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From: bod on 24 Jun 2010 16:08 Adrian wrote: > bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>>>> Well, me too, but I generally know what to look for and manage to >>>>> avoid them. I like the 5 maximum small sites and often as not there >>>>> will be just us on the site. We never book for more than one night on >>>>> an unknown site, if we can possibly avoid it. > >>>> A good idea - but on CLs you could find that if you *do* like it - you >>>> can't stop because someone else is coming in! > >>> That'll be this "freedom" you keep telling us about, again. >>> >>> So you realistically HAVE to book ahead for a caravan site? Gawd, how >>> restrictive. > >> You have to book ahead to guarantee an hotel room, so what's the >> difference? > > I very, very rarely bother booking accommodation ahead. Don't know where > we'll be, or what'll look good when we're there. > > So you have to hunt around wasting time to find a suitable hotel that has a vacancy? Bod
From: Adrian on 24 Jun 2010 16:19 bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>>>> Well, me too, but I generally know what to look for and manage to >>>>>> avoid them. I like the 5 maximum small sites and often as not there >>>>>> will be just us on the site. We never book for more than one night >>>>>> on an unknown site, if we can possibly avoid it. >>>>> A good idea - but on CLs you could find that if you *do* like it - >>>>> you can't stop because someone else is coming in! >>>> That'll be this "freedom" you keep telling us about, again. >>>> >>>> So you realistically HAVE to book ahead for a caravan site? Gawd, how >>>> restrictive. >>> You have to book ahead to guarantee an hotel room, so what's the >>> difference? >> I very, very rarely bother booking accommodation ahead. Don't know >> where we'll be, or what'll look good when we're there. > So you have to hunt around wasting time to find a suitable hotel that > has a vacancy? "Waste time"? We find a town or village or area we like the look of, and then start looking for B&B signs. B'sides, most of the best aren't on the web or otherwise findable in advance. Want to stay another night? No problem - they just don't put the sign out that day.
From: Mike P on 2 Jul 2010 18:55
On 22 June, 13:09, "Nkosi (ama-ecosse)" <minank...(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > On 22 June, 13:00, bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > Adrian wrote: > > > bod <bodro...(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. > > > >> They could always hitch up and move to another site. > > > > Yes, they could. But - whilst doing so - they're subject to those > > > restrictions on road choice and to the relative lack of choice of sites. > > > Which makes it an impractical choice for a touring holiday. Like we had > > > in May (Normandy), last summer (SW Ireland), 2008 (Brittany)... > > > > Whichever way you want to try it, Bod, caravanning _restricts_ choice, > > > not expands it. > > > > > > > > > > Whatever, it wouldn't suit us anyway. > > > Bod- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > For a real freedom holiday buy a Harley I might want to go somewhere that has corners on the roads though -- Mike P 'I'd rather push a Honda than ride a Harley' |