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Name (Click on the Title) |
Article |
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Nick Andrew
Choosing the Right Touring Bike |
After 14 years in Hong Kong, Nick Andrew returned to the UK determined to buy the best bicyle for fully-loaded touring. What did he choose? Read on! |
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Australian Couple
Motorhoming Bureaucracy |
A mature and experienced Australian couple (anonymous for obvious reasons) give advice to their fellow countrymen planning to use the UK as a base for motorhoming in Europe. |
| Maggie Bevis
Fire in the Peloponnese |
Maggie writes of a motorhome journey through the Greek Peloponnese in the summer of 2007, describing fire, arson, bravery and destruction. Join us in sadness at this wanton loss. |
| Maggie Bevis
From Yorkshire to Greece |
In the summer of 2006, Maggie and husband Pete took their motorhome on its second major journey: from South Yorkshire to the Peloponnese, the southernmost part of the Greek mainland. Follow their illustrated daily account of this great journey. |
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Maggie Bevis
From Yorkshire to Slovenia |
Maggie's detailed daily diary takes us from her home in South Yorkshire to Slovenia and back again in the summer of 2005. Essential reading for any Slovenia-bound motorhomer, it gives a fascinating insight into the life of the new breed of trans-European travellers! |
| Maggie Bevis
Maggie's Packing List |
This is Maggie's comprehensive packing list for a long-term expedition by motorhome. What would you add? What would you leave at home? |
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Maggie Bevis
The Western USA |
A short journey travelling by car in the Western States of the USA. |
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Will Blanford
Journey through Albania |
This is Will's account of a journey in a 4WD vehicle through Albania from Montenegro to Greece, passing through Tirane. Will's failure to enter Macedonia is graphically described! |
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John and Jennie Briden
Camping in Istanbul |
In their 2009 motorhome tour of Turkey, John and Jennie found a place for their Rapido in Istanbul's fishermans' quay car park, costing 20 YTL per 24 hours. It's only 15 minutes walk from the Blue Mosque. |
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June Coode
Barney & June in Hungary 2007 |
Travelling in their Hymer motorhome, June and Barney take a route to Hungary through Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. Their first email comes from a small lake between Lake Balaton and Budapest. |
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June Coode
Tour of Thailand 2007 |
June and partner Barney Barnett have left their Hymer motorhome in Hampshire while they make an independent tour of Thailand. Here is their emailed account, with images. |
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June Coode
Deepcar in Deep Trouble |
We don't know whether to laugh or cry - laugh at the absurdity of the Deepcar Motorhomes sales techniques or cry at the fate of yet another motorhome dealer (but see Brownhills Fiasco on this website for really outrageous practices). |
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Keith and Jenny Dear
Travels in the Baltic Republics |
Keith and Jenny share somehting of their experience of motorhoming in the Baltic Republics, part of a 4,000-mile tour in the summer of 2009. |
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Keith and Jenny Dear
To Istanbul and Back |
An illustrated account of a 7-week, 6,000-mile journey in a high-top Autosleeper Symphony Campervan to Istanbul via Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece - and return via the Black Sea. |
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Dr Bob and Sandra
The Spanish Fiestas |
This adventurous couple give a full account of visiting several of Spain's famous fiestas by motorhome. |
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Dr Bob and Sandra
The Silver Road of Spain |
The ultimate guide to motorhoming Spain's Silver Road (with its many historic cities), from Gijon on the north coast to Seville in the deep south. |
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Dr Bob and Sandra
Right around Australia |
The complete account of a year making a full anti-clockwise circuit of Australia, starting in Brisbane, travelling by Land Rover Discovery and Caravan. |
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Dr Bob and Sandra
Dr Bob's Australian Prescription |
Dr Bob describes in detail the financial & other considerations for a long-term and long-distance journey in Australia by motorhome or caravan. |
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Dr Bob and Sandra
Dr Bob Returns to Australia |
After their earlier complete circuit of Australia in 2006/7 in their Land Rover Discovery and caravan, Dr Bob and Sandra have returned to spend more time on the south and west coasts of that vast country. |
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Dr Bob and Sandra
Travels in Morocco 2009/10
Dr Bob's Moroccan Prescription |
Intrepid travellers, Dr Bob and Sandra Lyons, add to their illustrious contributions to the website with this excellent, day-by-day account of a motorhome journey through Morocco. Little escapes their experienced and sceptical eyes! |
