Recent content by Oldgirl

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    Which type of caravanner are you?

    Here, here....
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    Which type of caravanner are you?

    We tried booking on the Caravan Club site two hours after booking opened last week and found that the two sites we hoped to book for a week and a fortnight respectively were already partly fully booked for those dates by weekenders booking Friday and Saturday nights only. So, we couldn't go...
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    Wi-Fi charges

    In the UK another option for checking emails while touring is to call into the nearest Macdonalds. For the price of a cup of coffee you can get free WiFi. If you are a BT Broadband customer it is also possible to get free internet while touring on their BT Openzone locations.
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    Roll on the fine weather

    We've just bought a 2001 Swift Charisma 235 for our trip to Spain for the winter (setting off shortly after New Year). Last year we went in our motorhome but found that we needed transport when we got there and it was tedious having to take the motorhome off site when we wanted to go anywhere...
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    Beware tick Bourne Diseases in dogs.

    We live in South West France for most of the year with our 3 dogs. The recognised treatment here is generally Frontline Combo to kill off ticks that attach, coupled with a spray Frontline to stop the ticks getting hold in the first place. We also tend to bath our dogs more frequently than we...