{"id":16310,"date":"2023-02-14T10:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T09:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/tour-of-europe-in-a-converted-vehicle-our-practical-article-itinerary-budget-detailed-report-of-our-10-months-in-a-motorhome\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:35:20","slug":"europe-camping-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of Europe in a converted vehicle : our practical article, itinerary, budget, detailed report of our 10 months in a motorhome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those of you who have been following us since the beginning of the blog, we have been traveling around the world for a year in a backpack with Matthieu. Two years after our return to France, we made the decision to leave again, we really missed the <strong>life of travelers<\/strong>. Then the arrival of our<strong> daughter <\/strong>and <strong>Coco 19<\/strong> at the beginning of 2020, has somewhat disrupted our plans, as it did for all of you!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, we had time to prepare our departure, to test and find a <strong>motorhome<\/strong> and to realize all the <strong>administrative formalities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article, we explain in detail how we <strong>organized <\/strong>a <strong>tour of Europe<\/strong> in a converted vehicle (motorhome, truck or van). We answer all the questions we asked ourselves, such as when to <strong>leave<\/strong>, what <strong>health and travel<\/strong> <strong>insurance<\/strong> to take&#8230; we detail our <strong>budget<\/strong>, our <strong>itinerary<\/strong> <strong>for this big trip<\/strong> and our <strong>assessment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Sommaire d\u00e9taill\u00e9<\/span>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#How_to_organize_a_tour_of_Europe_in_a_motorhome_or_van\" >How to organize a tour of Europe in a motorhome or van?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Prepare_without_preparing\" >Prepare without preparing!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Blogs_Youtube_channels_and_travel_books\" >Blogs, Youtube channels and travel books<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#What_should_you_think_about_when_planning_your_itinerary\" >What should you think about when planning your itinerary?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#To_the_weather\" >To the weather!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Finding_a_balance\" >Finding a balance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Our_route_9_countries_and_14600_kilometers\" >Our route: 9 countries and 14,600 kilometers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#August_Portugal_Porto_and_the_Algarve\" >August : Portugal, Porto and the Algarve<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Seven_and_Oct_The_Spanish_coast_from_Malaga_to_Barcelona\" >Seven. and Oct. The Spanish coast from Malaga to Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Nov_and_Dec_Southern_Italy\" >Nov. and Dec. : Southern Italy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Jan_Feb_and_March_Greece_the_ideal_country_for_campers\" >Jan., Feb. and March : Greece, the ideal country for campers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#April_Bulgaria_in_co-working\" >April : Bulgaria in co-working<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#May_Romania_Hungary_Austria_and_Germany\" >May: Romania, Hungary, Austria and Germany<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#June_France\" >June : France<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Which_vehicle_for_a_European_tour\" >Which vehicle for a European tour?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Where_to_sleep_for_free_our_tips\" >Where to sleep for free, our tips?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#What_is_the_budget_for_a_European_tour\" >What is the budget for a European tour?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#What_is_it_like_to_travel_with_a_young_child_our_advice\" >What is it like to travel with a young child + our advice?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#What_to_think_about_before_leaving\" >What to think about before leaving?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/europe-camping-car\/#Travel_health_insurance\" >Travel health insurance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_organize_a_tour_of_Europe_in_a_motorhome_or_van\"><\/span>How to organize a tour of Europe in a motorhome or van?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prepare_without_preparing\"><\/span>Prepare without preparing!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh lala what does that mean? For our first long trip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/planning-round-the-world-itinerary\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2885\">around the world<\/a>, we had a very precise itinerary before leaving. We had opted for a round-the-world ticket, with plane tickets and dates to respect. For this second long trip, we no longer wanted to be<strong>&#8220;constrained<\/strong>&#8221; by a <strong>set itinerary<\/strong>. We wanted to feel <strong>free as a bird<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the <strong>Coco<\/strong> was invited during the year 2020, a year and a half before our departure and to crown it all we became parents at the same time.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, COVID taught us not to plan because when we left, there were still<strong> many restrictions<\/strong>, for example, we could not spend the<strong>winter in Morocco<\/strong> as it was initially planned in our heads. The country opened its borders after our trip.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secondly, taking care of a young child, plus managing our respective jobs, takes time and energy, obviously, we are not teaching you anything. So we had very (very) little time to prepare our trip.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We concentrated more on<strong>buying<\/strong> and <strong>preparing<\/strong> our <strong>motorhome <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/essential-motorhome-accessories\/\">equipment<\/a>. It&#8217;s also worth noting that this was our second long trip, and we&#8217;re (almost) experts at long trips (or not).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we will explain later, we spend a lot of time every day consulting all kinds of <strong>travel content<\/strong>, so we had several itinerary ideas in mind!<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blogs_Youtube_channels_and_travel_books\"><\/span>Blogs, Youtube channels and travel books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, we read a lot of <strong>travel blogs<\/strong>, we watch a lot of travel videos on <strong>You Tube<\/strong> and we also read a lot of travel books.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So all these contents gave us a lot of<strong>ideas to travel<\/strong> in Europe and also in other parts of the world. It also allowed us to learn about life on the road! We give you our references at the end of the article.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"738a95\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #738a95;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220319_121125-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"Tour of Europe in a camper van Beach in Greece, Thessalonica region\" class=\"wp-image-12417 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_you_think_about_when_planning_your_itinerary\"><\/span>What should you think about when planning your itinerary?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_the_weather\"><\/span>To the weather!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously in a motorhome or van, you will be living in a small space mainly outside, so it was important for us to keep up with the heat. For this reason, for example, we spent <strong>3 months in Greece, <\/strong>because after Spain, it is the country with the mildest temperatures in Europe in winter.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this, we advise you to look at websites such as &#8220;When to go&#8221; to have an idea of the temperatures month by month.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finding_a_balance\"><\/span>Finding a balance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Europe is very big, if you don&#8217;t want to drive for hours and hours every day, we advise you to limit yourself to a part of the country. We drove on average <strong>1 to 2 hours every other day<\/strong> because we did not want to drive every day.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to note that driving every day leads to fatigue, higher <strong>fuel costs<\/strong> and it requires to <strong>store the motorhome<\/strong> or van every day before driving.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We did have to ride for several days at a time, for example when we were in Sicily and wanted to get to Greece quickly, or when we traveled with<strong>other families<\/strong> with a different rhythm to ours (for example, with our hyperactive friends Amandine and PA &#8211; we love you like that!). This was still an exception.