I’ve been putting off writing this post, because our stay on the Baie de Locquirec had its ups and downs (more downs than ups). We had a booking for Camping Municipal du Fond de la Baie since March, based on an instagram recommendation of someone who stayed in their van right on the edge of the beach and had a great time. The pictures on … Continue reading Baie de Locquirec

Some statistics: 481kms from Calais €111 on diesel Over €70 in tolls – can’t be sure exactly as the screen at one toll booth was cracked and totally unreadable. Avoided Rouen LEZ as hadn’t bothered to get Crit’air. Beauvoir Aire to Tourist Centre 2.5kms, 32 mins walk along the edge of the water in the pic above. Shuttle bus Le Passeur free, every 20 mins … Continue reading Le Mont Saint Michel

I have, on occasion, given in to moaning about the cost of camping and how it has gone up. Way back in 2018, in the black bus, when prices were more modest than now, there was still the occasional shout of ‘owww muuch!!!’ if the price per night got up above 25 quid. Fast forward through covid and self contained camping at a huge cost … Continue reading Camping Car Park

This summer’s adventure was to a small unknown (to us) corner of North Brittany. The objective was to relax and chill out by the sea, with a carefully selected campsite on the beach as the main stopping point. The actual cost of getting there was something that dictated the route. Ferry crossings to nearby ports of Saint Malo or Roscoff were astronomical with the Big … Continue reading Bretagne Nord

3 hours of smooth travel found us crossing the Menai Strait and heading for Anglesey in a completely unknown and minimally prepared kind of scenario. In true Campervan Capers style, 2 weeks before Easter, I hastily contacted a few places. None of which could accommodate us satisfactorily.  A couple of them could let us in, but either with no EHU or on the grass, which, … Continue reading Anglesey at Easter

Of all the parisian excursions planned, these were the ones we (me, actually) were looking forward to the most. Reality of just rocking up to Paris and hoping for the best is fairly standard procedure, but at the start of the week I did some googling and discovered you can, and probably should, pre-book tickets with time slots. Having queued several hours in February to … Continue reading Montparnasse and the Catacombs

Maisons-Laffitte was a pleasant surprise. About 10 or 15 minutes walk, depending on which way you walked. It was a good stop for shopping, eating and wandering. It meant that once the van was on the camp we didn’t need to drive off until we left. It was where we got the RER into Paris with no bother, and where we headed for a cheaper … Continue reading Maisons-Laffitte

Oh it was a pricey day in Paris, for a Tuesday! Eight euros worth of fresh boulangerie products fuelled us for a day of Parisian sightseeing. The van remained at the camp all day, and uncharacteristically we took the train. The previous day I had done a bit of preparation,  checking the free metro map we were given on site, but to be fair I … Continue reading Montmartre and Bateaux Mouches

This site was a bit of a gamble for us, as the big industrial holiday park type campsites are not our bag. We secured 20% off as it was out of season, almost the end of their year and were quite pleased with the price. There was no mention on their website of any of the facilities being closed out of season either, so we … Continue reading Camping Sandaya Maisons-Laffitte

The Paris trip at October half term came about after seeing an offer for Camping Sandaya Maisons Laffitte just outside of Paris, followed by some swift googling of ferry prices and the realisation that a week’s French fun could be had for under 500 nicker. Stretching the week to the max was declined in favour of a less rushed easing in and out of the … Continue reading Road to Paris