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Vicarious Books LLP (Limited) is committed to delivering exceptional motorhome & caravan books, guides, and maps. We are the one stop motorhome & caravan book shop. Go Motorhoming Europe and All The Aires - France are two camper books that truly identify with the essence of motorhoming, and the ACSI European campsite guides are some of the best available.

Vicarious Books is committed to making motorhoming and caravanning easier for English speakers by providing the best information available. So much vital information just doesn't make it across the channel and we're trying to change that. We want everyone to find motorcaravanning or caravanning fun and affordable, with our current motorhome, caravan and campsite books we are able to offer exactly that.
 
Go Motorhoming
Only £11.99 Inc UK p&p

Go Motorhoming Europe is the comprehensive guide and reference book that answers every conceivable question about the realities of buying and using a motorhome in the UK and in continental Europe.

Full-timing the Facts
Independent Buyers Guide
Expert Recommended


People on a budget will be able to do so much more, those with a dream will be able to live it, everyone will be able to save thousands of pounds but most of all you will become an experienced motorhomer without even needing to set foot in one.
 
All the Aires
New Edition In Stock £14.99


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All the Aires France – The groundbreaking French Aires de Service guide is now in its second edition. Written entirely in English, it shows you everything you need to know.
1300 Aires have been inspected and photographed during 2007/8 with GPS co-ordinates taken on site. Aires suitable for large motorhomes and RVs have been identified.

In total 1600 Aires are listed across France, that’s more than any other French Aire de Service guide lists, we know we’ve counted.

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The cost of both these motorcaravan books is less than the annual subscriptions to the top motorhome magazines but will provide more camper information, saving you more time, money enhancing your motorhoming experience. Whoever you and what ever you plan to do, if you are thinking of motorhoming then these books are for you.

 
Details of Go Motorhoming Europe
Go Motorhoming Europe is the comprehensive guide and reference book that answers every conceivable camper van question about the realities of buying and using your motorhome in the UK and continental Europe.

Whatever your questions they will be answered, you will be given the facts and real life examples as well as further contact details were appropriate. There is detailed advice on buying a motorhome, touring, and full time motorhoming. Provided in the country guides are details of the best sources of information for Campsites, camper-stops, tourist information, and maps this is tailored for each individual European country including France , Norway , Eastern Europe, and a guide to motorhome wintering in Spain and Portugal . Each country guides also tell you the best things to do and where to go with your camper, including the situation about free wild camping (free-parking). Much of this information is free and some of it can only be obtained in advance, but full contact details are provided.

The Go Motorhoming Europe guide book is aimed at everyone, whether new to motorhoming or regular camper van rally goers, no matter what their budget or dream. Although aimed at motor caravanners, the book has equally relevant information for caravanners.

Chapter two of Go Motorhoming Europe has a comprehensive buyers guide telling you how to ensure you make an informed, economic and practical motorhome purchase. A 28-point checklist is included to ensure you ask the right questions when buying new or second hand either privately or from a motor home dealer. How to import motorhomes from Europe and America is fully explained providing the opportunity to save thousands of pounds. Of the thousand or so new motorcaravans on sale in the UK just over 60 motorhomes have passed the 'go motorhoming' criteria. These camper vans are listed in the book with their calculated approval. Each camper van has sufficient payload for passengers, necessary equipment, luggage and some luxury items. All of these motor caravans will be suitable for long term use and will be able to get just about anywhere, there is a road surface. The necessities of motorhome payloads, insurance, driving licence restrictions and motorhome recovery are fully explained.

Campers on a budget will be able to do so much more, those with a dream will be able to live it, everyone will be able to save thousands of pounds but most of all you will become an experienced motorhomer without even needing to set foot in one.

Go Motorhoming Europe discusses the many thing you could buy for your camper van, providing evaluations to help you understand their usefulness. They include satellite TV options, solar panels, reversing cameras, air conditioning, awnings and air assisted suspension 'air rides' generators, inverters to name a few. Communicating whilst abroad is a necessity explained, including Internet phone calls, mobile phones, receiving post and emails.

The Go Motorhoming book has full details about caravan and camping sites, and the alternatives, camper-stops, and free wild camping for motorhomes. You may have heard of 'aire de services', camper-stops in France , these are special places where motorhomes can stop for a few nights, dump and replenish water tanks often for free. There are camper-stops all over Europe, known as Stellplatz in Germany , area de services in Italy and French aires. Across Europe everybody knows them as camper stops. These are a brilliant resource often in fantastic locations but are only available to motorhomes and camper vans. Anyone considering this option should go to our Aires and Stopover Guides for over 12000 camper stops in 20 countries.

