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at outdoor shows. Our aim is to provide the best motorhome,
caravan and camping books, maps and guides from the UK and
Europe. Buy here now and see us at the outdoor
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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
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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. |
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Details
of Go Motorhoming Europe
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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.
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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:
- First Time or Full Time
- Buying your Motorhome
- Utilities (consumable)
- Preparing your motorhome
- Paperwork
- Accommodation; from campsites to free-parks
- Life on the Road
- Entertainment
- Country Guides
- Directory
More information about Go Motorhoming Europe visit
www.go-motorhoming.co.uk |
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The
Essential 'All The Aires" Second Edition Written in English!
In Stock.
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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.
Find out more about using Aires click here
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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