Thanks for your advice. We are Australians visiting France next yr in a German rental van. Security is on our mind so any tips gratefully appreciated & accepted. Also appreciate your What 3 words! Take care.
Hi guys what a nightmare at Bologne,good job you guys are on the ball.Hope all is well at home and the doggies are ok. Hope to see you out and about soon. Take care xx
We had about a dozen guys run in front of me on the slip road into the tunnel in France. Very scary but when they realised I wasn’t going to slow down or stop they had a choice, move or get run over.
My experience as a truck driver ,I never stop within 50 mile of calais or the tunnel .unless driving to the secure parking for trucks .my friend and family were gased and robbed this year south of tours.they pulled in to a sevice station late at night for a few hours sleep .french police said there is gangs of eastern Europeans involved.
I too love the finish on the Cartago models, my fav model at the moment is from Hymer, the B MCT580, but sadly outside my budget and as its bigger than my T6.1 it's not that practical. So we have decided to focus on making our bus more comfy and live with any of the short comings. Your motorhome is lovely, just enjoy and get the most out of it because I don't think there is a perfect motorhome out there. Great videos by the way and I love your humour and accents, very cool.
Lots of great advice. Taking our first trip with the dogs at Christmas. Just booked the ferry with pet lounge but had to go for a later one than planned as the pet lounge was full. Yours didn't look busy. Hoping its not too busy and that our 2 behave . Slightly anxious at what we need to do with them. It's only our 2nd trip abroad in the motorhome so lots to learn still 😊
Wow ! A Xmas trip 🙂🎄 sounds lovely , and so nice to be taking your pets ! The lounges are great and have everything you need , don’t forget to use the pet lounge lift that takes you straight up ! Safe travels ahead x
Safety applies even away from the ports,don't sleep on motorway Aires,don't leave the van on supermarkets unattended. Thieves live in motorhomes as well.We have motorhomes extensively in Europe for over 20 years and the best advice I was given by a seasoned motorhomer was trust no one.
"Trust no one"? Not a way l live or would want to. Cycled & ridden a motorbike all over Europe with no issues, l've been lucky and l've often been relieved to see my bike there in a morning but l never worry, l've heard it all a 1000 times & it's never yet happened. 😁
5 years ago, when we travel back to UK, overnight at Euro city and someone open the habitation door at midnight. very dangerous.that's last time we overnight in calais, now we use the camping site every time, I saw the people under the van aswell so many times in calais. it's totally out of control in France, horrible.
What an amazing vlog! We had no idea that the "migrant" issue had escalated so much. We visited Calais ,approximately 20 years ago, for a weekend. We noticed problems then. It's made us "rethink" our proposed visit and where to stay. Certainly not on motorway aires. Many thanks for the heads up.
Great video to end your trip. We have really enjoyed following you all. We always try to go through Bordeaux on a Sunday, it’s a nightmare. We live an hour in land from La Rochelle, so next time your passing, you be very welcome to a free park up 👍 Paul & Rose
Redders really wanted his washing to go missing, so he could go on a shopping spree lol , but on all honestly you mention be careful near ports, this is a good point. great video
Is there any security on those appliances? e.g. if it completes before you go back to it can anyone open the door or does it require a pin-code, reuse of your card, a phone message etc.?
