France & Spain: Working Remotely From a Motorhome

On March 18th 2026, we packed the motorhome, the kids took a break from school and we drove to the Eurotunnel. The plan: spend three months travelling through France and Spain, working remotely during the week and keeping the kids learning along the way. One motorhome. Zero guarantees that it would actually work.

So far, it is working. And it has been one of the best decisions we have ever made.

Why We Did It

I have been working remotely for years. Building software, consulting on Dynamics 365 projects, running my own businesses. The work does not care where I am as long as I have a laptop and a decent internet connection. So the question was never really whether I could work from a motorhome abroad. It was whether we could make the rest of it work too: the logistics, the kids, all of it.

The kids are primary age, which means taking them out for a term is not going to cause lasting academic damage. And the experience of spending time in France and Spain, learning geography by actually being there and picking up bits of French and Spanish felt like it would be worth more than three months of worksheets. Their school was on board, we put a plan together and made it happen.

France: Heading South

We drove through France first, heading south towards Spain. France in March is quiet. The campsites are half empty, the motorways are clear and the aires (free or cheap motorhome parking areas) are brilliant. We stopped in a few places on the way down, mainly to break up the drive and let the kids stretch their legs.

The French motorway system is excellent for motorhomes. Well signed, good service areas and the toll roads are worth the money for the time they save. We found ourselves stopping at random villages for lunch, buying bread from local boulangeries and eating by the side of the road. It sounds basic but there is something genuinely lovely about it.

We did not linger in France on the way down because Spain was calling, but we are planning a much more leisurely route back through the Dordogne and central France on the return leg.

Spain: Where We Are Now

Spain is the main event of this trip and we are still here as I write this. Currently based in Malaga until April 24th, working our way along the coast and soaking up every minute of it.

The weather has been perfect. 20 to 25 degrees most days, blue skies and none of the summer crowds that make the Costa del Sol unbearable in July and August. March and April in southern Spain is genuinely the sweet spot. Warm enough to eat outside every evening, cool enough to actually want to do things during the day.

For remote working, Spain has been excellent. Most campsites have decent wifi and when they do not, a Spanish SIM card with a generous data allowance costs about 15 euros a month. My daily routine has settled into something that works: up at 7am, work from 8am until about 3pm, then we head out to explore, visit a beach or find a local market. The kids do their schoolwork in the mornings alongside me. Maths, reading, writing and a lot of project based learning about the places we are visiting.

The cost of living in Spain has made the whole trip much more affordable than we expected. Eating out is cheap compared to the UK. A proper meal for all of us rarely costs more than 40 euros. Fuel is reasonable and campsite fees are a fraction of what you pay in the UK during school holidays. We are spending less per week here than we would at home, which still surprises me.

Malaga

Malaga has been a real highlight. It is a proper city with culture, history and fantastic food, but it does not have the overwhelming tourist chaos of somewhere like Barcelona. The Picasso Museum is worth a visit (yes, even with kids), the old town is beautiful to walk around and the food market is one of the best we have found anywhere. We have been based at a campsite just outside the city with a bus route straight into the centre.

The kids have been doing a project on Spanish art and architecture while we have been here, which has been significantly more engaging than any worksheet could manage. When you are learning about Picasso and then walking through the museum where his work is displayed, it sticks in a way that a textbook simply cannot replicate.

The Remote Working Setup

People always ask whether I actually get any work done. The honest answer is yes. I work every weekday, maintain all my client commitments and keep my businesses running. But it requires discipline and planning.

The key tools that make it possible: a good 4G/5G mobile router with a local SIM card, a portable monitor as a second screen, noise cancelling headphones for video calls, and a decent folding table that has become my desk. I schedule important video calls for times when I know we will have good signal and I plan my week around any days where we need to move the motorhome.

It is not always smooth. There have been days when the wifi dropped out mid call, days when the kids were restless and noisy during an important meeting, and days when I just wanted to be outside exploring instead of staring at a screen. But on the whole, it works far better than I expected.

Keeping the Kids Learning

We are not trying to replicate school. We focus on the core subjects (maths, reading, writing) in the mornings and then use the travel itself as the rest of the curriculum. Geography is obvious. History comes from visiting castles, museums and old towns. Science happens naturally through conversations about weather, landscapes and wildlife. Languages come from ordering food, reading signs and talking to people.

The kids are learning more on this trip than they would in a classroom. Not because the teaching is better, but because everything is real and tangible. They are engaged in a way that worksheets and whiteboards could never achieve.

What Is Next

After Malaga, the plan is to continue along the Spanish coast, then head back up through France taking a more scenic route through the Dordogne before heading home through the Eurotunnel.

I will update this article as we go with honest reviews, practical tips and the reality of what it is like to work remotely from a motorhome.

If you are thinking about doing something similar, my advice so far is simple: stop thinking and start planning. The logistics are not as complicated as they seem. The costs are manageable, especially in Spain. And the experience is genuinely life changing.

Last updated: April 2026, writing from a campsite outside Malaga with a coffee, a laptop and the Mediterranean in the background.