This is the second edition of its multilingual format, entries are in English, German, French & Italian. The layout is much improved over the first edition with effective use of colour to identify individual country sections and many colour photos. A two-column page layout also improves readability. A welcome addition, for those with sat-nav, is the inclusion of latitude and longitude for every entry, the publishers also offer this gps data as a download from their website here. Maps at the beginning of the guide identify the type of stopover and the town name, they can then be looked up in the alphabetical index at the rear of the publication to find the relevant page number for the details of the stopover. The maps are also improved over the previous edition, with a lighter background and the addition of city and region names. We'd like to see major route numbers included too, curiously they are marked on the Denmark, Slovenia and Croatia maps, but none of the others.

The book would be a useful purchase for the first timer abroad and the motorhomer who doesn't want to purchase individual country guides, and of course for those travelling to countries where no local guide to camperstops exists.

There is a lot of info in the book but, as in the previous edition we feel that the majority of the tourist info could be left out and better directions to, and description of the stop included. After all it's a camperstop guide and we think it would be sufficient to just list the nearest tourist office and dispense with the other tourist info. One can usually get all the local info needed on arrival. We are still surprised to see a few places described as 'tolerated place' or 'prohibition may apply'. Although it is useful to hear of such places, users of them need to be aware that the place may be closed and they may be 'moved on' at any time. There is at least a note about this in the introduction.

Users should also be aware that this, and other publications of this type, is a guide and not a "Bible", from personal experience we know that no guide is a comprehensive listing, places develop and rules and regulations constantly change. Most publications of this nature are usually a year out of date since they have to be compiled and sent to press etc. Certainly when travelling users should never rely on any place being available and always have a backup plan of 1 or 2 other options.

(When buying the book, make sure that the separate Erratum booklet is included. It corrects where the index has incorrect page numbers for sites in Germany, and some UK and French longitudes which are marked as E when they should be W)

2007 review by Andy Clarke

CamperStop Europe
Paperback - 575 pages
Chief Editor: Anne van den Dobbelsteen
Published by: Facile Media
ISBN 978-90-76080-12-3

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