We Go Truck Camping in Northern Europe - TCM
Jane and I traveled last Fall to the Netherlands and rented a Tonke, known in Europe as a "demountable". The coach can be removed from the Mercedes Sprinter exactly as our American truck campers. W...
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Wow! Beautiful camper, beautiful story, beautiful photos!!
...hah. Last month, on our way back from Florida, just crossing the North Carolina line, a "red low sports car" blew by us at what I guestimate to be ~250+ kph. We were doing the 70 MPH (113 kph) limit (in the SUV)....
....wow. I always love the "proper" holiday the Europeans get. Try and do this with your job in the US or Canada, and you'll find yourself on the street holding a box with your personal office items in it (unless you are on a university sabbatical, or similar). Even taking 4 straight weeks rankles A LOT of feathers. Ya have to break up your holiday (if you're lucky enough to have 4, 5, 6 weeks) into 2 week stints in today's economy :B
I was shaken when a Mercedes passed us at over 180 KPH (115 mph) practically blowing my doors off. It came up so fast that I did not see the sedan approaching.
...hah. Last month, on our way back from Florida, just crossing the North Carolina line, a "red low sports car" blew by us at what I guestimate to be ~250+ kph. We were doing the 70 MPH (113 kph) limit (in the SUV)....
We talked to the director of Hammerhofen, Rolf Soujon, about camping in Germany. He explained that the largest crowds were in July when most families have 5-6 weeks of “holiday”...
....wow. I always love the "proper" holiday the Europeans get. Try and do this with your job in the US or Canada, and you'll find yourself on the street holding a box with your personal office items in it (unless you are on a university sabbatical, or similar). Even taking 4 straight weeks rankles A LOT of feathers. Ya have to break up your holiday (if you're lucky enough to have 4, 5, 6 weeks) into 2 week stints in today's economy :B