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Andy Clarke
Journey through Albania |
This is Andy's account of a motorhome journey through Albania from Macedonia to Montenegro and Croatia, passing through the capital, Tirane. |
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Keith Durham
Radical Ideas and Action |
A radical motorhomer shares his thoughts, philosophy and reading list. |
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John Foster
Finkounda: Evolution or Ruin? |
Finikounda, in the Greek Peloponnese, is home to two excellent campsites, open all year for motorhomers. Here, John considers the broader issues of what happens when a small fishing village slowly changes into a holiday resort. |
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Susan Guscott
Morocco by Motorhome |
Nearly 4,000 words and 12 images describe a 3-week tour of Morocco by Susan and Henry Guscott in January/February 2006, in their 23 ft Elddis Suntor motorhome. |
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Andrew Hague
Brompton Upgrade |
The well-known cyclist writes with enthusiasm (and several images) of upgrading one of his Brompton folding bicycles. |
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Andrew Hague
Camel vs Brompton |
Can a camel outpace a Brompton? Find out from the author's illustrated experience in Jordan. |
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Rod Heely
The Sundance Kid Out East |
In the winter of 2008/9, Sundance motorhomer Rod captured images of life along the beach between Camping Finikes, Camping Thines and the fishing village of Finikounda: all at the southern tip of the Messinian Peninsula in the Greek Peloponnese. |
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Rod Heely
The Sundance Kid Out West |
In the early part of 2007, Rod explored the southwest corner of England (Devon and Cornwall) in his newly-acquired Sprite Sundance Motorhome. Here are 18 of his photographs of that experience. |
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Ian Hibell
SE Asia 2006 |
The detailed emailed account from the UK's most famous cycle-tourist, riding recently from Bangkok to Hanoi and the Chinese border, via Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. |
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Ian Hibell
China 2006 |
The ongoing emailed diary from Ian as he continues his SE Asia journey into China and on to Beijing. Maybe he will reach Mongolia to link with his recent ride from Rotterdam (North Sea) to Vladivostok (Pacific Ocean). |
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Malcolm Hill
A Campground in Lithuania |
We met Malcolm in Greece after his 2007 journey down from the Baltic Republics. Here, he describes an excellent Dutch-owned campsite near Vilnius, along with 8 super photos. |
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Helen & David Homewood
Guides to Morocco |
Motorhomers Helen and David Homewood provide information about camping and travelling in Morocco and ferry crossings from mainland Europe. |
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Helen and David Homewood
Travels in Tunisia |
Following their very successful 2-month motorhome tour of Tunisia in January and February of 2010, Helen and David give a summary of their experiences which compare very favourably with Morocco. |
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John and Sue Hughes
Campsites in Bosnia Herzegovina |
John and Sue add five more camping opporunities in Bosnia & Herzegovina to our list following their motorhome journey in the summer of 2009. Like us, they plan to return! |
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John and Sue Hughes
Overnight Parking in Greece |
John and Sue add to our list of places to park for a night within the mainland of Greece. They also share details of Dutch websites which describe yet more places. |
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Hazel Jackson
The Jacksons in Ljubljana |
Hazel and Simon Jackson, along with 13-year-old son Jack, took a year out to tour Southern Europe in an American motorhome. This is an excerpt from their book: to access their website, and obtain a copy of the book, click: Jacksons on the Road. |
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Paul Jessup
Ferries to and from Morocco |
Paul Jessup used his motorhome to commute between Tenerife and France, traversing the length of Morocco on his route! |
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Ruby & Bill Johnson
By Bicycle through Europe |
Australians Ruby & Bill describe and illustrate their 2005 journey through Turkey and Eastern Europe with folding bicycles. |
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Mac and Pip
Parking for Athens Airport |
New Zealanders Mac and Pip, on an extensive motorhome tour of the Balkans, propose Camping Bacchus as a good place to leave a motorhome or caravan when flying out from Atherns airport. We add some other suggestions. |
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Don Madge
The Don Madge Collection |
MMM Travel Consultant, Don Madge, now has his own collection of 16 articles within this website ranging over the whole field of his wide experience of motorhoming in Europe. |
