Author Carol
Mickelsen says, "Travel through Europe the same way you travel at home: car-camp. You'll camp next to friendly, unpretentious Europeans relaxing and having fun." With a
sense of adventure and can-do spirit, Mickelsen inspires her readers to take the dream trip to Europe they thought they couldn't afford. Her book, CAMPING EUROPE (Affordable Travel Press/Carousel
Press, $24.95; www.campingeuropeguide.com), details how to see Europe without depleting your bank account.
Frustrated herself with campground guides that use only symbols and a few words for
descriptions and location, the goal of CAMPING EUROPE is to give detailed information in both words and maps that readers need while driving. Enhanced with 300 detailed maps, it provides directions on
how to drive to more than 850 campgrounds and major sights in 25 countries where English is not the local language. Besides just the major cities and well-known sights, she guides the reader to the
less well-known, evocative and adventurous places each country offers. Carol's love for exploring the unknown is infectious, and anyone reading the book is tempted to follow in her car-tracks.
About Iceland
she writes, ". . . meadows are enlivened with wild flowers, pristine blue-green lakes, steamy hot springs, grandiose and graceful waterfalls, and snow-capped chiseled mountains."
About Estonia
she writes, ". . . it has one of the highest percentages of protected lands in Europe. During Russian occupation, coastal lands were out of bounds. The reward today is vast tracts preserved and protected in their natural state."
About the Basque country
she writes, "Cars yield to goats and cows. Bells ring out from churches dwarfed by rock faces. The classic and most famous walk in the Picos de Europa is through the sheer limestone Cares Gorge. The trail passes from one side of the almost sheer cliff walls to the other via little bridges, and sometimes you are in the mountain itself."
She details the equipment that will fit into a couple of duffels and explains how comfortable camping abroad has become. It's easy to set up and pack up. She includes a host of hints on how to
make driving easier, solid advice for expense expectations, and details on how to travel smart and safe.
After car-camping for 25 years she exclaims, "It's time that more Americans woke up to this
terrific way to see Europe"
Author Carol Mickelsen resides in Half Moon Bay, California.
