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09/8/2015 at 8:20pm
Location: Fife
Outfit: 2004 CI Carioca 5
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Thank you Shaz, We're really looking forward to getting out there and finding our way with new motorhome:)
Thank you Captain - I absolutely agree, Being outdoors and running around in the wild must help give kids a sense of adventure they won't forget as they get older.
We are also looking at either the Newcastle - Amsterdam route, Or the Portsmouth - Santander for when we go to the continent. It looks like we will take in some of France, Switzerland, Italy perhaps, Germany, Denmark and then hopefully finish up in Norway, specifically the Lofoten Islands... We wanted to go to Norway first, However due to the weather there in March, We have decided to effectively flip our route so we would arrive in Norway during May.
Yes I'll be sure to head up to Aberdeen and the surrounding area at some point, I like it up there.
Thanks!
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14/8/2015 at 2:58pm
Location: Northants
Outfit: Talbot Calypso 302 Motorhome
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Hey Goob. Great that you are venturing out for three months. No need to take any notice of those that say a baby would be difficult! If you really want difficult, my wife says try taking an older kid! (I think she means me, cos there is only the two of us.  )
Our first trip in our first motorhome (last December) was to France for 4 days. It was cold weather, but we had a fantastic time. Adding the little one may mean a little extra work for you, but you would be doing that at home anyway.
As you go around Europe, look out for the motorhome stops, but steer clear of motorway aires. Get the books from Vicarious Books. Lots of info on aires that have been visited before they are given a rating.
Get the App for your phone. "Motorhome Parkings" from Campercontact. It is in the App store or Google Play. Has places all over Europe and wherever you are, it will find the aires around you. It also has details like any facilities on the aire, any costs and local stuff.
If you have Sat Nav, you can download POI's (points of interest) that have stopovers and camp sites for wherever you are. Last but not least. Of course you are taking a phone or two (I guess little one is too young? lol) Take a look at all the packages, but for overall value, you need a "3" contract. Get a good package and you can make free calls and texts + use of the tinterweb up to your package limits in France and Spain, Norway and lots more. Saves us a fortune on buying roaming packages!
A quick note on photos. If you are I-phoning it, you have the cloud as do most mobiles these days. But if you are taking a camera, you will need to download, so make sure you take the lead... We download onto a tablet via usb, we have a micro usb to usb socket lead. We can then plug the normal phone lead into that and download to the tablet.
Lastly, sorry for the weighty tome. But me and 'er indoors wish you a great trip. Ignore the naysayers, get out there and experience the freedom and liberation that motorhoming can bring. Don't forget, pictures, plenty of pictures...
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Quiet night with friends, wine and good food. What could be better?
(answers on a postcard please ;-) )
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We used to do quite a lot of festivals and have also talked about buying one for years, often taking trips to Oban and the west coast but sleeping in the work van( Its really clean inside which helped). So this should be quite an upgrade on that.
