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    #11132
    DilemmaDan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭DilemmaDan


    Just back from Sequoia parc after a couple of weeks away. It's a lovely campsite the only two downsides are that you probably need a car as there's not much nearby and the campsite shop is ok but not great. The second issue is the mosquitos which we knew about going but they really are constant in the campsite throughout the day.



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    #11133
    airy fairy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭airy fairy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122424523#Comment_122424523

    Yes, Spain much more accommodating and Italy is fabulous from pastas to pizzas gf.

    Only problem is, we've a dog and can't travel too far south in the heat😞 so that's why we're stuck with France I guess.



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    #11134
    peter4918
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭peter4918


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122424566#Comment_122424566

    Go from Roslare to Bilbao is always an option for you to get to Spain.



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    #11135
    Baybay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,320 ✭✭✭Baybay


    Keep an eye on the weather apps for the weekend into next week, depending on where you’re holidaying. Toasty conditions expected in Occitanie & Nouvelle-Acquitaine with the possibility of 40 mentioned.

    Near Montpellier currently & it’s been 35 yesterday & today.

    Also, busy weekend as les juilliettistes et les aoûtiens take to the roads

    Post edited by Baybay on


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    #11136
    CheerLouth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,891 ✭✭✭CheerLouth


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122423401#Comment_122423401

    I found it very poor to be honest - we didn't eat out a lot, but I found a lot of them looking at me like I had two heads. In one place I asked for a Caesar salad & was told not possible because of the croutons & I could actually see the lightbulb going off when I asked to do it without the croutons. Galettes are great though & there was a decent enough GF section in Super U. I brought a lot of my own food with me though too.



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    #11137
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,358 ✭✭✭✭Heroditas


    Loafs of GF stuff in E le Clerc and Super U. Restaurants are definitely limited in what they offer though, certainly where I've been staying



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    #11138
    airy fairy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭airy fairy


    Carrefour has an impressive selection of gf stuff and a good fridge selection of vegetarian things.

    I cannot fathom how a country wedged between Spain and Italy can be so backwards as regards to food. God help anyone with a life threatening allergy such as nuts...



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    #11139
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 353 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    any recommendations for where to get a good meal pre Cherbourg? We are not fans of the ferry food so hoping to board not hungry and take snacks on board



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    #11140
    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,580 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122430539#Comment_122430539

    I've generally assumed the French approach to food allergies was to starve anyone who had them to death

    I think they just have a very arrogant attitude towards their own food. They reckon they know everything about cooking and anyone who doesn't like it can f**k off and eat at home

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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    #11141
    mrchips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭mrchips


    Saint-Lô (an hour from Cherbourg): a big free car park in the centre of town is handy to a few good restaurants.

    We ate in Ô Commerce on the way to the boat a few weeks ago and it was pretty good



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    #11142
    Peckham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭Peckham


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122432001#Comment_122432001

    We stopped in Sainte-Mere-Eglise last time. Had a lovely meal, plus a fascinating place to look around given its role in the Normandy landings.



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    #11143
    BullBauld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭BullBauld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122342413#Comment_122342413

    Bought my plancha the other day and used it last night. Great job, especially as we have no BBQ at our mobile. Will be great for the back garden at home too, easily moved around. I'd recommend one.



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    #11144
    BullBauld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭BullBauld


    Hi all, we're staying in Clarys Plage but are thinking of cycling over to Saint Jean de Mont tomorrow for the day. Anyone know of any bars over there that'll be showing the All Ireland football tomorrow? Thanks.



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    #11145
    peter4918
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭peter4918


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122432767#Comment_122432767

    where did you buy it and how much if you don’t mind me asking?



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    #11146
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 37,349 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122434628#Comment_122434628

    Cycle over early but come back and watch in Clarys at 4.30.