Great video guys, very informative , it's allways good to be safe , we are planning 9 weeks in Spain next year through Bilbao, we did Santander a couple of years ago that was also a bit sketchy staying overnight near the port with folks hanging about round the car park
Thanks guys ! Much appreciated, we love Spain and will definitely be returning next year , so easy to park up and such history in every place 💖 safe travels ahead x
Love how your vlogs are so full of surprises. Never thought we would hear you say French and Knickers in the same sentence, especially in relation to pulling them up (all be it off the floor) good to hear the safety tips as I’ve always been antsy about going to Europe. A little birdy tells me we might have some lovely Europe expertise joining us when we go to Europe ❤ ps Clare was eying up your breakfast 😂
Good evening guys ! Glad you enjoyed , knickers flying everywhere 😬😂 bit of a different stop albeit a brief one 😬 trip ? Must be another couple from around these parts 🤔 😬 gotta love a good breakfast tho 👌💖 Roast Dinner Pizza per chance ? 🤢
Very intimidating. When we arrived for the ferry at Caen the security there gave us a long lecture on not stopping at the local Carefort (we hadn’t!) He was very stern indeed and checked every nook and cranny. Maybe he realised we were newbies but we had been careful. X
Hi both 👋 thank you so much for that seriously good information about the ports, you can never be too careful 🥰 we felt so sorry for you with both your washer and dryer broken with hob nail boots!! But we had a dryer like that in France, cost a fortune and would have been quicker to blow on it myself!! Thanks for another fantastic vlog, love to you all ❤️
Hi Guys ! Thanks for watching and commenting 💖🙂 really appreciated xx ❤️ we do seem to not have much luck with washers and dryers, home or abroad 😂 safe travels ahead ! Enjoying your recent vlogs too 🙂👍 Gibraltar looks fab , we fancy it one day 👌😎xx
Railway stations tend to be a nono everywhere unfortunately. We live just south of Bordeaux on the Bassin d'arcachon and often travel to Spain, all those small péages are a real pain. One time coming back into France the customs were at the toll booth and threw a massive spiked chain under a car to stop it, that was pretty impressive 😮. Anyway, I'm glad you got back safely 😊
@redsgotravels it sure is. I had no idea it was that bad. My cousin goes through Calais back and forwards to England all the time. I'm sure you know we have a migrant problem here too, along the Texas border, but I haven't heard of people being in danger. I don't watch the news in depth anymore as it's just too depressing.
Yes we saw the recent news about the Texas border and how Trump is going to sort it, like Calais it’s a huge problem with desperate people and no easy answer x 💖
Great video lovelies ❤ can’t believe how bad it’s got!! We don’t ever leave our motorhome unattended, even in the UK 🇬🇧 one always stays in the van! It’s such a shame 😢 You guys were brave staying there - I’d have left the knickers and got the hell out of there !! 😅 Wilf cheers up any video with his tigger bounce 😂😍🥰 xxx
Great vlog, hopefully things haven’t changed that much since we were over at the beginning of the year ! Many years ago it was safe to stay in Calais and the surrounding areas in fact we use to stop at City Europe going out and coming back. We have also stopped on a local Supermarket in Calais. Migrants then doubled in fact it exploded and Then they moved all the migrants further out and you can’t stay locally which means the run to Chunnel starts about 4 hours away and the Chunnel is like Fort Knox once you get there. Shame really as Calais is a lovely place to visit ………….glad your got your washing dry Xx
Thankyou 🤗 and so true, Calais was a lovely place to visit and stay, and sadly as you it’s exploded , very sad and yet a little intimidating at the same time 💖 safe travels ahead and maybe see you on the road 🙂❤️
We stop in the camping car park in Calais, we were very nervous first time there but I must say that part of Calais is lovely, they have spent a lot of money there and the site feels safe, very popular. Perhaps the migrants have moved on to other areas now 🤷🏻♂️ it didn’t look very nice where you had your washing done !
Thanks for sharing , really appreciate and nice to hear ❤️ will have to look that site , it really is quite sad to see the struggle of the migrants, particularly the children 😢
Camping Car Park Calais was safe as houses the twice we stopped at it in August. Roaming Radfords stopped there too so some endorsement. Not a migrant in sight, anywhere nearby.
