Having travelled across Western Europe, over the old East German border and through the Czech Republic, we reached Poland. Now we encountered deep snow, heavy snow showers and diesel heater failure. We entered Poland through the region called Lower Silesia, planning to route down to Zakopane , where we would cross into Slovakia. Now Poland … Continue reading Poland in deep winter….
After leaving the U.K. we quickly set into a routine in the van, but also quickly started to find problems we hadn’t necessarily expected. Western European winters are a bit wet and dreary, but snow was quite quickly evident. There had been a fair bit of localised flooding and some landslides, which meant a lot … Continue reading So what does a European winter bring for a camper? Pt1.
Late January we set off on a trip which is the start of something we had long discussed and left our jobs to try to fulfill. We will spend 3 months travelling with our dog, in our 1988 VW T3 Syncro. The plan is spend winter, travelling throughout Eastern Europe, looking for snow, mountains, forests … Continue reading The next adventure has started – winter in Europe!
Late January we set off on a trip which is the start of something we had long discussed and left our jobs to try to fulfill. We will spend 3 months travelling with our dog, in our 1988 VW T3 Syncro. The plan is spend winter, travelling throughout Eastern Europe, looking for snow, mountains, forests … Continue reading The next adventure has started – winter in Europe!
With a niggly driveshaft and looming storms, we decided to head homewards. Not directly though: the storms meant our planned crossing was cancelled for up to 5 days, but if we got to Stornaway, we could take the last boat today! So off we went, nipping through the countryside (driveshaft clacking merrily away), until we … Continue reading Homeward bound…
Ok, it’s been a while and this is a bit late…. I’ll explain later. Vanlife doesn’t always go to plan. I’ll finish up the Scottish trip over the next few days, then catch you all up on some van stuff and our ongoing winter exploits….. in Eastern Europe! After a few days in the Isle … Continue reading Magical Isles – Lewis &Harris
We previously visited Skye several years ago and to be honest we felt like we had done it wrong. We took our old T4 over by ferry and after a few days, left feeling rather disappointed and unsure what the fuss was all about. Perhaps we had been too hasty and had not afforded Skye … Continue reading And on to a mystical land…… Skye
Having said our goodbyes, we set off further north to explore some castles and maybe chase a waterfall or two. The Scottish weather was keen that any prospective falls were at their best and obliged with plenty of rain and wind - which kept the midgies at bay (mostly)…. Ardvreck Castle and the shell of … Continue reading The skirl of the (German?!) bagpipes echo across the land….
Having literally just crossed the country from Fort William to near Inverness, we now had to recross again and route up through Ullapool and catch up with our other friends at a campsite called Port A Bhaigh. The run was scenic and took us up the side of Loch Glascarnough, a fast and easy run … Continue reading To Points North of Ullapool
When we left home, we did so with no itinerary or end date, but we had agreed to meet friends up around Ullapool, so set off in that general direction. I say general direction, because the simplest way to get to Ullapool is via the opposite side of the country, Inverness! Google it, it’s true! … Continue reading And so on deeper into Scotland
The Little Red Bus 