Every Bit Texas
EST. 2025 · Dispatches from the Lone Star State
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Camper Van Road Trip

Why I Keep Seeing European Union License Plates on Galveston Beaches

A Galveston-based writer on why European camper vans keep showing up on Texas beaches, with a route from the Gulf Coast through the Hill Country to Big Bend.

BY MARCUS BELLAMY SHAW/ July 5, 2026 / 7-MIN READ
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