OK, whoa, I know this isn't a really grown up road trip, but I need a holiday. Looks like a trip over to France is on the cards. I've been all over the world, and I have done lots of camping as well as loads of driving. But what I haven't done, is drive over to France with the family on a camping holiday. See? It's a new combination.
So any really USEFUL pointers would be handy. You know, the sorts of thing that someone well traveled and not a complete idiot might still miss.
OK - car insurance, European breakdown, car modifications and extra on board equipment - check
Passports and health insurance - check
Dog into kennels - check
Drive on the wrong side - check
Lock doors, gas off - Ooh, did we leave the oven on....
Dollars. I think. They take US dollars? Is France in Europe? I know it's in Spain, but is it in Europe?
See, I get this stuff.
It's the sort of stuff I'd feel a complete donkey saying "Ahh, I don't know that but should've"
We plan to take the cross channel hovercraft to Calais, drive sorta down the left side of the middle to the Dordoigne, do some canoe stuff, down to Carcasonne, look impressed, eat a little cheese then come back up via Lyon (where the cakes come from I think) through Dijon (famous for its ketchup) and back to the seaside where we'll get the hovercraft back to Blighty in time for tea and crumpets.
Did I miss anything. Oh, isn't diesel called L'essence in French? Don't want to get that wrong. We have a map of Poland which should serve I guess. We were going to use GPS but figure it would be in French so that went out of the window.
So, anything we've missed?
Can't wait. Pointers welcome.
So any really USEFUL pointers would be handy. You know, the sorts of thing that someone well traveled and not a complete idiot might still miss.
OK - car insurance, European breakdown, car modifications and extra on board equipment - check
Passports and health insurance - check
Dog into kennels - check
Drive on the wrong side - check
Lock doors, gas off - Ooh, did we leave the oven on....
Dollars. I think. They take US dollars? Is France in Europe? I know it's in Spain, but is it in Europe?
See, I get this stuff.
It's the sort of stuff I'd feel a complete donkey saying "Ahh, I don't know that but should've"
We plan to take the cross channel hovercraft to Calais, drive sorta down the left side of the middle to the Dordoigne, do some canoe stuff, down to Carcasonne, look impressed, eat a little cheese then come back up via Lyon (where the cakes come from I think) through Dijon (famous for its ketchup) and back to the seaside where we'll get the hovercraft back to Blighty in time for tea and crumpets.
Did I miss anything. Oh, isn't diesel called L'essence in French? Don't want to get that wrong. We have a map of Poland which should serve I guess. We were going to use GPS but figure it would be in French so that went out of the window.
So, anything we've missed?
Can't wait. Pointers welcome.