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Executive travel

“silky smooth, cheap to run, maintenance free and equipped with luxuries such as heating, and brakes”

With five days to spend getting to know a T6 California Executive, the first thing I did was rally the gang, pack a bag and head off on a road trip.

Obviously, this being a Caravelle rather than a Camper meant we’d have to book some accommodation en route, but that wasn’t a problem as the ‘Executive’ part of the package means it has built-in Wi-Fi.

My wife, Jo, hooked up her laptop and booked four nights accommodation via Airbnb, leaving me to concentrate on the navigation and all-important road trip playlist.

So, why did we choose Cornwall? Nostalgia really. Way back in the days before kids (seems like a lifetime ago), Jo and I would head off to Newquay in our old Bay Window Camper at least once a year without fail. However, a mixture of having ‘done’ Cornwall to death, and the additional stress and equipment involved in transporting young kids across country in a heater-less Van led us to drop our annual pilgrimage to the West Country.

But as our youngest (now 14!) has been itching to

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