chris Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I have nearly all the motorhome magazines going back 3-4 yrs but have never catalogued them. How can I find out which issue to pull out to find articles on :- Green Spain (Northern Spain) Portugal Ferry crossings to Spain (we are using Acciano ferries) I have found one article in Which Motorcaravan May 2005. I have finally agreed to travel to Spain so wish to go to pleasant areas inland and on the North and West coast and Northern Portugal. I was mugged in Spain many years ago and it has made me wary of going near Spain and especially the Barcelona area. Also, the fact that France remains so motorhome friendly, we have tended to tour there for the summer. We are booked for 5 weeks from July 23rd landing in Bilbao so it will be peak season. We have booked 3 nights at Santillana del Mar and 3 at Llanes. After that we could travel anywhere. Any help from someone who knows where to look would be much appreciated. If we are not happy there then we can always head north to France. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 You could try the web sites of each magazine. But it'll probably take as long as flicking thru the contents pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest starspirit Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Read the index of each of them and you'll be amazed at what you forgot or missed first time so allow plenty of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 ChrisCan't answer for the mags but, we went that way in 2005, and found Burgos well worth a visit. Camping Fuentes Blancas is a very well run municipal, and had a free minibus shuttle into town when we were there. It is also walkable through a quite pleasant riverside park. Potes, in the Picos de Europa has one of the best campsites I've ever visited, Camping la Voirna. Great walking country but a bit bl**dy hot for steep hills. Site has a website, search under that name. However, arrive loaded, because the shops are a bit far away for carrying the shopping. Oh, and approach Potes from the North, it's an interesting road, but the others a bit too much so, apparently! Santaigo de Compostela is a paradox. It is a grade 1 tourist trap, yet manages to be a very pleasant town as well! Camping as Cancelas is within walking distance and there is a large supermarket in the basement of a huge apartment development not too far distant. The drawback is its downhill from the site. Site approach is steep, park in the road, go in, choose your pitch and then drive straight in and up. Excellent sanitary facs - all marble inside! Luarca, on the N coast, approx halfway between Potes and Santiago, has a campsite with one of the best sea views I've ever seen. It sits on a north facing headland looking out across the Bay of Biscay: quite stunning. However, the facs ewre a bit tired and the owners ditto, they said they wanted to close up, but couldn't afford it! So, if you can find an alternative site, the town is rather nice. However, be warned, it is a fishing port and all the surrounding flat land is on the cliffs. Plenty of supermarkets in town, but it is a long, hot, climb back up, when laden! Central Luarca is not for motorhomes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 Thanks all, Had a reply that MMM do an index for the year every Feb. so I have just been scanning a load of articles going back to 2001 and scanning all the index listings in Feb of each year. MMM have not made me aware of this feature before! Wow am I glad I kept those mags now. Practical motorhome had info on their back issue section of their web site so have been scanning those too. I am going to have a lot of reading to do now. Thanks all and thanks for the info on different places Brian Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arturus Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hi Chris Not a lot to do with spanish articles but may help with your (or anyone elses) tour of Spain. There is a very good motorhome web site (only in Spanish unforunately) including details of Spanish Aires. http://www.lapaca.org/ This carries lots of info for motorhomers and details of established aires and also details of new aires that are being established/inaugurated. Enjoy your trip BrianM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 Thanks Brian That is just the type of thing I need. Looks good on that web site so far. As you say, I think I will have to start learning the language now. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek500 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 There's a great little plug-in translator program for Internet Explorer called "IM Translator". You just highlight some text, right click and then left click on "IM Translator", choose your language from and to and it translates it for you.. You can get it for free from:- http://imtranslator.net/plugin-tr.asp Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek500 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 arturus - 2007-01-21 5:51 PM Hi Chris Not a lot to do with spanish articles but may help with your (or anyone elses) tour of Spain. There is a very good motorhome web site (only in Spanish unforunately) including details of Spanish Aires. http://www.lapaca.org/ This carries lots of info for motorhomers and details of established aires and also details of new aires that are being established/inaugurated. Enjoy your trip BrianM Another great site here in Spain which has a very active forum is :- http://www.acpasion.com/ BTW, AC is the abbreviation of Autocaravana which is what the Spanish call motorhomes. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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