Where do full timers go for winter that isn’t Spain or Portugal?

[nicholsong]

this is something I’d love to do.. once my health improves I’d like to go to both Tenerife and Gran Canaria in my van. Can you advise what the ferry crossing was like, was the food good, was the cabins tidy and clean?
Where did you book the ferry and is the canaries part of the Schengen? How did you do 7 months?
Love to hear a full rendition of the trip.. I think lots of people would on this site.. I would do 5 months, 2 weeks getting there and 2 weeks back and 2 months on each island…

I assume you are asking me.

The ferry was fine and the food quite good - all food and soft drinks is included in ticket price free for the whole crossing, pay for alcohol drinks. I booked direct with Fred Olsen. I rejected Armas, but only because they would have arrived, even if on schedule, just before midnight and I did not fancy trying to find the campsite at that time.

Canaries is part of Spain, so is Schengen. We live in Schengen, and although I have Residency in Poland I am not supposed to be outside Poland for more than 90/180. Schengen has no internal border checks so it is effectively an unenforceable rule.

If you are a non-Schengen passport you cannot do more than 90/180. you could do 90 days, then park the MH, fly back for 90 days and out again, but that might fall foul of the rule of having to re-register the MH after 6 months.

 

[nicholsong]

Looking for some inspiration for somewhere reasonably dry (would be nice if also a little warm but dry is more important for us) to spend January, February and maybe March… we know Spain and Portugal are popular destinations but looking for some interesting alternatives. Anywhere in Europe inside or outside of the Schengen zone is fine.

Steve, I originally assumed you were asking about taking the MH somewhere.

If not, this is a plan I am looking at:-

Fly Poland to Cyprus in Nov to a villa/apartment, fly direct Malta (Emirates), Christmas in Phoenicia Hotel in Malta (done it before), then on to Canaries (has to be via Barcelona) villa/apartment there for Jan, Feb, and March. I have not costed detail yet but estimate £15K over our normal spend for that period.

Phoenicia Malta could be optional, but is there in the plan to entice OH.

Only have to persuade OH

 

[our poppy 5]

Steve, I originally assumed you were asking about taking the MH somewhere.

If not, this is a plan I am looking at:-

Fly Poland to Cyprus in Nov to a villa/apartment, fly direct Malta (Emirates), Christmas in Phoenicia Hotel in Malta (done it before), then on to Canaries (has to be via Barcelona) villa/apartment there for Jan, Feb, and March. I have not costed detail yet but estimate £15K over our normal spend for that period.

Phoenicia Malta could be optional, but is there in the plan to entice OH.

Only have to persuade OH

Thank you for your info, I’m british and resident in England so can only do 90 out of 180.. saying that I could drive to Huelva in 5 days, and back in 5 days, allow 4 days for delays, that still leaves me 76 days or 10/12 weeks. If I do five weeks at each island an up to 6 days near the canary island port, 3 on arrival and 3 on departure, well i’d be happy. So your info is good. Thanks,
..

 

[Puddleduck]

Northernraider

 

[EuroTrotters]

Steve, I originally assumed you were asking about taking the MH somewhere.

If not, this is a plan I am looking at:-

Fly Poland to Cyprus in Nov to a villa/apartment, fly direct Malta (Emirates), Christmas in Phoenicia Hotel in Malta (done it before), then on to Canaries (has to be via Barcelona) villa/apartment there for Jan, Feb, and March. I have not costed detail yet but estimate £15K over our normal spend for that period.

Phoenicia Malta could be optional, but is there in the plan to entice OH.

Only have to persuade OH

£15 k ! That’s my annual spending pot

 

[nicholsong]

£15 k ! That’s my annual spending pot

Only £3k pcm over normal and the American tenants cover that.

Any way Trevor you would have more had you not swapped MH-caravan-MH. I am still on my original £27 investment in MHoming 17 years ago

 

[EuroTrotters]

Only £3k pcm over normal and the American tenants cover that.

Any way Trevor you would have more had you not swapped MH-caravan-MH. I am still on my original £27 investment in MHoming 17 years ago

Still have both Moho and Caravan.

Very small investments totaling £15,500

 

[wfdTamar]

Back home to Australia. 5 months in Europe, 7 months in Australia. Hymer in each hemisphere.

 

[bobnick]

Could someone explain to me.
Just been looking at hotels (doesn't matter where).
Price £xxxxx. FREE cancellation, £430 more. How the flip can it be FREE cancellation if they want £430 more off you to chose that option.
And people will see the word FREE and think i'll have a bit of that, mad. Old story of people thinking they have "got a bargain".

 

[manners]

We are doing that very thing, backpacking around India for 8 wks come January.
Hotels and flights booked already. Internal flights are cheap.
We will get the odd bus and use taxis.

Overnight trains are a good option and wake up in a new destination, one tip we were given is to purchase a chain and lock for your bag but we didn't have any issues.