Hymer C 9. Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Hi, just wondering what trips the forum folk are planning this year I must admit our trip Morocco (April) thanks to information found on the forum with desert detours (May) Spain thanks to Don Madge for information on routes and sites, (June) France thanks to information on aires and sites picked up of the forum, so thank you all for information re routes, Lap-top wfi (was a mystery to me) and all the rest of the excellent information I have picked up on the way, thanks to the forum we feel a lot more confident on our first big trip our retirement has allowed us. It would be interesting to see where your motorhome is taking you. Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jana Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Freddy Van won't be taking us anywhere as exotic as your trips due to work getting in the way. We will however have a week in Scotland in June, a week in Ireland (courtesy of Tesco clubcard) and several long weekends. Enjoy your trips wherever you all get to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frank Wilkinson Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 God! I wish I had your time! My life doesn't allow me to get away for more than three or four weeks at a time in summer and maybe odd weeks in Spring and Autumn depending on the old social calendar.I'm envious in one way as I'd love a two or three month trip but I'm also grateful I suppose that my life is so full with my other hobbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 OK, since you asked ... Hannibal (summertime-only Transit hi-top) will go back on the road sometime in May, and we'll take a few days at Spring Bank hol, including my sister's birthday/housewarming bash in Oxfordshire (does the street outside her house count as "wild-camping?"). Then hopefully a few Friday nights away during term time (Liz works in a school, and I don't get many full weekends in my job, but I do usually take Sat as my day off). We've booked a ferry for 18 days in summer, planning to spend some time in Alsace/Lorraine, which we've not really explored before. Then we're back for a couple of days before going on a week-long camp/conference/holiday at Warwick with a crowd from church (doesn't count towards my holiday entitlement!). We may get some more Friday nights later in the year, before it gets too cold to sleep in Hannibal & we put the Escort back on the road instead (we only tax & ins one at a time, unless you count Baby, my 39-yr-old Mini). Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 May will see us going to France to visit our son who lives in Chamonix then its head south to see Monte Carlo /Nice / St Troupe for a 2 week break , then its to the Isle of Whight courtesy of Red Funnell Ferries 5nights £110 booked online and then a bit later in the year we would like to go to Zeetland in Holland as reviewed in MMM really looks a great place to holiday.kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hymer C 9. Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 Hi Frank, thanks for your reply, yes it is a good trip but not because we have nothing better to do we have spent the last 30 years running two business always having to make sure everything was ok before having even one week away, then for the past 3 years looking after my mother with Alzheimers, and yes we have lots to do at home, but lots of good friends and family to keep a eye on things, so no need to worry that we are short of something to do, just love travelling and glad to have the time and our health to do it. Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Carol, We can't seem to get out of the french mode and I must admit if we could live there we would. So its France for xmas gone Chamonix france for 4 days in feb with my girlfriends le Touquet France on the 3-10 th of April Have not decided where as yet but might be Orador France in August heading down to Bezier valras plage. happy Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Ireland for a month, yorkshire dales for part summer, Devon cornwall for rest of summer, finish off with two month in Espana with a little bit of Francais on the way down. Oh forgot 3 weeks in Canada & Alaska, but not in motorhome. Finding retirement very hard *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 We never know until we get there (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 We took the 'van down to the Côte Vermeille in January and have left it there for a few weeks. We fly back in three weeks time to pick it up again. We will spend a few weeks in that area (our favourite corner of France). When it gets too hot we will wend our way back North, probably finishing up in Brittany for a week or so, returning home mid June, for grandparenting duties over the school holidays. Then, early in September its off to Venice, via the Haute Savoie. On the return we will spend more time in France (like Michelle, we keep being drawn back there) and return late November/early December. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bil h Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 As many steam ralies as possible plus several other rallies and vehicle events probably totaling 20 in all, at farms, CL's, river sides, rally sites and the odd field or two from Scotland to Dorset. Dont want the continent any more, most of the time is used up driving round it. Its very interesting of course but one needs to live in it to understand its ways. BB for bil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjl Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Hi carol We are also off to Morocco - trip with Desert Detours leaving about 7/4 - is that the trip you are on? As to rest of year, not long back from 10 days skiing, off to holland or denmark for a week end of June then Dolomites end August early sept (passed through last year and need to go back for a longer stay) + a couple of shorter trips late in year - went to Bruge xmas market last year so will try another one this year - perhaps Lille? Not enough time and too many places to visit. Whenever MMM arrives home i start looking at the foreign trips so i now have a wish list for when i finally retire in about three years. Wish list for which i am saving hard includes 5 months in the states (from last months), trip round Iceland, and up to North Cape (or as close as i can get) in Norway. Its good to dream. