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

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A Stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, Chambéry

June 15, 2019
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On a motorhome tour, we drove up the Col du Granier to watch a stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné before getting caught in a hailstorm on the descent.
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Returning to the UK While on a Motorhome Tour

June 14, 2019
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Hints and tips for taking a quick trip back home to the UK while out on a long-term motorhome, RV or campervan tour of Europe.
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Camping Municipal Le Savoy, Challes-Les-Eaux, France

OurTour Split in Chambery, France

June 12, 2019
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Zagan the motorhome is hooked-up to the electric at the municipal campsite Le Savoy in Challes-Les-Eaux, just outside Chambery.
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Col de la Croix de Fer, France

Sleeping on a Col: Col de la Croix de Fer

June 11, 2019
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Zagan the motorhome is on top of the world, well it feels like it, as he is perched on the Col de la Croix de Fer (Col of the Iron Cross) in the French Alps.
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Life and Death on the Alpe d’Huez

June 9, 2019
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Experiencing the wonder that is motorhome touring in the French Alps! This blog post covers Le Bourg d'Oisans, Alpe d'Huez and Lac du Grand-Maison.
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Le Crozet, France

Enjoying the Free Motorhome Aire Network in France

June 5, 2019
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Zagan the motorhome has been skipping his way across France, making the most of the free motorhome aires provided by the local communities.
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A Cracking Holiday in Muides-sur-Loire

June 1, 2019
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Zagan the motorhome's feeling a little down, having waved goodbye…
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Gerberoy, France

Postcard Perfect France in Gerberoy

May 25, 2019
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Zagan the camping-car is parked up in the picture postcard village of Gerberoy in France, also known as the 'Ville des Roses'. 
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Becalmed in a Top Notch Motorhome Aire at Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Normandy

May 24, 2019
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We're in a top quality motorhome aire-campsite at Neufchatel en Bray in Normandy. We have our own pitch, separated by mature hedges from our neighbours.
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