All of the OurTour blog posts we’ve written while touring France by motorhome.

Our 2019 Europe Motorhome Tour

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A round up of our 74 night motorhome Europe tour around France and Switzerland in 2019. Including a breakdown of costs for life in a campervan.

Waiting for the Ferry on the Opal Coast, Sangatte

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Our last two nights of this tour are in the motorhome aire at Sangatte. We learn more about the areas history and meet an interesting fundraiser.
snail farm produce

A French Snail Farm with a Motorhome Aire

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Zagan is once again a Camping-Car! He's back in his favourite…
Bonfire in Gerardmer France

Bastille Day Celebrations in Gerardmer

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Zagan the motorhome is in a French motorhome aire, but this…

Swiss Tunnels through the Jura to the Tour de France

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We've headed out of Switzerland into France via the fast motorway tunnels through the Jura Mountains, and taken in a stage of the 2019 Tour de France.

Up to Lac d’Emosson, Down to Bern, Switzerland

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Driving our motorhome up to the incredible views of the Barrage d'Emosson, down the Col de la Forclaz into Switzerland and onwards to a campsite in Bern.

A Cool Way to Buy a Baguette, Plaine Joux

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Zagan the motorhome's facing off with the Mont Blanc Massif. We're in one of the official motorhome parking areas at the Plaine Joux ski resort.
Albertville, France

A Return to Albertville, France

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We returned to Albertville, not realising we'd been here before. This time we've been for a look around the town and a the medieval city of Conflans.

Running the Col de la Madeleine, French Alps

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In our training for the Zermatt marathons we've both just run up the Col de la Madeleine in the French Alps. Ju ran almost 15 miles and I did a marathon.