Toyota Hiace Camper goes on sale in Taiwan

The Taoyuan Youth Affairs Bureau, in partnership with AI brand nuva, launched the '2026 National RV Campus Tour'. At Yuan Ze University, students were offered AI tools, resume assistance, and career counseling.

After almost 70 years, Bürstner has stopped making caravans — and nobody was particularly surprised once sales had fallen by a third. Sweden registered 62% more motorhomes and is preparing to let them drive faster. Chet Hanks moved into a retirees' trailer park in Nashville — for the country music career, not the savings. Plus a Korean workation site for 100 motorhomes, an unmanned trailer hotel on Hokkaido, and a gyrocopter pilot who landed on a highway and clipped an oncoming motorhome — all in this issue.

Bürstner has halted caravan production as demand fell 13%. Poland is proposing to scrap road tolls for campervans, while Liguria counts the cost of 8,000 motorhomes descending on the region. Tom Hanks' son has swapped Hollywood for a trailer in pursuit of a music career, and a French couple has driven 100,000 km from the North Cape to Senegal — and that's not even the whole story. All this in this issue.

Taiwanese actress Li Jiaying attended the 14th Taipei Flea Market, which featured classic motorhomes and vintage tents. Highlights included a modified Volkswagen T2 with a manual pop-up roof and a converted Mercedes-Benz 310 with a shower and toilet. Some items, such as a French-style tent, were priced at 130,000 TWD.

Alpencamper is a compact caravan designed for bicycle towing, featuring expandable sections for additional space. It includes a double bed and a toilet, a rare combination for such models. The structure weighs approximately 110 pounds.

Greece has cancelled its own camper van ban — a year and a half on, as if it got cold feet. In Tenerife, 500 motorhomes blocked a motorway demanding the same — pitches and dump stations. In Miami, 200 families are being evicted from a motorhome park by September, while Córdoba is only just applying for permission for a new overnight area. Plus 21 kg of cocaine in a motorhome in Lanzarote, a fake eight-wheeled Mercedes-AMG G63 and a Starbucks coffee trailer in Seoul — in this issue.