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  1. Securely fastened - how to keep your caravan safe from theft

    June 25, 2012
    by | guides




    Not the time to lose your key
    It’s happened to all of us on holiday at some point. The tea-leaf strikes. Whether you lose the book you left by the pool while you nip to the loo (twice), a laptop or phone while staying in a hostel (thankfully never), your specially engraved silver hip flask your mates …

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  2. Gimmicks and Gadgets - Our Camping Top Ten

    June 22, 2012
    by | guides




    Sure, we all love camping. The stocking up the caravan, the glamping, the cooking breakfast over the campfire…But, if we’re really honest, we have to admit that one of the very best things about camping is all the cool camping equpiment, gimmicks and gadgets you can bring along. And of …

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  3. Buying a motorhome: a beginner's guide

    June 19, 2012
    by | guides




    Peterbilt 387 Conversion 2009 Motorhome



    We are trying our absolute best in this blog post not to salivate over the Big Daddy of motorhomes, the £750,000 precisely-named

    Ultimate Class Teschner XLII Prevost XLII Series Bus

    , or the £250,000 Peterbilt 387 Conversion 2009 Motorhome, as doing so looks a bit weird and last time we …

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  4. Cottages and candlewick – Liz Jones on holidaying in the UK

    June 11, 2012
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    Holiday cottages - not for Liz Jones Liz Jones is at it again . Those of us who, over the years, have followed the life of the Daily Mail hack with horrified fascination are familiar with the drill. Dialling 999 because her kitten ‘had its head stuck in a hole’, saying that her border collie is ‘cleaner …

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  5. 'It's not me, it's you' - a warden reflects

    June 8, 2012
    by | guides




    T
    Not a barbecue. (Photo by fritzmb@flickr)
    he long break is over! Cue sighs of relief from parents, from non-parents who can now get an ice cream from the van in the park without queuing…and from many campsite wardens.



    In our

    Camping Stereotypes

    blog, we covered the stereotype of the maniacal warden prowling about the campsite …

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  6. Luxury camping: posh on a budget

    April 14, 2012
    by | guides




    There are still some uneducated types who go 'Wot?' when you mention 'luxury' and 'camping' in the same breath, but most people now know that the two terms can fit together as snugly as sheep wool insulation in a top of the range camping pod. (We refer to these people …

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  7. Holidays in Northern Ireland – The Titanic Quarter and Beyond

    April 10, 2012
    by | destinations | guides

    Belfast Titanic Visitor Centre. Photo by fitz@flickr I can't quite believe I'm going to mention the Titanic, especially as I live in Belfast and the Titanorak centenary celebrations and all the resulting guff are driving me MAD, but, well, it seems that 2012 being the hundredth anniversary of a Belfast-built ship sinking on its maiden voyage is …

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  8. 10 Awesome Tents

    April 5, 2012
    by | guides




    Why stick to having a boring green or brown tent when there are so many more interesting ones out there? OK, if you're Bear Grylls and wild camping somewhere you don't want to be spotted, a hot pink tent with tassels mightn't be the best bet, but otherwise go for …

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  9. Motorbike holidays: camping on a motorcycle

    April 3, 2012
    by | guides




    Motorcycle camping
    Not least because of the fact that you can pretend you're a character in Easy Rider, motorbike camping is the way to go. No, you can't strap your surfboard to the back and you have to be economical with the packing, but riding a motorbike has to be one of …

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  10. Boris goes camping

    February 27, 2012
    by | misc | offbeat | weird Britain

    Boris ponders his next camping destination Boris has joined us! Yes, the fluffy-haired London Mayor has recently revealed he's a fan of camping. Who'da thunk it?


    'At the risk of sounding like a character from Enid Blyton.' he writes, 'there is absolutely nothing to beat camping. I love the exultation you get …

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