The MOST IMPORTANT thing to do with a campervan 👍- VANLIFE FRANCE
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- This episode was filmed 31st May & 1st June 2022.
We start the day with a food shop and have a good look at what is on offer at the supermarket.
We find a very relaxing park up to enjoy our pizza for lunch and just soak up the nature around us for the rest of the day.
The following morning we try some new pastries for breakfast and Carol tries a new way of washing her hair before we head to our next stop to explore the historic battlefield at Crécy.
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Chapters
00:00 Coming up
00:25 Intro
01:04 Food shopping
03:27 Moving on to our next park up
04:55 Pizza for lunch
06:47 A relaxing afternoon
08:11 Drone flying - for how much longer?
10:53 Dinnertime
13:07 Dessert - any good?
14:06 How are the Bear Paws?
14:46 A new way of hair washing
16:21 Chocks away
18:00 Croque Monsieur
19:16 Crécy battlefield
Music:
A Countryside Walk - Alan A Craig 01m 04s
Altitude - Muted 03m 27s
Tinker Toys - Colton Dewberry 06m 21s
The Fall - Michael Shynes 09m 49s
The Grand Chopin Nocturne 13m 40s
Once upon a time - Maya Belsitzman 14m 45s
An bhfaca tu mo sheamuisn - Patrick Ussher 18m 00s
Adventures & Dragons - Frank Schllmbach 19m 47s
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"I am being good and not having any.... And if you believe that you will believe anything" ... 😂😂😂
I love seeing supermarkets overseas. I guess it’s a snapshot of how similar & yet intriguingly different we are. Variations of everyday life, condensed. ❤
We love looking round foreign supermarkets 😍
I really enjoyed this vlog. It had everything in it! Travel, food, info and comedy! Thanks Carol and Ken.
Thanks Linda 🙂
The shower scenario had me grinning Ken. So funny. 😂
It scared me..🤣
I am sorry about the recent loss of your queen. She was a great woman and will be remembered as a great monarch.
Ha ha the classic "does my bum look big in this?" question skillfully answered Ken!
I'm glad you came to my feed. It was a pleasure watching. You have each other. Keep travelling. God bless you. 🇭🇲🐞
Thanks for watching Trudi. So glad you found us 🙂👍
A fantastic journey, thank you both for sharing the adventures of the little red van….
Thanks for watching 🙂👍
Couldn't agree more Ken, finding that perfect park up just to sit, relax and watch the world go by, brilliant.
I'm not sure about that shower idea Ken, your frighten the wildlife 🤣🤣
Yes, having second thoughts on that 😅
Do love the European supermarkets, I actually enjoy shopping in France and Spain 👍🏼
I hope you both are around making videos for many years to come. I always enjoy your humor, history lessons, and drone footage. It’s a bummer about the laws changing with regards to drones. A bit overkill in my opinion, but that’s politicians! Mary
Thanks Mary ❤️
Y’all got me giggling with this one….from chicken donuts to outdoor showers, and more….THANK YOU for the laughs and the pleasure of sharing another bit of your journeys. Best wishes and safe, healthy travels!
Glad you enjoyed it Catherine. Thanks for watching ☺️👍
It's true Ken your videos are very relaxing, so much so, I've slept through them all. Only joking. I love them. Your drone work is excellent.
If you are going to fall asleep then please do so watching our main playlist 😁👍
I really appreciate your videos, taste testing seems to be Ken's favourite thing.
The trick I found to stop me driving off and leaving my expensive off road grip mats is to attach chains to them and clip the other end to the vehicle (out of the way so you don't catch the chain) or as you do have your passenger watch and collect them
That’s a good tip. Alas too late for us as you will see on a future trip we make 😉
Very enjoyable series of travelling through France and watching both of you with the basic everyday things in the van. Remarkable scenic park up that you found and I doubt that places like that will increase in numbers across the country.
All yummy!❤
Ken you do make me laugh, I like your wit. Thank you both for listing the music you play, very helpful. Over the last week or so ,I have found myself repeatedly binge watching your channel and enjoying it very much.
