What is really odd, is that up until 1987, apart from the odd day trip to France, neither of us had really been outside the UK..
Then woman saved up without me knowing and booked 2 weeks on Corfu
That kinda started the bug off..
But we could not do mush about it ( always skint or working all the time ) until about 2006. I sold a couple of my bikes and bought our first motorhome
That first year we went and did Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland ( and that was and will be the last time I go to Switzerland.. As amazing as the sites are, we found everything was based on greed.. Sorry if that offends anyone and I do not mean the people.. they were, in general ok but bloody miserable ! )
Since then the only places in Europe we have not travelled fairly extensively in are Norway, Sweden and Denmark..
Some places are great some are ok, but very few are disliked..
neither of us exactly love France, but I think that has more to do with us than them.. We have found a few places that were ok but in general France is really not to our liking.. and in general we have come to the conclusion the French are not great fans of 'Roz bouf' ( a term we have often come across and is a bit like calling someone from Egypt a wog, or from Italy a Spic )
Austria, Germany, Italy and Croatia are without doubt our favourite destination, though the Czech Republic is pretty nice too ( apart from the roads ! Jeez, who would lay a motorway with stuff that looks and feels like poorly put down cobble stones ! )
In all the above favourite places, not only do we seem to 'click' with the people but we have found them always ready to help and often offer warm hospitality
As it happens, given the fact we tend to meander and get lost quite a bit, always found the police in each country incredibly helpful.. almost to the point of embarrassment .. Lost track of the amount of times an officer has said, "I know a camp site but there is a a lovely spot you can stay for free for the night, follow me !" Or in a few cases, allowed to stay in their own gardens for goodness sake !
Vinterceptor, get that passport sorted out mate and just do it afore its too late.. Its a bugger trying to get an engine and wheels on your coffin, and the scenery is pretty boring too !!!
Darrell and I have even just pulled off an autobahn and set up the tents in the wooded areas that are often beside the roads ( but do not do this in northern Germany.. There are still wolves roaming the woods in places ! )