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I’m a volunteer!
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Continue reading →: I’m a volunteer!Having had a few months completely off work to unwind from 10 years in the software industry, I found myself with the desire to dedicate my time to a big passion of mine – this beautiful world that we live in! I think with more time on my hands, my…
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Vanlife in Ireland
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Continue reading →: Vanlife in IrelandWhat can I say! Ireland has absolutely stolen our hearts. Insane beauty, incredibly friendly people, and surprisingly decent weather considering it was October/November! We ended up extending our stay here by three more weeks because the initial three weeks we’d planned to have here were definitely not enough. We pretty…
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Vanlife with a dog
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Continue reading →: Vanlife with a dogWe’ve been living in our van full-time for 6 months now with our dog, Bruce. Before we committed him to a life on the road, we’d been away in our campervan with him a number of times, the longest trip being for 6 weeks. It’s not a decision we have…
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Ride the wave: learning how to surf
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Continue reading →: Ride the wave: learning how to surfThe first time I (not so elegantly) clambered into a wetsuit was about 4 years ago now. Being scared of the sea and not the most confident swimmer, it was a pretty scary experience! After a few times of feeling like I was in a giant washing machine, I was…
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Leaving my dream job
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Continue reading →: Leaving my dream jobMy love for IT (Information Technology) started when I was 14. It was when I started doing it for my GCSE’s, I realised how much I loved having a task to do or a problem to solve! That’s what lead me to do IT in college and then at University,…
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Vanlife in Asturias (North Coast of Spain)
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Continue reading →: Vanlife in Asturias (North Coast of Spain)After dreamy vanlife in the Pyrenees, we were really not sure if the North Coast of Spain could top it, but it sure has! Beautiful rugged coastlines, mountains protecting you from insane heat, and some of the most amazing park-ups which again were all free! We feel like we will…
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Billy and Emily: Two goblins who dwell in a van
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Continue reading →: Billy and Emily: Two goblins who dwell in a vanBilly and Emily have been friends for about 12 years and met working in an alternative greetings card shop in Brighton. They have always been scoundrels together and have gotten up to all kinds of mischief, so it was no surprise to their friends when they got together about 3…
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Character building vanlife moments
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Continue reading →: Character building vanlife momentsYes, vanlife is dreamy and a really cheap way to travel. But with this comes some lows, or shall we call them character building moments! Now I can look back on these moments and laugh but at the time the lows can feel very low. Here are a few! Flies…
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Only Vans: Vanlife with a child!
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Continue reading →: Only Vans: Vanlife with a child!Rich and Lisa met three years ago and started dating in October 2021. By January 2022, they were living in a caravan on a seasonal pitch. Their whirlwind romance even got featured in Take a Break magazine as the “Caravan of Love!” They both have daughters from previous relationships (now…
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George: From Maths teacher to full time vanlifer
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Continue reading →: George: From Maths teacher to full time vanliferIt only seemed fitting for the first ‘living alternatively’ post to be all about my husband, George! For a little back story, he grew up in Rochdale until he decided to study Maths at the University of Reading (where we met!). We then moved to a small market town called…







