On 7/9/07, T.M. <tinkerman007@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > but in general I think it is pretty safe in much of Europe. > > We'll, I think it's best to camp next to a few more families that look > decent... > I think the problem might be also of the authorities telling you that you > can't camp there, as happened to us once in Scotland. We arrived there too > late to enter a campground (and actually got a bit lost) and thought we > could park on a large shopping mall parking area, and take a short nap. > They arrived pretty soon... > > > We often just stopped > >in a private spot, and were never harrased or asked to > >leave. Note that Austria and Switzerland has many areas > >with signs forbidding roadside camping. We didn't try > >there. > > Yup, seems to fit their image... > I think we can try both campgarounds as well as nice private spots with > fellow campers.
The Swedish police just released the statistic for theft from campers (below). A bit of a rise this year from last year, but still better than a few years ago. The police believe European gangs are targeting tourist areas, so be on your watch. Usual comon sense applies. Don't leave anything valuable visible. This applies not only when you leave your camper, but also when you sleep in it. Thieves will do a quick smash and grab on anything they see through the window. They won;t know (or perhaps care) if you're sleeping in there. Martin *2003: 160 tillgrepp* > > 2004: 91 tillgrepp > > *2005: 97 tillgrepp* > > 2006: 34 tillgrepp > > *2007: 65 tillgrepp* >
-- Martin Jagersand University of Alberta http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~jag/ |
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