You are welcome 👍
Hari OM
Blissful, that first stopover. The peace and tranquility shone through the screen. And I had flashbacks to history lessons at Claydon Secondary Modern and learning about the technological advancement generated by war that was the longbow... a joy as ever to ride with you both! YAM xx
Thanks for watching YAM. Yes, we remembered those history lessons too ☺️
My favorite thing about watching your videos is seeing both of you. Love your humor, Ken, and amazed at how you make the food look so delicious. Tiramisu is my favorite dessert - YUMMY! Enjoyed seeing the beautiful scenery, professional video (of course)! Thanks so much for sharing your adventures. ❤
Hi Carol. Thanks so much for watching and your lovely comment. We know how much you enjoy good food too 😉😁 Best wishes ❤️
Very very interesting.
Always excellent
Very enjoyable. Thank you.
Hey team, dunno if this has already been mentioned but a nice easy way to make sure you don’t drive off the chocks or leave them behind is to put a small note or Post-it on the speedo so when you start the engine you will see it. Works for us! Lovely Vlog by the way
Did that after leaving them behind on our last trip and guess what, we left them behind again in Norway! I’m not allowed any more chocks 😁
Awesome relaxing couple of days, thanks for sharing, love your journey. 💗💗🙋♀️🙋♀️
Even top chefs called it "CHOR ITZO " as it sounds..but the pronunciation as its sounds is "CHOR RITHO" ...Nice video as always...put TOLEDO on your to-go list...Carol loves a bit of history,,she won't be disappointed
Beautiful scenery. Just noticed that you drained the pasta into a plastic container in the sink - very good idea 👍🏻
All our waste water goes into that box which gets emptied every morning. 👍
Loved the video 👌 so entertaining thank you 🤗🙌❤️
Great Trip 😁
Enjoyed your video. Thanks.
A particularly soothing episode...
Some great drone shots and a great history lesson.
Thanks Larry 🙂
oh ken - yes you do need to put more energy into the hair complement!! hahaha brilliant
Haha, I’m learning 😅
Lovely spot to sp❤end a day or two, great video.
The best fun I ever had is staying in my tiny van
Another great video :)
Great vlog as usual , really enjoyed it ! Thanks both .
Thanks for watching 👍
Lovely video, as always! Thanks so much!
Thank you Elzabeth 🙂
Loved the video.thank you for taking us along.Blessings
Thanks for watching 🙂
Great Video!
Merci pour votre vidéo si ...apaisante :-)
Love your vlogs of rural France. Beautiful photography and music. So relaxing.
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Another cracking video Ken, thanks to you both.
Cheers 👍
Love the park up. Very pretty part of France. 🌼Pamela
Great video, thank you. David
Cheers 👍
really enjoyed that
Nature, France, supermarkets, cooking, natural history, and I do like a bit of longbow history. Thank you!
Thanks for watching Jonathan 🙂
You can even make a croque monsieur back in the UK all you need is some bread cheese and ham plus a frying pan, with an egg its called a croque madame.
Will have to try that one day 🙂
As usual, very informative, very entertaining, just the right amount of “chillaxation” and with a dusting of comedy. We always enjoy your videos, thank you so much❤️
So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 🙂
We really enjoyed this video. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍
Great vlog as usual. Lovely video and lots of information. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching 🙂
You had me there for a second Ken regarding the pizza 🍕 😁🤣👍
Oh Ken, you really chickened out on the hair question didn’t you 😂
TEXAS . . ....HEH,enjoyed watching you guys .. Besafe an God Bless.
Well said Ken, the day that the fun goes out of drone flying will be the day that we pack it in.
It will not be worth the hassle, that’s for sure 🤨
Beautiful countryside. 😂 “trick question”
I can so see you guys owning a narrowboat and cruising.
Parfait, continuez vos vidéos, on aime.😊.
Merci d’avoir regardé 🙂👍
What a clean and varied 🛒 supermarket. Beautiful produce. Lovely vlog Ken and Carol. ❤️
Thanks Jayne 🙂
Ah your right about you two being relaxing to watch. I always look forward to seeing a new video of yours
Thanks for watching Valerie 🙂
Thanks again for letting us discover a nice area of France. I love your comments, always a propos and informative.
Thanks for watching 🙂
Some realy nice parkups in this on Carol & Ken. Drone footage stunning as usual.
