In the last post I showed you a nice spot on Sardinia’s East coast – see here. So let me show you a nice area on the West coast. All of this area is good for camping All the following photos are from in this red circle The sand on this beach is made of […]
Living and travelling in a van
Wildcamping on the east coast of Sardinia – with coordinates
Sardinia has loads of good wildcamping spots. Here’s one of them. It’s a large area along the beach (map below) with load of good camping spots. I tried to capture the feel… I found this nice camping spot It’s on the east coast of Sardinia Location: Click to see on Google maps Coordinates: 40.345688, 9.690088 And […]
Van tour: He lives by the woods in his £1500 van – in England – in winter
I met Finn in Hungary whilst helping to build the SUN festival (my first summer on the road) and now he’s a good friend. And he’s just bought a van! He’s been living in it through the winter in England. Note: I meant to post this 2 months ago. Oops. So here’s a tour of […]
Living in a van and travelling – highlights of 2016 in 40 photos
Woah 2016 has been another great year of van life. Here’s a round up of the highlights in 40 photos… 2016 started in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco See post: Exploring The High Atlas Mountains of Morocco – and access by van The van broke Post: Breaking down in Morocco and how I got it fixed I carried on […]
Van upgrades – here’s what I’ve done
I spent the end of summer doing some work and modifications in my van. Here’s what I did… New shelves for plates and glasses I’ve tried to make use of every bit of excess space and volume New shelves in cupboards for food It was just empty space in here before And for fruit Some new […]
The van broke down – 3 days in a 3 minute video
I got to Sardinia and then the van broke down… 3 days of breaking down in a 3 minute video The problem The starter motor wouldn’t was spinning but it wouldn’t engage, so the engine wouldn’t start. My hope was that it was just a faulty starter motor and not broken teeth on the […]
Europe in a campervan. Where to go for winter
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? I’ve been in the UK for summer. But now it’s cold and […]
Heating my van (the proper way). Here’s how I installed a Propex heater
Last winter I didn’t need heating because I was in Morocco. But the winter before that was cold. I used to wake up in the night and have to turn the gas hobs on to warm up. But that’s all about to change. This post goes over how I fitted a Propex heater in my […]
Van tour: Phil’s DIY camper – but wait till you see the shower
When you’re converting a van into your home, finding different ways to use every day items goes a long way. It helps to be constantly looking around and asking yourself ‘what can I use that for?’ or ‘how can I adapt this to make it work in my van?’ That’s what Phil did. After 5 […]
Van upgrades: can you tell these shelves were made from an old pallet?
Wood is not only a great material to make things from (easy to cut and shape, looks good, lasts a long time etc.) but you can often get it for free. I want to show you how you can make nice things quickly, cheaply (for your van/house) from any old scrap bits of wood – […]
