Published: February, 2024. Updated: February, 2024.
With a total of 2,460 miles driven and eight countries visited in our motorhome, this was truly an amazing adventure.
You can find a summary of our trip including links to all of the campsites we stayed in, the dates, costs and our reviews if you scroll below. You can also download a PDF version of the summary for FREE.
You can view each of the places we stayed at and the surrounding areas in our series of videos covering the whole of this trip on our YouTube Channel.
We decided to book the campsites in advance to ensure availabilty and to avoid looking for vacancies on route.
We researched each of the sites re power supply, fresh water on pitch, grey water solutions, gas options and local shopping so we could make the most of each site.
We changed our bank to ensure that any transactions abroad didn't cost us anything extra. Lots of places took local currency only so we were able to cater for that.
Driving requirements for each of the countries we visited varied slightly. We carried spare bulbs, triangles, fluorescent jackets, driving documents, GHICs and of course our passports.
We planned to use a number of toll roads and motorways (some close to cities) so we ensured we knew how to and had the means to pay for each of the toll roads and had the right documentation (CritAir in France) for low emission zone areas.
There were a few items we took that proved useful throughout the trip. They included a battery and a mains fan, euros supply for laundry, portable clothes line to avoid costly driers, spare wheel and spare water pump for peace of mind!
Planning our activities in advance was useful and we booked where necessary. (Venice sightseeing and Plitvice National Park, Croatia, especially).
We took breaks on route and interspersed our short stays at campsites with longer stops.
Finally, here's a few more tips that made our trip easier. We decided to do no more than 200 miles per day, we planned to shop prior to our arrival at each site so we could buy goods more cheaply and have more choice. We took a load of non-perishables with us, like rice, pasta, cereals and biscuits.
Watch the series of films of our motorhome trip to Croatia on our YouTube Channel.
Itinerary, Costs and Comments
Outward Bound from Eurotunnel, Folkstone
13/09/2022
£28.20
14/09/2022
£15.37
A bit basic but fine for a stopover of one night.
15/09/2022
£21.71
Good value stopover. Pretty lake to walk around.
16/09/2022 and 17/09/2022
£59.77
Expensive area but beautiful lake and surroundings.
18/09/2022 and 19/09/2022
£66.56
Fantastic site on the lake. Amazing facilities. Wished we'd stayed longer.
20/09/2022 and 21/09/2022
£66.85
Perfect for access to Venice via public transport. Great site.
22/09/2022 and 23/09/2022
£85.41
Not cheap but taxi to the park was handy! Great facilities and mountain scenery is stunning.
24/09/2022 to 05/10/2022
£269.70
Absolutely wonderful site close to the beach. Great facilities and friendly staff.
Homeward Bound to Eurotunnel, Calais
06/10/2022
£0.00
Turned out to be a free park up, but donations taken at Museum. Quiet spot.
07/10/2022 and 08/10/2022
£55.73
Good city centre site with loads of public transport.
09/10/2022
£19.45
Stopped here after visiting Dachau. Decent site.
10/10/2022
£15.44
A bit of rustic charm. Caves in nearby woods worth walking to!
11/10/2022
£16.95
A bit sparse but did the job for a night before the tunnel - booked this through CAMC.
Comments
Great for early tunnel crossing. Clean facilities.