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We advise you to listen to yourself; we also rode more at the beginning of the trip because we were in great shape!  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For our part, we chose to cover Southern Europe in 10 months, then plan a second trip to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/road-trip-scandinavia\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27431\">Northern Europe in a camper van<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7d7166\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7d7166;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo-de-Floriane-2-scaled-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13902 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"708b9e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #708b9e;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_093108-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"gabo de gata spain\" class=\"wp-image-12276 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_route_9_countries_and_14600_kilometers\"><\/span>Our route: 9 countries and 14,600 kilometers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"afd3d5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/itineraire-tour-d-europe-camping-car.jpg\" alt=\"itinerary tour of europe by motorhome\" class=\"wp-image-12661 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #afd3d5; width:840px;height:566px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Map made on TravelBoast (a few points missing)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"August_Portugal_Porto_and_the_Algarve\"><\/span>August : Portugal, Porto and the Algarve  <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We left on <strong>August 01 from P\u00e9rigueux<\/strong>, for this beginning of trip, we mainly drove, because we had appointment on August 10 in Porto for the wedding of our friends Caroline and Ludovic. We took the opportunity to visit the magnificent Douro region, and began to get to grips with the narrow, winding roads.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We learned once we arrived in <strong>Portugal that wild bivouac<\/strong> was forbidden since the beginning of the year 2021, we could not afford to sleep in paying places every night, so we took the decision, as soon as we arrived, with regret, to shorten our stay.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we drove to the<strong>Algarve<\/strong> to meet my sister who was on vacation there for a few days. We loved this area and its beautiful coastal scenery.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:15.53211%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210806_192824-1200x568.webp?strip=info&#038;w=484&#038;ssl=1 484w\" alt=\"family camping trip\" data-height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12669\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/europe-camping-car\/20210806_192824\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210806_192824-1200x568.webp\" data-width=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210806_192824-1200x568.webp?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir l\u2019image 1 sur 3 en plein \u00e9cran\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:15.53211%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210820_173331-scaled.webp?strip=info&#038;w=484&#038;ssl=1 484w\" alt=\"family camping trip\" data-height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12953\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/europe-camping-car\/20210820_173331\/20210820_173331-scaled-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210820_173331-scaled.webp\" data-width=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210820_173331-scaled.webp?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir l\u2019image 2 sur 3 en plein \u00e9cran\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:68.93578%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210826_152656-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210826_152656-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210826_152656-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210826_152656-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210826_152656-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1600&#038;ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"camping car portugal\" data-height=\"758\" data-id=\"12949\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/europe-camping-car\/20210826_152656\/20210826_152656-scaled-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210826_152656-scaled-1200x569.webp\" data-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210826_152656-scaled-1200x569.webp?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir l\u2019image 3 sur 3 en plein \u00e9cran\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Seven_and_Oct_The_Spanish_coast_from_Malaga_to_Barcelona\"><\/span>Seven. and Oct. The Spanish coast from Malaga to Barcelona  <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From Malaga to Almeria, the first dream spots<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We then headed for the Spanish border. We first crossed Andalusia without stopping there, because we had already visited this region a few years ago, we strongly recommend it. We drove towards <strong>Malaga<\/strong>, on the southern Spanish coast.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then from there, we went along the Spanish coast to enjoy its beautiful beaches and the Mediterranean Sea which was between <strong>26 and 27 degrees<\/strong> at this time of the year.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our days were mainly punctuated by walks <strong>along the coast<\/strong> and swimming in the late afternoon after our daughter&#8217;s nap.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we quietly went up the coast to <strong>Valencia<\/strong>. We had a big crush on the natural park of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/cabo-de-gata-nijar\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"12695\">Cabo de Gata<\/a>, located east of Almeria.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, before <strong>Almeria<\/strong>, we were astonished and saddened to see quantities of greenhouses clumped together for many kilometers. This part of Spain is called &#8220;the sea of plastic&#8221;, an unflattering nickname. It is the largest expanse of greenhouses in the world (35,000 hectares), the region lives mainly from<strong>intensive agriculture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of this area, thanks to <strong>Park4night<\/strong>, we were able to find bivouacs by the water or with a beautiful view of the sea.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"a3977b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a3977b;\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_200955-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Beach spain spot wild camping car\" class=\"wp-image-12084 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_200955-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_200955-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_200955-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_200955-512x243.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8e9595\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8e9595;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_093530-scaled.webp\" alt=\"gabo de gata spain\" class=\"wp-image-12078 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_093530-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_093530-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_093530-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_093530-512x243.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7c8b9a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c8b9a;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_181008-scaled.webp\" alt=\"gabo de gata spain\" class=\"wp-image-12080 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_181008-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_181008-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_181008-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_181008-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_181008-768x364.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210904_181008-1536x728.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"746053\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #746053;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_204018-scaled.webp\" alt=\"bivouac van\" class=\"wp-image-12072 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_204018-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_204018-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_204018-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210901_204018-512x243.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"838b8c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #838b8c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210905_090917-scaled.webp\" alt=\"wild camping spain europe tour\" class=\"wp-image-12082 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210905_090917-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210905_090917-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210905_090917-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210905_090917-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210905_090917-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210905_090917-1536x728.