WHY are they so ANGRY with US in CARCASSONNE, FRANCE?

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  • čas přidán 11. 11. 2023
  • Bonjour mes amis!
    Like some kind of Parisian pinball, we bounce from place to place in this vlog.
    Having left Lac Montbel and the floater behind us, we head to the magical castle of Carcassonne BUT for some reason our van, our parking or maybe our nationality, seemed to upset someone opposite us!
    After that we headed to a lake to risk life and limb once more on an inflatable play park, before soaking ourselves in the river at Bize Minervois.
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Komentáře • 44

  • @jonathandrennan2947
    @jonathandrennan2947 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excellent video and lovely to see such a happy family enjoying travels.

  • @alanbenham4139
    @alanbenham4139 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for yet another insight into French life.

  • @davidmatthews3093
    @davidmatthews3093 Před měsícem +1

    €20 for 24 hours sounds reasonable to me. I regularly pay €15 a night for me, my tent and my motorcycle to camp.

  • @lorrainedrew312
    @lorrainedrew312 Před 8 měsíci

    Great video. Funny episode at the camp site lol 😂 I bet you were glad to move on. Beautiful places by the water and history. So pretty I like a breeze when it’s hot.🥵 another episode of toilet gate lol that sounds very unpleasant. Poor Sammy in the dog house bless him 😩 there so placid though aren’t they. Look forward to next week and the next adventure.

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci

      We wish we'd caught her being so angry with us but I think she would have had an issue with that too! Sorry about the toilet detail! Thanks as always for watching and commenting Lorraine x 🙏❤️

  • @davef8345
    @davef8345 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Aire de services are not "camping sites" they are "parking sites". You are not officially allowed to put out chairs and tables as that is classed as camping.

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci +3

      We did think that, but it was exactly like all the other gated, pay at the front aires we had visited which works much more like a regular campsite. We would never dream of putting chairs and tables out in a regular aire. And she had furniture out too, so we think we must have upset her with a space she wanted. Who knows?

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci +3

      Just checked their listing and there are plenty of pictures with tables and chairs out too.

    • @davef8345
      @davef8345 Před 8 měsíci

      I did say "officially". Having lived in France for 17 years we have come to realise French laws don't apply to the French :-)@@EscapeintheMotorhome

    • @caravanstuff2827
      @caravanstuff2827 Před 8 měsíci +2

      21€..I'm getting out my camping chairs!!.❤️🇬🇧🇺🇦

    • @davef8345
      @davef8345 Před 8 měsíci

      Great video by the way. @@EscapeintheMotorhome

  • @RobertSmith-cv1cu
    @RobertSmith-cv1cu Před 8 měsíci

    Wonderful. You took a very similar route to us on this video. We have now driven back through the Pyrennes and starting our return slowly to Andulucia. And, its not summer anymore. We need some Andulucian sun. Take care.

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yes, definitely go get some Andalusia! Enjoy. You've had a fab trip!

  • @anewlifeinthevan
    @anewlifeinthevan Před 8 měsíci +1

    Fabulous vlog, we were like "wow €21 is so cheap" 😂 we're so used to paying more, but it was great to see how easy the Aires are to use. You're braver than me (Julia), I'm going nowhere near the black tank, especially with salami odours 🤢😂 safe travels Julia and Gary 💕

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Haha thanks so much Julia! Hope you're healing, love watching your travels ❤️❤️❤️

    • @anewlifeinthevan
      @anewlifeinthevan Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@EscapeintheMotorhomeah thanks very much 💕 The knee is slowly getting there, thanks for asking ❤️

  • @robertbowen2129
    @robertbowen2129 Před 8 měsíci

    Those yellow circles were done in duck tape and each day they had to patch it up at levels where it could be removed by people we have some great photos of them from 2018 👍🏻

  • @pamelaselway6669
    @pamelaselway6669 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The aire used to be right outside of the ramparts and cost €10. So quite expensive now. People can be so rude when emptying toilets when someone else is filling up. It doesnt take long to wait and is more considerate.

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci

      Wow that is a price hike! Yes, would be so easy to stagger, to spare everyone's blushes😬😬😬 thanks for commenting!

    • @PaulDevall
      @PaulDevall Před 8 měsíci

      The Aire at Parking P1 right by the remparts also has no services and is much cheaper. It's on S4S.

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci

      @@PaulDevall maybe we should have stayed there!

  • @NateHenry405
    @NateHenry405 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for sharing. I will never miss going to Paris.. l went there a few years ago and was yelled at for standing under a very tiny awning during a really heavy rainstorm. Kindness is not part of their culture apparently.

  • @lorrainedrew312
    @lorrainedrew312 Před 8 měsíci

    Yes it was very odd but there are some strange people about. No it was funny about the toilet and this is what van life is like on the road. It’s realistic and down to earth. A great mix of content. I enjoy them very soothing on a Sunday evening. Safe travels.

  • @james684
    @james684 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Sounds cheap to me is 21 euro really too expensive?

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Not for Carcassonne, it's the main aire at a massive tourist destination, but was in comparison to what we'd paid so far on the trip. We were then learning how much more expensive things were in the south! Thanks 🙏

  • @Tony-tourette
    @Tony-tourette Před 8 měsíci +1

    €21 and you think that’s a bit much 😂 try £40 in the uk hence why I sold mine

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci

      Oh I know it's terrible in England, I agree!

    • @Tony-tourette
      @Tony-tourette Před 8 měsíci

      We tried doing the uk but France is a different entity
      Lots of aires and some were only €9 with electric

  • @66TripsLeft
    @66TripsLeft Před 8 měsíci +1

    Carcasonne looks (I suppose unsurpringly) just like the game, which we love. What's the french equivalent of Karen?

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci

      I love the game! For some reason my kids don't so I sometimes have to bribe them to play with me 🤣 they have loads of extension boxes too which we don't have, just the original. Ha ha I wonder what it would be? All French names sound too nice.

    • @66TripsLeft
      @66TripsLeft Před 8 měsíci

      @@EscapeintheMotorhome we just play basic, I don't understand the simple extensions. And of course... it's Karen 😀

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@66TripsLeft🤣🤣🤣oh I forgot about the in-game extensions. River one is easy.... Think I might dig it out today!

  • @melvyndavies9455
    @melvyndavies9455 Před 8 měsíci

    Put simply your lack of research and local knowledge is the problem. You will find that the local municipal campsites are excellent. We lived alternate months in the High Aude , we learnt the local dialects and pronunciation it varies from one side of a valley to the other. A small effort is greatly appreciated by that locals. We had a glorious ten years there. Brexit screwed it up for everyone. You wonder why you are not exactly welcomed. You have to remember it's their home.

    • @EscapeintheMotorhome
      @EscapeintheMotorhome  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Lucky you Melvyn. Sounds like a lovely ten years. Trust me we attempt out French wherever we go and have been (as have our children) learning the language for years. We simply pulled into the carpark and sat though. But thanks for your take.

  • @keithss67
    @keithss67 Před 8 měsíci

    You shouldn’t have shaved your legs or armpits. You would have fit right in