Motorhome hire, Uk-Italy in 3 weeks...?
Discussion
Good morning campers,
My good lady has decided that since I’m currently a gentleman of leisure we should up-sticks & take off to Europe for a few weeks in a motorhome once the schools kick out.
Despite the late notice I have found a few available vans but there seems to be a confusing amount of websites in the uk, But it’d seem £1k per week seems to be the going rate in peak season, is that about right?
It’ll be the first time for us & the kids in an rv and having never toured Europe I was wondering if we need to pre-book campsites or just turn up?
How does everyone else do it?
Lastly do you think is Uk-France-Sicily-Uk is doable in three weeks?
My good lady has decided that since I’m currently a gentleman of leisure we should up-sticks & take off to Europe for a few weeks in a motorhome once the schools kick out.
Despite the late notice I have found a few available vans but there seems to be a confusing amount of websites in the uk, But it’d seem £1k per week seems to be the going rate in peak season, is that about right?
It’ll be the first time for us & the kids in an rv and having never toured Europe I was wondering if we need to pre-book campsites or just turn up?
How does everyone else do it?
Lastly do you think is Uk-France-Sicily-Uk is doable in three weeks?
I see your point Chopper.....
Gaz is correct, Father in law was Sicilian and died last year so not only is it important to go and pay our respects (I wasn't able to attend the funeral), we also want to see the family and visit some friends en-route.
Plus when my wife was little they all did the journey down in a VW & she's keen to recreate the trip with our kids, and since I'm between careers at the moment we have some time on our hands, & if/when I start a new job I won't be able to take holiday for a while.
Current plan is to blat down as quickly as possible possibly via Naples & the overnight ferry, spend a week and then take our time coming back.
If we can find a van...
Gaz is correct, Father in law was Sicilian and died last year so not only is it important to go and pay our respects (I wasn't able to attend the funeral), we also want to see the family and visit some friends en-route.
Plus when my wife was little they all did the journey down in a VW & she's keen to recreate the trip with our kids, and since I'm between careers at the moment we have some time on our hands, & if/when I start a new job I won't be able to take holiday for a while.
Current plan is to blat down as quickly as possible possibly via Naples & the overnight ferry, spend a week and then take our time coming back.
If we can find a van...
We did it 1998 in a brand new S reg Rover 200 that my employer foolishly gave me, I spent the next few months massaging my mileage sheets.
However I also remember trying & failing to sleep in it, a camper will be much better for overnight stops for the blat down.
Once we’re there we’ll spend a week seeing various family members in various locations, & also actually seeing some of the sights, something we’ve never really done before...
Phase 2 of the journey is visiting various mates & some nice campsites on a more relaxed 10ish day journey home.
I looked at the Genoa-Palermo ferry but it’s about £1k with a cabin, we might get the Naples boat one or both ways, we also did it in 98, just as Italy was getting into mobile phones, bloody things were going off all through the night crossing...”PRONTO!”
Anyway, stuff it! We’re off on an adventure!
However I also remember trying & failing to sleep in it, a camper will be much better for overnight stops for the blat down.
Once we’re there we’ll spend a week seeing various family members in various locations, & also actually seeing some of the sights, something we’ve never really done before...
Phase 2 of the journey is visiting various mates & some nice campsites on a more relaxed 10ish day journey home.
I looked at the Genoa-Palermo ferry but it’s about £1k with a cabin, we might get the Naples boat one or both ways, we also did it in 98, just as Italy was getting into mobile phones, bloody things were going off all through the night crossing...”PRONTO!”
Anyway, stuff it! We’re off on an adventure!
Deesee said:
Op just rent a telepass, makes life a lot easier, (especially on the Milan ring road).
www.tolltickets.com
They have put prices up this year but are essential kit.
Just drive straight through.
Thanks for the info but I don’t think I have time to get one of these sorted, I’ve got a Sanef tag for France, that should ping at the toll but charge us as a class 2 vehicle using witchcraft.www.tolltickets.com
They have put prices up this year but are essential kit.
Just drive straight through.
That's interesting, I just popped Luxembourg into Via Michelin as a waypoint & it knocked an hour & £200 off the journey!
Which route do you take through Germany?
I notice one route takes us quite close to Stuttgart... https://www.porsche.com/museum/en/
Which route do you take through Germany?
I notice one route takes us quite close to Stuttgart... https://www.porsche.com/museum/en/
Edited by DJFish on Tuesday 31st July 10:38
Well that wasn’t too bad, we managed to get across to France on day 1 which we weren’t expecting & we’re a day behind due to pissing about trying to get the fridge working, but we had a lovely couple of stops on the way down:
Night 1 was a ropey camper stop near Arras.
Night 2 was at a lovely little campsite near Troyes as we hung around for ages waiting for the hire company to find a local agent who was willing & able to have a look at the funbus.
After along hot wait at the camper place in Dijon they diagnosed a dodgy relay but didn’t have time to fix it.
So on with the journey.
We crossed the alps via Mt. Blanc in darkness punctuated with some spectacular lightning storms & spent Night 3 in a picturesque camper stop in Hone.
We tried to make Naples that night but instead took a detour into Umbria to spend Night 4 next to Lake Bolsena which is near Orvieto.
This had the advantage of being situated near a large gathering of Porchetta stalls which took care of lunch for that day.
Then it was on to Naples for a stroll into town before facing the truly chaotic ferry terminal.
Night 5 was in a luxury cabin with complimentary mini-bar
So here we are, it’s day six and we’re just waiting for Nonna to cook us a light lunch before we get set up in the campsite down the road.
Apologies for the wonky photos....
Night 1 was a ropey camper stop near Arras.
Night 2 was at a lovely little campsite near Troyes as we hung around for ages waiting for the hire company to find a local agent who was willing & able to have a look at the funbus.
After along hot wait at the camper place in Dijon they diagnosed a dodgy relay but didn’t have time to fix it.
So on with the journey.
We crossed the alps via Mt. Blanc in darkness punctuated with some spectacular lightning storms & spent Night 3 in a picturesque camper stop in Hone.
We tried to make Naples that night but instead took a detour into Umbria to spend Night 4 next to Lake Bolsena which is near Orvieto.
This had the advantage of being situated near a large gathering of Porchetta stalls which took care of lunch for that day.
Then it was on to Naples for a stroll into town before facing the truly chaotic ferry terminal.
Night 5 was in a luxury cabin with complimentary mini-bar
So here we are, it’s day six and we’re just waiting for Nonna to cook us a light lunch before we get set up in the campsite down the road.
Apologies for the wonky photos....
Edited by DJFish on Monday 6th August 10:49
Well there’s a Rollerteam dealer in Palermo so we’ll get them to look at it, it’d make life a bit easier on the way back but we really needed it for our non-stop, self sufficient blat down here....
I did consider jury-rigging a feed from the ciggy lighter but that was vetoed on the grounds of health & safety.
However the hirers have comped. Us an extra two days for the inconvenience, which is nice.
I did consider jury-rigging a feed from the ciggy lighter but that was vetoed on the grounds of health & safety.
However the hirers have comped. Us an extra two days for the inconvenience, which is nice.
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