Could I ask you where do you get your travel insurance from the wife and I are planning 3 months next year not all company's providers do 90days love the Information you give best wishes
I have no intention of going abroad not being very adventurous now to old done Daytona bike week 7times fantastic watching different vlogs as regards motorhome I new they might have a look and a sniff but see one vlog where the X-ray vehicle I like the big dog bowl idea must be a bit iffy when you have undesirable people with one intention. Love the dogs
Went to a swap meet just up the road from Daytona massive amount of stalls looking for parts for had while we were there see 4/5 tunnel rats x Vietnam vets nothing but admiration.fair play to you both I would not have liked to have been in that situation where all that eye balling going on lot of water in wales hope you escape these floods
It’s so sad for the locals around the ports. I’ve used Ouistream near Caen for the better part of 20 years and used to park up a few hours before and head down into town and the beach. I don’t even stop anywhere near the place now. The French can blame the UK all it likes, but what I don’t understand is that, if they are illegal in the UK, they are also illegal in France! They aren’t exactly hiding. If the French picked them up and processed them themselves then they wouldn’t keep coming as they would know they were going to get picked up. I’ve seen the Police sitting in their cars with the migrants just hanging around next to them on the roundabouts waiting for a target vehicle. Why are they allowing it?!
It really is a tough one, and seems to be tolerated , it’s so sad , so many people seeking a better life , not sure what the answer is , but it’s clearly an issue that’s getting worse
Good evening ! We use an ohrex , we reviewed it here and still use it ! Very happy with it 👌 th-cam.com/video/g6KIjS-e_0Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YZJcFk0k5Q3SkXJB
I used to have all kinds of debris thrown in front of the lorry at Calais so they could slow you down and get in or under the trailer. I’m so glad I don’t do that job anymore. The best thing i saw was a load of illegals getting into a trailer near Calais, what they didn’t know was the driver had just done it trailer swap and was going to Perpignan 🤣. We now use the Hull to Rotterdam crossing when we take the caravan, we’ve never had any issues.
Hi Paul ! Thanks for sharing, that must’ve been quite a surprise to realise the trailer was heading in the opposite direction 😬 sounds quite a scary event getting through all that ! Safe travels ahead 👌🙂❤️
I’d certainly visit the beach and museum , parked in a safe location , once done I’d move on , we’ve been through a few times and never felt comfortable for an overnight 👌
There's another scam in Northern France I've heard of too where migrant gangs get alongside a UK number plate vehicle on the motorway and throw something at your vehicle then they try and make you pull over saying your vehicle is damaged. If you pull over on the hard shoulder to check your vehicle they then pull up and say you hit their vehicle and threaten you for the money to repair it or they will try and take your vehicle (they want vehicles with UK plates) when you get out to check it over. 😢 Apparently the way to go is not to stop ir acknowledge them, they wont follow you very far apparently as they dont want to spend out a lot on fuel. All very sad 😔.
OMG don't even get me started with the imagrants!!!🤬 How are the French police or anyone who is in charge of imagration where you were how do they let them just walk around intimidating & worrying the he'll out of people trying at any opportunity to get into people's motorhomes or anything that will get them across to rip off Britain!! Seriously get right on my nerves!!🤬
@redsgotravels Blame the good old uk government for all this mess bring back Enoch Powell he was right 50years ago!!😬🙄 Our bloody government are just useless who ever gets in power!!🤬 Sorry for the Ranting the Redders!!😬
We had wet washing from a faulty washer/dryer , so needed a dryer , this was the only one within reasonable distance 👍 wouldn’t normally do so , but needs must 🙂
They did explain in the video, maybe you missed that bit? Their washing machine at home isn't working, so they didn't want to take loads of dirty washing home. They did all the washing outside the port area but the tumble dryer wasn't working at that location.
Bit of a daft comment re the gendarme bar in the wheels or shoot you, you don’t believe that seriously, bypass Bordeaux on the rout national, many N roads are auto rout quality, simple, the bells sound at 7am and 7pm it’s not gen chimes but a tune, traditional in France you get used to it if you live here, there are over 4000 air de camping car in France and you don’t have to stay in a dodgy area and with an ACSI card you can even stay in a secure camp sit with all facilities for 12-15-18€ you may have overloaded your tumble dryer they are normally pretty good, in fact I think you have a problem with the french, and it’s not all the ports, quisteram Cherbourg st Malo etc aren’t a problem, good bit of advice at the end but that goes for every EU country even the UK mainly because we don’t want our french reg Dethleffs camper vandalised, and having toured all over Europe on our motorcycle for 20+ year the only time we had something stolen off of our bike was in Spain ! Horror not in Spain, 😂 and to be political for every 40k people who get to the uk on boats per year the french stop on average 180k. …. Uk immigrant to France, enjoying touring euros in our globetrail
Thanks for your advice. We are Australians visiting France next yr in a German rental van. Security is on our mind so any tips gratefully appreciated & accepted. Also appreciate your What 3 words! Take care.
