Off to where? Why?

Our friends have bought a "new" RV so they can take our sage advice and escape the viscious winter upon occassion. The bought it from another Brit and it is laid up in a village near Poitier west past Chateauroux. We will be taking them to pick up the beast tomorrow and follow them home, maybe have lunch somewhere too. I think the RV idea is a great one, a mobile palace to use as a means to gain warmth when it is 9 degrees below zero here in January. Off to the south of France, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Sicily, Croatia, so many places so little cold. Camping here in Europe is very easy, many small villages have camping spots fully equiped with electricity, sewage hookup and more. Lignieres has one out by the sports complex and during the summer it is FULL! Even in the winter I've seen persons from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany and other places far colder than here parked there either on their way south or not. We have talked about doing the same thing, getting an RV for our winter stays when (IF) they ever happen. To tell the truth I would have flown the coop willingly last March when we were freezing to death amidst this pile of rocks.
The beast they bought is a 2001 Fiat 24 footer with a diesel engine, probably will get about 20 miles per gallon...not bad given the weight and size. They indicate that it has every security device ever devised installed and operating. It is right-hand drive. I remember my time in the UK and Scotland in particular dealing with the right-hand drive madness. The car isn't the problem it was the placement of controls (on the left mostly), the shifter (yes a manual transmission) and, of course, the damned roadway itself! THAT was the real challenge for this American left-hand drive driver. I got along, just...and scared myself many, many times BUT slowly it became less intimidating and thus easier and I gained a new skill. Such fun. Now this new vehicle of theres is that way, right hand drive and all BUT being driven mostly on left-hand drive roads (like in the US of A)...yea gads, talk about confusion reigning supreme! I guess that becomes part of the challenge and the fun of it, something new all the time. Of course their other car is right hand drive as well and they have driven it here on these left-hand drive roads for the last two years, they are thus well practiced. And quite skilled as I find most UK drivers to be. They drive quickly and accurately. The French you ask? More about that later!