In our poll below, we’ve listed a few popular places to RV around the globe. Wouldn’t it be fun to RV around Iceland? Or wine-taste around France? Count sheep as you drive past in New Zealand? We sure think so!
Even if international travel isn’t possible for you right now, hey, it doesn’t hurt to dream! We’re planning about 15 trips in our heads before we fall asleep at night. Are you doing the same?
We know there are hundreds of places you could RV around, but if you had to pick a place from the list below, where would you pick to travel? We’re curious to know.
Years ago Chuck was going to Europe and he flew on Icelandic Air, and told us about a feature they offer where you could get off the plane in Iceland tour of the country as long as you wanted and then continue your trip with no extra charge. Ever since then I have been considering going there.
We rented an RV in Johannesburg, South Africa and toured for 2 months in South Africa and Botswana with a day trip to see Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
New Zealand is a dream, Canada is possible.
We have traveled through most of Canada and some of Mexico, but don’t care to travel overseas, there is just too much to see right here in the good ole USA. Our border countries are not the same as traveling over the ocean to see others. I would rather spend my money right here in America!
I haven’t traveled everywhere I’d like to in the USA, I’ll stay put right in this country.
Australia
We want to do some European camping so France it is. We have done thousands of miles in Mexico and will go back. We travel in the winter so Canada and USA above I-40 are not happening unless we change our game.
scotland & England,
I would love to go back to Canada, but with all the border crossing crap now days, we probably not be going back. Only crossed once since 9/11 and it was a hassle we didn’t enjoy. Before 9/11 we went every couple of years and loved our Northern Neighbors.
As others have said, our beautiful country can’t be seen in a lifetime so why would I want to give my money to a foreign country. I know I’m of European descent but I have no desire to see where my great great great great grandparents came from. I’m 100% American and that’s all that matters.
Amen Bob.
We’d love to do Australia and New Zealand at some point. We’ll be doing BC and the Yukon in Canada next summer and hope to head to different provinces in Canada in future summers. We live in AZ and so gettng out during the summer is a must.
I’m another one that would like to RV in Australia!
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We have traveled overseas extensively in our younger years with only New Zealand and Norway on our list to revisit, as well as traveling in all 50 states and most of Canada. We will continue to explore more of North America in our RV because there is still so much more to see!
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We rented a class C in New Zealand for six weeks and toured the entire South Island. After that trip we bought our first RV. Wonderful country and the people are awesome and helpful in any way. It’s like being back in the states in the 60s….
I was fortunate to have traveled extensively for business on five continents. I was always thrilled to have my feet firmly planted on U.S. soil again upon each return. Australia was the one place, however, I would gladly go back to and explore via RV. The people and country were amazing.
Germany! Caravan vacations are popular, so the infrastructure is in place. …and we have made several trips to visit family and friends, so we are comfortable with the culture and can kick-back and enjoy.
I have always had the fantasy of filling the Tour de France!!! As I said it’s a fantasy…. really don’t want to leave US
I will never ever ever go to a foreign country, whether it be in my RV or any other way. Too much of a redneck; I just don’t go where the people don’t like me or my country. I probably already don’t like them. LOL, as they say. Don’t have a passport and never will. If I win some kind of contest that takes me somewhere exotic, no thanks. Give me the cash value. I have a tee shirt that says, ” I Like Weed, My Dog, and MAYBE 3 people.” Pretty much says it all. Except for Canada. I have to go through there to get to Alaska.
Hate to break it to you David, but you won’t get into Canada with just your driver’s license anymore. It takes that darn passport nowadays, but don’t let that stop you.
A enhanced license will get you in though
Canada. I have driven in Ireland, Italy, and Scotland. I would never wish to RV in Europe with its narrow roads, or in a former English colony where they sit on the right and drive on the left. I don’t speak Spanish, so that leaves me with Canada. Our trip to Alaska in 2019 demonstrated to us how wonderful RVing in Canada is, so it is both the winner by choice and by default.
