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I am not familiar with European edition of Cool Camping, but having looked through the UK edition I can guess that it focuses on a small number of sites illustrated with lovely pictures, I don't want to knock the book at all but my worry is that with such a popular book this handful of sites will full to overflowing at all times?

On a similar subject, I am a fan of the Rough Guides, I enjoy the no nonsense style that tells it like it is rather than the usual  travel guides which tend to paper over the cracks, there are usually a few campsites in the local accomodation sections.

Thank you all for the previous advice on this subject.

I have just bought Caravan Europe Vol 1 (2008 edition) for 99p + postage on ebay.

Agree that it is a great book, I have found the first 100 pages or so really useful - a sort of everything you need to know about travelling in Europe - Driving, electrics, sample booking letters, even details of Alpine passes.

All in all a great buy for 99p!!!

Just waiting to get Vol 2 now

Mmm, yes, but don't they all pay a fee to be included?

And those who don't pay are left out?

Hi Ruth

My suspicions were aroused when I learned that the Alan Rogers company was now in partnership with Ryanair. Can you imagine that firm delivering anything free of charge ? No, nor me !

The printed guides certainly used to boast that you couldn't buy your way in, but now they  have a joint website with ryanair www.ryanair.alanrogers.com/terms.php where item 3.1 states clearly that campsites pay a fee to be included in that website. But the books ? I don't yet know.