Camping Car Park Aire in Beauvoir

Camping Car Park Beauvoir – As aires go it’s practically perfect

Our reasons for visiting this aire were multiple. We had previously stayed in the campsite in Pontorson and cycled past the aire on our way to Mont-Saint-Michel so we knew it was well situated. It is located close to Alligator Bay which the kids were keen to revisit and it was only a short drive from Cherbourg so would help keep us out of traffic.

Driving a motorhome on a car licence – are you falling foul of the law?

… if you exceed the overall weight limit or exceed an axle limit the vehicle’s handling or braking capacity can suffer, possibly at a level significant enough to cause an accident. Given that I’m writing about going on holidays with my wife and four children that’s just not a risk I (or you) should be willing to take.

Mannix Point Cahersiveen Kerry

Campsite Review -(Mortimer’s) Mannix Point, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

Location, location, location Mannix Point Camping and Caravan Park is located in the mouth of the river Fertha between some of the Iveragh peninsula’s many mountains, Valentia and Foughil island. The location of this site is so appealing that it needs only running water to make it worth a visit. In addition to beautiful vistas …

Driving in France – Practical advice for travelling with kids

For most of us lucky enough to live with driving or ferry distance from France it represents a fantastic opportunity to not only holiday but to travel. By using a car, camper or motorhome, as opposed to a plane as a means to get abroad, we are not confined to being based in a single location and can split our holiday among different activities to suit the family.

Hillwalking in the Slieve Bloom Mountains: Fun for all the family

There can come a point on a hill walk where you will become uncertain about whether you have chosen the correct turn. That uncertainty which can begin as niggling doubt can become your dominant thought. It’s not the thought of dying alone in the woods, or breaking an ankle and having to crawl back to …