Our pleasure ♥️🙂 thanks for watching and commenting 🙂 safe travels ahead ! 🤗
Informative video.thankyou.getting our first van in april next year, collecting info now. Keep safe. Keep posting. Thanks again.
Amazing ! Bet you can’t wait 🙂❤️
Hi guys what a nightmare at Bologne,good job you guys are on the ball.Hope all is well at home and the doggies are ok.
Hope to see you out and about soon. Take care xx
Hi Julie ! All good Thankyou, planning a few pre Xmas trips 🐾🐾🐾🙂🙂❤️🎄 x
We had about a dozen guys run in front of me on the slip road into the tunnel in France. Very scary but when they realised I wasn’t going to slow down or stop they had a choice, move or get run over.
Blimey that was scary , I wonder who got more scared tho 😬
@ the fear was in me and you can do strange things when that happens. They probably thought he looks a nutter we need to move. 🤣
😂
My experience as a truck driver ,I never stop within 50 mile of calais or the tunnel .unless driving to the secure parking for trucks .my friend and family were gased and robbed this year south of tours.they pulled in to a sevice station late at night for a few hours sleep .french police said there is gangs of eastern Europeans involved.
@Stockman143 oh my goodness, hope your friend and family are ok, that’s awful, and it’s definitely getting worse over there , such a shame 😬
We would never stop near the ports but are pretty vigilant wherever we go
Better safe than sorry 🙂👌💖
Invaluable advice, thanks for showing us the realities
Our pleasure ♥️🙂 Thankyou for watching and taking the time to comment xx
I too love the finish on the Cartago models, my fav model at the moment is from Hymer, the B MCT580, but sadly outside my budget and as its bigger than my T6.1 it's not that practical. So we have decided to focus on making our bus more comfy and live with any of the short comings. Your motorhome is lovely, just enjoy and get the most out of it because I don't think there is a perfect motorhome out there. Great videos by the way and I love your humour and accents, very cool.
Aww thank you ! 🙂♥️ and keeping our motorhome is definitely the way forward , and carry on with the upgrades 🙂 good luck with yours x
Thanks & safe journeys to you all.
Aww Thankyou Howard 🤗 much appreciated 🙂🙂🐾🐾🐾💖
Thanks for your advice. Informative video. Thank you so much guys.
Our pleasure 🙂💖 Thankyou so much for watching and taking the time to comment 🙂 much appreciated
Lots of great advice. Taking our first trip with the dogs at Christmas. Just booked the ferry with pet lounge but had to go for a later one than planned as the pet lounge was full. Yours didn't look busy. Hoping its not too busy and that our 2 behave . Slightly anxious at what we need to do with them. It's only our 2nd trip abroad in the motorhome so lots to learn still 😊
Wow ! A Xmas trip 🙂🎄 sounds lovely , and so nice to be taking your pets ! The lounges are great and have everything you need , don’t forget to use the pet lounge lift that takes you straight up ! Safe travels ahead x
Safety applies even away from the ports,don't sleep on motorway Aires,don't leave the van on supermarkets unattended. Thieves live in motorhomes as well.We have motorhomes extensively in Europe for over 20 years and the best advice I was given by a seasoned motorhomer was trust no one.
