Thanks for the memories! We first went to Saintes-Marie-de-La-Mer in the mid 1990s. In those days, motorhomes used to park for free all along the coastline heading East. It’s a beautiful place to visit ❤
I always get the de la mer and sur mer mixed up. I wonder if it's a northern/ southern thing as I know some of the small towns on the northern coast of france are sur mer? It's a great little town and we enjoyed some drinks along the front bars. In hindsight, I wish I had spent another day there but I get such fomo that I feel I have to move on. Sounds like a similar park up to where my dad stayed too but it is a car park with a barrier now and no chance of free park ups along that coast anymore - we only managed to find one in our 2 weeks of touring the area!
In hindsight I wish I had stayed in this region a bit longer but it’s on my list to go back to, only I would turn right and head towards the Spanish border next time then come back via Carcasonne and the Dordogne 👍
Thanks both - although this area was beautiful so it was very easy to film! It's always difficult trying to enjoy my holiday, do the driving and then film so I tend to chop alot and edit it out as I don't think people will enjoy watching me being boring on my holidays haha!
Oh this brings back memories of driving there last year. Can't work out if that's the same aire we stayed on, I think so, ours was £15 too, but it looks different 🤔 We did find the town quite touristy but it was very pretty and it looked more like a Spanish place than French. We saw the flamingos in February which was perfect because the mating dances were in full swing! Missed the white horses though. Driving around the camargue was amazing, so vast as you say, I wish we'd seen more of it. The other place we stayed there was Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone (they like their long names down there) which was like this bizarre isolated tourist town, it was so strange but we really enjoyed it although again quite expensive to park, free aires are non-existent in that region
I do remember watching your video on your travels in the area when you were heading to Spain as I definitely remember the flamingos - it was too windy when we were there so they weren't about and I cycled all over the lakes but we didn't go in the national park which I think is where they do tend to flock more! I would definitely go back to this area and focus more on travelling down to the Spanish border rather than the other way! It's such a beautiful and peaceful area!
Thanks for the memories! We first went to Saintes-Marie-de-La-Mer in the mid 1990s. In those days, motorhomes used to park for free all along the coastline heading East. It’s a beautiful place to visit ❤
I always get the de la mer and sur mer mixed up. I wonder if it's a northern/ southern thing as I know some of the small towns on the northern coast of france are sur mer? It's a great little town and we enjoyed some drinks along the front bars. In hindsight, I wish I had spent another day there but I get such fomo that I feel I have to move on. Sounds like a similar park up to where my dad stayed too but it is a car park with a barrier now and no chance of free park ups along that coast anymore - we only managed to find one in our 2 weeks of touring the area!
I'm just back to catch up with your adventures and this is such a beautiful one to start with- gorgeous video as ever!!
In hindsight I wish I had stayed in this region a bit longer but it’s on my list to go back to, only I would turn right and head towards the Spanish border next time then come back via Carcasonne and the Dordogne 👍
Great vlog guys really enjoying your Europe trip ❤Chris/ Jan
Thanks both - although this area was beautiful so it was very easy to film! It's always difficult trying to enjoy my holiday, do the driving and then film so I tend to chop alot and edit it out as I don't think people will enjoy watching me being boring on my holidays haha!
Oh this brings back memories of driving there last year. Can't work out if that's the same aire we stayed on, I think so, ours was £15 too, but it looks different 🤔
We did find the town quite touristy but it was very pretty and it looked more like a Spanish place than French. We saw the flamingos in February which was perfect because the mating dances were in full swing! Missed the white horses though.
Driving around the camargue was amazing, so vast as you say, I wish we'd seen more of it.
The other place we stayed there was Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone (they like their long names down there) which was like this bizarre isolated tourist town, it was so strange but we really enjoyed it although again quite expensive to park, free aires are non-existent in that region
I do remember watching your video on your travels in the area when you were heading to Spain as I definitely remember the flamingos - it was too windy when we were there so they weren't about and I cycled all over the lakes but we didn't go in the national park which I think is where they do tend to flock more! I would definitely go back to this area and focus more on travelling down to the Spanish border rather than the other way! It's such a beautiful and peaceful area!