Hi,
I've just found out my DH gets 13weeks shared leave when we have our 1st DC in Dec! Annoyingly he has to take it by wk 39 and I get paid up to that point, so my idea is we take June- sept off together and go travelling with 6-9mth bub!
I'd like to drive round Europe, not sure where yet but maybe France/ northern Spain/ Portugal or Finland/ Sweden / Denmark etc
I've had a look at hiring a camper and it looks quite expensive (at least e50 a day for a small one).
We have a bit of cash put away as a slush fund (10k) so an option would be to buy a van and then sell it on at the end. Do they tend to hold their value? And is that seasonal (so would sell for a lot less after peak season)?
We're not remotely DIY so converting one wouldn't be an option.
Alternative would be to buy a camper trailer thing- we'd be staying in places a week at a time I expect so fine with a bit of faff, but I need a proper mattress so wouldn't do actual camping. Daft question- you can get a proper mattress in a camper trailer can't you? As in decent sprung thing, not actual king size pocket mattress
Finally, would a camper van / trailer be ridiculously hot in Europe in June- sept??
Any other suggestions? I wouldn't be adverse to going long haul, but like the idea of having a van full of stuff rather than backpacking and would be nervous about mozzies/ health care in se Asia/ Latin America
Thanks
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