Well, get a bigger bus – you might say.

This takes me to the next compromise I would never make.

Big Paul was a unique creature on the Scandinavian roads. We were almost shocked by the overwhelming number of recreational vehicles and camper vans flooding the most beautiful areas.

And as it always goes with mass tourism – the more vacationers come the harder the laws and restrictions cut them down.

Twenty or thirty years ago nobody cared if you drove your bus to secret and unspoiled places. Very few went out and about, they didn’t disturb anyone.

Nowadays, they come by the million. Digital nomadism is hip. Vacationing in an RV is hip. All over Europe. The local people feel it’s just too much.

While Big Paul was still „under the radar“ and observed as a mixture of private car and mini truck, the big white monster vehicles were facing more and more bans and constraints.

The message was quite clear: Get out of here or better stay away completely.

With Big Paul we could avoid the fully packed campgrounds and other crowded places and go where the RVs weren’t allowed to go.

That gave us a lot of freedom.