Yeah I've seen them - you do see a few of them around in Europe, and we've looked around a couple at a shows. They're pretty impressive but they're far too big for us
I'd hate to try to drive something that size through some of the tiny English or French villages we've been too. Plus many of the nicest places to stay have a maximum size of around 8-10m - and even ones that don't have a maximum size are often limited by narrow roadways and overhanging trees.Yeah I've seen them - you do see a few of them around in Europe, and we've looked around a couple at a shows. They're pretty impressive but they're far too big for us
This one is pretty much identical to ours...its 7.5m long (plus the bike rack on the back) and its plenty big enough for the two of us:
Nine days if we drive.
Yes I do....if we're planning on going somewhere I think might be a problem I make extensive use of google satellite and streetview (where its available) when planning. We've only come across a handful of places so far and even in our previous motorhome (which was under 7m) its not so much the length that's the problem, its the width and height in villages and towns with old roads and walls.
I don't mind doing the cooking on holiday...but a lot of that is because I'm cooking new things I've bought in the local supermarkets so its different to what I'd cook at home. Plus I tend to keep things quick and simple....and there's often a bottle of wine on the go at the same time
For me, a large part of "vacation" is "what restaurant are we going to for breakfast/lunch/supper?," especially if it's somewhere like Orlando, where I'm not that interested in the locale, but there are more restaurants than just about anywhere else.Yes I do....if we're planning on going somewhere I think might be a problem I make extensive use of google satellite and streetview (where its available) when planning. We've only come across a handful of places so far and even in our previous motorhome (which was under 7m) its not so much the length that's the problem, its the width and height in villages and towns with old roads and walls.
Although we use a sat nav app which allows you to enter your dimensions its only as good a the mapping data...and whilst height is usually shown width often isn't! As you can see from this place which we came across on our very first trip to France in a motorhome. When we left the stopover the sat nav wanted us to drive up through the village.....which we totally ignored because we knew there was no way we'd get through
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I don't mind doing the cooking on holiday...but a lot of that is because I'm cooking new things I've bought in the local supermarkets so its different to what I'd cook at home. Plus I tend to keep things quick and simple....and there's often a bottle of wine on the go at the same time
The washing up on the other hand.........
I get four weeks, having been with the company 14 years. I'll get five weeks after I get to 25 years, which is to say, I'll never get five weeks, because I'll be long gone by then.
Yeah I remember seeing that a few years ago....some people really aren't fit to drive!
I'm always amazed how little holiday a lot of people in the US get
I work for a global company and our functional teams have members located in many different countries and each is employed according to local employment laws (a real headache when trying to manage people!). I remember when my manager was based in the US....I'm not sure how many days holiday she got, but I do remember that she only got about 3 months maternity leave (which most of us in Europe found pretty shocking).Yeah I remember seeing that a few years ago....some people really aren't fit to drive!
I'm always amazed how little holiday a lot of people in the US get
In the UK by law employers have to give staff 5.6 weeks holiday (including bank holidays, pro-rata for part timers) - so for a full time worker that comes out at 20 days + 8 bank holidays. I think most good companies offer more....I get 30: 25 days standard plus 5 extra for length of service (which I qualified for after 5 years). My company also allows us to buy extra days holiday if we want.