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 […]
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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 […]
9 best bits of vanlife in the Peloponnese
The Peloponnese is an amazing place to feel the winter turn into Spring. There’s no wonder I’m suddenly bumping into all the other vanners, after seeing non for months. You’re all here! Here are 9 highlights from the past 5 weeks of vanlife in the Peloponnese: 1. The mountains I didn’t really know the Peloponnese was […]
Vanlife – finding the wild spots
This is probably a protected area, and you probably are not allowed here. But this is Greece, so it’s probably cool… But don’t come here if you want to get away from the nosie! Here’s what this place sounds like from the van at 2pm: Here’s what it sounds like at 11pm inside the van (Heavy […]
Living in a van – surviving winter
It’s a bit more difficult to live in a van during the winter when it’s colder… Alright, it’s not that bad, but it did snow the other day here in Athens So here are 6 things to make winter more comfortable: 1. Van preparation Keeping the van watertight is important. I went round the gutter […]
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