Sound advice 👌🙂 Thankyou
"Trust no one"? Not a way l live or would want to. Cycled & ridden a motorbike all over Europe with no issues, l've been lucky and l've often been relieved to see my bike there in a morning but l never worry, l've heard it all a 1000 times & it's never yet happened. 😁
@saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555 Thankyou for sharing your experience 🙂
5 years ago, when we travel back to UK, overnight at Euro city and someone open the habitation door at midnight. very dangerous.that's last time we overnight in calais, now we use the camping site every time, I saw the people under the van aswell so many times in calais. it's totally out of control in France, horrible.
It certainly is out of control , such a shame 😳
What an amazing vlog! We had no idea that the "migrant" issue had escalated so much. We visited Calais ,approximately 20 years ago, for a weekend. We noticed problems then. It's made us "rethink" our proposed visit and where to stay. Certainly not on motorway aires. Many thanks for the heads up.
Thankyou ! Glad you enjoyed and it was of use , it really is a growing problem with no easy solution ❤️🙂
Thank you both so much regarding parking overnight near ports and motorways in France. ❤
🙂❤️ Thankyou for watching and taking the time to comment 🙂
It did look dodgy as heck there. So pleased you have your 3 lovely fur babies. Also pleased you are all safe xx xxx
Aww Thankyou so much xx 🙂🙂🐾🐾🐾❤️
Great video to end your trip. We have really enjoyed following you all.
We always try to go through Bordeaux on a Sunday, it’s a nightmare.
We live an hour in land from La Rochelle, so next time your passing, you be very welcome to a free park up 👍 Paul & Rose
Aww thank you for such lovely comments and a very kind offer 🤗 it really is appreciated x ♥️
Redders really wanted his washing to go missing, so he could go on a shopping spree lol , but on all honestly you mention be careful near ports, this is a good point. great video
Stock back up on me check shirts 👌😂
Is there any security on those appliances? e.g. if it completes before you go back to it can anyone open the door or does it require a pin-code, reuse of your card, a phone message etc.?
It can be opened at any time , which is why we were so close ! The contents did get eyed up a few times 😬
Great video guys, very informative , it's allways good to be safe , we are planning 9 weeks in Spain next year through Bilbao, we did Santander a couple of years ago that was also a bit sketchy staying overnight near the port with folks hanging about round the car park
Thanks guys ! Much appreciated, we love Spain and will definitely be returning next year , so easy to park up and such history in every place 💖 safe travels ahead x
I had the same problem when using a revolution dryer in Germany and had to have a makeshift washing line in my van cab
Probably happens quite often ! 😬🙂
Love how your vlogs are so full of surprises. Never thought we would hear you say French and Knickers in the same sentence, especially in relation to pulling them up (all be it off the floor) good to hear the safety tips as I’ve always been antsy about going to Europe. A little birdy tells me we might have some lovely Europe expertise joining us when we go to Europe ❤ ps Clare was eying up your breakfast 😂
Good evening guys ! Glad you enjoyed , knickers flying everywhere 😬😂 bit of a different stop albeit a brief one 😬 trip ? Must be another couple from around these parts 🤔 😬 gotta love a good breakfast tho 👌💖 Roast Dinner Pizza per chance ? 🤢
Very intimidating. When we arrived for the ferry at Caen the security there gave us a long lecture on not stopping at the local Carefort (we hadn’t!) He was very stern indeed and checked every nook and cranny. Maybe he realised we were newbies but we had been careful. X
It can be very intimidating, and I guess nice to see security reinforcing vigilance, it’s a huge problem xx 💖
