A Tour of the Carthago Chic C Line XL LE - German built quality motorhome on a Mercedes chassis.
A tour of our new Carthago Chic C Line XL LE. An 8.53 mtr Tag Axle motorhome on a Mercedes Chassis. We are looking forward to having many motorhoming adventures in this van. #carthago #motorhome #motorhoming #tagaxle #aclass #theonemotorhome #recreationalvehicle
Our story
We are Irvine and Karen and we love to travel. We have had the travel bug since we met 43 years ago and have travelled extensively ever since.
We travelled around the world in 2017 taking in Dubai, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, California and Florida. We have many great memories of that trip.
The section in New Zealand was a tour of the South Island by camper van and it was an incredible trip. We started in the North of the South Island by touring the vineyards of the Marlborough region and tasting our favourite wine which is the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. We then travelled down the East Coast to Kaikoura where we did a Whale Watching tour before stopping off in Christchurch. Our journey then took us to the beautiful Queenstown and further West to the Fjord Land of Milford Sound which has got to be one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. Once we reached Franz Joseph it was a helicopter ride to the the Franz Joseph Glacier which had us in awe and the spectacular drive through Arthur’s Pass completed what was an unforgettable trip around this beautiful country. The video series of our trip can be found on this KZread channel.
We love to travel TOGETHER, as in our opinion it’s better to have SHARED memories than saying to each other “I wish you had seen this or that? or “If only you had been there” etc so our advice is always travel and do things TOGETHER and you will have so many SHARED memories.
After many holidays to the sunshine State we bought a villa in Florida in 2007 and had many more shared holidays with family and friends. We were very lucky to retire at 55 (me) and 52 (Karen) in 2015 and then started to spend 6 months per year living in our Florida home. We did this for 8 years before deciding that, after owning for 15 years, it was time to sell in 2023.
Our love of motorhoming started at a very young age (I was 20 and Karen 17) when we borrowed a small camper van from a friend and toured around the Highlands of Scotland, however it wasn’t until we retired in 2015 that we decided to buy our first motorhome a second hand Chausson Flash 10 which really gave us the bug. 3 years later we bought a brand new Mobilvetta K Yacht 85 and our love for motorhoming just grew deeper. After selling our house in Florida we decided it was time to buy our dream motorhome so went to the NEC and ordered a Carthago Chic C Line XL LE which is now known as Nessie due to being a monster and residing in Scotland. This van gives us everything we need in a motorhome, it’s very spacious, luxurious and has a massive amount of storage space which will be great for the European trips we have planned for the future.
Our first trip in Nessie was a tour around France which was incredible and the videos of that trip can be viewed on this KZread channel also. The trip took us by ferry from Poole to Cherbourg where we visited the World War 2 museum and memorial at Utah Beach which was fabulous. We then travelled South through the Vendeé to Challans, La Rochelle and the île de Ré. Our next port of call was the beautiful Dordogne where we visited Monpazier, Chateau Naud, Chateau Beynac and the Lascaux Caves before we headed East to the Alps and the pretty towns of Annecy on Lake Annecy and Chamonix where we took the gondola to Aquille du Midi. After leaving Chamonix we headed North through Dijon to the Champagne region where we visited the Joseph Perrier Champagne house and Caves and sampled some of the beautiful champagne. This was a fantastic first trip in Nessie and we look forward to sharing future trips with you through this channel and hope you enjoy coming along with us.
Our motto: Live today like there could be no tomorrow - You only get one crack at this life so make sure to enjoy it.
Cheers
Irvine & Karen
Пікірлер: 45
nice motorhome
@motorroamingaround
4 ай бұрын
Thank you. Safe travels.
The bed layout in my opinion is the best there is, very nice van - enjoy
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for you kind comment. We absolutely love this van and this bed layout is the best in our opinion also. Irvine & Karen.
What a fantastic motorhome can’t wait to follow your next adventure 👍
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Ahh thanks Jacqueline for your kind words. We’re heading to France for a month soon so hopefully we’ll get some footage of that trip uploaded to KZread. Thanks for your support. Irvine & Karen.
Absolutely stunning motorhome. If I ever changed, then Carthago A Class is something I'd consider 👍🏻
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. We absolutely love this motorhome. Safe travels. Irvine & Karen.
Looking forward to your up & coming adventures. 🏴 Loving the van
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Thanks David. Let’s hope we can have lots of great adventures and of course we will share them with you on KZread. Take care. Irvine & Karen.
Just loving our new motorhome and can’t wait for our next adventure in it😀
Love Mercedes
Your wardrobe is bigger than our van. 😂 Great van tour video love it
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Ha ha……yeah I think we could definitely get Betty into that garage for sure. Safe travels.