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Anthea and Gerry Owen
Travels in Turkey 2009 |
Anthea and Gerry Owen update the Travel Log of our 3-month, Spring 2008 Motorhome Tour of Turkey. Theirs was an even longer tour and in the opposite direction! The bad news about Sedre Camping near Alanya receives a comment from Koray Tezcan, President of the Turkish Camping and Caravanning Club (www.kampkaravan.org). |
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Alan Parkin
The Bosnian Enclave in Croatia |
Determined not to pass through the Bosnian Enclave of Neum, en route to Dubrovnik along the Croatian coast, Alan and Lynn Parkin find that Fate has more than one twist |
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Graham Peacock
Passing through Neum |
Caravan Club Inspector Graham Peacock brings great experience, new information and a clear mind to the problem of crossing or by-passing the Bosnian enclave of Neum which lies across the coastal road between Split and Dubrovnik in Croatia. |
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Verica Peacock
Verica in the Balkans |
A brief but fascinating account of Verica and Graham Peacock's summer 2007 motorhome tour of Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia. |
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Brian Picken
In Croatia |
An MMM article based on the author's motorhome journey in Croatia. |
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John Rhodes
Cycling in Peru, Bolivia & Peru |
New Zealanders John and Ann Rhodes and their tandem, Apollo, have just returned from a journey through Peru, Bolivia and Chile which included cycling, a voyage on Lake Titicaca and the 7-day "unremitting" Mapiri Trail, reaching 4,000 m through jungle and Andean mountains. |
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John Rhodes
Cycling in Tibet |
Based on emails as he sent them from Tibet, New Zealander John Rhodes describes cycling in what is, perhaps, the most challenging country in the world for the independent, self-propelled and self-motivated traveller. |
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John Rhodes
Cycling the Himalayas |
In 2004 New Zealanders, John and Ann Rhodes, pedalled their tandem 'Apollo' across the grain of the Indian Himalaya from Shimla through Manali to Ladakh. |
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John Rhodes
Cycling in the Karakoram |
John and Ann Rhodes describe riding their tandem 'Apollo' over the 4730m Khunjerab Pass on the Karakoram Highway, from northern Pakistan into China. |
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John Rhodes
Across China by Train |
After riding their tandem over the Karakoram Highway from northern Pakistan into China, John and Ann continued by train, across China to Beijing. |
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James and Carol Rowley
Jersey for the Motorhomer |
Hymer owners, James and Carol, live in Jersey and provide some useful and surprising information on visiting their island with a motorhome. |
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Ian Shires
Finding a Motorhome |
Budapest's finest Yorkshireman, Ian Shires, shares his process of finding the right motorhome for himself and Judit. What can beat a Land Rover and tent? Ian is on the road to find out. |
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Ian Shires
By Land Rover to Greece |
Ian and Judit Shires travel from their home in Budapest to the Mani Peninsula in the Greek Peloponnese in their Land Rover Defender with a tent, via Romania and Bulgaria, and back. |
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Ian Shires
On Photography |
Ian shares something of his many years as a photographer and graphic designer. He leads you from byte to pixel and from there to image and photograph. |
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Ian Shires
Pigging out in Hungary |
Ian and the Budapest Land Rover Club drive to Szeged on the Serbian border for the annual Hungarian ritual of pig killing and eating. The day ends with a Discovery being winched out of a nearby lake. Fully illustrated, this article is your best hope yet of becoming a vegetarian! |
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Ian Shires
World Travels |
Yorkshireman Ian, now living in Budapest, writes of his world-wide travels with many great photographs. |
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Ian Shires
Eastern Turkey by Land Rover |
Ian's well-illustrated account of his Land Rover journey from Budapest, through Bulgaria to Turkey, reaching Lake Van and the far east of the country. |
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Vera Stanicliffe
Cycling to Tenby, 1976 |
Vera writes a nostalgic account of a family cycle ride to Tenby in Wales in 1976. Capturing the atmosphere of those far-off days, Vera reminds us that it was once possible to ride safely and happily on the roads of England and Wales. |
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Jane and George Swindail
7 weeks in Tunisia |
The Swindail's 7-week winter break motorhoming in Tunisia led to this thorough guide to the country. There is a map, over 30 photographs and details of 29 campsites, formal and informal. |
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Jane Swindail
11 weeks in Norway |
Jane's beautifully illustrated description of an 11-week motorhome journey through the length of Norway to the Russian border. |
