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Quote: Originally posted by Berriow on 28/2/2014

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I won't disagree with Val, but add to it by saying another of the first things to get right isn't the campsite, but the place and the location where you want to be.

This forum is full of posts from people choosing campsites, and even agonising over the particular patch of ground at that campsite, and whether a particular tree will shade them from the sun. We've never worried too much about things like that. 

 Our decisions were always on the lines of Do we want to see Venice? Do we want to see the leaning tower of Pisa, or the Pont du Gard, or go up the cable car to the Aiguille du Midi, or gaze at the north wall of the Eiger, or take the kids to see Ann Frank's house in Amsterdam and tell them the story of what happened there.

  For those things any decent nearby campsite would do.  And did.

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We've always used the same criteria as Berriow - we go camping in order to see interesting sights and cities we couldn't otherwise afford to visit, so we're not too bothered about the campsite as long as it's not an absolute hell-hole!  Out of 148 campsites in 20 countries so far we've only had one real duffer where we had to move on after one night.

But it all depends on what you like to do, whether you have children, how old they are etc.  That's why it's not always easy to give advice. But wherever you go, one thing's for sure - camping is never boring!

Quote: Originally posted by SuziQ99 on 14/3/2014

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Point to note that when you pay your summer visitors tax in switzerland, the last few years they have thrown in a free lift pass for all the surrounding ski lifts. They are probably doing it again this year.So check it out.

Suzi

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