We went camping in Southern France for the first time. And it was glorious. We have gone camping many times, with kids and without, in summer and in fall, but this was hands down most impressive campground we've been to. We've been told that camping is very popular in France (and Europe), and people take two or even four weeks off to go and camp. I can see why! HOT TIP: go camping in France. 

We got to the campground in the evening. The plan was to stay one night to break up the 3.5hour drive to Barcelona, where we were going to meet our friends from LA on Saturday. We set up our brand new tent and had a picnic style dinner. Kids loved it! The night was a quiet one, no partying or loud music around us. I was so impressed by the bathrooms too. They were so clean! I even took a picture (more on that later), and marveled at how good they smelled. 
The next morning we woke up, and went to the bakery to get a fresh baguette (of course), and coffee. Fresh, from an espresso machine coffee! For 1.50eu each. For coffee snobs that we are, this was the best thing that could happen. Stereotype no.5 proven right - coffee in France is 1000000 times better than United States. Then, the kids and I went to the playground while daddy put together the tent and packed up the car. The genius planner that I am, I picked a campground with the most awesome pools. So, the next three hours were spent in heated, children appropriate (ie. very shallow) pool where we all played and swam, and had the best time. It was hard to leave, and we promised to come back very soon, and stay for at least a few days. Sadly, I found out that camping season is only until mid October, so it looks like our second visit won't happen this year.  

So, how did I find this magical place? GOOGLE. I pretty much just google everything. The only downside is that most companies here don't use any keywords and have terrible websites, which makes it is very hard to find what you need. In general, it is very difficult to get information. It's a different way of doing things, and you can't just look up something online and have all the facts within minutes. The preferred method of communication is face to face or word of mouth whether it's business hours, menu options, or school information. 

If you want to see all the other cool things that exist in this campground, here's the link to their website - http://www.brasilia.fr/en/. I just saved you 6 hours of googling. Oh and did I mention that it was 30 euros for the night to set up tent. You can also rent cabins or come with your camper. 

I assume you can't wait to see pictures from this fabulous adventure. Well, I don't have any. I lost my phone in Barcelona. Or as I like to look at it, I left it there so I can come back soon! You know that saying, right? "If you leave something behind, it means you will be back soon." I guess I  will be back very soon.. 

​I didn't back up the pictures either. Yay me. Let's just leave that story for another post. But you if you follow me on Instagram (@indraja), you can see exactly ONE picture from the camping adventure and two boomerang videos! (I was practicing being cool with this technology stuff).

With love and adventure,
Indraja