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 via mobile 16/11/2023 at 11:17pm
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Outfit: Elddis Xplore 304
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So we had a major disaster this year, the car was written off by a runaway lorry on the ferry from Dublin to Cherbourg while we were in the cabin overnight, can't elaborate as it's still with the insurance to sort out. Caravan thankfully undamaged.
To be honest the whole affair has made me rethink the wisdom of taking overnight ferries with car and caravan, it's just not worth the potential loss.
So after at least 80 crossings over the years from pretty much every Irish port to Scotland, Wales, France and Spain, we're sticking to caravanning in Ireland. Of course that may change in the future, who knows, but at the moment it doesn't feel like it will.
Anyhow, the question is, is there any region or specific site you'd recommend flying to and renting mobile homes or chalets ? It would need to be somewhere with easy airport access and with great public transport, and not remote for supermarkets and restaurants, so I'm initially thinking Peschiera del Garda and Interlaken, both of which have great ferry boat routes and train services. We actually did this to Cappuccini in Peschiera a few years back and had a great time. Also perhaps the Costa Brava / Costa Dorada which has a good coastal train service and lots of sites. Any other ideas or recommendations ?
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17/11/2023 at 2:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 17/11/2023
This thread has set me thinking. We haven't been abroad for several years and we haven't used our reduced rate continental rail travel for years either. Maybe we should give it a go if we can find a suitable static site near a railway. I'll be watching with interest.  
Colin, as I said above we have done this once before, we flew in to Verona and stayed in a mobile home at Camping Cappuccini in Peschiera del Garda, and it was a success, out of season 70 euros per night. I can heartily recommend Cappuccini, close to the lake, town, restaurants and lake ferry stop, a bit farther to the train station (but still walkable). The only minus was the lack of a nearby large supermarket, however there was a Lidl less than a mile away and you could organise a taxi to lift from there back to the site if carrying many or heavy items.
We also drove to Manor Farm in Interlaken but the car only moved once in 2 weeks, rather we used the nearby lake ferry stop and the free bus from outside the site into town and trains to get to the mountains. Again I would recommend.
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17/11/2023 at 2:59pm
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Quote: Originally posted by arthurdent on 17/11/2023
Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 17/11/2023
This thread has set me thinking. We haven't been abroad for several years and we haven't used our reduced rate continental rail travel for years either. Maybe we should give it a go if we can find a suitable static site near a railway. I'll be watching with interest.
Colin, as I said above we have done this once before, we flew in to Verona and stayed in a mobile home at Camping Cappuccini in Peschiera del Garda, and it was a success, out of season 70 euros per night. I can heartily recommend Cappuccini, close to the lake, town, restaurants and lake ferry stop, a bit farther to the train station (but still walkable). The only minus was the lack of a nearby large supermarket, however there was a Lidl less than a mile away and you could organise a taxi to lift from there back to the site if carrying many or heavy items.
We also drove to Manor Farm in Interlaken but the car only moved once in 2 weeks, rather we used the nearby lake ferry stop and the free bus from outside the site into town and trains to get to the mountains. Again I would recommend.
Thanks for that, my wife has often said that she would like to go to that area, maybe I'll check it out. When you say out of season, when was that please and what was the weather like then?
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