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From Cartagena to Barcelona, our first visits<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also visited the cities of Cartagena, Alicante and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visit-valencia-spain\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7494\">Valencia<\/a> and its region which we loved.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Valencia, natural spots on the coast became rarer, if not non-existent. In Catalonia, parking bans are numerous. We did not visit Barcelona because again we had already been there many times.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We made a detour to France to pick up some parcels and go shopping <strong>for cheese<\/strong>, a product that travelers quickly miss!  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, we salvaged a <strong>skylight<\/strong>, because our largest roof window turned over and broke on the beach at Almeria, even though there was no more wind than that. We took the opportunity to change the <strong>batteries<\/strong> in our camper van to increase its autonomy.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7f898c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7f898c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210925_113627-scaled.webp\" alt=\"spain\" class=\"wp-image-12098 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210925_113627-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210925_113627-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210925_113627-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210925_113627-512x242.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210925_113627-768x363.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20210925_113627-1536x727.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"627e98\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #627e98;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211014_105441-scaled.webp\" alt=\"camper van rooflight change\" class=\"wp-image-12088 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211014_105441-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211014_105441-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211014_105441-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211014_105441-512x242.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211014_105441-768x363.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211014_105441-1536x727.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6a8ba5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6a8ba5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211004_171548-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Parc Natural del Delta de l&#039;Ebre by camper van\" class=\"wp-image-12100 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211004_171548-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211004_171548-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211004_171548-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211004_171548-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211004_171548-768x364.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211004_171548-1536x728.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nov_and_Dec_Southern_Italy\"><\/span>Nov. and Dec. : Southern Italy  <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Naples and its region<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took a boat from Barcelona to Rome (with the Grimaldi company) for a 24 hour crossing (ticket price about 400\u20ac for the 3 of us in a cabin). <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We then headed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visit-naples\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10299\">Naples<\/a>, to visit its region. We loved the archaeological sites of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visit-pompei\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4107\">Pompeii<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visit-herculanum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3996\">Herculaneum<\/a>, as well as our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visit-vesuvius-naples\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5238\"> visit to Vesuvius<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"827673\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #827673;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_102338-scaled.webp\" alt=\"pompei with the family\" class=\"wp-image-12111 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_102338-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_102338-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_102338-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_102338-512x242.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"848885\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #848885;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_113806-scaled.webp\" alt=\"herculanum\" class=\"wp-image-12117 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_113806-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_113806-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_113806-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_113806-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_113806-768x364.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_113806-1536x728.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"767875\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #767875;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_180119-scaled.webp\" alt=\"naples by camper and van\" class=\"wp-image-12109 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_180119-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_180119-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_180119-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211026_180119-512x242.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6b6d6c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6b6d6c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211031_111810-scaled.webp\" alt=\"buffalos italy\" class=\"wp-image-12115 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211031_111810-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211031_111810-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211031_111810-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211031_111810-512x242.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Apulia region for us alone<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then we headed south to get some warmth and sunshine in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/pouilles-italie\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4462\">Puglia region<\/a>, which we were eager to discover.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We loved the cities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/sassi-matera-incontournable-ville-troglodyte-pouilles\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3983\">Matera<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/polignano-a-mare\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4152\">Polignano a Mare<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visiter-monopoli\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4194\">Monopoli<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/alberobello-trulli\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4218\">Alberobello<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visiter-lecce\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4275\">Lecce<\/a>. We also loved all the wild spots we could find. It is a region that can be visited by motorhome or van at this time of year, because few tourists venture there because the weather is not always good. We had, for example, 1 week of non-stop rain.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we were able to find very nice <strong>bivouacs<\/strong> just for us because all the campsites are closed in this period.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"777779\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #777779;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211103_163711-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Matera italy\" class=\"wp-image-12129 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211103_163711-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211103_163711-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211103_163711-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211103_163711-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211103_163711-768x364.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211103_163711-1536x728.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"52746d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #52746d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211109_120537-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Polignano a mare  \" class=\"wp-image-12135 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211109_120537-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211109_120537-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211109_120537-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211109_120537-512x242.