What should I prepare for an overseas tour of RV? Know what?

When friends travel by car, they always want to see a lot of things and miss less scenery. Then first of all, there must be a full collection, collation and induction of the places you want to go and the attractions and things you like to see.

The things on most self-help travel websites are only suitable for free travel and group travel, and it seems that they are not suitable for go on road trip tourists. But in some conventional scenic spots, which are basically similar to what the city wants to see, you can collect a lot. What unconventional tourist routes should go on road trip pay more attention to? For example, is it a pity that you don't go to the Atlantic Road when you travel to Norway by car? In fact, you didn't walk much, just find out its specific location. I have been collecting, sorting, summarizing and planning these jobs intermittently for about two years.

Then there is frequent communication. In the preparation stage and on the road, anyone is your good guide. If there are locals to guide you where to go, OK! Send the map, please mark it for me.

2. Plan your itinerary:

It is very important to plan the itinerary of self-driving travel. You should have a realistic route and time. The plane can fly to any corner of the world in one day, and driving your small machine with wheels and no wings, the journey in one day is about 5 kilometers.

So it is impossible to run every day or visit the sights all day during your trip. It is most important to plan your route reasonably so as not to make it boring. On the necessary road section, run for two days and visit the scenic spots for one day or half a day? I am more interested in combining work and rest. How not to go back on the main scenic spots? How to allocate the scenic spots to and from the road section that must go back? These are all things that we self-driving travelers must consider comprehensively.

In my personal trip planning, I am most afraid to hurry. I almost don't think about the road sections that exceed 1, kilometers a day, or I will plan 1,2 kilometers as a two-day journey. Because safety is the first important thing, almost all accidents are caused by fast speed and fatigue driving. Even if many people summarize the reasons for their own cars or others' cars after the accident, it is lucky that you can summarize the reasons for your accidents. If something really goes wrong, I am afraid that only the traffic control department will summarize the reasons for your accidents. In my opinion, if you had enough physical strength and energy, maybe the accident could have been avoided because of your efforts.

3. Travel procedures:

The procedures for personnel are the same as those for other free travellers. Go and apply for the corresponding travel visa according to the countries and regions you need to go to. I applied for a transit visa in Europe:

Mongolia, valid for ten days. Actually, we left Mongolia after five days.

A one-month tourist visa in Russia has proved that 3 days is a bit short. Russia has a vast territory. After 3 days of traveling in Siberia, Moscow and St. Petersburg, it is already very tense. You should really apply for a business visa of 6 or 9 days (because Russia does not seem to have a tourist visa for more than 3 days).

The 9-day tourist visa for France in Schengen gave me a 95-day one-time entry 9-day Schengen visa, which is just right for my travel plan to apply for a second Schengen visa.

My British visa is rather complicated, because I want to stay in Russia for one month and Schengen for three months. In addition, the application period for a British visa in China was relatively long at that time, and the British Embassy stipulated that I should apply within 9 days before leaving. My total time in Russia and Schengen was longer than its requirement within 9 days, so I could only choose to apply for a British visa abroad.

It is precisely because whether I can get a British visa is related to my second Schengen visa and my whole planned trip, so I must get a British visa as soon as possible to adjust my trip. I didn't stop in Helsinki, Finland, the Schengen country, so I had to choose Oslo, Norway, but online application told me that Oslo was busy, so I had to choose Stockholm, Sweden. In the whole process of signing, it was full of twists and turns. First, should Britain be called the Border Agency? Inform me of the date of my first appointment. The visa center in Stockholm can't handle it, so I have to reschedule it. I want to apply a few days in advance, and the appointments on the previous date are all full. I have to postpone my visa for one day. It's really hard to wait for the visa! I waited for fifteen days. As I don't have a passport in my hand, I can only wander around Sweden (because once I go to a third country for inspection, I don't have any documents in my hand, which is definitely not acceptable).

vehicle procedures are complicated.

Because the procedures required for going to different countries are different, leaving the country from the northern border to Mongolia or Russia, at present, you need to apply for ATA documents.

To go to Laos from Mohan Port in Yunnan, you only need to take all the formalities for your vehicle and go through the exit formalities at the port transportation management department.

In some countries, you may need to go through the relevant formalities in the country of entry before you can be allowed to leave the country, such as Vietnam.

4. Budget of expenses:

Some people say that saving money with group tours, while others say that self-help tours are free. Personally, I think it is go on road trip who saves money and is free. Of course, luxury has nothing to do with that kind of travel, but your personal preference.

The biggest expenditure in go on road trip is gas money, regardless of gasoline or diesel. If you rent a car, renting a diesel car is more expensive than renting a gasoline car! In most countries, diesel is cheaper than gasoline, and the fuel consumption of diesel vehicles is less than that of gasoline vehicles with the same displacement, so the comprehensive cost is similar. But car rental is very particular about where to rent a car. The differences between countries are not small, so you need to consider this on the internet yourself. As for renting a car, I also met a couple from China who rented a car in Norway. Their experience in renting a car made me a person who was not used to renting a car.

in Europe, the vast majority of ordinary highways and expressways are free, and you can ignore the toll of crossing roads and bridges. You can calculate your refueling cost by adding the mileage to the fuel consumption of your car and multiplying it by the oil price.

