When planning a holiday to another country, there is a lot more to consider than just where you want to go and what you want to see. How will you get there? Where will you stay while you are there? How will you get around while you are there?

These are all very important aspects of the trip and definately need to be decided upon before you even book your plane ticket. Well, I think so anyway 🙂

Again, I did a lot of reading of different blogs and information that I could find on the internet. Then I spoke to friends who have been abroad about their experiences. There is no such thing as too much information. The more you know, the better qualified you are to make the “best” decision for you.

So lets look at the first part of the equation. How are we getting there? Well thats kind of a no brainer really. I don’t fancy swimming or a long boat trip so we will fly. Australia to London to be precise. At this stage the plan is to go in March 2024. Prices are pretty close to being the best this time of year. Right at the start of the shoulder season meaning less crowds and lower prices for many services.

The next thing to consider is accommodation. This obviously depends on where you plan to trvel to and how long you are going to stay. For us, we intend to be in Europe for 4 weeks. Thats 28 nights. That can become quite costly for 3 people. After conversations with people who have been and done longer trips like this, I decided that the most cost effective and convenient thing for us to do would be to rent a motorhome. This takes care of accommodation and transport. It also allows us to go where and when we want.

Again, March appears to be the ideal month when it comes to price on motorhomes as well. In fact I was extremely surprised to find that we could rent a good sized motorhome for 28 days incuding insurance for under $5000 AUD. This was a no brainer really.

The benefits of having a motohome are many. Our transport to wherever we want to go is sorted. We can unpack our gear once and dont need to repack till the holiday is over. No check out times to keep in mind. The other great thing is that most motohomes have bike racks on them so you can also hire some pushbikes for those short day trips into the busy areas where its no convenient to drive a motohome.

So thats the logistics taken care of. Well, on paper it’s taken care of. That’s the plan, lets see how easy it all comes together when we get to the booking stage followed by the actual trip.

Europe has always fascinated me. The sheer history of this continent just boggles my mind. And for someone in their mid 50’s, planning my first trip to Europe can be a little nerve-racking. At this stage of my life, the furthest abroad I have travelled from Australia is Singapore. A mere 8 hour flight. A drop in the pond compared to the trip between Australia and London which is where I plan to begin the European holiday.

I have done much reading and research already over the last few weeks. The internet is a fantastic wealth of information from literally thousands of people who have documented their own travels many many times. It’s pretty easy to find the answers to almost any question you have about travelling.

So my plan at this stage will be for myself and 2 of my daughters to go to Europe on a 4 week holiday. First stop, London. What next? Well, that’s all part of the planning and as soon as the 3 of us are all home at the same time, we will begin those plans and I will post as more information comes to hand.