I glanced out the van window and noticed a faint green coloured mist in the sky. So I took a walk with my camera and came back 3 hours later with these photos… In this post I’ll share with you my first experience with the Northern Lights. And I’ll show you a good place to […]
Living and travelling in a van
Norway by campervan: how to get to the Lofoten Islands with a van
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 know. Get to Lofoten by campervan in two steps: Keep driving north […]
Norway by campervan: the scenic road you must not miss
This road takes you through some of Norway’s most amazing landscapes and scenery. It’s the road that’s had the most ‘woahs’ so far from me whilst driving the van through Norway. And the best thing? you can stop anywhere and camp! Let me show you Road 55… Road 55 – through the mountains It takes […]
How not to hike Norway’s highest mountain peak – and where to park your van
We were right in front of the highest mountain peak in Norway. So we parked the van and walked up it. ‘Walked’ is the wrong word. We only just made it to the top. We weren’t prepared. We didn’t check the weather. We don’t have any ‘gear’, my boots have Gaffa tape on them and […]
Hiking Norway’s most famous hike: Trolltunga – and where to park the van
If you you’re not that into hiking, go to Norway, then decide again. I think I’m into hiking now. After the Pulpit Rock hike (see this post: Hiking Pulpit Rock), we headed straight to the next one: Trolltunga – probably Norway’s most famous, and most photographed, hike. That’s what I’ll show you in this post, […]
VIDEO: Hiking Pulpit Rock
See the the main Pulpit Rock post here: Hiking the Pulpit Rock in Norway – and where to park your van.
Hiking the Pulpit Rock in Norway – and where to park your van
They say this is ‘probably the most famous landmark in Norway’ But they say that with all of them. That’s because this is Norway and all the ‘landmarks’ really incredible. This is one of them: Pulpit Rock Update: see the video (3 mins) Hiking Pulpit Rock video The Pulpit Rock – aka Preikestolen Carved out by […]
VIDEO: driving to Norway in my van
I set off to Norway at the end of August, from the UK. Here’s a video: Quite a few of you have asked for more videos. I often film just for fun, for me, and I have SO much unedited footage. But I really enjoy doing it. If you want to see more videos […]
How to get to Norway by campervan – from the UK
My plan was to take the most direct route from the UK to Norway to catch the end of summer. OK, there was no ‘plan’. I just wanted to go to Norway in my van. So here’s how I did it. I’ll also share a few other alternative routes and options I found along the […]
Freecamping on Castlemorton Common in England – with location
It was the events that took place here 25 years ago, on this bit of remote countryside in England, that sparked my interest in the whole van thing – back when I was in school! I’ll explain at the end of this post. So let me show you Castlemorton Common… You go down some of […]
