Being involved in the motorhome hire business and also loving motorhome holidays, it is no surprise that my daughter wants this Playmobil Camper for Christmas.  Even though it was 30 odd quid from Amazon, I think she will get a great deal of play value out of it.  I believe her other Playmobil people are already planning their holiday for next year in their Playmobil Camper.

The model here in the picture is the 3647 one which reminds me a bit of the larger Mooveo motorhomes that have the garage at the back.  This is the one my daughter has seen in the shops and also in a Playmobil leaflet, but what she doesn’t realise is that this is the actual 2009 model.  There is a new 2010 version out now, which is white and although she has seen it, she is not impressed.  So if your kids want the yellow one, get in there quick! They will be gone by Christmas!

I had a look at the reviews on Amazon before buying…I quite like this one; “I bought this for my little boy for his 4th birthday recently and we all love it! It’s our first playmobil item and I was a little skeptical that it could be worth £30 but it has earned every penny of it in the first 2 months alone.
There is stacks of stuff included in it and as ever with playmobil some of it is extremely tiny. I have a 18 month old as well and I do have to watch that none of it goes in her mouth.
The top comes off so they can play with them inside and the attention to detail is amazing – tiny little holder for mobile phone, pull out shower and tap – cute little toilet. We also bought the beach set which has been great too and my son can spend ages driving them for a day at the beach, getting the little picnic table and chairs that are stored in the roof box of the camper out for them to have lunch and then maybe a bike ride.”

I’ve looked around for the best prices online and bearing in mind that delivery is free in the UK, Amazon has the best price for the Playmobil Camper.

Campervan hire in Gloucester can be provided with a multitude of campers of all different sizes.  This particular one is The Burstner Levanto A576 motorhome which represents true luxury in a 4 berth camper with everyone enjoying space and privacy. You can enjoy real home from home comfort for all the family.  Equipped with TV, CD player, cutlery, crockery, fully integrated kitchen, oven & grill, luxury washroom, hotel quality interiors and comfortable beds. Fully winter proofed, insulated and double glazed, along with central heating and hot water.

This campervan for hire in Gloucester has bunk beds at the rear and a double over the cab bed, the A576 is ideal for families requiring spacious sleeping accommodation. The large garage facility provides ample and secure storage for bikes and essential camping accessories.

Based on the Fiat Ducato engine, it also features power assisted steering and powerful 2.8ltr Turbo diesel.

So what can you see whilst in Gloucester? Right in the centre of the city is the fabulous Victorian docks. Now it is home to many businesses including retail outlets, bars and museums. Gloucester Waterways Museum details life on the waterways with photos and artefacts and interactive computer features. Outside there are a steam dredger, a barge a tugboat and several narrow boats all helping paint the picture. You can also take river cruises from the museum.

The Bursnter Levanto A576 is located at Hardwick, Gloucester. For this and other possibilities of campervan hire in Gloucester please call 0800 612 8719 anytime.

There doesn’t have to be 6 of you to request a6 berth motorhome for hire! A 6 berth is ideal for a family of 4 with more grown up kids, or even a couple who carry a lot of stuff with them, like sports equipment.

A typical 6 berth motorhome for hire would involve a vehicle like the Eldiss Autoquest 180.

The Eldiss Autoquest 180 represents true luxury in a 6 berth motorhome with everyone enjoying space and privacy. Enjoy real home from home comfort for all the family in one of our flagship motor homes.  Equipped with Freeview TV & DVD & CD player, cutlery, crockery, oven/grill, fully integrated kitchen, luxury washroom with shower, hotel quality interiors and 3 comfy double beds. Fully winter proofed, insulated and double glazed, along with gas fired central heating.

The U shaped rear lounge converts into a large double bedroom providing full privacy.

Power assisted steering and economical 2.2ltr Turbo diesel engines makes the 180 very easy to drive and park.  Sorry, there are no pets allowed in this vehicle, but if you are interested in another 6 berth motorhome for hire, then please do call us

The Eldiss Autoquest 180 is located at Reading Berks, if you would like to hire it, please call 0800 612 8719 anytime.

In this age of global warming and carbon footprints, many readers have told us they wanted to travel green, and, where possible, take holidays without flying. But now we have seen other factors that have quite simply put people off flying…

April 2010 saw complete disruption to the air industry in Europe. A major crisis erupted out of the blue that cast a highly disturbing light on the peculiarly contorted way in which we are now governed. The Icelandic volcano shambles had striking parallels with the foot-and-mouth crisis of 2001.

What turned that shower of abrasive volcanic dust from a drama into a crisis was the central flaw in a new international system for responding to such incidents, which was put in place only last September. As everyone now recognises, the emptying of the skies which plunged Europe’s airlines into chaos was a grotesque overreaction to the reality of the risks involved. It left thousands of people stranded wishing that they thought aboutholidays without flying.

Within two days, the amount of ash over northern Europe was at barely one per cent of the official danger level. But the authorities were locked by international rules into a rigid bureaucratic system, based on a computer model, which gave them no alternative but to close down air traffic for days longer than was justified. The real flaw in the system was that it made no provision for testing that crude computer model against actual real-life data, which could have shown that the computer was vastly exaggerating the risk.

With losses soaring towards £2 billion, the airlines, led by British Airways, acted to break the official blockade. BA’s Willie Walsh told the authorities that he had 22 aircraft already in the sky, heading for Britain – and the serried ranks of officialdom buckled, rushing to explain that they had only been doing their jobs in acting by the rule book. It was, of course, that rule book which was at fault, because it gave exclusive authority to a computer model not up to the task.

So why not hire a motorhome for a peaceful relaxed holiday. So talk to us about holidays without flying, call 0800 612 8719 to hire a motorhome.