Most European countries have small farm camping sites, which are difficult to find without the correct guidebook. These farm camping site guides are detailed in the Go Motorhoming Europe book providing contact details.

Go Motorhoming Europe's final chapter provides information on every European country, explaining the best time visit, what you can expect and which allow or tolerate 'wild camping' known as free-parking. Every country has its own farm camping guide and Go Motorhoming Europe provides contact details for these and country specific camper-stop guides. Read our where to stay article for full details.

Contents Page
The book is laid out in 10 chapters over 230 pages and the contents pages are as follows:

  1. First Time or Full Time
  2. Buying your Motorhome
  3. Utilities (consumable)
  4. Preparing your motorhome
  5. Paperwork
  6. Accommodation; from campsites to free-parks
  7. Life on the Road
  8. Entertainment
  9. Country Guides
  10. Directory

More information about Go Motorhoming Europe visit www.go-motorhoming.co.uk

 

The Essential 'All The Aires" Second Edition Written in English!
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The most comprehensive French Aires guide in any language

This is the second in the series of groundbreaking Go Motorhoming books. Following the success of Go Motorhoming Europe, dubbed the ‘Bible’ the authors set out in 2007 to produce the best directory possible of the motorhome service facilities in France. The second edition of All the Aires France has achieved exactly that

Using the French Aires de Service is part of the essence of motorhoming. You can have riverside views of the Rhone, vineyard stays complete with free tour and tasting, tow path locations on the Canal di Midi, stay right next to the Mediterranean and a whole host of places where there are simply no "caravan sites". Their locations usually provide easy access to the local town and amenities, so additional transport is not needed. Aires are generally exceedingly cheap or free, so you will only have to use the book once to regain its cost.

Features of All The Aires.
* Every known French Aire listed
* More inspected Aires than other guides list
* 1300 colour photos of the Aires
* 1300 Aires inspected 2007/8
* Onsite GPS coordinates
* Directions with road names, numbers and postcodes
* Aires for big motorhomes

These motorhome stopovers are called aires de service in France, translated to area of/for service. They range from town or village carparks, remote locations to vine yards and provide overnight parking exclusively for motorhomes and campervans.

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Even if you choose not to stay the night, the book allows you to quickly find the motorhome parking available in each town. Unlike previous guides such as Reise mobil Bord atlas stellplatze and Le Guide Officiel des Aires de Services Camping-car or CamperStop Europe this one is only in English.

What’s covered where?
Inspectors searched for Aires across the whole of France during 2007/8. Many new and undiscovered Aires were found and recorded. 1300 Aires have been inspected. The Aires listed are those found in villages, towns, and rural or waterside locations. Motorway rest areas are not included or recommended as suitable overnight parking.

What information is provided?
The 1300 inspected Aires are laid out four to a page, each has a colour photo that was taken to provide as true an overview as possible. The inspectors have become true Aire Heads, and have provided accurate descriptions of the facilities, amenities but more importantly the ambience of the stopovers. Other useful information includes; walking time to town/village shops and restaurants, local activates and recreational facilities, areas suitable for dogs and children, and for some the most important thing, being on the waters edge where fishing or simply taking in the scenery can be enjoyed.

Information provided by the French authorities provides at least the following; the Town and Road or place name, if there is a service point and if overnight parking is provided. Many list the number of parking spaces, suitability for large motorhomes, maximum duration of visit, and opening times. The level of information is comparable with that provided by the French produced Aires de Services guides, though non French readers will gain more from All The Aires.

Getting there is easy!
Finding Aires has always been a problem for some. GPS coordinates are given that were taken onsite and provided in the following format N45º04.230'E004º49.716' Directions are brief but have been considered carefully so that the Aire is approached from easiest, main, route. Directions start with the road name or number that the Aire is located by; the direction of travel is then established. The necessary junctions are then described with prominent features highlighted. On most occasions there are signs to follow. There are well known motorhome draining its grey water, symbol, abbreviated to “signed” in the guide or place and facility names on signposts abbreviated to “Sp” then the name 'Port Plesance' for example.

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Motorhomers who enjoy wild camping or free camping (we call it free-parking) will find all The Aires very useful as it contains plenty of places to dump and replenish water supplies for free.

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