It's very sad that little ones trying to escape 😢 didn't realise you were a travel agent...I was too straight from school...given us a great life 🌍
It is sad 😢 but it doesn’t seem to end , ❤️ and travel was fun before it went digital ! 🌏
Thank you so much guys. Lots of love take care xx
Aww thank you 💖🙂🙂 hope you are both keeping well xx
Brilliant vlog guys , so informative always try to be mindful where ever you travel and park up x
Thankyou 🙂❤️ really appreciated 👌
Hi both 👋 thank you so much for that seriously good information about the ports, you can never be too careful 🥰 we felt so sorry for you with both your washer and dryer broken with hob nail boots!! But we had a dryer like that in France, cost a fortune and would have been quicker to blow on it myself!! Thanks for another fantastic vlog, love to you all ❤️
Hi Guys ! Thanks for watching and commenting 💖🙂 really appreciated xx ❤️ we do seem to not have much luck with washers and dryers, home or abroad 😂 safe travels ahead ! Enjoying your recent vlogs too 🙂👍 Gibraltar looks fab , we fancy it one day 👌😎xx
@redsgotravels ah thanks both 🤗❤️
@anewlifeinthevan 💖
Railway stations tend to be a nono everywhere unfortunately. We live just south of Bordeaux on the Bassin d'arcachon and often travel to Spain, all those small péages are a real pain. One time coming back into France the customs were at the toll booth and threw a massive spiked chain under a car to stop it, that was pretty impressive 😮. Anyway, I'm glad you got back safely 😊
Wow ! That must’ve been quite something 😬 all back home , prepping for the next adventures xx
Very informative you dont always realise how bad things have got, loved it i think next time guys take your wet washing home and keep safe xx ❤
Thankyou guys xx ❤️🙂
Watching from America, all I can say is WOW!! 😮
It’s really sad isn’t it 😢
@redsgotravels it sure is. I had no idea it was that bad. My cousin goes through Calais back and forwards to England all the time. I'm sure you know we have a migrant problem here too, along the Texas border, but I haven't heard of people being in danger. I don't watch the news in depth anymore as it's just too depressing.
Yes we saw the recent news about the Texas border and how Trump is going to sort it, like Calais it’s a huge problem with desperate people and no easy answer x 💖
Great video lovelies ❤ can’t believe how bad it’s got!! We don’t ever leave our motorhome unattended, even in the UK 🇬🇧 one always stays in the van! It’s such a shame 😢 You guys were brave staying there - I’d have left the knickers and got the hell out of there !! 😅 Wilf cheers up any video with his tigger bounce 😂😍🥰 xxx
Glad you enjoyed ! ♥️👌 no knickers were left behind , bit cold for that 👌😂 3 dogs and menacing looks kept us safe 😎xx
Great vlog, hopefully things haven’t changed that much since we were over at the beginning of the year ! Many years ago it was safe to stay in Calais and the surrounding areas in fact we use to stop at City Europe going out and coming back. We have also stopped on a local Supermarket in Calais. Migrants then doubled in fact it exploded and Then they moved all the migrants further out and you can’t stay locally which means the run to Chunnel starts about 4 hours away and the Chunnel is like Fort Knox once you get there.
Shame really as Calais is a lovely place to visit ………….glad your got your washing dry Xx
Thankyou 🤗 and so true, Calais was a lovely place to visit and stay, and sadly as you it’s exploded , very sad and yet a little intimidating at the same time 💖 safe travels ahead and maybe see you on the road 🙂❤️
Wilf is so darn cute !
And he knows it ! 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐩😂
We stop in the camping car park in Calais, we were very nervous first time there but I must say that part of Calais is lovely, they have spent a lot of money there and the site feels safe, very popular. Perhaps the migrants have moved on to other areas now 🤷🏻♂️ it didn’t look very nice where you had your washing done !
