We have endure enjoyed 33 years of holidays together since we first met, so how did we end up with a caravan. We both left school in 1983 aged 16 and started work at McDonalds, Bolton (UK), back in the days when people still expected a knife and fork with their food. Aged 17 we started... Continue Reading →
Our European Caravan Tour Plan – January Update
50 for 50 OK folks, we need your help to plan our first extended trip. We are both hitting 50 this year and also have our 30th Wedding Anniversary. We are celebrating by taking a 50 day Tour of Europe, one of the only benefits of a zero hour contract, and were thinking approx 11... Continue Reading →
Looking back at 2016
Looking back it seems like we have packed an awful lot of trips into 2016 and done quite a bit of tinkering to make the caravan more personal to us. We upgraded our Orion 400-2 for a Bailey Pursuit 560-5 and with the arrival of the Pursuit in November, 2015 the blog was born. We... Continue Reading →
Our Vinyl Release
Could you part with your vinyl record collection? Probably the first blog we noticed about full-time travelling in a motorhome was 'Eric and Shazza''Big Momma's Great Adventure' whereby Eric, who we briefly met in his role of Caravan Club Site warden, realised he needed to clear out his, quote .." tat cherished possessions" before embarking on... Continue Reading →
Update on ‘The Dream’ – Dec 2016
Let's sell all our worldly goods, house included, to fund the trip of a lifetime. Buy a Motorhome and travel the UK and Europe. The 'Dream' above is still the general end goal but we are not sufficiently funded to just go do it without a care, however, we do see a very real opportunity... Continue Reading →
And Breathe…
We are a northern couple, who for the last 10 years have been living down south in Hampshire. Working for a big corporate company, promotion meant we upped sticks and moved from our native town of Bolton to rural Hampshire with our two teenage girls. Fast forward 8 years and holiday planning for the summer... Continue Reading →
Maiden Voyage
The day had finally arrived! Bound for Setthorns Campsite in the New Forest our first trip out for our new van. Even the misty November rain can’t dull my excitement. The rain had stopped on arrival and we were greeted by very cheery wardens. Despite the weather and time of year the site was still... Continue Reading →
Goodbye to the old, hello to the new!
New to caravanning in 2014. After years of camping when the kids were little we decided that now they were grown up we deserved a little luxury. We went looking at caravans and fell for the Bailey Orion 400-2. A week later we were the proud owners of a beautiful little 2 berth. Our escape... Continue Reading →