Spain: camper van tests every 6 months · VanLife Weekly #23
Spain now requires camper vans over 10 years old to be tested twice a year. Plus: 644 overnight parks in Japan and a wave of illegal stopovers in France.
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Regional capital · Minya Governorate, Egypt
VanSky index for Minya, Egypt — 75 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations.
Minya, Egypt — VanSky 76 out of 100. Comfortable for a route. Ranked #86 of 240 cities in the country (as of 13 June 2026). Temperature 37°C, wind 17 km/h. Solar panels yield 3.3 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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No optimal window today — wind or rain throughout the day.
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A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.
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Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day
Updated: 13.06.2026
Diesel
$0.39 /l
EGP20.50 · €0.34/l
4 of 132
cheaper than 98% of countries
Petrol
$0.43 /l
EGP22.25 · €0.37/l
3 of 134
cheaper than 99% of countries
Hamdi Ezz, head of the Egyptian Tourist Guides Syndicate, stated that ecotourism and camping in Egypt have undergone significant development. He noted that new camps in desert areas are built using natural materials and operate without technology to preserve the environment.
Civil Defense forces in Qalyubia Governorate extinguished a fire that broke out in a group of caravans used for supervision in the El Magd district of New El Obour city. The fire was contained to prevent its spread; there were no casualties, and material damage is being assessed.
A fire broke out in a caravan at Cairo International Airport. Civil defense forces extinguished the blaze using foam, with no human casualties or injuries reported; a forensic lab team was dispatched to investigate the cause.
Civil defense forces in Giza extinguished a fire in a caravan in 6th of October City. Investigative reports indicate an electrical short circuit caused the blaze, resulting in two fatalities.
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