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Information about preparing for a trip, including packing and what to take in your motorhome or campervan.

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Motorhome Packing Tips

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Packing for any trip can be tricky, but packing a small(ish) motorhome for a year-long trip is particularly troublesome. Here are our top packing tips.

200 Days in, Our Top Ten Things For a Motorhome Tour

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On day 100 we wrote about our top then things in Dave our motorhome…

Review – Caxton FX Prepaid Euro Credit Card

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Description of It The Caxton FX credit card is a pre-paid…

Motorhome Review – 100W Solar Panel Kit

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Description of It We self-installed a 100W 12V solar panel…

Ten Fears – Why You Shouldn’t Take that Trip

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After six months full time touring in our motorhome, we outline the fears which might hold back UK-based motorhomers from making a trip around Europe.

Planning to drive in Portugal? My experience

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Various sources of information about road safety in Portugal…
Motorhome Costs by Country Spreadsheet Comparison Tour

Financial Preparations for a Motorhome Tour

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While we're touring Europe in a motorhome, we have to budget carefully. This is how we financially prepared for our tour and how we track what we've spent.

10 Things We Wish We’d Packed In Our Motorhome

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Weight in a motorhome is limited, after months travelling we review - what we wished we hadn't brought, wished we had brought and are glad we did bring.

Taking our Motorhome to the Weighbridge

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Like the ultimate weigh-in at the airport check-in desk, we take our motorhome to the weighbridge ahead of a year-long trip, to check we are legal.