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Bonjour à tous

Nous partons avec mon ami pendant un mois en Nouvelle Zélande (en octobre 2004). Nous n'avons pas encore eu le temps de comparer les prix des locations de véhicule. Nous savons juste que la location d'un camping car peut-être intéressante!

Est-il préférable de choisir la formule voiture + hébergements ou la formule camping car? Quelqu'un a-t'il un avis sur le sujet? Peut on facilement stationner? Peut-on "abandonner" le véhicule sans craintes si l'on fait des rando de plusieurs jours? Quelqu'un connait-il le prix du passage de ce type de véhicule par le détroit?

Le diesel est-il moins cher que l'essence ? (en Suisse par exemple c'est le contraire)

Merci pour vos réponses! Nous nous tenons à votre disposition si vous souhaitez des renseignements sur d'autres voyages!

Anne et Fred

coucou 😉

j'ai déjà pas mal d'info grâce aux questions de "Youri : go to Bratislava" mais je voudrais avoir+d'info sur les parcs naturels. on part à 10 personnes en camping, quelles sont les +belles régions? on a entendu parler des Carpates? comment est ce? est ce que le camping sauvage est tolérer là-bas? merci bpc !!!!

Bonjour à tous, N'étant pas de france et ne connaissant pas bien les possibilités de transport, je voulais savoir comment il était possible de rejoindre au départ de draguignon les gorges en bus ou train, n'importe quelle ville à proximité conviendra ? D'autre part, peut- on y faire du camping sauvage ? Merci merci !

bonjour à tous et toutes,

Avec ma copine on voudrait partir dans les Landes en vélo. J'ai eu pas mal d'infos sur le site pour des itinéraires merci.

Je voudrais savoir si l'on peut faire du camping sauvage, et si l'on peut camper sur la plage.

A plus

Salut à tous. Dans deux semaines je m'en vais avec mon équipe au championnat internationnaux de nTchoukball à Taïwan. Nous contons y rester 3 semaines entières et j'aurais eu besoin de quelques conseils... Les deux premières semaines tout est ok parce que nous seront dans uen université mais après nous avions l'intention de faire du camping à différent endroit de l'île. Est-ce que quelqu'un sais si c'est aussi interdit comme en chine de camper? Après tout ca fait partie de la république de chine... J'aimerais aussi savoir si il y a vraiment un risque de moustique( malaria etc) ou pas, j'ai des infos très contradictoire pour le moment... bJ'aimerais savoir si ca vaut vraiment la peine de dépenser pour un moustiquaire...

J'attend vos réponses et vous souhaite à tous bon voyage..😄😄😄

Qq'un serait-il intéressé(é) pour m'accompagner en Australie et NZ en Novembre et Décembre.

J'aimerais également des infos concernant les treks dans ces 2 pays, le camping sauvage ou autre plan éco car après le prix du vol, il ne me restera plus grand chose😛. Je me demande si j'aurais le temps de faire les 2 pays en 2 mois, ça me parait bien juste! Merci d'avance pour les infos!

🙂Bonjour,

nous sommes deux et nous voudrions partir en Italie entre le 17 et le 31 juin, d'une manière totalement désordonnée et aventureuse. Camping, auberges de jeunesse, ... nous comptons largemment sur l'improvisation, mais comme nous n'y connaissons rien, nous recherchons des conseils et des idées de voyageurs plus expérimentés...

merci beaucoup de votre aide !😉

pauline et françois

Bonjour a tous et a toutes,

cet hiver, je compte faire un tour a velo en asie du sud est (malaisie, thailande, cambodge, vietnam, laos) pour 3 mois environ. comment sont les routes ? est il possible de faire du camping sauvage ou faut il aller a l'hotel ? y a t il des campings ? je prefere de loin le camping. en effet, je ne connais pas du tout ces regions, ca sera la premiere fois que j'irai en asie. jusqu'a present, j'ai decouvert l'afrique australe, l'amerique du sud et du nord et l'europe.

merci pour vos reponses🙂

Hello!

Je pense me rendre ces prochains jours plus ou moins dans le centre de la France, du côté de la région des volcans... Je ne connais pas du tout cette région. Est-ce qu'il y a un coin à ne pas rater? PS je voyage en mini-bus camping... Pas de problème pour camping sauvage? Merci pour infos...

Salut,

si tu as voyage en Europe (Ouest et Est) et/ou en Afrique en velo, j'aimerais savoir comment sont les routes. Est-ce que les cyclistes peuvent rouler sur les autoroutes, routes secondaires, pistes cyclables ? Comment est la circulation dans les differents pays que tu as parcourus ? Est-ce que le camping (sauvage) peut se pratiquer un peu partout ?

