/ 3 October 2021 One of our dreams (if and when we ever tire of travelling!) is to own a smallholding. I’ve always loved gardening, but have never had a plot big enough to take it seriously. I’d love to one day be at least semi-sustainable. This year, I had a slight concern that, post-lockdown, everyone in the UK […]
HelpX – Working while Travelling Read More »
/ 28 June 2021 I moved to Newcastle when I was 18. Bright-eyed, wielding a cheap guitar (a battered Les Paul copy) and dragging a huge Laney valve amp from the ‘70s. I came to study Zoology and it was great. I loved the city and soon came to call it home. Spital Tongues and Kenton briefly, but mostly
Houseless, not homeless… van life after lockdown Read More »
/ 29 December 2020 Well, Merry Christmas folks and all the best for 2021! It’s been a year like no other, and perhaps not the best time for van life in the UK. Hoping for better things in the coming year – stay positive and look after each other.
Van life in the UK and farewell 2020! Read More »
/ 22 July 2020 Looking back at lockdown in a van – 2 adults + 2 dogs in a box 6m by 2m – at times strange, intense and worrying! But in many ways we count ourselves lucky.
Van Life in Lockdown Read More »
/ 17 May 2020 Here’s my 2nd live streaming gig, beamed live from our van, Stargazer!
Some original songs and a few covers to close the first virtual Camp Quirky festival…
Virtual Camp Quirky 2020 Read More »
/ 15 May 2020 We’ve really put our van through its paces in terms of winter camping this year, and it’s been great! It’s a Benimar Mileo motorhome, model 201. Ours is from late 2015 and includes…
Winterised: Winter Camping in the Benimar Mileo 201 Read More »
/ 3 March 2020 We loved our first full season of winter camping… Christmas and New Year on the Costa Brava, northern Spain – winter sun, medieval villages, catching up with our pals Tom and Zoe, paddleboarding on boxing day, midnight grapes in Girona, the Dali museum in Figueres… After that, we trundled across the south of France, through
Winter Camping: Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Germany Read More »
/ 15 January 2020 Two of the most read posts on the blog are “How much does it cost to run a campervan?” and the update I did after a few months in the newer, bigger motorhome, “75 days into our van life and European adventure – progress and costs”. I promised another update – so here’s the fun
Update on van life costs Read More »
/ 1 January 2020 Happy New Year from me and Bev to our friends and family all over the world! And a huge thank you to everyone that has supported us on our travels and supported me and the band over the last year. We started the new year in Girona, in Spain – listening to parakeets in the
Happy New Year! Here’s to 2020… Read More »
/ 18 September 2019 Part of van life is to try to make it feel like a home from home, especially if you’re using it as a long term base. For me, this means eating as healthily as we did at home, and to trying to ensure a varied diet. So, I’ve been out foraging – trying to find
Foraging, baking and fishing… Read More »