Thanks Rupert 🙂
You nearly got me then ken! I thought my hearing was going😊😊😊
🤣😂🤣😂
Outside shower.
😂🤣😂🤣
I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I was watching.
Another beautiful video from two of my favorite people. So look forward to all of the videos you post. Again, thanks so much
Aww, thanks Gerald. That’s very kind ❤️
good point on the leaving the Chalks... I've left many of my high end coats and what you would call "jumpers" behind on my end when I take them off to dine in lol
*😊** You might check your app to see if there any drones out when the shower scene is being developed. Enjoyed the my break with you twos.
Haha, good point, thanks Amy 😅👍
its nice being with both of you, it makes the day interesting 😊
always beautiful views.
and yummy 😋 food
it takes me away from all the stress and worry, that we have to look forward to
we are going back in time.
stay safe and take care 🙂 ❤
Take care Moira 🙂❤️
Love the latest film and the music is great too thanks C&K
Thanks for watching Damien 🙂
I loved hearing the history of the battlefield. Longbows vs crossbows!? That’s going waaaay back! On the west coast of the USA, anything in the 1800’s seems like ancient history. I also love the cooking parts of your videos - you always have great systems for getting it all put together.
Thanks Jessie. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Would never miss it isn't it funny how you become Part of peoples life ❤
Thanks Damien 🤗
You go Ken!!😂
We always use Leclerc when in France.
Wow Ken can't wait fir you to try that shower out!!😄😘
OMG, I did it again, forgot to have breakfast before watching! You got a bit cheeky there Ken 🙂.
I'm sure it was a typical English unintentional slip of the tongue, but Welsh longbowmen also contributed to the pivotal role of these solders at Crécy. Thanks for yet another lovely (and thoughtful) video from you both.
They did indeed. Edward III's army totalled about 13,500, of which about half were archers; 4,500 English and 2,000 Welsh.
@@LifeistooshortCK And of which a large proportion of those archers where from Lancashire.
Thank you Carol and Ken I really enjoyed all the vlog and have subscribed. There are lots to catch up on.
Thanks for watching and subscribing Jayne, much appreciated 🙂👍
Enjoyable video visiting again!😉. Have a great week
You too ❤️
Nice to see everyday life in another land. Chicken Donuts!!! 😄
I can't help thinking a diagonally cut sandwich not only looks better ... but tastes it too 😂🤣
I like that you put the map in every now and then to show where you are. I always look on google maps for orientation because we’ve been to France several times and it’s always nice to see new areas.
I also love the French supermarkets. Glad you filmed in E Leclerc. They are so large and sell literally everything. I’d almost go to France only just for the supermarkets 😀. Nothing like that here in Holland.
Once again I enjoyed the video and your cosy red van 🚗. 🙋♀️
Thanks Mary. We love the French supermarkets too. Much better than our local ones at home ☺️
I absolutly love your channel. Its so relaxed, so much fun. I especially like the fact that you show us that travelling in a small van is no problem. It doesn't have to be a 7mtr long big camper with everything you have at home. In a year from now i will have saved enough to buy a Ford Nugget pop up camper. I will be travelling for 9 months a year in my van and 3 months with my family in the Netherlands. I look forward to going back to living in a van like i did many years ago. Perhaps we will meet on the road.
We love the Ford Nugget so its a great van to go for. There is a channel called Cali Camper Family and they are worth a watch about the Nugget. Perfect size for mobility with comfort 😁👍
Couldn't sleep so I'm watching this in bed at 1.45 am. Such a beautiful idyllic spot you got for your park up. The bear feet looked nice and along with a cup of tea would hit the right spot for me. XX ❤️💙
Hope we helped you get to sleep Margaret 😉 Thanks for watching 🙂
Yes you are indeed the most sedate van lifers I have watched on RUclips no rushing from one place to another at break neck speed : I did a 10 days road trip with my family and never managed to breath in between hotels all though the experience was enjoyable it was a little too fast for my 70 year old body it would have been nice to stop and take in the beauty of Spain and France : I’ll stick to my touring caravan where the pace is slower next stop North Yorkshire in all its beauty 😊
Too right, Sheila. Enjoy North Yorkshire 🙂👍
We should make the effort to visit Crecy as it is only 30 minutes away from our French house. Azincourt is only 5 or 6 minutes away. The visitor centre there is great, I couldn't imagine us making such an effort in the UK to celebrate a battle where we were so comprehensively beaten.
