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Two years ago, Somebody (who shall remain nameless) exclaimed ‘We should write a book about Motorhoming’. Nobody was particularly enthused with that idea saying ‘you’ll never do it’, but after a year of research and 50,000 words Nobody joined in too. So after two years of unbelievably hard work the book is written.
The W word turned out to be a bit of a shock, having taken very early retirement to go motorhoming throughout Europe.
Now if only it was all that simple! The final hurdle is yet to be jumped but the book arrived at the printers today, and hopefully will be ready for distribution mid June.
Why write a book in the first place (somebody still asks this question)? We decided to jump ship from very stressful jobs to go full time motorhoming; the final straw was an airport proposal bigger than Heathrow, which literally would have seen our house under the runway tarmac. We struggled to find accurate, reliable information from the simple: how will we find campsites? How do we do the washing? What bank account should we have? Who offers the right insurance? To the more complicated: Should we import a motorhome? What are Aires de service? Are we at risk from a gas attack? What happens if things go wrong?
Two years, two motorhomes, two tow cars and two trailers to tow them on is all it took to discover what we needed – not exactly a quick get away. Even after all the research full time motorhoming was a real eye opener. We quizzed everybody draining the Dutch, gathered from Germans, interrogated the Italians and bombarded Brits with all the information we had gleaned along the way.
Somebody thought writing a book would be quite easy, but it actually took a whole eighteen months of additional research; checking leads from other motorhomers, finding points of further information and asking questions in every direction. It’s true what they say ‘if you want to know a subject – write a book about it’.
Judging by the letters pages in magazines and the posts in forums this book is desperately needed. Not surprising when you consider a motorhome combines all the complications of a car and a house in one neat package, which can then transport itself to the furthest points of Europe and beyond. Go Motorhoming Europe answers all the questions involved in buying, using and enjoying your motorhome. Whether you intend to enjoy the most diverse country in Europe, the UK, or not take our word for it and go and explore Europe with all the knowledge you need to make your experience the best it can possibly be.
There are four contributors to the Go Motorhoming Book. Meli George and Chris Doree who do all the research, planning, writing and driving, fellow travellers are Somebody and Nobody. Nobody is responsible for failing to turn the gas off before we depart, failing to do the washing up, failing to secure fridge door and secure loose items. Somebody never empties the toilet, never remembers the shoes and mat outside, and never puts things away.
Please ask us questions either via our forum www.go-motorhoming.co.uk/forum or by more conventional methods www.go-motorhoming.co.uk/contact. We look forward to sending you books soon. www.go-motorhoming.co.uk home page
www.go-motorhoming.co.uk
Two years ago, Somebody (who shall remain nameless) exclaimed ‘We should write a book about Motorhoming’. Nobody was particularly enthused with that idea saying ‘you’ll never do it’, but after a year of research and 50,000 words Nobody joined in too. So after two years of unbelievably hard work the book is written.
The W word turned out to be a bit of a shock, having taken very early retirement to go motorhoming throughout Europe.
Now if only it was all that simple! The final hurdle is yet to be jumped but the book arrived at the printers today, and hopefully will be ready for distribution mid June.
Why write a book in the first place (somebody still asks this question)? We decided to jump ship from very stressful jobs to go full time motorhoming; the final straw was an airport proposal bigger than Heathrow, which literally would have seen our house under the runway tarmac. We struggled to find accurate, reliable information from the simple: how will we find campsites? How do we do the washing? What bank account should we have? Who offers the right insurance? To the more complicated: Should we import a motorhome? What are Aires de service? Are we at risk from a gas attack? What happens if things go wrong?
Two years, two motorhomes, two tow cars and two trailers to tow them on is all it took to discover what we needed – not exactly a quick get away. Even after all the research full time motorhoming was a real eye opener. We quizzed everybody draining the Dutch, gathered from Germans, interrogated the Italians and bombarded Brits with all the information we had gleaned along the way.
Somebody thought writing a book would be quite easy, but it actually took a whole eighteen months of additional research; checking leads from other motorhomers, finding points of further information and asking questions in every direction. It’s true what they say ‘if you want to know a subject – write a book about it’.
Judging by the letters pages in magazines and the posts in forums this book is desperately needed. Not surprising when you consider a motorhome combines all the complications of a car and a house in one neat package, which can then transport itself to the furthest points of Europe and beyond. Go Motorhoming Europe answers all the questions involved in buying, using and enjoying your motorhome. Whether you intend to enjoy the most diverse country in Europe, the UK, or not take our word for it and go and explore Europe with all the knowledge you need to make your experience the best it can possibly be.
There are four contributors to the Go Motorhoming Book. Meli George and Chris Doree who do all the research, planning, writing and driving, fellow travellers are Somebody and Nobody. Nobody is responsible for failing to turn the gas off before we depart, failing to do the washing up, failing to secure fridge door and secure loose items. Somebody never empties the toilet, never remembers the shoes and mat outside, and never puts things away.
Please ask us questions either via our forum www.go-motorhoming.co.uk/forum or by more conventional methods www.go-motorhoming.co.uk/contact. We look forward to sending you books soon. www.go-motorhoming.co.uk home page
