Taoyuan launches RV educational tour to boost AI skills among youth

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.

Almería is putting up physical barriers to keep motorhomers off its former fairground — while Turkey simply evicts them from the beach. Lightship is quadrupling its electric-caravan factory in Colorado, even as 50% of Italian motorhome renters turn out to be under 35. Plus 800 kg of hashish in a motorhome at the Spanish border, Anker's 800 W charger running off the alternator, and Carstay as the mobile HQ of a Tokyo festival — all in this issue.

Donghua Hospital in Nantou County, Taiwan, has converted two luxury RVs into mobile medical units worth about NT$10 million each. They are equipped with ultrasound, ECG, X-ray, and AI monitors for remote diagnosis in remote areas.