We've been traveling for a long time, and every time we've visited a country, we've been to a lot of places. We still had to rely on connections, check-in and check-out at hotels. 

We noticed on instagram that some people are using a caravan to travel. We decided to give it a try too, even though we were worried about the size of the car at first. And that's where our trip began.

We set off early in the morning in the direction of Žilina, where Karavan.za is based, we had agreed on the exact time, so they were already expecting us. The car was TIP-TOP ready, and a 40-minute briefing around the car followed. As there was water, a shower and plenty of electricity in the car, it was necessary to explain to us how everything worked. 

After the briefing, we got in the car, started it and drove. The first kilometers were familiar, but the car was very easy to get used to, it was not as difficult as we feared. 
We decided that our first destination would be Bobrovnik, where there are places for super camping or wild parking. We definitely recommend the park4night app for finding camping/parking spots, which is what we followed the whole time. 

We left the motorway as soon as possible to enjoy the county roads and the slow driving, which is incredibly enjoyable in a caravan. It had been raining all day, so we didn't even encounter any cars along the way, and it felt like a complete wilderness. We bought food at the nearest shack and parked the car in a spot where we could also enjoy the awesome view. 

On the first day we had planned a hike to Čerenova skala, but nature changed our plans and since it was raining all day, we decided to take a detailed tour of the interior of the car and relax and watch nature from outside the window. 

The next day we woke up again to a rainy day, but we were expecting the weather to improve for later hours. We went to see Liptovská Mara and entered the destination Ždiar-Strednica into the GPS, where there is a huge parking lot with a great view of the Belianske Tatras. After parking the car, we made some coffee on the gas stove and enjoyed it while looking at the surrounding nature.

Later, we headed back to the local hut where we bought another lunch. Although there was cooking and dishwashing to be done in the caravan, we decided to eat at the local huts, so we could support the local businesses at least a little bit. At least we would save time by not having to cook. 

During lunch we enjoyed views of the mountains that not even a restaurant could offer. 

Such views won us over more and more to travelling by caravan. But as the weather was also improving, we decided to visit the Church of St. Anne in Tatranská Javorina. 

On mountain roads, you can enjoy the views through the caravan's large windows a little more than from an ordinary car. I don't know why, maybe it's the windows, maybe it's the higher seating position. But travelling in a caravan has a certain charm that a regular car can't offer us.

In the evening we parked the car again for the night in Ždiar-Strednica, and although the rain had stopped but gradually we could hear the strong wind leaning against the car. But we didn't mind that at all, nor the classic Tatra winter. The car has a separate heater, which kept us warm all night. And the night in the deserted parking lot began.

The next day we were greeted by sunshine and really beautiful weather. We decided to go and see Osturna, we drove through the beautiful district roads where we didn't meet a single car and there were mountains and trees all around us. Simply awesome.

Unfortunately, Osturňa did not offer us the views we saw in the photos, as the cloud cover over the Tatras was high. No matter, we moved on to the Lesnícke saddle via Červený Kláštor. Already in the distance we could see the Polish Three Crowns, until one had a problem to concentrate on the road, seeing the beauty in front of us. But for the moment this was the place to pass, as the Lesníckie Saddle, which is shown in the photos below, was waiting for us, what more can I write about it? Beauty.

We headed to the campground in Červený Kláštor, as we wanted to enjoy the first and only campground on our trip, where there is a proper shower and toilet. The road to the campsite was so narrow that we prayed no cars would pass in front of us. That's where the fun would begin. But after arriving at the campsite, we also understood why no car went in front of us. The campground was closed. However, after a phone call, they allowed us to stay the night at this place for free, but warned us that the toilet and shower would not be functional. No matter. We unloaded our camping chairs, which every caravan is equipped with, and enjoyed the views of the surrounding countryside. In the evening, we at least washed our hair in the shower located in the car, as it was too cold outside for a normal shower. We walked around Red Monastery a bit, and unfortunately this time it was a big problem to find a restaurant, as out of the 6 we visited, only one, and the last one, was open. The bridge that you could cross to the Polish side was also closed. All in all, we didn't meet any other tourists in the city except us.

As the night started to fall, more and more game started to move around the caravan, and we spotted a bunch of deer feeding in the meadow in front of the caravan. Funny thing, even though they spotted us, they didn't get away. At least we knew we had deer for company besides our dog. It was all the more adrenaline rush to go to the toilet at night.

The peace and quiet we experienced at the campsite, and the silence, was really amazing, and I believe that for other years there used to be a lot of people here who are also camping fans. So the whole camp was just for us. 

This was probably the longest we slept and we woke up only around 10 o'clock. And the longest drive of our trip was waiting for us.

We decided to continue from Červený Kláštor to Hriňová, where we will have a look at the local lazy. We had planned to go through Telgárt, where we had to take a picture of the iconic viaduct, and we wanted to taste the Muránska buns, which we managed to do, but there were road works going on, which slowed us down for a good hour. But since we were the time lords, it didn't bother us that much, even though we were tired from the journey. We stopped first in Štoliansko, where we originally wanted to spend the night.

A local casually indicated to us that he didn't really share our idea. So, just to be sure, we moved to the church, which was located in Krivec. There was a really huge parking lot and the views were great too.

But now we had to get up early, as it was our last day and we decided to enjoy the last hours somewhere near Žilina, where we could find a pond. 

The first pond we found was closed, but the second was open. We asked the local fishermen if they wouldn't mind our presence, and our relaxation began. 

We went over in our minds what we had seen in a short time thanks to the caravan, and how amazing it must be to own such a car. To be able to travel freely and stay overnight on the "rebel", or overnight in campsites. It's a travel experience that really enchanted us, and we've decided that the next trip we get to go on will definitely be in a caravan from caravanZA again. There are still many places we plan to visit.

On the photos you can also see our four-legged partner Sirius, who did this trip with us and he did absolutely great, and we can safely say for him that he loved it.

If you were wondering how we were doing with water, we had 60% of water left when we handed over, so the tank is really big. We never had a problem with electricity, also thanks to the solar panels, and the car had a consumption of about 8L/100km.

By Jašurek Nikolas, @tulave_nohy