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"979796\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #979796;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211112_113359-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Alberobello\" class=\"wp-image-12125 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211112_113359-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211112_113359-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211112_113359-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211112_113359-512x242.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8295a3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8295a3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211114_101635-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Wilderness camping Italy\" class=\"wp-image-12131 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211114_101635-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211114_101635-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211114_101635-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211114_101635-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211114_101635-768x364.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211114_101635-1536x728.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sicily for the holidays<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took the direction of <strong>Sicily<\/strong>, we had read on blogs that this region was very nice to visit by motorhome. We took the opportunity to meet up with my sister and my mother to celebrate Christmas a little early around <strong>Catania<\/strong>. We had a wonderful walk around<strong>Etna<\/strong>, we loved this part of Italy.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After only ten days in <strong>Sicily<\/strong>, we decided to leave Italy to reach Greece more quickly.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had, until then, come across very few families traveling in a camper. We joined the Facebook group of <strong>Families Around the World<\/strong> at that time, we realized that many families were traveling to Greece and that gatherings were planned for the holidays, so we decided to go to Greece! It&#8217;s this sense of freedom that we love about this mode of travel.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"90989c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #90989c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211203_135313-scaled.webp\" alt=\"ferry to Sicily\" class=\"wp-image-12355 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211203_135313-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211203_135313-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211203_135313-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211203_135313-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211203_135313-768x364.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211203_135313-1536x728.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6b7685\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6b7685;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_123501-bis-1-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Etna in Sicily, converted vehicle spotlight\" class=\"wp-image-12353 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_123501-bis-1-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_123501-bis-1-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_123501-bis-1-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_123501-bis-1-512x242.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6d8897\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6d8897;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211207_120611-1-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"Sicily\" class=\"wp-image-12488 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6d889d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6d889d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_130609-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Etna family hikes\" class=\"wp-image-12357 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_130609-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_130609-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20211205_130609-1200x569.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The departure from Italy and the difficulties (according to us) to travel in camping car in Italy<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we quickly left Sicily, because we found everything we don&#8217;t like in Italy:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We were very surprised by the<strong>&#8220;traffic rules<\/strong>&#8221; in Southern Italy, the driving is not always safe according to us, after 2 months on the Italian roads we had simply enough&#8230;<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Insecurity<\/strong>: we have repeatedly read comments on <strong>Park 4 night<\/strong> about recent break-ins. We even met travelers who had a break-in <strong>north of Bari<\/strong>. Even though we were extremely careful, we were tired of always having a little apprehension before finding our vehicle. Knowing that during our <strong>3 months in Greece<\/strong> we never once had this feeling.  <br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We were also disappointed by Sicily, especially by the beaches which were very dirty. On some of them, we couldn&#8217;t even let our daughter play outside, at the risk of her falling on a piece of glass or other waste&#8230;.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, it was time for us to leave, as this mode of travel offers great <strong>flexibility<\/strong>, we could decide to change country almost overnight, what a freedom!  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a country that we love, we spent 2 months there. In our opinion, the motorhome is perhaps not the best way to visit this country for the reasons that we surprised above.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We still loved the coastal landscapes, the archaeological sites and the picturesque Italian villages. We also appreciated the kindness of the Italians as well as all the Italian culinary specialties (the real mozarella, the smoked scamorza, the burrata, the pizza&#8230;).  <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jan_Feb_and_March_Greece_the_ideal_country_for_campers\"><\/span>Jan., Feb. and March : Greece, the ideal country for campers  <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We did not follow the ideal route (meaning the shortest one) because our families and friends joined us during this period, we naturally modified our route to be at the different meeting points!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Peloponnese our favorite of the trip<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a long crossing of 10 hours, with the company <strong>Grimaldi<\/strong> (about 200\u20ac), we arrive in <strong>Igoumenitsa<\/strong> in the north-east, we discover the beauty of the Greek coastal landscapes. We quickly take the road to the south, making a short stop on the beautiful island of <strong>Lefkada<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spend the holidays in <strong>Gythios<\/strong>, one of the most beautiful bivouacs of the Peloponnese, by the sea with a <strong>beautiful shipwreck <\/strong>in the background, in the company of a dozen families in van and camper. We exchanged a lot about the different vehicles, our respective itineraries and laughed a lot, which allowed us to spend nice holidays even far from our families.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then it&#8217;s back to <strong>Athens<\/strong> to meet up with Matthieu&#8217;s parents, with whom we&#8217;ll be visiting the main sights of the capital, as well as all the sites to see and do in the Peloponnese: the city of <strong>Mystra<\/strong>, the ruins of <strong>Mycenae<\/strong>, <strong>Epidaurus<\/strong> and its magnificent theater, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visiter-olympie\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"72729\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">archaeological site of Olympia<\/a> and the beautiful city of <strong>Nafplio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we continued to explore this part of Greece by motorhome with snow (yes even on the Greek coast it is possible). We fell in love with the town of <strong>Monemvasia<\/strong>, where we celebrated our daughter&#8217;s 2nd birthday. Then we went to the southernmost point of the Greek mainland and finally we explored the most arid and unspoiled region of mass tourism, the coast of the <strong>Magne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped is-style-columns wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"597490\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #597490;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"568\" data-id=\"12368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220101_151223-1200x568.webp\" alt=\"Shipwreck Greece\" class=\"wp-image-12368 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220101_151223-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220101_151223-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220101_151223-512x242.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220101_151223-768x363.