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
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…
