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Our first ever camping trip to France was prompted on Christmas Eve (not Boxing Day) when we saw what must have been one of Eurocamp's first advertising pushes of the season, and rang up for a brochure. When it arrived on ***Boxing Day we were so impressed that we booked the following day! That was in 1981 and we've been back camping or caravanning in Europe (mainly France, but also Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Spain) every single year since then. Now my eldest son, who was just a six month old baby when we first went, and my youngest son go camping there with their partners.
*** This was in Post Office days, pre 'First and Second class', when post was delivered in a day or two at the most - even over Christmas.
Hi Val,
Our first overseas trip was prompted when we looked at a Eurocamp brochure!
For us it was 1989-our frame tent had been wrecked by cats while put up in the garden to dry out-and our youngest daughter was about to turn 11.
I tentatively suggested that as she was going to be at secondary school from the following September that 1990 was our last chance to take a decent foreign holiday that we could afford as Eurocamp were offering a 3 weeks for 2 if your last night was the 21st June or earlier.
My wife agreed and so we booked and our last night, after visiting, France, Belgium,Luxembourg,Germany, Italy and back to France, was on the 21st June at La Bien Assise in Guines with daylight till past 11pm and the sound of pea harvesting through the night!
Whilst we had a lovely time it showed us that if we wanted to go abroad a van would be a better bet and we bought our first van and visited France again in 1991.
Several vans and numerous visits later we are booked for two weeks next summer in France with the same daughter and her husband and three children.
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Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 20/11/2017
Quote: Originally posted by lidds0 on 20/11/2017
Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 18/11/2017
Are other sections of UKCS as quiet as this one? Usually at this time of year there are multiple new topics each day, asking lots of 'new' questions. At the moment there were no topics started in the last few days, and only four topics had replies yesterday or the day before.
I don't look at other sections of UKCS but wonder if others who do have noticed how quiet it is.
Perhaps we could stimulate more interest again by having another 'photo' topic - with favourite places, favourite sites, wonderful views, or funny holiday pictures. Maybe a 'photo quiz' - where is this site, or this scene, or might you see this? Anyone else got any good ideas?
I reckon it's quiet on here simply because it's that time of year when many - possibly most - people are making plans for home and Christmas, rather than thinking of holidays abroad. That's traditionally saved until Boxing Day, isn't it? 
Our first ever camping trip to France was prompted on Christmas Eve (not Boxing Day) when we saw what must have been one of Eurocamp's first advertising pushes of the season, and rang up for a brochure. When it arrived on ***Boxing Day we were so impressed that we booked the following day! That was in 1981 and we've been back camping or caravanning in Europe (mainly France, but also Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Spain) every single year since then. Now my eldest son, who was just a six month old baby when we first went, and my youngest son go camping there with their partners.
*** This was in Post Office days, pre 'First and Second class', when post was delivered in a day or two at the most - even over Christmas.
I think I must have misunderstood your original post; I thought you were commenting on how quiet these boards are at the moment, not relating to trips to France at this time of year.
We were there again last month - though just passing through - on our way to Ypres, to watch the Mesh Theatre Company's production of Journey's End. Bookings for 2018 open on 1st December and I'd recommend it to all (see review).
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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
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