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We meet up with a Dutch family, who recently bought their first caravan, a nearly-new Adora.

The First Timers View.

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WE ARE KEVIN, AAFJE, FLORIS (8) AND LOTTE (7) TOGETHER WE TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD, BY PLANE, CAR AND CARAVAN. WE HAVE NOW VISITED MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES. IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE DISCOVERED EUROPE WITH BEAUTIFUL CAMPING HOLIDAYS AND WE ARE FAR FROM FINISHED! HERE WE GO, TRAVELLING FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH OUR HIPPIE CAMPER. A BIG RED SRV LIKE BUS. WE TOURED THROUGH FRANCE AND SPAIN FOR THREE WEEKS, A FANTASTIC TRIP AND YET THERE ARE SOME THINGS WHICH ARE DISAPPOINTING... IT TURNS OUT THAT WITH OUR SURFBOARDS ON THE ROOF WE CANNOT PARK ANYWHERE NEAR THE BEACH. THE CAMPER IS TOO BIG FOR THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO PASS UP THE BEAUTIFUL MEDIEVAL FRENCH VILLAGES BECAUSE THE PARKING SPACES ARE TOO SMALL. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, GOING TO THE TOILET AND TAKING A SHOWER IS ACTUALLY NOT POSSIBLE IN OUR HIPPIE BUS AND THAT TURNS OUT TO BE THE FINAL STUMBLING BLOCK.

So, the camper goes on sale but now what? We love camping; being outside a lot, enjoying nature, the kids who can run around and make friends. The solution for us is a caravan and a fairly new one with all the luxury that entails. We can simply leave a caravan on the campsite and by car we can reach the beach or find a picturesque town.
We start our search on a caravan boulevard of dealers, we look at all kinds of brands and fall in love with Adria. The caravans are decorated in light, natural tones and equipped with the necessary luxury. Where we initially look for a caravan with bunk-beds for the kids, a friendly salesman says our children will probably want to sleep in a tent in a year from now and that the bunks take up a lot of space. We therefore opt for a caravan with a fixed bed and a round seat that you can make into a large bed, should the kids want to sleep indoors for another year.
We are also looking for a caravan with a large refrigerator so that we do not have to do groceries every day and of course for one with both a toilet and a nice shower.

When I step into the Adria Adora, I am immediately sold! This type of caravan has a panoramic roof! The whole front is actually a window, for which the caravan is very light inside and you can watch the stars from your bed at night. How cool is that!

For us at the moment a caravan turns out to be perfect, we now have the best of both worlds: a luxury private house on wheels that we can put down in the most beautiful places and the car to explore the area, take the surfboards to the sea and also to discover the beautiful hidden places.