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Mike Vere
Ibillin: A Village in Palestine |
Mike Spent 3 months teaching the children of Christian Palestians in a village in Galilee. Here is his graphic account of that experince and his plans for future involvment. |
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Mike Vere
Journey through Albania |
This is Mike's account of his motorhome journey through Albania from Montenegro to Greece, following the Adriatic coast. |
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Henk Verouden
600 km in 23.5 hours |
This is Henk Verouden's account (written in French and translated by Margaret) of his 600 km qualifying cycle ride in eastern France, where he now lives. Henk is preparing for the 2007 Paris-Brest-Paris ride of 1,200 km. |
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David Wallis
Post-tsunami Aceh 2005 |
A detailed personal account of post-tsunami life on the beaches of Aceh Province in 2005. |
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David Wallis
Post-tsunami Aceh 2006 |
A detailed personal account of post-tsunami life on the beaches of Aceh Province in 2006. |
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Dr Paul Walsh
West Australia by Motorhome |
A fully-illustrated account of a motorhome journey up the West Coast of Australia from Perth to Darwin. |
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Alf & Rose Walshaw
Motorhoming in Eastern Europe |
The journey from England takes this motorhoming couple through Holland, Germany and the Czech Republic, heading for Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece. |
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Alf & Rose Walshaw
Croatian Warning |
This warning for motorhomers taking ferries in Croatia followed Rose and Alf's unfortunate experience whilst travelling in their A class Hymer motorhome. |
| John Watson
Leaving Istanbul |
John & Sally Watson have reached Baluchistan on their cycle ride to India from the UK. Here is an excerpt (Leaving Istanbul) from John's journal with an invitation to visit their excellent website: www.cyclingtoindia.com |
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Rebecca Watts
Cycling to Cooktown |
Rebecca and her partner Kevin, made a return cycle journey from their home in the rainforest above Cairns, to the historic town of Cooktown on the Queensland Coast.10 excellent photographs capture the ride. |
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Rebecca Watts
Buying an Australian Campervan |
Advice on buying and selling a motorhome or campervan in Queensland and NSW. |
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Cindy & Martin Webb
Tour of the USA 2000: Text |
This is a full chronological account of Cindy and Martin's 30,000-mile, one-year tour of the USA in their Pilote motorhome, imported from Europe. |
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Cindy & Martin Webb
Tour of the USA 2000: Images |
Here is a slide show of 42 images of the Webb's 2000 tour of the USA in their Pilote motorhome, imported and then exported back to Europe. |
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Cindy & Martin Webb
Tour of Turkey 2007 |
The winter tour of this adventurous couple takes them and their Knaus motorhome on an anti-clockwise journey round western Turkey. We met them in the southern Peloponnese! |
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Cindy & Martin Webb
Icelandic Saga 2006 |
Cindy & Martin toured Iceland and the Faroes in September 2006 in their 4-ton Knauss motorhome. They travelled out and back via ferries which gave them time in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. With 16 stunning images! |
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Cindy & Martin Webb
Tour of Sardinia 2008 |
Making a circuit from the UK through mainland Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, Cindy describes the delights of free camping in Sardinia in the spring. |
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Cindy & Martin Webb
Tour of Corsica 2008 |
Cindy describes a journey through the beautiful island of Corsica, from arrival in Bonifacio in the south to departure for Nice from the northern port of Bastia. |
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Brenda and Adrian Wilson
Motorhoming in the USA 2008
143 Images of the Wilson US Tour |
Brenda and Adrian Wilson, who had previously built their own motorhome in the UK, flew to Florida, bought a 26 ft Fleetwood Fiesta RV, toured coast to coast and back and then brought the motorhome with them, back to their home inNorfolk. |
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Martin Wiltshire
Security in the Motorhome |
Drawing on his experience of a break-in, whilst sleeping at a Service Area on the French Riviera near the border with Italy, Martin lists the10 things he should have done to avoid the trauma. |
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Jacqui Young
Aussie Motorhomers in Europe |
Share the travels of an Australian family as they take a 50-day motorhome holiday around Western Europe. These first time travellers travel through Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Scotland and England in their rented motorhome. |
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