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I had a Dometic 1600 and now a Truma Aventa Compact. They work well but after an afternoon under south Europe sun they require five to six hours at least to cool a six meters MH down from 35 to 28°C. Quite reasonable but don't expect them efficient as my home Daikin installation.

2400Btu/h won't cool a small Romahome.

Artificial intelligence. My Garmin sometimes drives me on different routes between A to B or B to A. Proved two times at least in France between Frejus and Montpellier.

Re-geez. In average my 2020 2.3 Ducato needs Adb refilling every 6,000 kms. Let's say, 8 to 10 liters or (average) 12£. Fuel comsumption will be around 6,000/10*1.4 = 840£. How much will you save ?

Geez, in 36 years motorhoming and 220+ kmiles I never needed spare fuel. Even in Honningvag (top of known world) there is a refuelling station. Of course different if you tour subsaharian countries but 5 liters are just something more than nothing.

I'm not a guru but it will depend on wire size from batteries to the equipment. On the internet there are size to rate tables.

One way to lower costs is to eliminate left-hand traffic markets. Japan first and then the UK. Australia doesn't count, they drive upside down. India would remain but there they go against traffic even on the motorways.

Just think that most European and American cars have the fuel filler neck on the right side. The RHD ones and I'm not talking about the English ones on the left one. Like my Toyota. Once it was an advantage, less queues at the distributor, now that 70% of the cars are from Japan it is the opposite.

Simple. As all old campers know, regardless of the brand, those who design recreational vehicles have only been on them for a few corporate events and never for vacation or travel. Max

Brian, it was just to say that you are lucky to be able to buy a license plate from a dealer (albeit an authorized one). In other countries (e.g. Italy) such a situation requires the re-registration of the vehicle from scratch. Maybe that's why our plates are riveted and now I should check but they were once metallic with deep-drawn characters in relief.

Speaking of Gdansk, how times change. When we visited Poland (2002) many campsites were identified by a number, reminiscent of the regime. In Gdansk we went to what our information gave as the best. In my travel report I wrote: It's a copy of Birkenau, I'm not kidding. It has army style barracks that they call bungalows and even a chimney that smokes in the evening. I want to think that it is only used to heat the water for the showers... On the other hand, these must be done with boots. There are three of them, the two on the sides convey the dirty water to the central one. Not to mention the sink area for dishes, it looks like a pig trough, if you want to wash the dishes you have to do it with the bowl balanced on one knee while you try to do the rest, with the cutlery between your teeth... The bar looks like the troop canteen and the mosquitoes take care of the rest. Smile, Max p.s. Without forgetting that, seen in many campsites in Eastern Europe, the showers are common, like those of the players in a stadium. In some (Czech Republic and Hungary) also common for men and women. It doesn't create problems for us but it's not like that for everyone.

I didn't understand if it happened in France or Italy. However, a collector of license plates (purpose to disguise a stolen one) would have stolen both the one in the back and the one in front. A collector of foreign plates that of the trailer, more convenient to remove. Vandalism may be there but they probably would have abandoned it nearby. Max p.s. Italian number plates are fixed by screws or rivets. In the event of loss/theft, given that the number plate is a single copy and is transcribed in the vehicle documents, it must be re-registered from scratch.

I would say yes. The calorific value of the gas is certainly higher than that of an electrical resistance slightly higher than 120/150Watt.

I confirm the locations indicated by Minstrel, all worthy of a visit. Not far from Krakow I would suggest: Wieliczka (Salt Mine) Czestochowa (perhaps indifferent to non-Catholics but a place of certain suggestion) Gdansk (very beautiful, don't forget a pedestrian cruise to Westerplatte, the place where the Second World War really began, the small cemetery with the graves of the very first fallen is moving). I would add Sopot, nothing special but nice with its pier that extends into the Baltic Sea. Here you can buy amber but be careful that it is not fake (plastic). Try with a lighter, real amber doesn't burn.

Not at all, Max

Well, certainly the three countries are quite flat but they have very beautiful forests, lakes and parks. Everything is somehow comparable to the Finnish natural environment. They also have a history that should not be underestimated, including the Russian, German and more Russian dominations of the 20th century. It certainly wasn't our best trip ever but it still left us with great memories. Below our stops in the three countries. LITHUANIA: Kalvarija - Birstonas – Trakai -Vilnius – Ignalina – Moletai – Zalvariai – Rokiskis – Birzai – Salociai LATVIA: Pilsrundale – Bauska – Sigulda – Turaida - Cesis – Valmiera – Valka ESTONIA: Viljandi – Tartu – Kallaste (Lake Peipus) – Narva (Russian border) – Valaste – Ontika – Rakvere – Vosu (Lahemaa Park) – Tallin (Ferry to and from Finland) – Haapsalu – Virtsu (Ferry) – Kuressare (Isle of Saarema) – Saare – Kihelkonna – Kuressare – Kuivatsu (Ferry backwards) – Parnu On our way back LATVIA: Ainazi – Riga – Jurmala – Kolka – Ventspil – Kuldiga – Liepaja LITHUANIA: Butinge – Palanga – Kretinga – Klaipeda (Ferry t oIsle of Neringa) – Nida – Juodkrante – Klaipeda (Ferry backwards) – Plungé – Rietavas – Tverai – Telsiai – Kryziu Kalnas – Siauliai – Grazina – Seduva – Tytuvenai – Siluva – Kaunas

