Recent content by topaz1

We’re in the “wouldn’t be without one” club. We’re on our 3rd one. They seem to last about 4 years before they start to disintegrate. We store our caravan half under a scotts pine tree which the pigeons love, so the cover keeps birds mess and tree sap off. The cover keeps the van in pristine...

We had booked a 7.20am outward bound crossing last Monday morning, checked in at 6.20 but was bumped onto the 7.50 crossing. Not happy – could have stayed in bed a little longer!

Val thanks for the reply. We looked at Huttopia as it did seemed the most convenient but at 120euros for 2 nights for 4 of us seemed quite expensive when most of our time would be spent off site visiting Versailles and Paris. Tuesday’s child – thanks for your suggestion. I’m just about to...

We're looking for a simple site west of Paris? We'd like to spend a couple of days visiting Paris and Verailles.

VIEWS every time! We always go for CLs as all we need is somewhere to pitch. EHU are a bonus and fully serviced pitches are heaven (long showers without having to turn the water off while I shampoo and shiver is a bonus). We’ve just booked a CL near Colchester for next weekend which provides...

As read in the Sunday Times: “Police in Sweden chased a caravanning enthusiast at speeds of more than 100 mph.” Apparently the 70 year old was trying to get to a caravan showroom before it closed!

We have a one hour rule for weekend locations. We have discovered you don’t need to go very far from home to discover new places and have a wonderful time. Once pitched, we try to use mainly feet or bikes and have discovered so many fascinating details which we would never encountered otherwise...

While I love our white van (especially when someone else has just cleaned and polished it), I think white vans can be a blot on an otherwise beautiful landscape. Wouldn't caravans and caravaners earn themselves a better name if they were coloured to blens in better with their surroundings? I...