Si jamais tu veux de l'information sur le Canada, il me fera plaisir de t'en fournir !

Merci a l'avance de ton aide et au plaisir !

Martin

bonjour a tous

le 15 mai je part traverser le canada à vélo ( montreal vanvouver ). j'aimerai avoir des info sur les coins sympa ? et il difficile de faire du camping sauvage ? j'aimerai aussi si le temps le permet ( 6 mois ) faire un tour en alaska avez vous des info, bons plans, coins sympa etc.

merçi d'avance. tchao.

Voila: je compte me rendre en Turquie cet été, et particulièrement à l'est-sud est qui m'attire particulièrement. Nous sommes cinq mais nous appréhendons un peu cette région, y a-t-il qqn qui y a été il n'y a pas longtemps? Estce que ça"craint" vraiment? Nous comptons y aller avec notre camionette, camping sauvage? Bisous!!!!

Salut a tous les globes trotters,

j'ai prevu un voyage au honduras, belize, nicaragua (?) pour les vacances de noel. nous aimerions aller a utila, copan, et autres ????? Nous sommes a la recherches de bon plan logements pas cher. nous avons notre tente et pouvons donc camper. Le camping sauvage est-il recommande ??? Y a t-il de reel risque de paludisme dans la zone. Peut y a t-il d'autres petites iles moins touristiques mais tres sympa ??? Nous n'avons pas encore fait plan de voyage......nous attendons vos bon conseils ....😛

merci a tous

Bonjour,

Je me pose la question et pourquoi pas l'Ouest Canadien l'été prochain... Seul hic, 🤪petit budget. Comment faire pour visiter les parcs Banff et Jasper pour un séjour de 2 à 3 semaines, si il le faut en camping? Comment s'organiser dans ce cas ? Nous ne sommes que 2 personnes. Combien faut-il compter pour un tel voyage?😕

Est ce quelqu'un a déjà vécu cela ? Merci pour votre expérience...😉

Bonsoir à tous,

je voudrais aller en Alaska et dans le Yukon. Pourriez vous me donner quelques conseils ? Par exemple, une idée du prix, les lieux à ne pas manquer, le nombre de jours nécessaires pour profiter pleinement du séjour.

Merci d'avance,

W.J.

Je pense rejoindre le Costa Rica au mois de décembre et y séjourner un moment, J'ai pas mal de question qui me serait bien utile: 1) Ou peut-on trouver des hebergements à bon prix de préférence proche de la mer, quels sont les meilleurs spots? (camping, bengalow, cabinas, chez l'habitant, etc...) 2) Que pouvez me conseiller comme itinéraire de "visite découverte" sans passer par des tours operator? 3) y a t'il au Costa des possibilités de décrocher des petits boulots ou des activités en echange de repas et logement? 4) Quel est en moyenne le coût de la vie (bus, repas, visite, ...)? 6) La population est elle accueillante?

Merci d'avance et Pura Vida!😉

🏴‍☠️Salut, je recherche toute infos de logements pas chers pour las islas de mallorca.

Je dispose d`un tout petit budget, ce serait pour mi -juin (l`arrivee, pour deux jours ).

C`est vital😊.

Ada

je cherche des infos sur les circuits cyclotouristes en Espagne. Je pense faire un périple en pays ibérique de 5 semaines ( fin avril et mai). Les campings sont-ils ouverts?

😛

Je serais bien contente si vous pourriez m envoyer de l information s il y a des auberges jeunesses dans les antilles.

exist il d autres organisme que hostelling international?

est il possible de visitées plusieur iles en promenant ma tente de camping en camping? (s'il existe plusieur terrain de camping)

merci à l'avance

Hello, We’d like to go on a 3- to 4-month bike trip starting in December, crossing from Assam (northeast India) to New Delhi via Nepal. Are there routes with light traffic along the Brahmaputra and through Nepal? We’re also looking for any info on accommodations, wild camping, local interactions, etc. Thanks, Michel

I’ve got some new questions about Albania!

My boyfriend and I are going there for just 9 days, including the two travel days… It’s not much, but oh well!

Looking at prices online, I get the impression everything’s more expensive than I thought 😅 So, I wanted to get your feedback on a few things:

* Is hitchhiking common, easy, and generally safe in Albania? * Is it possible to find day-to-day accommodations without booking ahead? If so, are they usually cheaper than the ones you find online? * Is wild camping allowed or at least tolerated?