In Europe, go on road trip saves money because you have more freedom, such as housing, and you can leave downtown (most cities in Europe are small, and few can compare with Beijing and Shanghai). ), a few kilometers or a dozen kilometers, the gap between the house price in that place and the downtown area is far more cost-effective than one or two liters of gas money. You can also find a campsite around the city to live in a wooden house, and simply set up a tent for yourself. It is romantic, cheap and fashionable.

With a car, you will have an iron skeleton stronger than your shoulders, and you can prepare stoves, pots and bowls for outdoor use. If you stay in Europe for a little longer, you will feel that a bowl of tomato and egg noodle soup will be much more comfortable than McDonald's, where you spend one and a half euros more to choose fish or beef.

gasoline+accommodation+meals+shopping zero+unforeseen expenses+if you leave the country by car in China, plus vehicle insurance = the budgeted cost of your trip.

Most countries in Europe are similar to China, and there is compulsory insurance in traffic accident compensation. When you enter from any country, no one will remind you to buy insurance. What you need is to buy it consciously. If you don't have insurance in case of an accident, you will bear all the responsibilities according to the principle of breaking the law first.

If you enter Schengen, you can ask at the customs where you can buy insurance. We bought insurance from EU countries at the customs when we entered Finland from Russia. This insurance is more than the number of countries in Schengen.

5. Know the traffic information and laws and regulations of the place where you are going:

The traffic laws and regulations in Europe are similar to those in China, and I think they are different in the world. However, it is quite different from China in terms of compliance and enforcement, rights and obligations. If you can't strictly observe and enforce it, you'd better stay away from driving in Europe. Because, no one knows how you will be convicted and fined if you break the rules and get into trouble in Europe.

When I was a child, I saw American soldiers driving jeeps on the rampage. At that time, I had a lot of hate! Today, it seems that the liberation in 1949 did not develop China people's nature of obeying road traffic rules. Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!

Europeans drive fast, just like American soldiers! Because, everyone takes the initiative to obey the traffic laws. Europe has a narrow road, and it has been wandering for a year. Want to find one as wide as Tiananmen Square? No! I, who travel by car and see the scenery while walking, often can't find a suitable place to park. Once I have the opportunity to have two lanes, I must let the car behind me pass first. This is courtesy. You must learn to drive to Europe. If you don't do this, no one may honk your horn behind you to urge you to go, but someone will definitely scold you for being rude in the back car. Bring more cold granules. With so many curses, you will sneeze more at night.

The slip roads let the trunk roads go first, the vehicles preparing to enter the roundabout let the vehicles in the roundabout go first, and the pedestrians go first at the crosswalk. These methods are all available in our house, but no one carries them out. But it is strictly enforced in Europe, otherwise you may either lose someone's car or their life!

when driving in Europe, most countries require that driving lights or headlights should be turned on during the day.

You can't turn right at a red light. You must wait for the green light to turn right. In some places, there are special green lights for turning right.

overtaking on the right side of the expressway is strictly prohibited, let alone taking the hard shoulder. I'm afraid this is a deliberate violation. I don't know how the police will punish if there is any violation.

before the crosswalk, pedestrians are always the priority. Even in front of the sidewalk with traffic lights, the driveway may have turned green, but there are still old people and children on the sidewalk who have not finished crossing the road!

There are more traffic lights around the island in Europe. When entering the roundabout, first look at whether there is a car coming on the left. If there is a car, let the cars in the roundabout go first, and if there is no car, you can enter. Enter the roundabout, turn right and drive right, and turn on the right turn signal; Drive straight in the middle position, and turn on the right turn signal before you pass the entrance of the right turn intersection; Turn left and drive on the left. Turn on the right turn signal before you pass the entrance of the straight intersection.

Then there is the problem that the branch road gives way to the main road. When entering the main road, there is usually a white inverted triangle with a red edge. Here you have to stop and look left and right. If there are no cars in the left and right sight, you can enter on the left or right, otherwise a collision accident is likely to occur. Of course, the responsibility lies with you.

So recite the traffic rules before you go out. If you can't, you should practice it strictly in China first, and don't come out until you have some time.

Stop the car. You can't stop in the disabled parking space. There are signs of disabled people in wheelchairs painted on the road signs or on the ground. You can't park in the parking space marked Private. This is a private parking space. You can't park in the parking space marked (Reserve). This is a special parking space. Watch the small print under the big P, and there are free parking for 2 hours, 1 hour and 3 minutes. Read it carefully, follow it, and be careful of being fined. But most parking spaces are charged during the day, and they are free from 18: and 2: in the evening until 7: and 9: in the morning, so you can enjoy them to your heart's content.

As for the price of paid parking, it is also different. According to different cities and different locations, parking fees of 4-5 euros per hour are common in many big cities. This is definitely more expensive than China.

so, in some big cities, it is also a good choice to park in the suburbs and take public transportation into the city.

In addition, politeness is also very important in Europe. Usually, when a car meets in a narrow road in Europe, one will stop to let another car run, and the forerunner must raise his hand to show "thank you". This is a rule here, almost everyone abides by it. In northern Europe, Germany, Britain and other places, RVs usually raise their hands when they meet opposite cars. When you meet your neighbors and passers-by early in the morning in the camp and suburbs, you will ask "good morning!" as long as your eyes are opposite. Or "hello"

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