Gardian Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I was watching the Tour de France on the TV this afternoon and from a helicopter shot, saw a 'park' of literally hundreds of camper vans. [:'(]These things are a plague that infest the roads at this time of the year: they're somehow more numerous than caravans and often move in couples.The other thing is that most of them seem to have the word 'RAPIDO' plastered across the back of them. Need I say more???!!!!Grumpy du Gard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 [:D] [:D] [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I love them. If I had a few bob, which I haven't, I'd have one, not a huge one, but I would have one.I rather feel like that about caravans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Fortunately we don’t have too many of the enormous US style gin palaces on wheels towing their own 4x4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I used to work for a while on the causse above the Gorges du Tarn, and have seen the chaos they can bring on the narrow winding roads in the valley.Most of them seemed to be Dutch or Belgian, and it was rumoured that they were full of provisions bought in cheap discount shops in the home country, avoiding the need to spend anything in the country they were clogging up .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Round here they call them 'Escargots' for obvious reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 A bit faster than an escargot, did you see this a few years ago? Horse jumps fence and leads TourA bit more equestrian excitement here [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 [quote user="NormanH"]Most of them seemed to be Dutch or Belgian, and it was rumoured that they were full of provisions bought in cheap discount shops in the home country, avoiding the need to spend anything in the country they were clogging up ..[/quote]Around here, they say that the Dutch bring their own spuds down with them and then take back the peelings !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 [quote user="Gardian"]watching the Tour de France on the TV [/quote]Sorry.[:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 We have dutch friends and they have never brought anything to our french house with them. The strangest was irish friends bringing a lot of wine with them. My MIL buying boxed wine on the ferry and bringing that. And the best or worst was a friend's girl friend bringing kilos and kilos of fillet steak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I wish someone would bring kilos and kilos of fillet steak to my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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