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Going to Devon for a couple of days middle of next week, Ashbourne at Easter, Peterborough for the show end of next month and then all the rest of the Warners shows till September when we finish off with York. Trying to sort out a rally site near Ludlow (for another forum) for the September food festival. Probably get a couple of weekends away in between but unlikely to go further than our favourite hideaway site in South Shropshire. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carioca Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 somewhere in europe for three weeks in a fortnights time. haven't got a clue where maybe spain or portugal or southwest france, no idea we will just drive south until it feels warm enough carn't wait B-) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangothemadmonk Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 France for 2 weeks this May. can't wait. Johnny F ps and also off this weekend to Howarth, Yorkshire and the usual 50+ trips this year which include weekends mid-weekers and day trips on CC sites and wild camp sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolh Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 This weekend Navenby Next weekend - Great Hale the following weekend - North Wales for Louise and Jimmys wedding Last weekend in March - Collingham Easter - Whitby won't bore you with April and May (lol) June - 3 weeks travelling in France that's enough for now B-) Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancer Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Nothing exotic for us. Work keeps getting in the way. Most Sundays we go off for the afternoon with friends, we are walking the Leeds & Liverpol canal from end to end at the moment, usually have tea in the bus parked with a good view. May and July will see us on the North York Moors on various CLs, we are going to walk the eastern half of the Coast to Coast path (Keld to Robin Hoods Bay); we did the western half last year. Then carry on with the Cleveland Way which we started last year. Probably take in a few dance weekends, but that is more like a working holiday. Drive safe, enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merpb Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Gower for 4 days next week. Germany 2 weeks at easter (Rhine, Mosselle, black Forest, Bodensee and back). Scotland for 5 days in May. Croatia for 3 weeks in late June. Spain down to Santiago de compostella in September. Austria for a week in December. In between planned trips we get away alternate 3 day weekends in the UK where ever the fancy takes us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 If new van ever arrives! A week at Easter down to Honeflur and Northern Brittany for a trial run in new camper… Whitsun up in the air due to my daughters exam’s a few unplanned as yet weekends A 4 weeks summer trip, a slow wind down through the Mosel river to Lake Constanz, through Austria, and 2 weeks booked at “Forenella” Lake Garda in Italy. Christmas will be either Skiing or if time allows maybe southern Spain. recommendations please for ski campsites and Spanish sites as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjl Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 If you wish to ski in the Alps this is a good site - had 7 days this jan/feb - lots of snow when we were there. http://www.plandufernuy.com/ Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinners Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 You are an exotic lot, going hither and yon all the time while us "kids" have to work! So for us it's Bristol next weekend, two weeks in Scotland in June and then we may venture to see some of le Tour de France... ...a weekend in Kent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Sinners - 2007-03-09 1:43 AM You are an exotic lot, going hither and yon all the time while us "kids" have to work! So for us it's Bristol next weekend, two weeks in Scotland in June and then we may venture to see some of le Tour de France... ...a weekend in Kent!! Forgot that bit when I posted my contrib above - we're going to Canterbury for the Tour stage too. Remember a thread I started a while ago about overnighting there? I've arranged a Sunday off specially - it's not only "sinners" who have to work - happens to "saints" (????) as well! Maybe see you there Peter - what's your wagon look like? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Tony ... off thread I know but I've just gotta ask ... how come Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest, yet you have to work normally?????? 8-) I'd speak to your boss if I was you! (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hymer C 9. Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 No one can say Motorhomers are not a adventurous lot, great mix of travelling going on, Jana always wanted to go to Ireland have a great time. Kelly 58 will be in Monte Carlo/Nice same time as you if you spot us say Hello (our sign in name gives the clue), and Brian R. you have given us some where to call we had not thought of, looking forward to calling in there. Peterjl looking forward to meeting up, and Judge have a great time with your new van, really enjoyed the replys and still getting ideas of the forum, happy travelling Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinners Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Hello 'Saint' Tony, We have an Autocruise Starblazer, but we may take the car and fit some cycle wheels to the roof.... ....just to fit-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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