If any of you have traveled there recently, I’d love all the tips and great deals you’ve got!

Thanks ☺️

Hi there,

I’m planning a trip to Iceland for next July-August, with a car and tent, and I’m wondering about booking campsites. From your experience, is it necessary or even essential to book campsites in advance, or do you always manage to find a spot to pitch your tent?

We’ll also have the option to sleep in the car without pitching the tent. Does that give us the flexibility to stay outside a campsite for a night here and there?

Thanks so much for sharing your experience! Mpec

hi

we’re planning a trip to Yellowstone and hoping to do a three-day backcountry hike if we get a permit. if any of you have done this before, could you let me know if it’s possible to find water along the way? And if we can transport it, are we allowed to use a stove?

thanks for any tips!

sandra

Hi there, My friend and I are planning to bike down to Tierra del Fuego starting from Santiago, Chile, in early February. The big question is: "Is it possible to find decent and reasonably priced bikes in Santiago?" Are there local resale sites like Leboncoin, or any second-hand spots worth knowing about there? If anyone’s done this before, I’d love to hear your tips! ;) Thanks! !

My first trip to Iceland, in 1974.

Yes, you might be surprised: my first trip to Iceland dates back to July 1974. It’s been a little over 50 years since I first set foot on Icelandic soil. I was 23 years old. At the time, I was a geography student. I had just earned my bachelor’s degree and was finishing my master’s (what we’d now call a "master’s 2") in physical geography, with two specialties: glaciology and volcanology. In both fields, professors showed us slides of Iceland—glaciers and volcanoes—and in tutorials, we worked on maps and documents related to the physical geography of Iceland. So there you have it: ice and fire, in Icelandic « ís og eldur », I learned that year that it was Iceland’s national motto, and that’s what drew me there for my first big trip.

Iceland in 1974 was very different from today. It wasn’t a common destination. There were practically no tourists or tourist infrastructure. Some sites now famous and overcrowded were only accessible after hours of hiking on rough, unmarked trails. GPS didn’t exist, but I had managed to get local 1:100,000 maps that were pretty well done. I took my time to circle the entire island, camping in the wild. Most of my meager budget went toward the flight ticket and renting a Volkswagen "Beetle."

There were no paved roads in the country except in central Reykjavík and the main street of Akureyri. What’s now called Route 1 was everywhere dirt and gravel, pretty bumpy in places. According to my maps, this road didn’t allow for a full loop around Iceland: a section of about a hundred kilometers was missing on the south coast. But when I arrived in that area, I learned at a gas station that the last missing section had just been completed, finally allowing a full loop without backtracking. It was the section crossing the vast Skeiðarársandur, southwest of Vatnajökull. The new road was just a bulldozer track through this black ash desert. We crossed the multiple channels of the sandur on long single-lane wooden bridges. On these long pilings, the road was made of roughly nailed thick planks that made an awful racket when the car drove over them.

A nasty surprise: the cost of living. The difference with France seemed huge—everything was two to three times more expensive than back home. Prices were way beyond my tiny budget, and I wondered how I’d manage to get by.

The Icelanders back then were very different from today. From the start, I felt like a real outsider, ostracized, even outright rejected. Several times, when I asked for permission to pitch my small tent near a farm, the door would slam shut as soon as I asked (in English). Without a word… *Bam!*

So I struggled to feed myself, lacking money. I mostly bought loaves of sliced bread and corn flakes (unknown in France at the time), which I ate with cold, sugary milk. It was the cheapest and most filling thing I could find.

In Reykjavík, my only luxury was daring to enter a snack bar. There, I’d treat myself to a coffee or tea, having quickly learned that after paying for a cup once, you could go back to the counter and have it refilled as much as you wanted. I dreaded being asked if I wanted something to eat because I couldn’t afford it. Luckily, no one asked. So, alone in my corner, I’d pull out my loaf of sliced bread from my backpack and make sandwiches with the contents of the two plastic bottles on every table—one red, one yellow: ketchup and sweet mustard. I avoided the sideways glances from other customers. I’d eat my sandwiches and leave, both full and warmed up.