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220101_151223-1536x727.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220101_151223-scaled.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"808178\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #808178;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"569\" data-id=\"12386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220131_120928-1200x569.webp\" alt=\"Monemvasia Greece\" class=\"wp-image-12386 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220131_120928-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220131_120928-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220131_120928-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220131_120928-scaled.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6b7f6e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6b7f6e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"568\" data-id=\"12382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220123_105327-1200x568.webp\" alt=\"Nature spot for motorhomes in Greece, tour of Europe\" class=\"wp-image-12382 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220123_105327-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220123_105327-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220123_105327-512x242.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220123_105327-768x363.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220123_105327-1536x727.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220123_105327-scaled.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5f6f72\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5f6f72;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220205_102213-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"southernmost point of mainland Greece\" class=\"wp-image-12436 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Meteors<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We headed for one of the sites we most wanted to see in Greece: the Meteora, with a stop at the beautiful ancient site of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visiter-delphes\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13513\">Delphi<\/a>, located south of Mount Parnassus, in the heart of the mountains, offering a beautiful view over the valley and the Gulf of Corinth.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We loved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/meteores-greces\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16271\">visiting the Meteora site<\/a>, huge rocks with <strong>monasteries perched<\/strong> on their promontories (what an idea to settle here!), accompanied by our friends Laura and Pierre who joined us for a few days.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"636a5a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #636a5a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"969\" data-id=\"12626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220218_111809-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Delphi\" class=\"wp-image-12626 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220218_111809-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220218_111809-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220218_111809-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220218_111809-512x242.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220218_111809-768x363.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220218_111809-1536x727.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"728da0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #728da0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_172336-2-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12618 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_172336-2-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_172336-2-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_172336-2-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_172336-2-512x243.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"798c7b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #798c7b;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_162900-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Playground in Greece\" class=\"wp-image-12630 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_162900-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_162900-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_162900-1200x569.webp 1200w, 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400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220228_110219-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220228_110219-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220228_110219-768x364.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220228_110219-1536x728.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"68737b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #68737b;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"12624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220303_173356-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Meteora in Greece\" class=\"wp-image-12624 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220303_173356-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220303_173356-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220303_173356-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220303_173356-512x243.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Thessaloniki and its heavenly beaches<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We end our exploration of Greece on a high note, discovering the <strong>beauty of the <\/strong>clear-water <strong>beaches <\/strong>of the <strong>Thessaloniki<\/strong> region, accompanied by my mother. In short, we already have in mind to come back with milder temperatures to fully enjoy its dream beaches.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"727974\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #727974;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220324_114823-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"Thessaloniki Beach\" class=\"wp-image-12424 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"738a95\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #738a95;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220319_121125-scaled-1024x484.webp\" alt=\"Turquoise water beach Thessaloniki\" class=\"wp-image-12426 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The ideal country for living in a converted vehicle (van or motor home)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We almost always found a bivouac by the sea or with a view of the sea, the sites were always very <strong>clean and quiet<\/strong>, even if often accompanied by croaking, meowing, barking dogs, and even lynx.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, the campsites and service areas were almost all closed, which requires a little more research to find places where it is possible to do the services.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last point for which we loved this country, it is for all the numerous meetings of <strong>travelers<\/strong> in camper and van, it is simple, in Greece we were always accompanied by another vehicle, it is always nice to exchange with other travelers and the children are delighted to have friends of travel.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"April_Bulgaria_in_co-working\"><\/span>April : Bulgaria in co-working<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll talk about it below, for this second long trip, as we still haven&#8217;t won the lottery (should we start playing yet), we had to <strong>travel<\/strong> and <strong>work<\/strong> at the same time.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juggling both requires a lot of energy, so we decided to put our bags in <strong>Bansko<\/strong>, a ski resort 2 hours south of <strong>Sofia<\/strong>. We rented a bright apartment on the 5th floor with a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains at <strong>FourLeafClover <\/strong>(270\u20ac for a T2 + 100\u20ac electricity). We chose to come here to take advantage of the many coworking spaces. We had heard about it thanks to Fabienne and Benoit from the blog <strong>Novo Monde<\/strong>. If you are interested, you can read their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novo-monde.com\/bansko-bulgarie-digital-nomad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report after 1 month in Bansko here<\/a>. We also wanted to test this <strong>way of<\/strong> life for a <strong>month<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took the opportunity to rest in a beautiful environment. Yes, life in a motor home is not always a vacation. We no longer had to search daily for a place to sleep, a place to do our services&#8230; And we <strong>worked<\/strong> a lot in good conditions, with comfortable chairs and no children around (we took turns).  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were able to exchange with <strong>other digital nomads<\/strong>, even if there were few families at that time. This allows you to meet people quickly.