It’s Friday…..finished work for the week and I have to leave Glasgow and head down to Snowdonia National Park, Wales for my mountain leadership course. Will I make it there tonight?…..3 hours after leaving work, I had to pull over near The Lakes for a sleep and get up early to get to Plas Y … More Mountain leader course, Plas Y Brenin, North Wales…
Friday night, finished work and drove the van straight to Leeds to pick up my friend Adam. The heavens opened while heading to Horton in Ribbsdale so we stopped in Ikley for some food. When we arrived in Ribbsdale we had a beer in the pub then got our heads down for an early start … More Yorkshire 3 peaks (+1) challenge accepted…
What an amazing, eventful, challenging, awesome 6 days with my best bud @jamesgowans . He truly is the best friend anyone could ask for…. The last 6 days have been non stop driving from London Gatwick airport🏴 🛬where he flew into, drive to Dover to catch the 2am ferry (just made it btw😂)and say hi to … More Road Trip to Amsterdam Luminosity & Awakenings Festivals…
In the UK the winter temperature hasn’t dropped lower than 0 degrees before December, but while I’m working around the UK for work the temperature in the van was dropping quite low overnight. As you know I did have a stove on the van but I removed it in summer because of the weight and … More Fixing the LPG Propex heater…
Tuesday 13th November……. I’m sat in the Luton van after finishing work in Derby, and I’m waiting for my interview for a programme on BBC Radio Humberside at 7pm. A few weeks ago I was contacted by an old friend called Lucy who works for the BBC radio station. She asked if I would take … More Interview with BBC radio…
I’ve bought an old Ford Transit campervan off Ebay for just £700, similar style to the Red Ford Transit Smiley minibus I converted and went around Europe in last year. I simply bought this camper van to update and upgrade to sell on again to raise some more funds. When I bought it I knew … More Ford Transit Campervan conversion….Part 1
Last year in October when I was travelling around Europe, I was offered to work for my previous employer, so in January I properly started to work on the road in the UK and living in my van full time. For those who have followed my journey so far, after travelling Europe in my first … More Living in a van while working in the UK…
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