One time, near Selfoss, I saw a truck stop by the road and pick up two large aluminum cans left at the end of a farm track. A little further down the road, two more similar cans. I realized these cans were there to be collected by… well, I didn’t know who. No one in sight for miles. So, I’ll admit it: I stopped and opened one of those large cans, which contained a dairy product—a kind of very dense, compact white cheese (I later learned it was skyr). I scooped a nice layer from the top, smoothed the surface with my spoon, and carefully closed the can again. Yes, I know it wasn’t right, but that was over fifty years ago, and I can admit it now since the statute of limitations has surely passed, right? Another time, I boiled a piece of dried fish, hard as wood, for a long time on my camping stove—fish I’d taken from huge outdoor drying racks by the side of the road. On the road heading north from Reykjavík, the Akranes underwater tunnel didn’t exist yet. To get to Borgarnes and Snæfellsnes, you had to go around Hvalfjörður. Following the shore of this long fjord, I stumbled upon a whaling station in full operation. Intrigued by the plumes of steam and the sounds of machinery from the road, I stopped, and surprisingly, no one stopped me from entering the vast platform where workers were butchering a large whale. I’ll never forget the acrid smell of those huge piles of meat and bones, fat and guts, the screams of saws and winches, the steam from the boilers… A monstrous, hallucinatory sight that would shape a major interest for the rest of my life: whales.

At the end of my journey, I spent three days in the Westman Islands. The famous eruption of the Eldfell volcano had happened just months earlier, in 1973, and was barely over. Visiting Heimaey was one of the goals of my trip to Iceland, given my volcanology studies. Part of the fishing port was filled in by lava flows, and the entrance channel was reduced to just a few meters wide. Most of the village was covered by a layer of black, hot ash eight to ten meters thick. I walked on the roofs of houses—every now and then, a chimney or skylight would stick out. In the rain, this hot ash released intense steam; you couldn’t see twenty meters ahead. It felt like being in a giant outdoor sauna. The entire population had been evacuated during the eruption, but some residents were starting to return. Bulldozers and excavators were gradually clearing this gigantic mass of ash, street by street, layer by layer, avoiding demolishing the buried houses. A constant stream of trucks dumped these millions of tons of ash into the sea from a cliff. To finish clearing the houses, it was done with shovels and wheelbarrows, and this task was left to the homeowners. One day, I had the chance to lend a hand (or rather, a shovel) to a couple finishing clearing their house. They offered to let me pitch my tent near their place, on a thick layer of warm ash (I’d never experienced such comfort through my sleeping mat), and I’ll never forget that they gave me a big bowl of delicious soup they’d just made. The best meal I had during that trip. The next day, climbing the volcano, which was still smoking and spewing furiously, I nearly suffocated from sulfur dioxide and almost melted the soles of my shoes. So it was during this initiatory trip, 50 years ago, that my addiction to Iceland was born. The following year in Paris, by sheer chance—and perhaps helped by the magic of my amazing Kodachrome slides—I met a young woman who would become my wife. Very quickly, she became as hooked as I was on "the island of the world’s creation" (as I called it back then), and later, it was often her who’d say, "So… how about going back to Iceland this year?" We went back many times, in every season, summer and winter, and in every region of the country. And every time, when the plane starts its descent toward Keflavík Airport, we look at each other like kids invited to a birthday party, discovering the cake buffet… "Here we are… we’re back!"

Our travel conditions changed a lot afterward. With a better budget but still traveling independently, renting well-equipped 4x4s that let us go almost anywhere, at our own pace, including the highlands of the country’s interior. But always taking our time, dedicating each trip to fully exploring one region rather than rushing through kilometers. And leaving time for beautiful hikes or simply doing nothing—sitting at a viewpoint and just watching, observing the wild nature, in contemplative mode… Always staying with locals in the countryside, preferably on real farms with animals, thanks to an association of farmers offering accommodations. We speak fluent English and have learned a few common Icelandic phrases and expressions over time. With a bit of experience, we developed our little techniques for starting interesting conversations with Icelanders… who, thankfully, are no longer as distant as they were in 1974! We even made friends there.

We particularly loved the rugged, wild Iceland—not necessarily the desolate highlands of the interior, but rather the isolated regions where a few very old families still cling to their land and roots. With a soft spot for the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and especially the Westfjords, the "Vestfirðir," as the Icelanders call them. But we also love the Northeast, and even the far Northeast, so remote and where almost no one goes. Over time, we’ve done a lot of reading. We’ve learned a great deal about Iceland—its painful history, its tormented geography, its economy, its incredible medieval literature (the Sagas), and some quirks of its culture. And we greatly appreciate its contemporary authors, whose books fill several shelves in our library.

