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The rising interest in four-wheeled holiday pleasure in Turkey: motorhome tourists rule!

Motorhome tourists get haircuts at the local barber, shop at local markets and buy more souvenirs from the places they go to see: “They never want to stay in just one place, and unlike the tourists taking advantage of the cheap ‘everything included’ system we see in many of our hotels, they don’t only stay … Read more about The rising interest in four-wheeled holiday pleasure in Turkey: motorhome tourists rule!

Caravanning and camping are… posh!

by Lara Dunston

Camping, camper- vanning and caravanning are so incredibly popular in the UK now and have such wide appeal they’re even attracting aristocrats. That’s right! According to a January article in The Sunday Times: “A few years ago, the trend-watchers would have happily sent camping and caravanning holidays the way of the tinned pilchard and string … Read more about Caravanning and camping are… posh!

Cool camping: how many hipsters believed the hype?

by Lara Dunston

The cool camping cool caravanning hype may have convinced style-conscious travellers to get out of the city and get away to the country to pitch a tent for a weekend or two, but did it really fuel some kind of fashionable camping revival? Had camping ever become chic in the first place or was it … Read more about Cool camping: how many hipsters believed the hype?

Hands up if you traded the Airstream for a gypsy caravan?

by Lara Dunston

“Hands up if you traded in the Airstream – for a Gypsy Caravan?” The Times asked in The Family Bandwagon. This article must take the cake in a long line of silly stories over the last couple of years by lazy travel writers who all too keenly latched on to the cool camping cool caravanning … Read more about Hands up if you traded the Airstream for a gypsy caravan?

Cool camping vs cool caravanning: a case study in ‘cool’ travel writing

by Lara Dunston

Travel by caravan, RV or kombi may be just as cool as camping if vehicle registrations and club member- ships are anything to go by, but to the travel media it’s cooler to write about camping – unless the caravan is expensive, luxuriously fitted out, comes with quirky extras or retro-cool packaging, or is simply … Read more about Cool camping vs cool caravanning: a case study in ‘cool’ travel writing