We absolutely love our Carthago Chic C Line. Hope you enjoy the video.
New subscriber, what a beautiful van great choice of layout to, we have a new kontiki 884 with very similar layout, one day this model is the one for our retirement. Absolutely perfect, well done and congratulations on your purchase 🎉 looking forward to seeing all your future trips, happy travels Chris & David xx
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Ah thanks guys for your kind comment. We do absolutely love this van. I’m sure you will have many happy memories in your Kontiki 844. Safe travels. Irvine & Karen.
Hi Guys absolutely love your van . We are considering purchasing a Carthago . An update video would be amazing giving an overview of your first year of ownership . Any hints or tips or issues you encountered. Love watching your adventures.
@motorroamingaround
3 ай бұрын
Hi and thank you very much for your comment and support of our channel. We were actually just talking about doing a video of our first year of ownership so that should come out around July. We absolutely love the van but won’t give too much away right now lol. Thanks again for your support. Keep safe. Irvine & Karen.
Luxury on wheels, and you have room to take everything you could possibly think you’ll need ❤
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Ah thanks Janine for your kind comment. Yeah we’ve got loads of space and available payload in this van for sure. Keep safe. Irvine & Karen.
@GlynGuthrie-sz3kv
11 ай бұрын
Hello,Great video, we are awaiting ours from Go European, could you tell me where you got the spare wheel from? Many thanks Glyn
@motorroamingaround
11 ай бұрын
@@GlynGuthrie-sz3kv Thanks Glyn, we ordered the spare wheel through Dan at Go European. You’ll absolutely love the van when you get it. When is it due?
@GlynGuthrie-sz3kv
11 ай бұрын
@@motorroamingaround Great thanks I will give him a call, it’s due to be built in the next couple of weeks, so will probably pick it up mid October?
@motorroamingaround
11 ай бұрын
@@GlynGuthrie-sz3kv Happy travels when it arrives.
Well done guys , great review of a great looking vehicle. Purpose built for Europe I would say , wishing you many happy miles in her. Best wishes Helen and Martin
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Thanks guys. We really appreciate your comment. Our trip to France next month will be our first time abroad in a motorhome so please wish us luck. Keep safe. Irvine & Karen.
Nice x
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Ah thank you Violet, your comment is very much appreciated.
Luxury on wheels - I love it. Wishing you many happy miles of adventures. We had planned to go to France in Sept but Ed now having a knee replacement op at beg of Sept so that's put on hold till next year. Looking forward to watching all your vlogs from France and picking up some tips. Enjoy guys. xx
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Janet. Hope Ed’s operation goes well. Yes I would imagine we’ll have a bit of footage to share with everyone of our trip around France. Take care. xx
Stunning van 😍😍😍 👌 🍾 However, how do you manage with this beauty on the UK roads with all the neglected and overgrown foliage??😏😔
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment Star. So far it’s been absolutely fine driving it on the Uk roads. We’ve been to Tarbert, Loch Fyne in Scotland and Ullswater in the Lake District, England without an issues. We managed all over the UK, including the Scottish Islands and Cornwall, in our last van which was an A Class at 1.2mtrs shorter so just need to hope for the best really and try to pick the best possible routes. Kaplan safe. Irvine & Karen.
Does the merc sat nav take into account the size of motor home
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
No the standard Satnav doesn’t take into account of the vehicle size.
Do you think that you get better deal at nec show, or perhaps direct at dealerships.
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Hi Edward, yes when we bought at the NEC we locked the price in. If we had waited to buy it now the price would have gone up by at least £15k.
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@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Gracias
Looks great, happy travelling! How do you find the sat nav on the MBUX 10 system, does it allow you to enter vehicle dimensions and route accordingly? We’re collecting our Le Voyageur in a couple of weeks, that’s on a Merc base as well, so looking forward to getting out in it 😁
@motorroamingaround
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment Andrew. I asked the dealer when we were picking the vehicle up if the Satnav was vehicle specific ie “Does it know the vehicle dimensions” and was told that it doesn’t. I haven’t really had the time to mess about in the settings yet but if I find out that it can be done I’ll come back to you. Happy travels in your Le Voyageur, I’m sure you’ll make lots of memories in it.
@apritch476
Жыл бұрын
Ok, thanks. It’s obviously a point lacking clarity. I’ve been asking my dealer, and they’ve now gone back to LV for clarification. Our previous solution on our Autotrail coachbuilt was a Camper 780 Sat Nav stuck to the windscreen… but the windscreen on the LV is so far away 😁
P r o m o s m 💋
@motorroamingaround
11 ай бұрын
Thank you. Your comment is much appreciated.