Tag: summer
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Dusty Springfield, Deux Chevaux and Rare Gulls in Vendee’s Fromentine and the Île de Yeu
Our next stop off on our rambling route to the ferry port of Dieppe, is Fromentine and Camping Sandaya de la Grande Côte, an all bells and whistles site, with bars, pizza cafés, an army of young entertainers running booming discos and water aerobic workouts for everyone from tots on shoulders to grandparents. The first…
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Luminous Lumbier – A Beautiful Basque Town
My well-battered book map of Spain is a go-to when we need a campsite with a view. I just look for the tent symbol and a green edged road. That’s how I find Camping Iturbero, in Lumbier. By the River Salazar and surrounded by the foothills of the Pyrenees, the town clings to the cliff…
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L’Ametlla de Mar – Vertigo Enhancing Tracks over the Sea, Underground Poseidon Fields and a Real Fishing Town
Our first glimpse of L’Ametlla is not a postcard pretty one, the AP7 motorway and railway run against the back of the town and concrete apartments. But the minute we see Camping Nàutic we’re won over. The terraced campsite is shaded by Mediterranean pines and olives, and it looks out on a sea that deserves…
Campervan Therapy 