Can’t argue with any of that, and sitting on the left and driving on the right seems so natural.
We rented a RV in New Zealand for 60+ days from Wilderness RV rental touring both the North and South islands. The RV was the role model that Winnebago patterned the Ekko after. Amazing vistas, people and I can not imagine a country that is more geared towards RVing given it’s cell phone apps to provide you with any need or camp site information. Of the 60+ days in NZ, I believe we paid to camp no more than 5 days, the rest free. The camp spots ranged from a parking lot (Very rare and used when it was convenient to be somewhere) to the most incredible places along streams, oceans and mountains. Many times there was no one else in the area. At 75 years old now, I still long to return.
Sounds like an awesome and awesome inspiring trip. Thanks for the review of RVing in NZ Tim L.
Wow thank you for sharing. Maybe my New Zealand and Australia dreams can come true.
I really want to tour Australia one day. That would be fun to do in a RV.
Canada on the way to Alaska. Traveling across Canada would be a great trip.
Joke: about naming Canada
there were 3 guys standing around. They were wondering what they should call this land that they have claimed. The first man says to the group, “Let’s have a ‘C’, eh?” The second man says, “Yeah, Let’s have a “N”, eh?” The last man says,” That’s perfect, but we need a ‘D’, eh?” The men all agreed.
Thus, today, we have “C,eh,N,eh,D,eh” More commonly know as “CANADA”
Good one, Bill. Thanks! Have a great day, eh? 😀 –Diane at RVtravel.com
We have done a couple of extensive trips through Canada and have really loved it! The only area there that we haven’t made it yet is the far eastern area of Quebec, which is still on my bucket list. Having been to all the US states and enjoyed a lot of the wine “tastings”, Canada’s outdoes us by far! That was our biggest surprise! Because they only produce small amounts, they don’t ship their wines out of the country, so I had no idea about them until we traveled there, what a “hidden treasure”! Exploring their country was so enjoyable, no language barriers, super friendly, very, very clean, beautiful country and parks…all you need is a passport!
We haven’t exhausted the possibilities of the USA yet! However, NZ and Australia would be neat. What I wouldn’t want is to have to deal with RV, navigation, language and money issues at the same time. The stress would take the fun out of it. We will stick with the US and enjoy the immense variety here.
Still exploring the USA, and enjoying every minute of it. Revisiting areas of special interest too, but thoroughly enjoyed last spring’s visit into Western Canada! Felt very welcome to be there by the “locals”, especially at the border crossing just north of Bellingham, Wa. Not nearly as welcome back across a bit further east coming back into the states….🤔
I would rather travel Europe and other countries by train. That way I can have cocktails, see the countryside and don’t have to worry about parking, strangers, smugglers and robbers. We have been on the American Orient Express and had a blast.
We were incredibly blessed to have friends in Australia that we met because of my husband’s “hobby” of vintage racing & vintage race cars. Sold one to someone who would be become a very close friend. Went to Australia twice, 2nd time a 6 week trip with them. They were towing a ruggedized trailer (with provisions, lots of fine wine & great food!). Us towing a jumbuck (rubberized tent off the back of our Land Cruiser which had roo bars & snorkel). We went to the Outback where only 10% of Australians have been, thru Opal mining country, wine country, the beautiful southern coast. It was an amazing trip. Australia is a beautiful country. Once in a lifetime trip. Outback was amazing.
Actually Australia but will settle for New Zealand. I have already done Canada extensively and parts of Mexico.
Not on the list, but if I had my choice, it would be Germany. My wife and I are into genealogy, and we both have a considerable number of ancestors from Germany. We’d love to see where they came from!
I have the best of both worlds. Summer in Canada and the USA and summer in New Zealand. I don’t like the cold.
Which country to do an RV tour? You missed the best (IMHO): the UK (England, Scotland and Ireland). And we have RVed in coast to coast in Canada, New Zealand (both islands), most of Europe including Italy and Greece, but not Spain and Portugal.