to Naters. No experience of St. Bernard. Good Luck

I am estimating 112 Euros from Calais to the Cote d'azur

Leave home 8th June Dover-Calais down to Camping Esterel (4 night) on Cote d'Azur with overnight stops at Troyes and Valence. Two nights in Camargue and then 14 nights at Camping Brasillia down near Spanish border. Returning over Millau Viaduct with stops at Clermont-Ferrand and one east of...

Met a lady sat knitting outside her van with no tow car on an A4 Aire about Junction 39. When I enquired she said the previous night someone had broken into van whilst 3 of them were asleep, taken husbands trousers, keys, money and raided car. I reiterate my previous message, stay on docks but...

Why, there are hundreds of sites near autoroutes. get the Caravan Club Caravan Europe Book 1 Regards David G

Went to Garda 2 years ago. Stay overnight in Metz (Municipal) and 4 nights in Luzern (Lido), both very good. Used St. Gothard tunnel (both ways) no problem or queue but it was about 8am Monday morning. Milan area very busy (lunchtime) and service areas small and busy. Understand tunnel very...

we use a site in Guines about 1/2 hour from ferry terminal. La Bien Assise Tel;- (0)3 21352077. Just off A16 about Junc 14 (renumbered). Stays open till 10pm David G.

Last year returning from Tuscany came through Mont Blanc. We stayed 2 nights in Dole at Camping Le Pasquier, very good site, level and well signed from autoroute. We used Frejus tunnel on way down and confirm roadworks, not a pleasant route or tunnel. Mont Blanc is very good and a lovely...