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Bedford Camper Vans and Motorhomes is another reference-quality book from author Martin Watt, who founded the Classic Camper Club and is an authority on classic British motorhomes. Forty years ago, Bedford was a respected name in commercial vehicles; the Vauxhall-owned brand was once the favoured … [Read more...]
For me, the name Dormobile conjures up two things: Generic images of 1960s camper vans and an image of the Land Rover Dormobile conversion. What this highlights (apart from my ignorance) is that Dormobile's success was so great that it became a generic name for camper vans - even though the only … [Read more...]
The title of The Great Outdoors Cookbook could have been It Tastes Better Outdoors. As anyone who has tried it knows, somehow even very ordinary food tastes better outdoors. TV chef Phil Vickery is clearly passionate about food cooked outdoors and the recipes in this book are far from ordinary, … [Read more...]
If you are anything like us, you will have developed a loyalty to a particular brand of travel guide over the years. In our case, Lonely Planet has been our default choice for several years now – not because the guides are perfect, but because they seem to be better than the others we looked … [Read more...]
We recently returned from a (fantastic) month-long trip to Norway, during which we travelled the length of Norway and spent every single night wild camping or parking in designated parking areas, normally for free. One of the books we took with us was All The Aires Benelux and Scandinavia … [Read more...]
My Cool Campervan is the sister publication to My Cool Caravan, which I reviewed in February. Like its sister volume, it is devoted to the joys of retro camping vehicles and the authors have made a real effort to unearth the unusual and exotic. This book is definitely not just another collection … [Read more...]
I recently received a copy of the AA Close-Up Trucker's Atlas Britain, which is a large scale road atlas of Britain and offers mapping at 1.5 miles to 1 inch (1:100,000 scale). In comparison, the AA's 'standard' road atlas, AA Road Atlas Britain 2011, has a scale of 3 miles to 1 inch. The … [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...]
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...]
