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 exploring Morocco
I picked up my share of hitchhikers
Met some people. We played music on the beach every day. I learnt drums
Post: Video: playing (and learning) music of West Africa – drums and balafon
I found Van Valley and stayed for ages
Post: The valley of the vans in Tafraoute, Morocco
I met up with Leah
Post: 8 days in the van with Leah Shann
We found some really cool places
More of this place here: Wildcamping paradise by the blue rocks in Morocco
I rode a camel
Post: The Sahara desert by campervan and camel
And slept under the stars in the Sahara Desert
Found wild baby monkeys. Fed them
Post: Finding Morocco’s wild monkeys in 13 photos – with locations
Discovered loads of new music from Africa
Left Morocco and went to Spain
See highlights of Morocco: 3 months in morocco by campervan – Here’s what I did
Met some dolphins
Discovered Tarifa and stayed for a few weeks
Post: Tarifa, Spain. A place for van life
Met blue bus family
Post: Van tour: this bus will make you want to live in a bus
Explored the coast of Portugal with Finn
Found this amazing (van) place
Got a ferry back to England
Bought a suit
Drove to my friends wedding in my van
Hung out with Leah
Did summer things
Had another birthday
Blagged Glastonbury
Post: Glastonbury 2016 by campervan – Europe’s biggest, filthiest and muddiest festival
Fixed up the van
Caught up with Matt’s latest projects
Caught up with Meg
Explored the Yorkshire Moors
Post: Exploring the English countryside by van – and 4 good wildcamping spots
Remembered how English England can be
Relaxed
Got in a book
Post: This book will make you want to travel in a van – a sneak peek inside
And one of my photos got into an art gallery
Did some modifications to my van
Post: Van upgrades – here’s what I’ve done
Found a guy who could fix the oil leak
Post: Van leaking oil. Parts not available. How I spent the past 5 weeks trying to get it fixed
Caught up with Finn. He has a van now
Camped outside my sisters house in London
Escaped England before winter came
Got to Sardinia
The van broke and I fixed it
Post: The van broke down – 3 days in a 3 minute video
I carried on
Happy 2017 everyone
Every year I wonder how it can get better. Who knows what will happen in 2017.
Thanks to everyone following, sharing and joining in with the blog comments. Some of you I’ve even met on the road. Happy new year everyone! ?
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