THE PLAN

We pick up the motorhome in Frankfurt on Monday the 1^st of August and return it to the same place 4 months later on Friday the 25^th of November. That essentially sums up our plan so far! We don’t really have an itinerary as such yet. We are taking a fairly relaxed approach to the trip, considering the ease with which we can travel around and the fact we don’t have to book accommodation in advance.

We are unsure which order to do out trip in. The countries we plan to visit, either in this order or the reverse order are: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, France, England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, back through England, Belgium and then back to Frankfurt. We are thinking we might do the reverse order, maximising the warmer weather for the northern countries first and heading south when it’s a little cooler.

I do plan to do some research, so that we have a rough idea of the key places we want to go, what events might be on in certain places at different times, the best routes for motorhomes and the best order to do it in. Other than that, we’ll just see where the road takes us so to speak. Flexibility will play a major role in our trip. If we find somewhere we like – we can stay there for as long as time permits. If we have seen enough of one place – we can move on.