When visiting Italy, apart from spending the night at campsites and special parking lots, caravanning enthusiasts can still take advantage of the possibility of an overnight stay on an Italian farm. And it's absolutely free. All you need to do is become a member of the Fattore Amico association - a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cooperation between motorhome owners and Italian agricultural producers. The only requirement that the former must meet is a payment of 35 euros per year . Thanks to this, they receive an ID card, a special identification sticker for a motorhome and a catalog with a list of farms where they can stay. The latter, in turn, gain advertising and more customers for their products. Both motorhome owners and local producers enjoy this collaboration with great pleasure.

Fattore Amico - accommodation on an Italian farm

If you were to conduct a survey after the holidays and ask a certain number of people the question "How do you care for your tent?", A large percentage of respondents would say (perhaps even with a shrug) that they do not care at all. The tent was brought back from vacation and tossed into a corner where it will be waiting for the next opportunity to leave. At the same time, it will be decaying, gaining moisture and slowly becoming useless - which we will discover only during the preparations for the trip. Meanwhile, it takes very little effort to keep it safe from mold and a musty smell. Well-groomed will repay the owners with the possibility of long use (and this does not only apply to expensive, branded products).

How to care for a tent?

Żywiec is often associated with a golden drink in a bottle or can. Not without reason - it is here that one of the largest breweries in the country is located and Birofilia, the largest beer festival in Poland, is organized. During the event, you can visit the brewery and the adjacent museum, as well as see a beer brewing and malt-roasting demonstration. Festival participants can also admire folklore shows and listen to concerts of music bands. Brewing contests and games take place on the stock exchange stage, which you can take a closer look at. Viewers have a unique opportunity not only to see all these attractions, but also to taste beers from distant corners of the world.

Birofilia 2013 - welcome to Żywiec!

Ladies and Gentlemen,. As the general representative in Poland of the manufacturer of camping vehicles of the Slovenian brand ADRIA, we feel obliged to inform you about the recent situation on the market related to these vehicles. The manufacturer, Adria Mobil, doo , informs that as a result of a construction disaster a few months ago, many stored new camping vehicles were destroyed. Most of them were damaged to such an extent that they had to be scrapped. However, contrary to the arrangements with the manufacturer, these damaged, repossessed vehicles were offered for sale at a very low price (starting at several thousand euros). We are aware that such offers must look promising, but we would like to warn you against purchasing such vehicles.

Damaged ADRIA vehicles - Attention !!!

Caravanning tourism is an increasingly popular way of getting to know the world. It can also be an ideal leisure option for people who are not completely physically fit - it is only a matter of proper organization and equipment of both the motorhome and the camping. According to the opinion of the campsite owners, adapting the area to the needs of disabled people may take even several seasons (especially with limited financial resources). However, those that have all the amenities are an investment that pays for itself very quickly. Most often they are located on flat or slightly sloping terrain. They have ramps to restaurants and bars with the appropriate width of the entrance door, while in the rooms there are low handrails and handles for people on wheelchairs . When it comes to campsites in Poland, some of them offer professional nursing care during the summer season. On their premises you can find a hardened sports ground, a place for preparing a barbecue or bonfire, some camps also have bars with billiards, swimming pools and other attractions.

Disabled people camping

Thanks to having their own motorhome, travel enthusiasts gain great independence. They decide where they will spend the night on a given day, which route they will go, and time is not something they have to follow. Traveling with a motorhome is practically not limited by any border - neither land nor sea. The latter can be easily overcome today thanks to ferries. However, not everyone knows about it, and some of those who do think ferry fees are too much of an expense. In addition, there is a requirement to meet all standards that allow the vehicle to be transported through water. Some are discouraged by this, and wrongly so. By resigning from ferries , they deprive themselves of the possibility of reaching interesting places much faster than by land (sometimes leading around a longer route) and much cheaper. After calculating the costs, it is often possible to come to the conclusion that this transport option allows us to save both time and money. It is also the only situation when we travel while sleeping, i.e. rest before starting the actual trip.

A motorhome on a ferry

The most famous Scottish Shepherd in the world, Lassie, traveled hundreds of kilometers longing for his beloved master. Nowadays, collies travel the world together with their owners and a camper. And this is certainly what the shaggy family of a family passionate about traveling - the Wyrzykowskis - do.

Shaggy on the go

It was an instant decision. I learned that a long column of the most beautiful, expensive, fastest, and in general the best cars taking part in the annual Gumball 3000 race will pass through Krakow, so I could not miss it. Except that the word “lightning fast”, which turned out to be there, had nothing to do with the existing reality. First things first. We were driving from the south side of the city and things started to get interesting in the vicinity of Rondo Matecznego. The closer we got to our destination, the more our tram lingered. On the way, we passed a few vehicles heading for Vienna, so our irritation grew. Finally we got off at ul. St. Lawrence and we saw the crowd, what am I saying, a street literally sealed with people. I decided that I would not give up ("What? I'm not pushing in ?!") and armed with a camera, I started to struggle through the jungle, but I missed machetes. Although no, the connection between the machete and Krakow has been badly associated lately, so maybe let's skip it.

Definitely a girl report from Gumball 3000 in Krakow

On internet forums we can find a lot of information on how to cope with camping, especially when we go camping for the first time. We can read that caravanning people are friendly, helpful, helpful and willing to share their knowledge with younger tourists. This is all true, but there is also the flip side of the coin - the over- interest and over-helpfulness that we may encounter (and likely to encounter). As a well-known saying goes, you can also pet a cat. First of all, it is worth learning a lot of diplomacy. Even if you have a planned travel plan, you have read everything you could read about it and checked every piece of information thoroughly, there will be people who know better and will necessarily want to pass this knowledge on to you. Remember - you are younger (not necessarily your age, it's about internship), so you definitely don't know each other. In situations like these, it's best to nod and say thanks for your good advice. Both sides will be happy and you will do your own thing anyway.

How to survive at the campsite?

There are different ideas for advertising campaigns. Specialists in attracting the interest and attention of the wider community compete in inventing neat slogans, intriguing posters and engaging movies. The latest ad of Małopolska is extremely original because it moves on four wheels. At the end of May, a promotional campaign was launched (literally and figuratively), in which the main character is a motorhome. And not just any - a cruise vehicle embellished with red corals, a symbol of Lesser Poland , was sent on a route leading through several European countries.

The Małopolska Coral through Europe

Sanitary considerations are one of the factors that may discourage you from enjoying the campsite's charms. Fortunately, nowadays, equipping motorhomes and caravans with a toilet is standard, and in the absence of such an element, its purchase is not a problem. A portable toilet can simply make life easier in the world and it probably does not need to be convinced. The problem can only be choosing the right model. The toilet must fit in the part intended for the bathroom, and if we replace the old sanitary facilities with new ones, it should also fit the installation used. If you want to replace the old model with a new one, but of the same brand, it shouldn't be a problem. The most famous producers make sure that their equipment (both new and old) is "compatible" with each other.

A camping toilet - a bit of luxury for everyone

It would seem that everyone can handle such a question. However, to be honest, some people will buy an expensive tent just because it's branded, while some people will buy a cheap one because it's "just a tent" and there's no need to overpay. They may end up waking up ankle-deep in water one night because their tent gets wet or otherwise fails. A well-thought-out purchase will allow them to avoid this type of situation. Quality usually goes hand in hand with price, so we should not save on it. A decent tent will serve us for years , not one season. Buying a new tent every year for the lowest price is by no means economical.

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