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Plan your Japan trip

Practical guides written from the road — transport, stays, experiences, and the honest lessons from six of us doing it slowly.

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La Bidonnière CampsiteFree In/Out Gate Near Mont Saint-Michel 3 min → Mont Saint-Michel Paid Toilets€1, Coins Only, No Seats 3 min → Mont Saint-Michel Shuttle BusIt Won’t Pick You Up at Camp 3 min → Mont Saint-MichelWalk the Sheep Pasture Route With Kids 4 min → Mont Saint-Michel by RoadThe Moment It Appears on the Horizon 4 min → French Petrol StationsWhy Your Debit Card May Get Declined 2 min → La BidonnièreBest Pitch, Real Prices, Sunday Food Vans €15.30 per adult / 24… 3 min → AIRE Camping CarWhat It Actually Costs to Dump and Refill 3 min → Aire Camping Car Near BeausoleilThe €6 Electric Mistake 3 min → Étretat WWII BunkerA French Sign Becomes a History Lesson 4 min → Étretat Cliffs with KidsThe Unfenced Clifftop Path 4 min → Étretat Campervan ParkingWhere We Actually Left Our Van 3 min → Saint-Sauveur-d’ÉmallevilleWhy We Needed a Van Toilet 3 min → French Supermarket Self-Weigh VegetablesA Family Game 3 min → 7-Metre Left-Hand Drive Manual DieselParis Day One 3 min → AVIS explore ParisPickup, Costs and the Bedding Mistake 3 min → Rice Cooker in ParisVoltage, Packing, and the First Night 3 min → ATM at CDGThe Card Limit That Nearly Stranded Us 3 min → G7 Taxi from CDG with KidsSolving the Car Seat Problem 3 min → Paris CDG ImmigrationNo Gates, No Trolleys, New EES Rules 4 min → Qatar Airways Doha to Paris Business ClassWhy the Back Row Wins 3 min → Al Mourjan Lounge DohaSleeping Overnight With Four Kids 3 min → Suvarnabhumi AirportKilling 90 Minutes Before Check-in 2 min → Qatar Airways Premium Lounge BangkokTwo Showers, Three Kids 4 min → Bolt from Wat Arun to SuvarnabhumiCash Tolls, No English 3 min → Wat Arun Ferry PierThe Cash-Tip Scam to Watch For 3 min → Wat Arun with KidsWorth the Climb in Extreme Heat? 4 min → Three Sisters Café BangkokWhat 1,600 Baht Buys for Six 3 min → Yum Cha Dinner at Prince Palace HotelThe Sesame Ball Trick 4 min → Wat Pho Money ExchangeWhy We Skipped the Hotel Rate 2 min → Prince Palace Hotel BangkokRooftop Pool Rules for Kids 3 min → Tuk-Tuk from Wat PhoHow We Got 300 Baht for 4 People 3 min → Sanam Chai Museum CaféQuiet Thai Tea Before the Wat Pho Crowds 2 min → Wat Pho With KidsBest Photo Spot, Coin Ritual, Timing 3 min → Sakura Lounge Haneda at MidnightGetting a Child to Nap 4 min → Centrair’s Gate-Area Play SpaceFree, Quiet, Past Security 3 min → Centrair Premium LoungeNo Sakura Lounge, No Real Meal 3 min →
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