Diaries of a Camper Holiday

© Patrick Meli

Lisa, my seven year old was nearing the end of her school year and Chris and I were deliberating a possible summer holiday. The previous Easter we had spent four days in Barcelona for Lisa’s tentative first proper holiday and she came through with flying colours. So we were thinking a full blown two-week holiday with her would be safe especially if we added some juicy ingredient to keep her interested.

A few days anguished deliberating and I thought I had it. “A camper holiday” I announced to Chris proudly one evening. A few minutes of googling brought me to Rudolf Moto, a company boasting spanking new campers and sitting in Novo Mesto in the middle of Slovenia. Now Claire, Christine’s sister had been to Slovenia in a previous life and we heard enough of the natural beauty of the country. My juices began to flow.

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I and my wife have been going on holiday to Croatian coast by a camping car for a long time. We had had our own motor home but we sold it as it turned out it is cheaper for us if we take a flight to Venice where the camping car waits for us (we hire it from Rudolfmoto in Novo mesto). Then we set on our way towards Croatia. Last year we unexpectedly drove past Rovinj which besides Pula we liked very much, so we decided to see Pula and Rovinj more thoroughly this year. In Pula we stayed at auto camp Stoja. It is a good destination for divers and I love diving. Then we went on towards Rovinj and stayed at auto camp Polari. The most wonderful Rovinj offers besides its beautiful coast also numerous taverns and restaurants to relish in good food and drinks. Being situated right in the middle of the western Istrian coast Rovinj is also a good starting point to visit other towns throughout Istria. We have to say thank you to Rudolfmoto for their splendid motor home which served us flawlessly through all our staying in Pula and Rovinj.

On a fait les vacances de nos reves en Croatie.

We are a family with two children and due to my husband’s special job when he often has to go back to work for a few days or has a lot of difficulties to get a fourteen days’ leave our holidays had always been shorter than a week to my and our children’s regret. But this year we hired a motor home from Rudolfmoto in Novo mesto and set to Split and spent a week of wonderful holidays. Then we continued our way to Dubrovnik and, as you may expect, after two days my husband had to go back. He took a flight and the three of us enjoyed our holidays for five days. Finally my husband came back (again by plane) and we stayed together for another five days. Then we went home together and with no problem left the motor home in Celje where it was taken by one of the kind representatives of Rudolfmoto. Therefore many thanks to all who convinced us that a journey by a motor home would be very convenient for us as we were not only more flexible, yes, this year our holidays were certainly perfect for the first time.

Together with our friends we make quite a lot of travelling round the world and the Croatian coast had been one of the unrealized destinations. So we decided to go and see it in three weeks, the time we had at our disposal. Via London we flew directly to Dubrovnik which made the greatest impression on us. Here we got from the hands of a representative of Rudolfmoto a motor home which was not only very spacious but also nearly brand-new, these two being very important as it was going to be our new home for the following three weeks. After Dubrovnik we continued our way along the coastal road towards Makarska and further on to Split where we mostly relaxed as Split offers a lot of entertainment, not to speak of beautiful Croatian women. With a heavy heart we left Split and continued the way to Zadar and Rijeka and rounded off our journey by staying a few days in Pula. Here we left the motor home and flew to London and then back home. Many thanks to Rudolfmoto for their kindness to have their motor home on lease as these holidays were unforgettable for us.

My wife and me, we have three beautiful children and our long-standing wish had been to visit Dubrovnik. Being a large family this had represented quite an amount of money to spend until Easyjet started their non-stop flights from Liverpool to Dubrovnik. So we decided to make our wish come true and spend this year’s holiday in Dubrovnik. This being for us quite a long journey all the way to Dubrovnik we would certainly regret not to see a little more of Croatia. So on the web we looked for a possibility to hire a motor home and we found Rudolfmoto, this coming from Slovenia, though, but they kindly offered us to bring the motor home to Dubrovnik. We got a wonderful, new motor home, not to speak of its spaciousness, so being a family with three children we could enjoy a real luxury. First we stayed in Dubrovnik for one week and visited its sights; it is really a beautiful city. Then we took a ferry boat to the islands of Mljet and Korčula. The both islands pleasantly surprised us with their beauty and especially with the clear sea. We returned to Dubrovnik where we left the motor home and flew back home.

Me and my family we are real enthusiasts for holidays in a motor home. We had travelled nearly all over Europe, greater part of Croatian coast from Dubrovnik to Split and Rijeka and so this year we decided to see Istria. Via the airport in London we took a non-stop flight to Pula. Having been very satisfied with Rudolfmoto and their motor home we had travelled by the previous year in Dalmatia we made the arrangement for hiring a motor home with the same firm again. So a brand-new and flawless motor home waited for us at the airport in Pula. We started our journey along the western coast of Istria past the town of Rovinj towards Poreč and further on all the way to Umag and Grožnjan, this one being a very nice little town of artists we immediately took a fancy to it. Then we took a direct route across Istria, drove through the tunnel of Učka straight to Rijeka and continued our way along the eastern Istrian coast to Pula where we stayed at auto camp Indije and spent the most wonderful holidays. We left the motor home at the airport in Pula and took the flight to London and then back home. Being very satisfied with Rudolfmoto for the second time we made a reservation for a motor home for next year when we plan to see some Croatian islands.

One day we decided to try to have holidays in motorhome. We always stayed in hotels. It wasn’t intersting for me anymore. So me and my husband decided to rent a motorhome. We found Rudolf Moto and rent it. We just went to a camp Zaton in Zadar and been there for almost ten days. We are not really avanturitic people but we just wanted to experience something new. It’s great! I have to say that when we were in motorhome I felt so free and had a feeling everything is possible. Maybe I have this feeling because I was with right people or choose the right camp, I don’t know. I can say I will never go to hotel again.

-- Natasha, Hungary

We are a family from Sweden. Me and my wife love to discover cities. We are crazy to see their nature, their way of life, their sights. We took a motorhome at Rudolf Moto and first went to see Slovenian capital city Ljubljana. After that Croatian Zagreb and then Zadar, Split, Duborvnik and after that on our way back Rijeka and Portorož. We are full of memories. We can say that you can feel the difference between seaside cities and towns inside the country. You just have to experience that.

-- Sam, Sweden

I’m slovenian and we rented a motorhome to travel through our country. Despite I live here, I wanted to know my coutry a little more. So, me and my husband took a motorhome at Rudolf Moto and went to discover. Our trip took seven days and I have to say it was not enough. I would never emagine that our country is so beautifull, that has so many interesting places, so different people and lands. We got some new friendships and I’m sure we will go again next year. It is nice to know new people and see different ways of life. Amazing.

-- Sara, Slovenia

I’ve always wanted to go diving. That was my biggest wish. So I decided to go out of my country. I went to island Brač in Croatia. I took with me three of my friends. We rented a motorhome at Rudolf Moto. We went from Slovenia directly to island Brač on Bol. Waterunderground is beautifull. I couldn’t emagine that this is possible. We stayed there for 10 days and didn’t go anywhere else. We had everything there. Good restaurants, bars, nature and of corse water.

-- Paolo, Spain