Monthly Archives: June 2011

Gone camping, but not too far away

It’s so often the case when summer comes round and we find that list of “things to do” which we made the previous Autumn, and most of those little jobs have now escalated into much larger jobs – don’t they …

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A little bit of Languedoc – Part 1

It’s fairly obvious to us all in the family that I will have to sell my car in the very near future or we won’t be able to go camping in Languedoc as planned. The old girl has been a …

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We’re off to St Hilaire de Riez

Obviously the decision to sell my car would have to be a family one, but the day was fast approaching when something in the way of a positive step would need to be made because we had just booked a …

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The sheer tranquility of les Conches

Dear little les Conches how we miss you! The chances are that you haven’t even heard of les Conches, let alone take a camping or mobile home holiday there, so let me tell you all about this rather special region …

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Good old Jard sur Mer

Good old Jard sur mer, always a favourite for Brit campers taking their well earned holidays in the southern half of the ever the lovely Vendee, western France. Blink and you may miss this lovely little village at the heart …

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Les Sables d’Olonne – past and present

For those who haven’t been there then les Sables is situated in the southern part of the Vendee, western France. It is a well renowned and popular tourist resort and les Sables is also one of the larger towns in …

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Mobile home holidays in France – Part 1

The thing is that unless you are wealthy and have plenty of time on your hands it is cheaper by far to take mobile home holidays, especially mobile homes in France, than actually buy and own one of these superb …

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Hols this summer

There is a growing feeling in our family that I should sell my car before we go on our holidays this year. OK, the poor old thing is as old as the hills but still runs well, though she smokes …

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Off to Languedoc

We are seriously considering camping in Languedoc this summer even though we appreciate that it is a long drive from any of the northern French ports, but at present we are rather unsure which of those ports to choose as …

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Sell the car before the holidays

It is quite usual in our family for several groups of us to take mobile home holidays in France at the same time. What happens normally is that we agree on a region and then a campsite and all meet …

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