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The name Alan Rogers is synonymous with European campsite guides, and the company's range of guides for 2011 covers 27 European countries. All campsites are inspected by Alan Rogers' Site Assessors, who travel to and inspect sites and produce reports on each site's facilities, pricing details, style … [Read more...]
One of the best (and worst) things about motorhome travel is that it gives you a chance to experience the unexpected. Events, whether minor, major or just plain odd, will simply happen upon you from time to time. If you happen to be travelling in a more elderly vehicle, the frequency with which this … [Read more...]
Monica Rivron's Caravan Cookbook is billed as "an inspirational guide to family cooking". Since the proof of the pudding is in the eating, I decided to put Caravan Cookbook to the test by enlisting the help of my very own domestic goddess to cook one of the recipes. Caravan Cookbook is published … [Read more...]
Modern life is often driven by the idea that newer must mean more desirable. In many cases this is true - I wouldn't want to swap my laptop for a 1990s model - but it is not always the case. There can be a certain spiritual and aesthetic joy in owning and using old things; a satisfaction that cannot … [Read more...]
If you are looking for ideas for your next motorhome holiday, this book might be just the ticket, assuming you can read a little French. I recently received a review copy of the 2011 edition of Michelin's Escapades En Camping-Car Europe. This guide provides suggested itineraries for 70 short … [Read more...]
As a fan of motorhome travel, a lover of great scenery and an enthusiastic driver, I have often dreamed about travelling around America in an RV. It's still on my to-do list - partly because of the cost of flying and then renting an RV - but I'm hoping to make a start on it in the next few … [Read more...]
I've just reviewed The European Driver's Handbook, published by The AA. It's a useful guide that covers country-specific driving requirements in 42 countries. Although most of the information is available on the equivalent section of The AA's website, it is useful to have in book format, especially … [Read more...]
The UK is a surprisingly rural and unspoilt country, despite having one of the highest population densities in Europe. Stay on the beaten track and you may never experience this, but if you take the trouble to explore some of the outermost nooks and crannies of our island nation, you may be … [Read more...]
The Camping Cookbook promises to enable us to "eat like kings out of doors, with just the barest of essentials to hand." As with The Camper Van Cookbook, which we reviewed recently, the author of The Camping Cookbook is a professional food writer. Such experts seem to have a tendency to use a … [Read more...]
Hazel and Simon Jackson decided to do what so many of us fantasise about - sell up, buy a big motorhome and tour Europe with no particular plan for a year, with their youngest son, Jack. Europe In A Motorhome is an account of their trip, which was jam-packed full of adventures with a few ups and … [Read more...]
