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The biggest volcano in Europe – by campervan and foot – with video

October 6, 2017 by Mike 2 Comments

It can’t be that difficult to walk to the top of Mt. Etna. That’s what I thought. I was wrong. In this post I’ll show you my day exploring Mt. Etna in Sicily, by campervan and by foot – plus where to park and camp in your van. Oh yeah: this post is from March […]

Filed Under: Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: etna, italy, sicily, volcano

Rome by Campervan (in 18 photos) and where to stay in van

July 12, 2017 by Mike 18 Comments

I stopped the van in Rome and lived in the park for a couple of weeks. Here’s what I found, in 18 photos… Where to stay in a campervan This is a good spot for a city (quiet at night, close to the center and safe): Google Map link  Welcome to Rome Taking photos here […]

Filed Under: Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: italy, vanlife

How to have a nice hot bath when you live in a van

June 7, 2017 by Mike 10 Comments

When you live in a van it’s not often you get to have a hot bath. But luckily I’m in Italy… This country has loads of natural hot springs and thermal baths. Some have been turned into paid spa places but many are open and free for everyone to enjoy. The hot water comes out of […]

Filed Under: Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: italy, travel, vanlife

Her first time camping. Her first time in a van

June 7, 2017 by Mike 6 Comments

This blog is a story. But I also like to mix in useful information that I think could be helpful or interesting to others. So this post is a bit of both: First, a story. And then Michely shares some thoughts on living/travelling in a van – her first time van experience. In fact, it’s […]

Filed Under: Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: italy, travel, vanlife

Sicily by Campervan – highlights in 15 photos plus locations

April 14, 2017 by Mike 5 Comments

After spending the coldest part of the winter in Sardinia (see post: Sardinia by campervan) I went to visit the Mediterranean’s biggest island, Sicily. Here are the highlights of my few weeks in Sicily by campervan – in 15 photos. The numbers on the map below correspond to the photos. Enjoy! Here’s my route through […]

Filed Under: Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: italy, sicily, travel

Sardinia by campervan – highlights in 16 photos

March 16, 2017 by Mike 8 Comments

I spent winter travelling through Sardinia in my van. Here are the highlights in 16 photos, and the route I took. The numbers on the map below correspond to the photos. Enjoy! Here’s my route – Porto Torres to Cagliari I started here, Pelosa Beach (1) Zero people here I camped here, Capo Caccia, for […]

Filed Under: Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: italy, sardinia, travel, vanlife

Camping on the West coast of Sardinia in 10 photos – with location

March 16, 2017 by Mike 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: italy, sardinia, travel, vanlife

Wildcamping on the east coast of Sardinia – with coordinates

March 1, 2017 by Mike 19 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: All posts, Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: italy, sardinia, travel, vanlife

The van broke down – 3 days in a 3 minute video

December 22, 2016 by Mike 23 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Living and travelling in a van, Video Tagged With: italy, sardinia, travel, vanlife

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