Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time I was stood in the freezing cold darkness of one of Lofoten’s Arctic beaches trying to photograph the Aurora for the first time. But how do you even photograph the Aurora? I didn’t know. It took some trial and error, and a week […]
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20 essential tips if you want to see the Aurora Borealis – the Northern Lights!
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time It had been 7 days since we drove past the sign that said ‘The Arctic Circle’ but we still hadn’t seen any sign of the Aurora Borealis. No one wants to leave Norway until they’ve seen the Northern Lights. Also see this post […]
Norway by campervan: how to get to the Lofoten Islands with a van
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time Lofoten is group of small islands in the North of Norway, above the Arctic Circle. Amongst many other things, this is one of the best places to go if you want to see the Northern Lights – that was all I needed to […]
Servicing the van in 15 jobs – with video
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time I’m about to travel through Norway in my van. See this post: Getting to Norway by campervan – from the UK But I need to make sure it’s is running well so it can get up all those mountains, and to minimise the chances of […]
The chassis needed some welding. Here’s how I got it fixed
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time I noticed some rust on the chassis of my van. The chassis takes the load of the whole van and provides strength and rigidity to the whole structure. I don’t want this to be compromised in any way. So in this post I’ll […]
The fridge in my van broke. Here’s how I fixed my Waeco CDF-18
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time Having a fridge in my van-home is essential, just like it is in a house-home. But it’s one of those things we don’t fully appreciate it until it breaks. And sometimes… they break. It’s why I reckon, with appliances like this, it’s usually worth […]
It’s ready: How to Live in a Van and Travel – ebook available now!
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time Here it is. This is what I’ve been working on for the past several months (that’s an understatement). Introducing my 2nd book: How to Live in a Van and Travel If you want to do something similar to what I’ve done – live […]
Recommended products: camping and van living
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time Here are some of the products I either use myself or recommend for those who want to live and travel in a campervan. Camping chair I have a couple of these I keep on the van’s roof-rack. They are cheap but mine seemed […]
Europe in a campervan. Where to go for winter
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time Last winter, in my van, I went to Morocco. It has to be THE place to go for completely escaping winter – see this post: 3 months in morocco by campervan – here’s what I did during winter. But where to go this winter? […]
How I fixed my propex (compact 1600) campervan heater – not igniting
Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time I bought a second hand Propex heater (see my other post: Heating my van. Here’s how I installed a Propex heater) but it wouldn’t ignite. This post goes over how I fixed it. If you also have a Propex heater with this problem, […]
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