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The Sevre Nantaise from campingcariste 807 days old

West of Nantes there is a plateau between the Sevre and the Maine rivers that produces some nice wines, granite cliffs drop to the rivers giving rise ...

History repeats from campingcariste 808 days old

We were in France in the summer of 2001, we watched a TV in a shop window in Monte Carlo, thinking we were watching a disaster movie as the twin towers ...

Back in the USSR, sorry UK from campingcariste 811 days old

Well here we are back again in England after some submersion into rural France and a long test period for the LED lighting. Admittedly I took less electronics ...

Eau Potable from campingcariste 910 days old

The three day rule. The last post covered Grey Water. The Germans certainly got the balance right in the Hymer between Potable, Grey and Brown. We have ...

Water Water Potable Grey and Brown from campingcariste 911 days old

Some poor folk have such terrible neighbours. I think if I had bad 'uns I would be off in the 'van full time, sell the house and live on the proceeds. I ...

Comradeship on the Road from campingcariste 912 days old

We parked for the night on a harbour on the Gironde estuary. Another UK van pulled alongside us, the usual pleasantries were exchanged and then further ...

An LED lighting test from campingcariste 912 days old

I purchased a wind up LED torch from Lydel the other day, brightness very good, ideal for camping at £3.99. LED prices are falling now and the efficiency ...

Black Doughnuts from campingcariste 929 days old

I recently had an offside front blow out on the A14 near Cambridge at around 5.00 PM on a weekday, doing about 60 MPH whilst being overtaken by a lorry, ...