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that in winter (from December to March), a community of nomadic families has created a program called <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticterns.global\/worldschooling-bansko-2023\/?fbclid=IwAR0dbn2bDD7GP_lWQ1Om3XTTNfWTg7q6mBnpONOy1T2xCg3WVBn_pfSz2ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Worldschooling-Bansko<\/a> (you can find all the important information there, planning, prices&#8230;), which offers daily activities for children and adults. When we were in Bansko, the program was closed as the ski season was over.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We thought the concept was great for nomadic families, and we&#8217;ve had positive feedback from other families, so it&#8217;s an interesting one that we&#8217;d like to try out. We will be able to make a more complete assessment, do not hesitate to tell us if you are interested.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped is-style-columns wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"777e84\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #777e84;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"569\" data-id=\"12649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220405_191748-1200x569.webp\" alt=\"Bansko Bulgaria\" class=\"wp-image-12649 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220405_191748-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220405_191748-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220405_191748-512x243.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220405_191748-scaled.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"808380\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #808380;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"568\" data-id=\"12653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220406_112524-1200x568.webp\" alt=\"Bansko Bulgaria\" class=\"wp-image-12653 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220406_112524-1200x568.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220406_112524-400x189.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220406_112524-512x242.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220406_112524-scaled.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"828776\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #828776;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220425_125308-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Bansko Bulgaria\" class=\"wp-image-12635 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220425_125308-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220425_125308-400x190.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220425_125308-1200x569.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220425_125308-512x243.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"May_Romania_Hungary_Austria_and_Germany\"><\/span>May: Romania, Hungary, Austria and Germany<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afterwards, we met up with <strong>my sister in Sofia<\/strong> to visit the Bulgarian capital. It was a nice surprise, even if &#8220;Sofia is not one to dazzle at first sight&#8221; as it was written in the Routard, but on closer inspection some pretty colorful facades stand out.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>Free Walking Tour<\/strong> allowed us to explore and enjoy the city. And the cost of living is really low so we were able to enjoy ourselves.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were delighted to meet up with <strong>the Doudou-Passe-Partout<\/strong>: Amandine, PA and Augustin (the same age as Lison), our friends we met in Greece with whom we had a lot in common, to explore <strong>Romania<\/strong> and return all together to Alsace.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had only one less trip left so we decided to devote <strong>2 weeks to visit Romania<\/strong> and then 2 weeks to return. Romania is a beautiful country with many <strong>natural parks<\/strong>. We started with the beautiful Iron Gates region in the southwest, which runs along the Danube and marks the border between Romania and Serbia.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we explored <strong>Transylvania<\/strong>, a region known for its fortified cities and castles. We had a big crush on the city of <strong>Sibiu<\/strong>. A pedestrian historic center with large squares and a beautiful cathedral.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we headed northwest to explore an old salt mine in <strong>Turda<\/strong> now turned into a museum. The volumes inside are impressive.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We then arrived in Hungary where we were immediately impressed by the quality of the road network and the cleanliness of the country. We can finally get the bikes out since the infrastructure is designed for cyclists. We visit <strong>Budapest<\/strong> where everything is beautiful.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We then move on to Austria to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.passion-vienne.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.passion-vienne.fr\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit Vienna<\/a>, which we consider one of Europe&#8217;s most beautiful capitals. The city is full of beautiful buildings and large parks with flowers. On the other hand, we find the prices of Western Europe, everything seems to us out of price.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We headed off to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.passion-prague.fr\/quartiers-de-prague\/mala-strana\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.passion-prague.fr\/quartiers-de-prague\/mala-strana\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prague<\/a>, the beautiful Czech capital, and finally crossed into<strong>Germany<\/strong>, stopping only to stretch our legs, enjoy some last moments with our friends and get some sleep.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5d6457\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5d6457;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220513_104206-scaled-1024x484.webp\" alt=\"camping car roumanie\" class=\"wp-image-13001 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-columns\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.05231%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220515_183845-scaled-1200x568.webp?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220515_183845-scaled-1200x568.webp?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220515_183845-scaled-1200x568.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220515_183845-scaled-1200x568.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220515_183845-scaled-1200x568.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1600&#038;ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"children&#039;s games camping car romania\" data-height=\"757\" data-id=\"12997\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/europe-camping-car\/20220515_183845\/20220515_183845-scaled-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220515_183845-scaled-1200x568.webp\" data-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220515_183845-scaled-1200x568.webp?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir l\u2019image 1 sur 2 en plein \u00e9cran\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:49.94769%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220511_133201-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220511_133201-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220511_133201-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220511_133201-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220511_133201-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220511_133201-scaled-1200x569.webp?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"Sibiu Romania\" data-height=\"971\" data-id=\"12989\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/europe-camping-car\/20220511_133201\/20220511_133201-scaled-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220511_133201-scaled-1200x569.webp\" data-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220511_133201-scaled-1200x569.webp?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir l\u2019image 2 sur 2 en plein \u00e9cran\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"June_France\"><\/span>June : France<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spend a few days in the east of France that we knew very little, we take the opportunity to explore Strasbourg where we robbed a bakery. We were in need of French pastries. After leaving our adventure friends, we visit several Alsatian villages (Obernai, Ribeauvill\u00e9, Riquewihr&#8230;)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, we headed to Lyon, to meet our friends <strong>Ana\u00efs and Julien<\/strong>, whom we had met in 2016 on<strong>Easter Island<\/strong>, during our Backpacking World Tour.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This marks the end of our trip and we were thrilled to finalize it with our friends, who totally understood our conflicting emotions. We were both sad that the trip was over and eager to get back to our families and friends.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"717874\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #717874;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo-de-Floriane-3-scaled-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"bike ride Austria\" class=\"wp-image-14114 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_vehicle_for_a_European_tour\"><\/span>Which vehicle for a European tour?