Spaniard lives in motorhome in Switzerland to save on rent

This morning at 8 a.m., the first festival-goers began arriving at the Heitere Open Air in Zofingen. Die-hard visitors have already set up tents, pavilions, and creative structures. By Friday, the site will transform into a festival grounds with three stages, around 30 acts, and thousands of visitors. It is already clear at the campsite: Heitere has begun.

TCS Camping Solothurn has been fully booked for weeks, despite the heat and fire ban. Due to drought, restrictions on grilling are in place, altering daily routines for campers.

The municipality of Wettingen has introduced new parking regulations for the Rathaus Ost and Rathaus Mitte lots, including a maximum vehicle length of five meters. The measure responds to recurring issues where large vehicles, such as motorhomes, blocked other cars and caused parking damage. Violators will receive a notice under their windshield.

The city police of Winterthur auctioned an unclaimed Fiat Ducato motorhome from 1990 on Ricardo for 2504 francs. The auction started at 1 franc, and in the final minutes several bidders engaged in a bidding duel. The keys and vehicle documents are missing, and the vehicle's roadworthiness was not checked. The buyer must pick up the motorhome within two weeks or face a contractual penalty of 1000 francs.

On Friday afternoon in Jakobsbad (AI), a caravan detached from a car, hit the towing vehicle, then rolled onto the sidewalk and struck two parked cars. Police say no one was injured, but all four vehicles sustained significant damage.

Schaffhausen Tourism offers various vacation options in the region, including overnight stays in a historic wash house, bike safaris with camping, sleeping in a tree tent, in a historical monument, in a tiny house next to a donkey pasture, and glamping. Prices range from 150 francs per night for the wash house to 195 francs per night for the tree tent including breakfast and pool entry.