| In this article, I am going to write about the joys of | | | | travelling in the past and now they do not have to, |
| going on holiday in a camper van. Owning and | | | | as there is plenty of room of course in the camper |
| travelling around in one of these vans gives people a | | | | van. |
| lot of freedom of where they want to stop to sleep | | | | When talking with John I asked him where he was |
| and for how long they want to stay in each | | | | planning to travel to next. He replied that he was |
| destination. Many people from the UK decide to tour | | | | going to drive down to the South West Coast of |
| parts of Europe over a period of months in one of | | | | England. He would tour through parts of Devon and |
| these type of vehicles. | | | | Cornwall stopping for a few days in different areas. I |
| I was recently talking to a neighbour of mine who | | | | asked him what day he would be returning, he stated |
| owns a very impressive camper van which is why I | | | | that he was not sure and that it would depend on |
| have decided to write this article, his name is John. | | | | the weather. Maybe one week or four, I am not |
| John and his wife decided to sell their big house when | | | | sure yet Steve, he said. I could not believe his |
| they were in their late fifties and move to a smaller | | | | attitude and his lifestyle, I have to say I was very |
| flat. This flat was then going to be their base in the | | | | jealous. What freedom, I thought to myself. |
| UK to return to when they were not travelling. They | | | | John then stated that next month he was going to |
| had a lot of excess money from selling their old | | | | travel to Portugal but that there was no rush to get |
| house and buying the new flat and decided to spend | | | | there. I wish I had started to do this years ago, but |
| part of this money on a very good quality camper | | | | what with work it was impossible really, he continued. |
| van. The plan was then to travel around different | | | | I also have a dog and would love to have this form |
| parts of the UK as well as visiting other countries in | | | | of travel freedom. I have spoken to my wife about |
| the world. | | | | it and she has said that she would prefer to stop in a |
| John and his wife have two wonderful dogs which | | | | hotel. Oh well, I have years before I retire to try to |
| they adore. They have never enjoyed leaving these | | | | work her around to my way of thinking. |
| dogs with friends or in kennels when they have been | | | | |