Thanks for sharing , really appreciate and nice to hear ❤️ will have to look that site , it really is quite sad to see the struggle of the migrants, particularly the children 😢
My son had a migrant jump in his van luckily he caught him before he got to the ferry
It can happen so quickly too 😬
Well done for budget too, £777 is more than enough for 2.5weeks, especially not driving that far 👍
Thankyou ❤️🙂 it was a real budget winner for sure , it can be done 🙂
Camping Car Park Calais was safe as houses the twice we stopped at it in August. Roaming Radfords stopped there too so some endorsement. Not a migrant in sight, anywhere nearby.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience
Could I ask you where do you get your travel insurance from the wife and I are planning 3 months next year not all company's providers do 90days love the Information you give best wishes
Hi we have swapped a few times but our most recent was staysure, always best to give them a ring to confirm 👌❤️ safe travels ahead 🙂
We are with them but will only give me 34 day because I am over 70 thanks for that
@johnandjackiemckenzie2618 hope you find something that suits 🙂💖
I have no intention of going abroad not being very adventurous now to old done Daytona bike week 7times fantastic watching different vlogs as regards motorhome I new they might have a look and a sniff but see one vlog where the X-ray vehicle I like the big dog bowl idea must be a bit iffy when you have undesirable people with one intention. Love the dogs
Certainly some worrying events being shared , and some great tips ❤️ bet the bike weeks were fab 👌❤️ amazing
Went to a swap meet just up the road from Daytona massive amount of stalls looking for parts for had while we were there see 4/5 tunnel rats x Vietnam vets nothing but admiration.fair play to you both I would not have liked to have been in that situation where all that eye balling going on lot of water in wales hope you escape these floods
That was supposed to say Harley predicted text again
@paulsmith3338 aww sounds amazing 👌❤️ meeting the vets too 🙂👌 much respect 🙂 luckily we have not had any local flooding 🙂❤️
@paulsmith3338 aww sounds amazing 👌❤️ meeting the vets too 🙂👌 much respect 🙂 luckily we have not had any local flooding 🙂❤️
Another great vlog! Thanks ☺️
Thankyou so much 🙂❤️👌
A good tip in dodgy areas is to leave a couple of big dog bowls outside of the van, even if you haven't got a dog
Great idea 👌❤️🐾🐾🐾
Awwww wilf having a sprint 😍😍😍😍😂😂😂😂
The boy who likes to run and run 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾💖
It’s so sad for the locals around the ports. I’ve used Ouistream near Caen for the better part of 20 years and used to park up a few hours before and head down into town and the beach. I don’t even stop anywhere near the place now.
The French can blame the UK all it likes, but what I don’t understand is that, if they are illegal in the UK, they are also illegal in France! They aren’t exactly hiding. If the French picked them up and processed them themselves then they wouldn’t keep coming as they would know they were going to get picked up. I’ve seen the Police sitting in their cars with the migrants just hanging around next to them on the roundabouts waiting for a target vehicle. Why are they allowing it?!
It really is a tough one, and seems to be tolerated , it’s so sad , so many people seeking a better life , not sure what the answer is , but it’s clearly an issue that’s getting worse
Cool we are going from mid June to mid august heading to Alicante/ rohales the winging it 😂
Now you know winging it is the best way 👌❤️
Can I ask which sat nav you use?
Good evening ! We use an ohrex , we reviewed it here and still use it ! Very happy with it 👌 th-cam.com/video/g6KIjS-e_0Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YZJcFk0k5Q3SkXJB
Great conversation to have, scary
Thankyou for watching and commenting 🙂
Poor dog 😱😭 didnt get feed 😝 Part from that...very nice video again. 😘😘
🐩🐾🐾🐾oh yes, poor things going without 😂💖 glad you enjoyed xx 🙂
I used to have all kinds of debris thrown in front of the lorry at Calais so they could slow you down and get in or under the trailer. I’m so glad I don’t do that job anymore.
The best thing i saw was a load of illegals getting into a trailer near Calais, what they didn’t know was the driver had just done it trailer swap and was going to Perpignan 🤣.
We now use the Hull to Rotterdam crossing when we take the caravan, we’ve never had any issues.
Hi Paul ! Thanks for sharing, that must’ve been quite a surprise to realise the trailer was heading in the opposite direction 😬 sounds quite a scary event getting through all that !
Safe travels ahead 👌🙂❤️
You definitely mentioned Rouen then Tours I think Paul then thought he was going to Rouen
He does get easily confused 🫤 😂
Is Dunkirk not a good place to park. We are leaving Friday Dover to Dunkirk and I had thought of visiting the beach and museum.
