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A small family friendly camping site with great atmosphere in beautiful surroundings. Good for exploring the South Tuscany such as Val’d Orcia
to the North (with the many wineries in eg. Montalcino) or the hot springs
Saturnia and Bagno S. Filippo to the South.
A great small family run camping site in walking distance from
Bouzigues center and close to Séte city.
Stay in Piemonte near the touristy Barolo but away from the crowds! We found this great little campsite by coincidence driving past it but couldn’t resist to stay here a couple of days.
The Talbot Express van is known for a troublesome gutter around the fiberglass top. The idea behind it is good I guess but people are reporting water ingress and rust as a result. Read how I improved the gutter design.
Read moreAn often encountered problem with old cars and in particular the Talbot Express van (also go under Citroen C25 or Peugeot J5) is rust around the windscreen. This post describes how I treated the rust and postponed a bigger expensive workover.
Yet again somebody felt an urge to graffiti our van! Read on how to remove
graffiti from both the car lacquer as well as the fiberglass top!
Read how to mount a flexible solar panel on a bending fiberglass surface with glue or tape! The job is quite easy and the past 20.000 km on the road has proven that it holds.
I finally managed to fix the Truma E1400 cabin gas fan heater! It was fairly simple – read how!
Agritusimo De Santis is a great place for both campers or B&B guests in walking distance from the Tuscan coastal town, Castiglioncello.
Stay at the great winery Podere Il Cocco close to the historical town of Montalcino. We stayed one night in our camper in a dedicated parking area but the place also offers B&B accomodation.
