In the last article we described how much commitment is required if you are a football or rugby fan who wants to see every game which your team is involved in - live. Being there makes you feel like you are lending your support to the players representing your club and you can help to influence the match in your favour.

With the new football season now underway, motorhome rental, as a combined method of travel and accommodation, could be exactly what you have been looking for.

There are many advantages to using this flexible mobile home, but to someone looking to travel across the UK with other supporters, this could prove to be a cost-effective way to share the costs of petrol, accommodation and a place where you can stay for the night. As caravan parks and camping sites are not in short supply, you will surely be able to find somewhere suitable to pitch the motorhome while you attend the match.

After the game you can stay close by for the night and travel back the next day. This means there is less messing about with trains and hotel rooms, while you can still enjoy the buzz of following your team.

For those who are into sport and follow a particular team, it is hard to describe the loyalty you feel as a fan to those who don’t really understand the game and what it means to people like you. For instance, some football supporters are happy to watch their team every now and then, whenever they play at home, while others follow them up and down the country.

It requires a lot of devotion to attend every football match in a season, both at home and away, and this involves an awful lot of travelling, at weekends as well as during the week. This is why if you are one of the people being talked about in this blog; you may wish to look at more affordable ways to do this.

The price of attending matches is ever increasing and it can cost a huge amount of money for a ticket to see your team, especially if they play in the Premier League. Even with smaller clubs, it can still involve travelling from one end of the country to another. One solution which you may not have considered in the past is motorhome hire. In the next article we will consider some of the benefits of this to a supporter.

If you have a passion for walking and camping but have never tried caravan or motorhome rental, then you may be wondering if this is for you. One way you can find out whether this sounds like something you could really be interested in doing is to attend a nearby caravan show.

All throughout the year there are national as well as regional events, showcasing the latest motorhome and caravan designs and displaying all the mod-cons you can now get in them. In addition to this, you can also peruse the many accessories you can buy or hire for your mobile home.

Deciding on whether you would prefer to hire a caravan or motorhome is another thing to consider, so it may be best to attend an outdoor show which spans a wide area, if you haven’t settled on any particular one yet.

Taking the plunge and hiring a caravan is made so much easier when you have found out all about what is included with this accommodation option. Who knows? Maybe you will have such an amazing time that you would even consider buying one in the future. Attending a mobile home event is the first place to start though, opening up your mind to a whole world of possibilities.

One of the most iconic images of the 1956 film adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days is of Phileas Fogg aboard a hot air balloon and although the novel only mentioned this method of transport very briefly, it has become a symbol of the story and going off on an adventure.

There are many other examples of hot air balloons in popular culture and they always seem to induce the excitement of adventurous travel.

This August it is the 33rd year of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Held between Thursday 11 and Sunday 14 August, this annual event is the largest hot air balloon gathering in Europe and a huge UK outdoor fiesta.

Established back in 1979, this free admission event has now become one of Bristol’s biggest attractions with people coming from all over the world to see the show. In fact, around 500,000 visitors are expected across the four days and the big draw is always the air displays of the hot air balloons.

Don’t miss this fun packed event; motorhome rental is the perfect way to visit the city for a few days and sample the extraordinary atmosphere of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.