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    #11147
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,144 ✭✭✭✭10-10-20


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122432767#Comment_122432767

    Did it get up to temperature ok? I find that the model that we discussed earlier can under-perform in wind, so much so that I'm putting on a wind deflector on the side to stop the worst of it. Otherwise, great.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122434838#Comment_122434838

    If I recall correctly, mine was 100 EUR, 2 years ago.



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    #11148
    BullBauld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭BullBauld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122434838#Comment_122434838

    E.leclerc for €250. There are loads on their website for cheaper but are only online orders so they didn't suit. Very happy with it.



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    #11149
    BullBauld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭BullBauld


    I got an electric one, just handier I thought so up to temp quickly.



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    #11150
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,785 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122434838#Comment_122434838

    You have to go in store to check availability but it's a great price

    https://www.diy.ie/departments/skip20a-fiddle-200-plancha-bbq/1557471_BQ.prd



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    #11151
    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,580 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122436263#Comment_122436263

    Can I ask what kind of electric grill you got? Was it like a teppanyaki or George Foreman type grill, or something like one of those electric charcoal burners?

    I like a barbecue but hate gas cooking, and charcoal is a lot of work for 10 mins of cooking some burgers. Something electric would be perfect

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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    #11152
    BullBauld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭BullBauld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122438169#Comment_122438169

    I got the one in the pic. I'm the same, just want to cook the food and not be bothering with charcoal or even gas.

    IMG_20240728_231535.jpg


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    #11153
    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,580 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122438323#Comment_122438323

    Cheers for that, I'll take a look into it

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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    #11154
    Tommiekly84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭Tommiekly84


    Im currently planning for next year, we stayed in Le litterol this year and thought it was good. We are thinking of booking Sequoia Park for next year. How do the two compare,if anyone has been to both?



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    #11155
    corkgirl17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭corkgirl17


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122439922#Comment_122439922

    Went to Sequoia Park last year and Le Litterol this year. Sequoia Park is bigger obviously and has lots more space so great if kids want to play football and hurling etc.. I really liked the park itself and the bar area was great but the mosquitos there were absolutely awful. Everyone was eaten alive!! Could not sit outside on the deck as they were everywhere. It was such a shame as the site itself is lovely. Not one mosquito in Le Litterol which was great. It's a great site, lovely bike trail straight from the campsite, safe site and the kid had a ball. If the mosquitos weren't an issue I would say Sequoia Park just for the facilities of the site but overall Le Litterol would be the better option as you have a beach nearby and towns close by which you don't have in Sequoia Park.



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    #11156
    Tommiekly84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭Tommiekly84


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122441722#Comment_122441722

    Thanks, might give Sequoia Park miss. I'll head back to bonne anse plage, but will spend a week somewhere else first.



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    #11157
    rex_turner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭rex_turner


    Watching the Olympics over the last few days will demonstrate that it's a fairly futile exercise trying to second guess the weather for a holiday in France - wet and miserable last Friday and Saturday and a heat wave 2 days later. I remember booking a campsite in Brittany a few years ago and making sure it had a good indoor pool for rainy days - it ended being a great place to take refuge when we ended up staying there in the middle of a heat wave (and I've also spent a rainy two weeks in Il de Re in the past).



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    #11158
    mr_edge_to_you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,607 ✭✭✭mr_edge_to_you


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122447607#Comment_122447607

    Ye. If the weather is that important to you, then France north of La Rochelle isn't for you.

    pi**ing rain here this morning and currently 29 degrees.



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    #11159
    Baybay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,320 ✭✭✭Baybay


    Northern France generally sees more mixed weather, imo & can be wonderful or like what seems to pass for an Irish summers day of late.

    Currently 33 & rising on this sunny day near Montpellier.



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    #11160
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 37,349 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Lashing in St. Jean de Monts this morning but a beautiful 30 degrees since. Bliss weather!!



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    #11161
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,358 ✭✭✭✭Heroditas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122449330#Comment_122449330

    The great thing is when the rain stops, it always seems to clear up and the ground dries so quickly. Humidity drops too



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