In 2008, on a return trip to Iceland, we went to the Westman Islands, to Heimaey. I hadn’t been back since my first trip in 1974, right after the Eldfell eruption. It was a pilgrimage for me, so many years later! An emotional moment seeing the huge frozen lava flow again. On the trails now set up to explore this vast chaos, people have put up signs indicating the names of the streets buried under the lava and the nature of the crushed buildings fifteen meters below. Plaques mark the locations of public buildings—here was the school, down there was the hospital… The part of the town that was under ash has been cleared, but not entirely—two streets were left partially buried, probably to show tourists. The volcano is still hot at the top. We climbed it, but this time I didn’t melt my soles.

We often talk about Iceland. We still call it "the island of the world’s creation" and tell our traveler friends how much this country fascinated and enchanted us. Those who’ve never been find it a bit odd, but everyone who’s been there understands.

You may have noticed I’m talking about it in the past tense… Indeed, I’ll admit that for several years now, we haven’t been back to Iceland, and I don’t think we’ll return. What we see on social media and in the news puts us off a bit. Mass tourism has arrived, and many developments have been made—not always for the best. Now, with two and a half million visitors a year, Iceland welcomes nearly six times its population. Tourism has become a key source of income for Icelanders. Good for them, maybe, but we don’t like it at all. We’re a bit wild, perhaps. And besides… the world is vast… We loved Iceland passionately, but we’ve always been inveterate travelers in general. So over the past fifty years, we’ve certainly explored all of Iceland’s regions, but also in the North Atlantic—the beautiful Norway, the stunning Lofoten Islands, the Shetland archipelago, the rugged and grand Faroe Islands, and then further north in the Arctic—the icy Greenland, Svalbard at the edge of the world, and even the Sjuøyane, the last islands before the North Pole, with small groups of enthusiasts and scientists on expedition ships. And many other regions of the world, but always with a taste for slightly offbeat places, both in terms of landscapes and nature and ways of life. Central Asia, the Azores, Peru, Bolivia, the Andes, Chile, Argentina, the vast Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego… and other little secret gems we won’t reveal. Not even on Voyage Forum.

But everywhere—yes, I mean everywhere—wherever you are, wherever you go, there’s always a moment when you think of Iceland…

Chris 51 - November 2025.

Hi there,

I joined my friend in Uvita a week ago, and we're heading out in a few days to explore the country.

We rented a 4x4 to make sure we can get around more easily.

I'm starting to plan an itinerary, but since I’ve never set foot in the country before, I’d love to get some advice from experienced travelers!

We’re starting from Uvita, and I was thinking of doing things in this order:

* Corcovado (I’ve read that you need to buy tickets at least a month in advance? Is it impossible to buy them online or on-site?)

* Caribbean Coast (I’m not sure which spots are worth it?)

* Tortuguero

* La Fortuna

* Tamarindo or Samara, or another nice spot in that area?

* Returning to the airport on May 19th to catch my flight, while he heads back to Uvita.

For accommodations, we have camping gear, and he’d like to do some wild camping, but I have no idea what the laws are about that here—or about the wildlife, to be honest. It kind of freaks me out

We’d also like to stay in guesthouses, youth hostels, or even regular campgrounds.

We both love meeting people, chatting with locals and other travelers alike.

We’re roughly planning the stops, but we haven’t booked anything anywhere. The idea is to leave some room for adventure and live day by day.

I think my post reflects what’s going on in my head—total chaos ^^

Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone,

So, summer 2025 is when I turn 40, and to mark the occasion, I had the idea of doing a road trip through Northern Spain. Since I’ll be traveling with my two kids (9 and 6½ years old), I’m tied to school holidays, but I’m hoping the northern regions of Spain are a little less crowded than the Costa Brava.

We’d leave from Lyon to reach the Atlantic coast, head down to the Basque Country, cross the Spanish border, and then visit: Cantabria - Asturias - Galicia. It’s not exactly around the corner—I’ve seen that it’s about 1,500 km (one way) from Lyon to Galicia. But for this adventure, I’ve got 3 to 3½ weeks. The twist would be doing it in an electric car, stopping for 2-3 days here and there before moving on (alternating between wild camping and hotels). Why electric? Because it’s my company car, and my employer covers the charging and toll costs. Over 3 weeks of vacation, that adds up to big savings.

Question: Do you think this plan is doable? Aside from the charging stops, does the route seem too ambitious for 3 weeks with two kids? And in July/August, are these regions not too packed?

Thanks for your feedback and experiences!

Hi there! I’m really keen to cycle from Bruges to Amsterdam. Has anyone here done it before? We’re a group of three—is it easy to find accommodation on the go, or should we book ahead? If we do a round trip and take our bikes, would it be simpler to plan two different routes?! Thanks so much! Laurence from Bayonne