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We advise you to rent a camper van, van, camper van&#8230; to try it out, which unfortunately we weren&#8217;t able to do.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was on the agenda, but my early pregnancy was not as relaxing as we had imagined so we had to cancel many weekends and getaways.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, we consulted many blogs and sites of motorhome owners, attended shows to visit as many vehicles as possible. The<strong>Itineo SB 720<\/strong>, ticked all our requirements and was the vehicle that Jill and Clem from Raised On The Road, had at the time (more about them below). We&#8217;ve clearly been influenced.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a very spacious motorhome with a real living room, a large kitchen (L-shaped) and bunk beds in the back. We didn&#8217;t regret our choice at all, we really felt at home.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve also spent many hours equipping our vehicle for this trip, so we&#8217;ve created a list with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/essential-motorhome-accessories\/\">Our essential motorhome accessories<\/a>, some of which may well surprise you, and don&#8217;t hesitate to share yours with us at the end of the article.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6c7f6f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6c7f6f;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220123_105327-scaled-1024x484.webp\" alt=\"Wild spot van Greece beach\" class=\"wp-image-12452 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_sleep_for_free_our_tips\"><\/span>Where to sleep for free, our tips?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finding places to <strong>sleep<\/strong> and spaces to do <strong>services<\/strong> is clearly time consuming. In most of the countries we visited, bivouacking was tolerated outside of natural parks and protected areas, except in Portugal where camping outside of the infrastructure was forbidden. We found free and authorized bivouacs for motorhomes or vans 90% of the time.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For our spot searches, we used the famous <strong>Park4night<\/strong> application. With the paying option (about 2\u20ac\/month or 10\u20ac\/year) we can add filters to our search, &#8220;rating higher than 4\/5&#8221;, &#8220;free CC stat. area&#8221;, &#8220;playground&#8221; ideal to keep our daughter busy and meet other children.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also complete our research by trying to locate parking lots far from any civilization on <strong>Google maps<\/strong> and by asking obviously the <strong>other travelers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To summarize, to park for free, you have several options:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The communal areas <\/strong>(many town halls play the game), indeed we are often squeezed like sardines, it is not at all instagrammable, for one night, it is largely sufficient. We found them mainly in France, Spain, Austria and Germany. The services are generally free and since parking is allowed, we could sleep without fear of being disturbed or woken up in the middle of the night, what more could we ask for?<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The parking lots authorized to<\/strong> <strong>cars<\/strong> <strong>or in the middle of nature<\/strong>, on those clearly, we try to remain as discreet as possible. We avoid parking lots too close to the road (we like quietness to sleep.), restaurants especially on weekends and busy places so as not to disturb other motorists and especially the locals. We advise you to read the latest Park4night reviews carefully as the permissions change regularly. We found beautiful places, by the sea or in the middle of nature in Greece and Romania. The most complicated country in terms of bivouacs was Italy, we slept many nights on not very glamorous parking lots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our last tips for sleeping in a wilderness bivouac, we advise you to prefer <strong>sites far from the main points of interest<\/strong>, traveling out of season and asking locals if it is possible to park for a night!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We managed to find nice <strong>spots<\/strong> by searching well, we even managed to have many spots with <strong>sea views<\/strong> especially in winter, away from cities or very touristy places!  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also slept on parking lots in the city center, places that are not always very clean, nor very beautiful&#8230; the advantage of the camper is that once inside, you can close the shutters and feel almost alone in the world, until a car comes to park right next to you with the music blasting. There are also disadvantages linked to this nomadic life, nothing is ever perfect!<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"728da0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #728da0;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220221_172336-2-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"Camping sauvage camping car Gr&#xE8;ce vue\" class=\"wp-image-13029 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_budget_for_a_European_tour\"><\/span>What is the budget for a European tour?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We started with a budget of <strong>1 500\u20ac per month<\/strong>, which was the average budget of many families. Finally, for our part, we were rather at <strong>2 000\u20ac per month<\/strong>, after exchanges with other travelers, this difference is mainly explained in the way of counting the global budget.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is to say that we take <strong>all the expenses<\/strong> related to the trip. Even the small jobs we did on our camper, the health insurance we had paid before leaving as well as our Netflix, phone subscriptions that we kept during this trip.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, as we were working at the same time, we certainly wanted to indulge ourselves more in outings and restaurants.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For our part we spent about <strong>20 000\u20ac<\/strong> for 10 months of travel. You will find below our main expenses and especially the expenses that we do not necessarily think of (such as those related to the camping car)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, this budget can vary greatly from one project to another. If you only want to visit the northern European countries, you will need to plan a larger budget. In short, there are almost as many budgets as there are travelers.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Our detailed budget for our 10 month European tour<\/strong> for a family of 2 adults and 1 baby<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><br\/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Daily expenses (shopping, restaurants, visits, camping, clothes&#8230;)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  16 488 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Camper expenses (batteries, skylight, solar panels and mattress)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  1 365 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapkadirect.fr\/index.php?action=produit&amp;id=795&amp;app=pourquoipasnous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cap Aventure Health Insurance<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  1 000 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Vehicle insurance<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  380 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Subscriptions (Netflix, Spotify and phones)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  770 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>OVERALL BUDGET<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  <strong>20 000<\/strong> \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Monthly budget  <\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  2 000 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"68737b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #68737b;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220303_173356-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"Meteora Greece\" class=\"wp-image-13025 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_it_like_to_travel_with_a_young_child_our_advice\"><\/span>What is it like to travel with a young child + our advice?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a question that comes up regularly. Our daughter, who was <strong>one and a half years<\/strong> old when we left, adapted to our new life rather quickly. In our opinion, traveling by motorhome is the ideal way to travel with small children. Even if the child&#8217;s environment changes almost every day, once in the vehicle, he or she finds his or her <strong>environment<\/strong> and <strong>landmarks<\/strong>. In case of unforeseen events, for example a <strong>6 hour boat delay when it is raining<\/strong>, having a place to wait is a real luxury.