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From: Adrian on 22 Jun 2010 05:37 bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> I thought caravans were for people wanting a holiday on the cheap. > Some folk prefer the freedom etc. Each to their own. "Freedom"? Apart from the inability to use many back roads, there's a lot less caravan sites than there are B&Bs in touristy areas.
From: bod on 22 Jun 2010 05:41 Adrian wrote: > bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>> I thought caravans were for people wanting a holiday on the cheap. > >> Some folk prefer the freedom etc. Each to their own. > > "Freedom"? > > Apart from the inability to use many back roads, there's a lot less > caravan sites than there are B&Bs in touristy areas. > > True, but when they can always unhitch the van and drive around as normal, once they are parked up on a site. Bod
From: Adrian on 22 Jun 2010 05:47 bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>> I thought caravans were for people wanting a holiday on the cheap. >>> Some folk prefer the freedom etc. Each to their own. >> "Freedom"? >> >> Apart from the inability to use many back roads, there's a lot less >> caravan sites than there are B&Bs in touristy areas. > True, but when they can always unhitch the van and drive around as > normal, once they are parked up on a site. Again, a reduction in freedom. When touring around an area, we rarely stay in the same place two nights running.
From: bod on 22 Jun 2010 05:53 Adrian wrote: > bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>>>> I thought caravans were for people wanting a holiday on the cheap. > >>>> Some folk prefer the freedom etc. Each to their own. > >>> "Freedom"? >>> >>> Apart from the inability to use many back roads, there's a lot less >>> caravan sites than there are B&Bs in touristy areas. > >> True, but when they can always unhitch the van and drive around as >> normal, once they are parked up on a site. > > Again, a reduction in freedom. When touring around an area, we rarely > stay in the same place two nights running. > > Not everyone wants to do that though. Some like a base to return to, the same as if you had booked an hotel for a week or two. Bod
From: Adrian on 22 Jun 2010 06:23
bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>>>> I thought caravans were for people wanting a holiday on the cheap. >>>>> Some folk prefer the freedom etc. Each to their own. >>>> "Freedom"? >>>> >>>> Apart from the inability to use many back roads, there's a lot less >>>> caravan sites than there are B&Bs in touristy areas. >>> True, but when they can always unhitch the van and drive around as >>> normal, once they are parked up on a site. >> Again, a reduction in freedom. When touring around an area, we rarely >> stay in the same place two nights running. > Not everyone wants to do that though. Some like a base to return to, > the same as if you had booked an hotel for a week or two. Indeed they may. But that's not "freedom", is it? That's a restriction on freedom. If we're visiting an area, we don't know where we'll be that evening. We don't necessarily even know which part of the area we'll be in. We play it by ear. Drag a caravan along, and that freedom is not available. |