When we first started visiting France 25 year ago the Croque Monsieur or Madame available in the bars were our go to lunch choice, but recently the Madame has pretty much disappeared and the Monsieur has always been a disappointment. Glad that you found a decent supermarket version.
The Battle of Hastings site has a museum, Abbey and the battlefield at what was a successful invasion of England that changed the course of our history. 😁👍
Chicken doughnuts, I would have had to try one. 🤣 at naked Ken, would deffo raise ratings. Love you guys, I hope you go on for years to come yet. 💜
Cheers 👍
Lovely vlog , just perfect with a cup of tea after a morning gardening . Your food always looks so scrummy and I am a vegetarian 🙀😻
That’s the first time a vegetarian has said that 😁👍
Thanks for another lovely vlog, I'm really enjoying this French series.
I have a card with CHOCKS written on it - I put it on the dash over the speedo when the chocks are in use. Very hard to forget. Keep the card with the chocks when you pack them away.
Good tip, but alas too late for us as you will see in a future trip 😉
Good tip, but alas too late for us as you will see in a future trip 😉
I didn't believe it Ken, that pizza just looked too good. Great vid, we enjoyed it very much.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍
We have just bought a ridge monkey after watching you for a while. Very good. Great watching as always thank you for sharing. Choice of music delightful.
Thanks for watching. Enjoy your RidgeMonkey 😋
Hi Ken and Carol.
Hi Larry 👋
It’s all about controlling people and our freedom, with all the new “restrictions” and rules. Sad but true. We have always enjoyed your vlogs. Thank you.
Thank you Asahi 🙂👍
In Sweden there is a huge cheap shopping center mostly with clothing for women (Ullared/Gekås). The women can roam around for hours doing bargain shopping. Therefore the shopping center also has a "parking spot" area for men where they can play computer games, have a beer or watch football on TV whilst waiting for their better half finish shopping. A sort of man cave.
That sounds like a great place. It’s just common sense 😁👍
Just found this channel and stuff bscribbed. Always amazed how many ordinary folk can make such great programs from filming to editing to presenting. You’d are very professional and yes very relaxing.
Thanks Marcus and welcome to our channel. Hope you enjoy all our videos 🙂
Pizza looked excellent. The drone situation is a worry. I hadn’t heard that. You have the food prep down to a fine art. I am like you Ken. Drink very little (Graham). Carol and the wine 😂🤣. No shower please Ken. 😂 nice little history lesson 👍🙏🧙♂️
Cheers 😁👍
Living in Australia, I was surprised to hear a cuckoo! Only heard before on a wooden clock 🙂🙂
Hello 🖐 ... I love love love 😍 your wee red van, your fabulous videos, and your beautiful wife ... oh and you're not so bad yourself! 😄
Looking forward to seeing more 😀 ...
Hugs Valerie ❤
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Thank you Valerie, you’re very kind ❤️
Very nice video! Despite some nonsense that goes on in Paris and a few of the other larger cities, France always looks so civilised. Drone footage is wonderful. I really wanted to get one, but everywhere is clamping down these days and getting the required licenses and permissions to fly one is just too much hassle. Enjoyed joining you on your travels.
With you on the hassle 👍
After a wet disaster with a pota loo took your advice and got a bivvy loo and pee bottle. So much easier and less room needed. Got a dog so no issue bagging poo. Plus no chemical smell. Thanks
Bivvy works well. Just make sure you have good quality bags 😁👍
Enjoyed your vlog, just an idea when you washed your hair Carol you could save more water by using a leave in conditioner, I use an Avon one but you can probably get it from a shop too x
Thanks Karen. I will have to look out for some of that. It would save time to 😀👍
well, i hope you do not give up on drone flights. you might shorten them... up, plan around, down, and move on. you are very good at it. spaghetti wise, more sugar... that surprised me, but you are in a different part in the world. you really do enjoy life, thanks for sharing.
Just found you. I subscribed. You look like you're having fun.
Welcome and thanks for subscribing. Hope you enjoy the videos 🙂