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, this requires a little adaptation at the beginning, a hike of <strong>several kilometers with a difference in altitude<\/strong> is perhaps not the best idea with a baby in a sling under 35 degrees. <strong>Visiting an ancient site<\/strong> is not an exciting activity for a young child, so you&#8217;ll need to go early and limit yourself to 1h30 &#8211; 2h on site, or <strong>visit with other families<\/strong>, then find a <strong>playground<\/strong> or integrate a <strong>beach session <\/strong>at the end of the visit.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, it is necessary to manage the <strong>times of rest<\/strong> and <strong>games<\/strong> well, then once everyone took their marks, all occurs, almost, like on casters. We are thinking of contacting the <strong>Routard<\/strong> to write a travel guide on the <strong>most beautiful European playgrounds<\/strong> because we spent a lot of hours there \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traveling with a child makes it much easier to <strong>interact <\/strong>with the locals, who were always happy to talk or play with Lison.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One last point, after a few months of travel, she was asking more and more to play with other children of her age, it is to answer her need that we made sure to <strong>meet more families<\/strong> from Greece.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were happy to have our families to <strong>take over when we came back<\/strong> from our trip because 10 months <strong>non stop<\/strong> with your child, let&#8217;s be honest, it&#8217;s a bit tiring. Next time, we will go with <strong>grandparents as au pair<\/strong> (send your CVs) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, she calls herself<strong>a &#8220;little traveler<\/strong>&#8220;, she loves looking at our travel book and we are so happy to have created all these memories as a family!<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_think_about_before_leaving\"><\/span>What to think about before leaving?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Travel_health_insurance\"><\/span>Travel health insurance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For us, leaving with a <strong>good health insurance <\/strong>for our trip was an obvious choice. We wanted to be covered in case of a problem or the slightest doubt, we wanted to be able to go to the doctor without hesitation (which is what we did).  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We decided to go back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapkadirect.fr\/index.php?action=produit&amp;id=795&amp;app=pourquoipasnous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cap Aventure<\/a> formula of <strong>Chapka Assurance<\/strong>. In our opinion, this is the most interesting offer on the market. It offers a good ratio\/guarantees\/price. And the <strong>teleconsultation<\/strong> service is included in the package when we travel with children, it is a big advantage to be able to reach a doctor at any time.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We wrote an article about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/chapka-assurance\/\">our opinion and feedback with Chapka<\/a>, detailing when we had to use our insurance and whether or not we were covered. Spoiler alert, we were fully satisfied with the service offered by <strong>Chapka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were quoted <strong>\u20ac100 for the 3 of us <\/strong>(2 adults and 1 baby) per month, and took advantage of the family discount (-15%). Rates vary depending on the length of the contract.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyblock-bouton-Z2jznxW wp-block-lazyblock-bouton\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapkadirect.fr\/index.php?action=produit&amp;id=795&amp;app=pourquoipasnous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\"><button>Find out more about the Cap Aventure contract<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"64869d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #64869d;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220319_155727-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"Thessaloniki beach\" class=\"wp-image-12432 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"808178\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #808178;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220131_120928-scaled-1024x485.webp\" alt=\"Monemvasia Greece\" class=\"wp-image-12444 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our favorite blogs and You Tube channel:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We list below a few of our motorhome \/ van travel resources:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>You Tube<\/strong>: Jill and Clem from the You Tube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RaisedOnTheRoad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raised On The<\/a> Road, it&#8217;s one of our favorite <strong>You Tube<\/strong> channels, it&#8217;s a family of 6 who share their adventures in camper and now in van in the joy and good humor! Not forgetting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFGbkAQCPj7g1wY2aYW0JfA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nesta<\/a> &#8216;s another adorable family of 5 who live on the road that we like to follow regularly.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Les familles Autour du Monde<\/strong>: this is the site to use when traveling to meet other travelers, the<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/lfadm.jimdofree.com\/voyages-en-cours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Current trips<\/a>&#8221; section houses an interactive map on which the different families (registered on the site) are positioned. Thanks to this blog, we met <strong>many families<\/strong> during our trip.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blog <\/strong>: <strong>Yoyo and his 4 adventurers<\/strong>, Jonathan, St\u00e9phanie and their adorable children, with whom we shared a beautiful week in slow life mode in Greece. Their blog is very rich in practical advice before travelling, they have made a lot of small and clever arrangements in their motorhome to improve their daily life during their trip<a href=\"https:\/\/famille-berthault-les-apprentis-aventuriers.over-blog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Les inventions de Jo<\/a>&#8220;.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blog<\/strong>: <strong>Marie and Thimot\u00e9<\/strong>, from the blog <a href=\"https:\/\/objectif-terre.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Objectif Terre<\/a> with whom we spent the new year and a few days in Bulgaria, their <strong>pictures<\/strong> are <strong>beautiful<\/strong> and will make you want to leave right away.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reading<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/go\/equipement\/et-si-on-plaquait-tout\/\">&#8220;Et si on plaquait tout?<\/a>&#8221; the crazy bet of a family on the roads of the world, Audrey de la Family Coste tells their crazy adventure in American caravan from Canada to Mexico. A reading that strongly inspired our year of travel in motorhome.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reading<\/strong>: &#8221; <strong>The electric odyssey: 20.000 KM, 120 days, an electric Tuktuk<\/strong> &#8221; a travel story in electric tuk-tuk, a very original way of travelling. A refreshing and once again inspiring story!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"a3a2a2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a3a2a2;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-13-at-17.16.20-scaled-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"Family trip camping car europe\" class=\"wp-image-12961 not-transparent\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We loved traveling in Europe and camping with all <strong>our stuff<\/strong> without having to carry it, well our few things we didn&#8217;t live in a castle either. We always had more stuff than we did in a backpack.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What happens to us<\/strong>? we continue to travel in motorhomes in France, we are addicted now, we visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/roadtrip-brittany-motorhome\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5878\">Brittany in motorhome<\/a> for 2 weeks in September. We&#8217;ve been on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visit-oleron-island\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/ile-oleron\/\">Ile d&#8217;Ol\u00e9ron for a few months , so here are our 15 activities for your visit<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we spent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/road-trip-scandinavia\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27431\">4 months in Scandinavia<\/a>, discovering the countries of Northern Europe and their beautiful capitals, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/visit-stockholm\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19658\">Stockholm<\/a>, which we loved.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are planning a longer trip in the spring and would like to try co-living again at the end of the year. 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