In April 2018, although we could already not imagine going on holiday without out “house on wheels”, we decided to visit the Algarve, in Portugal. But with only 10 days off work and young children, it didn’t really seem right to do the trip in our vehicle… That’s why we decided to rent a vehicle when we arrived at Faro airport. The trip was great, for sure, but this rental solution didn’t really seem very satisfactory at the time.
The following year, wanting to undertake a long-haul journey, so we left France and set off for the other side of the Atlantic. This time, for our discovery of the Americas, we took our own faithful motorhome, but this involved a lot of prior preparation… The most significant steps were finding a carrier, insurance to cover us once across the Atlantic, delivering our vehicle to the port of Anvers, in Belgium, and all the administrative formalities linked to the sea crossing. We also experienced problems of a mechanical nature mid-way across the U.S.A., which largely led us to reflect that: when it comes to American mechanics, nothing beats an American vehicle…
It was with these experiences still fresh in our minds that the idea of creating SwapTheRoad was born… What if we could travel differently? What if the simple fact of owning a vehicle could allow us to travel anywhere in the world, but ultimately without it?!?
This is how it all started, and from that moment on our goal has been to allow “RV” (Recreational Vehicle) owners to exchange their vehicles more easily, and so be able to travel further afield, more often and for less money!