Van travel guides
Deep-dive guides on the practical side of van travel in Europe — what's legal, what works, and what to actually pack.
Wild Camping in Europe: A Country-by-Country Legal Guide
Where you can legally wild camp in Europe in a campervan or motorhome — the rules, the fines, and the realistic enforcement, country by country.
Van Trip in Europe with Kids: What Actually Works
A practical guide to van travel in Europe with children — destinations, distances, routines, and the things experienced family travelers wish they'd known.
Motorhome Aires & Stellplätze: Europe's Overnight Networks
How Europe's aires, Stellplätze, aree di sosta and áreas work — what they cost, what services you get, and how to find them, country by country.
ZTL Zones in Italy: How to Avoid €80+ Camera Fines
How Italy's camera-enforced ZTL zones work, why fines reach foreign campervan drivers months later, and how to park outside them and skip the problem.
Crit'Air Zones in France: Classes, Map & Stickers
Which campervans need a Crit'Air sticker, where France's low-emission zones (ZFE) apply, and how to order the official vignette for a few euros.
Is Wild Camping Legal in Spain? Rules & Fines (2026)
Is wild camping legal in Spain? The parking-vs-camping rule that decides everything, where local bans bite, realistic fines, and the legal alternatives.
Wild Camping in Portugal: Is It Still Legal in 2026?
What Portugal's 2021 motorhome ban really means, the 48-hour rule for self-contained vans, where the GNR patrols, and how to travel the coast legally.
Motorhome Tolls & Vignettes in Europe, Country by Country
Which countries charge motorhomes tolls, which need a vignette before the border, where the 3.5-tonne line changes everything, and how to budget for it.
Motorhome Weight Limits in Europe: The 3.5-Tonne Line
Why 3.5 tonnes is the key number in European van travel — licence categories, payload maths, weighbridge checks, and what changes for heavier vans.
Biarritz to Lisbon: A 10-Day Atlantic Road Trip Itinerary
A 10-day campervan itinerary down the Atlantic coast — Basque surf towns, Cantabria, Galicia, Porto and Lisbon, with the local van rules built in.
Munich to Lake Garda: A 7-Day Alpine Road Trip Itinerary
Seven days over the Alps by campervan — Bavaria, Tyrol, the Dolomites' great passes and Lake Garda, with the vignette, toll and ZTL logistics sorted.
Stockholm to the Fjords: A 2-Week Scandinavia Road Trip
A 14-day campervan loop from Stockholm through Dalarna, Oslo, the Hardangervidda and Norway's great fjords — where wild camping is a legal right.
North Coast 500 by Campervan: A 7–10 Day Scotland Route
A campervan guide to Scotland's North Coast 500 — the 516-mile Highland loop, single-track driving, wild camping rules, and the pass most vans should skip.
How Much Does a Campervan Trip in Europe Cost?
A real cost breakdown for a European campervan trip — fuel, tolls, overnight stops, rental and food — with a worked 2-week budget example.
2 Weeks in Europe by Campervan: A Route That Works
A realistic 14-day European campervan route — Alsace, the Black Forest, Tyrol, the Dolomites and Lake Garda — with the border admin sorted.
Provence & the Côte d'Azur: A 2-Week Van Itinerary
A 14-day campervan route through Provence and the Riviera — the Luberon, Verdon gorge, Camargue and Nice — with the low-emission zones handled.
Andalusia by Campervan: A 2-Week Southern Spain Route
A 14-day southern Spain campervan itinerary — Granada, Cabo de Gata, the white villages, Seville and Tarifa — and why it works best in winter.
Dolomites to Tuscany: A 10-Day Italy Road Trip
A 10-day Italian campervan route from the Dolomite passes to the Val d'Orcia, via Verona, Bologna and Florence — with the ZTL traps mapped out.
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