I planned a week off work and asked my friend Sally if she wanted a week away to Scotland. Sally is a great friend who lives near Liverpool and I hardly get to see her, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to catch up and test the new Sprinter conversion. Sally did … More Trip to Scotland, Isle Of Syke…
As you know I traveled Europe in my first conversion last year and while I was away I received a call from my previous employer pretty much asking me to come back in the new and would I be interested in the role. To cut a long story short, the new role involves traveling around … More Starting van build No2 – Mercedes Sprinter Luton Van
Ko Tao: Getting to Ko Tao took a lot longer than I thought. I bought my travel ticket from my Hostel in Krabi as I needed to get to Koh Tao to meet my friends from the UK for Christmas. This ticket cost me 1100 baht and involved me getting a lift via taxi/truck to … More Ko Tao – Christmas
Phi Phi island. (Catching up) I arrive at Phi Phi via the boat from Phuket. The trip took 2 hours for just 350 baht and that was from getting collected from my hotel in Patong beach. You arrive on the island and they charge you 20 baht for a litter/cleaning charge of the streets. I’ll … More Phi Phi Island….Thailand
Phuket – Thailand I met these awesome people in Bangkok for a drink the night before my flight including Lexa who I met three weeks ago in Frankfurt when I was travelling in my campervan and a backpacker/camper from Turkey called Yolda (Please like her Instagram page selda.ki and blog youtube channel https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCzoO8o-1ZhYffT7AAxfXGnA?sub_confirmation=1 ) I … More Phuket and Phang Nga Bay…
So after a crazy night having some drinks in the hostel with some English, American, Canadian and Australian I made the mistake of not sleeping before the bus came at 5.30am to collect me for the Elephant sanctuary. I had a little much-needed nap on the truck as the sanctuary was over an hour away … More Elephants in Thailand…
Train to Chiang Mai from Bangkok. I wanted to visit Chiang Mai and started to look at flights for £70 return, but when you add luggage this can double in price. Saves the luggage cost of the airline. didn’t think of this before I left as the luggage was included in my flight from the … More Getting the train around Thailand…
Ever since I started to do some research about some backpacker tips to help me around Thailand I straight away noticed a difference between the younger backpacker requirements compared to someone like me at the age of 32. I started to look into options and ideas when I was travelling Europe in my self-built campervan and wanted … More Age 30+ Verses the under 20 Backpacker…
Getting to Thailand…..from Hull, UK 😉 I’m flying from Manchester Airport to Thailand so getting the train from Hull to Manchester the night before is easier so I can enjoy the Christmas markets with a friend who lives in Manchester. The train was £19 single (I personally use TheTrainline App as it’s easy to use) … More Getting to Thailand….
As I return to the UK for the winter months I’ve still been living in the van but it’s getting very cold. The moment I started to head North in Italy the weather started to change and the temperature began to drop. When I went through the tunnel from Switzerland to Germany, the sun was shining, the … More Getting ready for Thailand…
