Press Reviews..

 The CARAVAN CLUB REVIEW: HOW KATIE PULLED BORIS

Keith Mashiter
Diggory Press Ltd £8.99 paperback
"As you can probably gather from the title, this is a light-hearted, humorous account of the author, Keith Mashiter’s, and his wife Gail’s travels around Europe in a 48ft-long outfit, comprising a huge, luxury American RV – ‘Katie’ – with a Mercedes A-Class A140 – ‘Boris’ – in tow. As might be expected, such a formidable outfit creates problems for the couple even before they have crossed the Channel. After clearing, importing and licensing hurdles, they are finally ready to set off on their 3800-mile journey through France and Spain. But along the way they encounter a few technical problems with ‘Katie’ (including a punctured toilet waste hose…), and find themselves in a string of sticky situations as they attempt to squeeze through ancient town walls, miss a site because they are unable to reverse and get stuck in another. All of this is related with a generous helping of
tongue-in-cheek humour that is sure to keep you chortling. This is a highly entertaining read that should also educate and inspire anyone considering a similar trip. "
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MOTORCARAVAN MOTORHOME MONTHLY (October 2007)
Ever fancied taking early retirement and travelling through Europe in a nice big RV? Well, that's exactly what Keith and Gail Mashiter did, but not without some intial resistance from Gail - whose idea of retirement involved travelling the world and staying in luxury hotels.
However, optimism won out over experience and the adventure began! How Katie Pulled Boris is the story of how two greenhorns got themselves kitted out with an RV and a towcar, and then hit Europe for six months. Whether this is bravery or idiocy, I leave to your discretion...
This is not a 'how to do it book'. In fact, in some ways, it's a 'how not to do it' book - although that doesn't detract from the fun the Mashiters had on their travels, or the fun that is to be had reading about them. Who hasn't wanted to refuse to pay extra charges on French toll roads? And which of us will not quite admire the chutpah that is necessarily involved in towing a car through France with its alarm sounding piercingly and intermittently?

PRACTICAL MOTORHOME (November 2007)
If you enjoy sitting on site, chatting with fellow motorcaravanners about your travels, the book How Katie Pulled Boris might just take your fancy.
How Katie... is by Keith Mashiter who gave up his job in finance to buy Katie the RV and set off touring through France and Spain with his wife Gail for six months towing their car (Boris). It's a bit like having Keith in your own van as he recounts overcoming problems big and small on their travels, including their punctured toilet-waste hose which was like a python with diarrhoea and getting wedged in a Spanish tollbooth. Anyone thinking of fulltiming could do worse than flicking through this book.

UKmotorhomes.net
If you fancy the lifestyle and are thinking of investing in a big RV, Keith's account will give you an idea of some of the practical issues involved in touring with an RV – in the knowledge that Keith and Gail have experienced these things first hand. Click HERE for the full review.

and from the American RVing community:
RVforum.net
'Overall, the book is a worthwhile read and an eye opener on the RV lifestyle in Europe. It gave me more than a passing desire to take an RV trip there. If we do, I'll be taking Keith's book along.'
Tom - Administrator