Dresden Camping Dresden-Mockritz Boderitzer Straße 30, 01217, Dresden GPS 51.01427, 13.74754 Campercontact Sitecode: 45497 https://www.cbm-camping.de/dresden/ We spent two nights in the far 2004. Bus to the city centre. Good alternative Aire Am Blüherpark Zinzendorfstraße 1, Dresden GPS 51.04401, 13.74356 Campercontact Sitecode: 3890 Cost 19€/24h EHU € 0.00 H2O paid Waste € 0.00 Cassette paid Shower See Note Wifi See Note Note: Reception at the hotel 400 meters away at the end of the street. They ask for 20€ caution for a windscreen plate and EHU key. Shower (2€) and free Wifi at the Hotel. Berlin Camping City 1 (or City Camp Nord) Gartenfelder Strasse 1 13599 Berlin GPS 52.55147, 13.24900 https://www.city-camping-berlin.de/ EHU 3€ Extra: Possible breakfast in the hotel Wifi paid

On another trip we visited Sundborn (Carl Larsson house and garden), Östersund, Vilhelmina, Arvidsjaur, Jokkmokk and Gällivare (Swedish Lapland). These are the stages of our Swedish journey (we came from Denmark and left it for Germany). Already said, Gotland and Oland are beautiful, but the whole west coast is just as beautiful. Helsinborg (ferry from Helsingor-Denmark) Goteborg Marstrand Skärhamn Fiskebäckskil Lysekil Brastad Backa Smögen Fjällbacka Tanumshede Trollhättan Läckö Slott Vadstena Falun (copper mine) Nusnäs Mora Skokloster Sigtuna Strängnäs Gripsholms Slott Ösmo Nynäshamn (Ferry to Isle of Gotland) Visby Högklint Tofta Eskelhem Öja Burgsvik (Hoburgen Raukar) Ljugarn Bunge Fårö (Small Isle, ten minutes ferry) Lickershamn Källunge Endre Ekeby Barlingbo Visby (Ferry to continental Sweden) Oskarshamn Växjö (Glasrik) Kalmar (Bridge to Öland) Resmo Stora Alvaret Ottenby Eketors Borg Norra Udde Lottorp Sandvik Köpings Borgholm (Bridge backwards) Kalmar Älmhult (IKEA Museum) Lomma Lund Malmö Smygehamn Trelleborg (ferry to Germany) Max p.s. We had seen a glass factory, but for us Italians who have Murano it was not very special.

I think you are too optimistic. It took us three weeks to visit the three Baltic republics well enough (entry and exit from the Kalvarija border between Poland and Lithuania). I say enough because we spent little time in the capitals, just one day in Vilnius (suffocating heat) and another in Riga (raining), two in Tallinn (then ferry to Helsinki). Ten days are needed just for worthy Southern Finland (Porvoo – Savonlinna – Kerimaki – Punkaharju – Joensuu – Jyväskylä – Tampere – Nantali – Turku Espoo – Helsinki). In Sweden unmissable the Isle of Öland (three days, access by bridge) and Gotland/Fårö are highly recommendable (at least four days including ferry forth and back). Max

As for the possible stops on the route from Calais to Krakow, there are thousands of them. Following the map, Antwerp, Essen, Kassel, Halle, Leipzig, Dresden, Wroklaw, Katovice come to mind, all worthy of a visit. An alternative route sees Brussels, Liège, Aachen, Cologne, Gotha, Erfurt, Jena and Dresden again.

It's now been twenty years since I was last in Krakow but just google something like "campercontact krakow" to have at least five possibilities. Almost certainly the Clepardia has a bus stop a few meters away. Don't forget Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine. Max

Smile before reading. When someone asks me for advice on buying a motorhome, the first is always: they are built in small series as are their accessories. Don't buy one equipped with strangely shaped windows because in case of problems you risk not finding spare parts.

Probably crews have unlimited visa. Don't you think ?

If that were enough, everyone would get newspapers dated a few days earlier. Are there name and surname on the ferry tickets ? And if so, how many Brits are there with the same name ?

I did not understand what Belgium has to do with it.