Is anyone becoming a "staycationer"
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I'm not becoming anything, since retirement we have enjoyed our van travels to the places we like, not because of the weather, or because of not liking it here or there but just because we've been lucky enough to buy a van and have decided this is a nice way to spend our away time. But we also have other things we enjoy like family and home itself so we try to balance things out each year depending on what's happening plus unforeseen events, good or bad.
edit...this is getting very philosophical...
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Another one here for 'doing it while you can' - had to cancel last years spring/summer trip for serious health reasons (although we managed to visit the Christmas markets in Alsace in order to use the cancelled eurotunnel crossing) I am planning probably two trips to Europe this year. We are not too concerned about exchange rates etc as like others we find overall costs cheaper abroad. We live by the sea near popular places and I find prices can be high - cups of coffee on the seafront can be £2.70! I once bought ice cream on the French Riviera cheaper than in Bournemouth. We like to tour a bit without booking which is difficult here, so France/Italy etc here we come.
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I say again, Husky......give France (or Belgium) a try.
It would be massively easier for you, from Kent, to do that than for us to visit........well, almost anywhere.
Just drive onto the train, drive off in France 40 minutes later and several good sites are within 30 minutes drive.
Then, if you feel like it, venture a bit further up or down the coast. Stop for one night or 7 nights.....whatever takes your fancy. No need to book, just pay when you decide to leave.
It really is a very different experience to the UK.
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We're at Skegness Sands affiliated site instead of Kiko Park on the Costa Blanca where we would have been heading but for medical limitations. Today we had a walk along the promenade in brilliant sunshine for morning coffee! The east-facing beach, at this time of year, is just like the beach at Oliva except that it's cold and wet down there right now.
We even got our chairs out and had our lunch al fresco
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Not keeping us at home at all. However chatting to my local dealer who said the caravan market is "mad" this year, both new and second hand due to people deciding to stay at home...for various reasons. Confirmed this as one swift model has sold out for for 2017. Not sure what is behind it, but I guess a combination of factors. However, I don't detect any existing caravaners particularly deciding to stay home as seems to be the picture in posts here as well
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.Well strange really.At one time I would have said abroad abroad abroad.Last year we took the caravan to France.Weather was foul and I got ill.We decided to come home.Arrived in Kent.Weather lovely and I was feeling a lot better.We stayed and toured round south England/Somerset and had a lovely time.We used to book a site the day before leaving the site we were on and had no problems.Used a mixture of private and club sites and all were very good.Would be tempted by a British holiday again and we have some excellent sites these days.We are going on a cruise to south america soon though.
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Whilst the weather, from a personal point of view, plays quite an important part in any caravan holiday whether in the UK or overseas it is not the only reason for us venturing to France quite frequently. It is the fact that it is 'different'. There are so many things which make this so. Obviously the language is probably the main one, be it spoken or written. The scenery, be it natural or even the style of houses is usually quite different to the UK and varies considerably depending on the area of France. In the UK there is not that much of a variety, natural scenery excepted.
The question is why do we go anywhere different with our caravans? Why don't we just pitch up a mile from home and save fuel costs? The answer is probably almost always is 'because where we are going is different'. Travelling overseas is just 'more different' but to a much greater degree. Having travelled over much of Britain for work it doesn't hold as many surprises as exploring somewhere new.
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Following on from Sumatra's comment about the weather in Iberia, there is a proverb that "the Sahara starts at the Pyrenees". This is quite evident if you look at the terrain as you fly across the mountains. The difference is quite marked.
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The weather isn't really a consideration for me. I don't particularl enjoy it when it's really hot.
We have had poor weather both in the UK and in Europe. But the law of averages (and geography) suggests that the further south you go, the better the weather you will have.
I tend to not let the weather spoil the holiday and my memory of last year was that it was generally a very good year. Both in the UK and in Europe
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