We will expand this section as you ask the questions but in the meantime...

Why do new windows appear?  We use the 'new window' function on links that would take you away from this site. Most users find it best to have this new reference information in a new window that you simply close when you've finished with it - then the original motorcaravanning page you were looking at is still there for you to continue reading where you left off!

Why do the menus start off slowly?  A couple of answers here, first there is a small inbuilt delay to give you time to hover your mouse and adjust position without menus flying out in all directions, this is intended. Second and not intended, a longish delay with missing picture icons appearing temporarily is caused by having 'show image download placeholders' switched on. To switch them off in IE6 e.g. use the menu - Tools, Internet Options, select the Advanced tab, scroll down to the Multimedia section and remove the tick from "Show image download placeholders". Off / no tick is the default setting by the way.
 

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