I’d certainly visit the beach and museum , parked in a safe location , once done I’d move on , we’ve been through a few times and never felt comfortable for an overnight 👌
Gravelines in OCtober had lots of Migrants near the Aire. The free bus service around the calais area really does not help
It was quite busy last time we passed through , but the free bus service is perhaps a big pull to get around, it does seem to be getting worse 😢
Why would you do your washing when you are going home😊
The answer is in the vlog 🙂
We do our washing before we go home. We leave everything in the van for the next trip. It saves so much hassle not having to pack.
@heleenwiegand1650 we were hoping to do that too 🙂 in addition to a broken washing machine at home 😬
There's another scam in Northern France I've heard of too where migrant gangs get alongside a UK number plate vehicle on the motorway and throw something at your vehicle then they try and make you pull over saying your vehicle is damaged. If you pull over on the hard shoulder to check your vehicle they then pull up and say you hit their vehicle and threaten you for the money to repair it or they will try and take your vehicle (they want vehicles with UK plates) when you get out to check it over. 😢 Apparently the way to go is not to stop ir acknowledge them, they wont follow you very far apparently as they dont want to spend out a lot on fuel. All very sad 😔.
Wow , thanks for sharing, that really is so sad isn’t it , something to be aware of 👌🙂 quite frightening
Unfortunately that scam has been going on for years all over France and Spain 😒
Such a shame, easily put people off from travelling 😢
How come you don't have a toll tag?
It’s on the list for next time 🙂❤️
Thank you for sharing-even the uncomfortable.
Thankyou for watching and taking the time to comment 🙂❤️ much appreciated
OMG don't even get me started with the imagrants!!!🤬 How are the French police or anyone who is in charge of imagration where you were how do they let them just walk around intimidating & worrying the he'll out of people trying at any opportunity to get into people's motorhomes or anything that will get them across to rip off Britain!! Seriously get right on my nerves!!🤬
It’s quite sad yet intimidating, and the problem isn’t going away anytime soon, in fact it seems to be getting worse 😬
@redsgotravels Blame the good old uk government for all this mess bring back Enoch Powell he was right 50years ago!!😬🙄 Our bloody government are just useless who ever gets in power!!🤬 Sorry for the Ranting the Redders!!😬
Sort your dog out while you still have warranty cover for goodness sake! 😂
😂🐾🐾🐾🐾 he does seem a bit faulty 😂
Why put yourselves through that do your washing at home uk.
We had wet washing from a faulty washer/dryer , so needed a dryer , this was the only one within reasonable distance 👍 wouldn’t normally do so , but needs must 🙂
They did explain in the video, maybe you missed that bit? Their washing machine at home isn't working, so they didn't want to take loads of dirty washing home. They did all the washing outside the port area but the tumble dryer wasn't working at that location.
Yes , number 2 son washing his boots broke the drum 😬
Bit of a daft comment re the gendarme bar in the wheels or shoot you, you don’t believe that seriously, bypass Bordeaux on the rout national, many N roads are auto rout quality, simple, the bells sound at 7am and 7pm it’s not gen chimes but a tune, traditional in France you get used to it if you live here, there are over 4000 air de camping car in France and you don’t have to stay in a dodgy area and with an ACSI card you can even stay in a secure camp sit with all facilities for 12-15-18€ you may have overloaded your tumble dryer they are normally pretty good, in fact I think you have a problem with the french, and it’s not all the ports, quisteram Cherbourg st Malo etc aren’t a problem, good bit of advice at the end but that goes for every EU country even the UK mainly because we don’t want our french reg Dethleffs camper vandalised, and having toured all over Europe on our motorcycle for 20+ year the only time we had something stolen off of our bike was in Spain ! Horror not in Spain, 😂 and to be political for every 40k people who get to the uk on boats per year the french stop on average 180k. …. Uk immigrant to France, enjoying touring euros in our globetrail
Thanks for watching and have yourself a merry Christmas 🎅
Bon Noel sainte Anee
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I have no intention to go there what so ever it isn't safe anymore, and our number plates makes things worse, shame really
It really is a shame isn’t it 😢 desperate people, desperate times