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Camaret-sur-Mer and the Crozon Peninsula – a pearl in Brittany

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | Camaret-sur-Mer is located at the tip of the Crozon Peninsula in Brittany, surrounded by a dramatic coastline with cliffs, beaches and the Atlantic Ocean as far as the eye can see. When we arrived here in our camper van, we were completely taken. Can it really be this beautiful?

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Oysters in Cancale – seafood bliss in Brittany

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | Cancale in Brittany is famous for its oysters and along the coast there are large oyster beds. Here you can buy oysters directly from the producers at the port and eat them with a view of the sea. Instead, we took oysters and mussels home to the camper. We ended up with Morakniv, a minor blood spill and one of the best seafood dinners we have ever had.

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Mont-Saint-Michel in France – guide to the monastery and the island

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | Mont-Saint-Michel is one of France's most spectacular sights. On a rocky island off the coast of Normandy, a medieval abbey rises high above the sea and the vast sandbanks. We visited Mont-Saint-Michel in December, when the tourist crowds were gone and we almost had the mighty stone halls to ourselves.

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Sainte-Mère-Église – the paratrooper in the church tower

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy became an important site during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, when American paratroopers landed in and around the village. The most famous is the story of John Steele, who got his parachute caught in the church tower and was left hanging while the fighting continued below.

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Arromanches-les-Bains – the Normandy landings up close

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | It's one thing to read about the Normandy landings and another to stand on the beach where history still lies out in the sea. We visited Arromanches-les-Bains during our motorhome trip through Normandy and were deeply moved by the place.

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Things to do in Honfleur – charming port town in Normandy

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | Honfleur is a charming port town in Normandy, known for its old harbor, narrow houses, artists and seafood restaurants. We arrived here by motorhome after following the beautiful Alabaster Coast and immediately fell for the French small town charm. Here are some tips on things to see and do in Honfleur.

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Veulettes-sur-Mer in Normandy – by motorhome on the Alabaster Coast

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | Veulettes-sur-Mer is a small coastal town in Normandy, beautifully situated between the sea and the dramatic cliffs along the Alabaster Coast. We ended up here with our camper van on a windy December day and spent the night right next to the sea.

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Readers' top tips for holiday cooking

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Writer: Helena Bergström

The competition to share your best tips for holiday cooking is now closed. We received many fantastic and smart tips for the motorhome/caravan/boat/summer cottage, and we have compiled them in this post.

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The world's 5 most expensive motorhomes

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Usually you're not looking for the most expensive motorhome, but rather the most affordable. But if you have an endless supply of money and want to spend a lot on a motorhome, what is there to choose from? We have listed perhaps the five most expensive motorhomes in the world. Which of these high-end camping vehicles would you choose?

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Travelling by train - 3 train journeys to remember

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Writer: Helena Bergström

We're big fans of motorhomes, but there's another way of travelling that we also really like: by train. We tell you why we like travelling by train and recall three different train journeys we've made.

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