Look, I know what you’re thinking. 9 days?! Is that it?! Well, that’s all the holiday I have left to take, so yeah, that’s it, unfortunately. But, by God, I’m going to make it the best 9 days possible. I hope. Year after year I (Ashley) have been booking a week off work for myContinue reading “The Eurotrip – How I’m going to tackle 9 days in Europe.”
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Why Vanlife? Our Journey to Adventure
As I sit here writing this on a sweaty weekday night, tools spread across the bedroom floor, and multiple tabs open for various purchases that we need (or want) for the van. I’ve started to wonder – why did we choose this? Why did we choose to spend our savings on a van before aContinue reading “Why Vanlife? Our Journey to Adventure”
Vanlife Festival 2023 – Review
It’s been a whole, long and dismal week since we sat in the blistering sunshine of Shrewsbury, surrounded by music, tie-dye, and hippie pants, living our best lives. Oh boy, how we wish we were back there. Join me in my review of Vanlife Festival 2023, in the eyes of a newbie Vanlifer who’s mid-converting.Continue reading “Vanlife Festival 2023 – Review”
Coming along nicely – March ‘23 Update
Since the beginning of January, we’ve come a long way in the van. In terms of conversion anyway, kinda, maybe? Well to me it feels like a long way. Not as far as I’d hoped but we’re making ground all the same. Judge for yourselves, my guys. Do you know what they don’t tell youContinue reading “Coming along nicely – March ‘23 Update”
Happy New Year – 2022 roundup and 2023 plans
I’m back! It’s been a hot second since the last post. I did start two other posts which were going to discuss the plan of converting the Van and also a post about how we found Camper Calling! Safe to say those never saw the light of day due to work-life being stressful and notContinue reading “Happy New Year – 2022 roundup and 2023 plans”
Updates and small adventures
Trying to stay in the swing of things I am going to attempt to keep a healthy relationship with this blog by updating it at least once every two weeks. (AT LEAST, I HOPE, WHO KNOWS?!?!?) So even though the last post was done not that long ago, I need to keep it updated onContinue reading “Updates and small adventures”
First Van Outing
If you are following this blog (yes, you). Then you’ll have noticed it’s been a hot second since the last post. What a period we have had too. So bare with me here – there’s a bit to dive into and here I’m going to discuss our first outing! Let’s take you back to JulyContinue reading “First Van Outing”
We have a Van – now for the plan
The time has finally come. After months of scouring every possible second hand car selling website. Visiting a number of garages. Missing out on some fantastic deals and waving off perfect vans that had underlying mechanical issues, we’ve done it. We’ve secured our Van. There are definitely pros and cons to the Van we haveContinue reading “We have a Van – now for the plan”
Clumber Park Lodges – Our first Get away
On a gloriously sunny day in the middle of May, we started our 5-hour car journey towards Nottingham, or more specifically Clumber Park. I touched on this slightly in our first, introduction post but here I will dive deeper into our first getaway together. You’ll discover our adventure and hear our opinions on the lodge,Continue reading “Clumber Park Lodges – Our first Get away”
An Exciting New Beginning
Our first post together. Woohoo. As an introduction to our lives, I will give you a bit of a breakdown of what we’re going to be writing about, who is the wordsmith behind the blog, and more. Firstly then, the blog is a little dive into the life and relationship of Bethan and Ashley. WeContinue reading “An Exciting New Beginning”
Vanlife - Welsh Wanderers 