A Cheeky escape to Chirk; May Bank Holiday 2018

Friday 4th May Ruby the VW Campervan is nestled amongst 4 other motorhomes beside the Oxford Canal in Warwickshire. We are at Britstop number 427/18 and for the first time ever, we are sharing our Britstop location with other vans! In 6 years of using Britstops, we’ve never encountered other vans! This weekend’s mini escape […]

Top 5 Apps for Camping Trips

Love em’ or hate em’, you can’t deny that the invention of smart phones has changed the dynamic of camping. Long gone are the days where nipping out on a camping excursion means no contact with the outside world (unless you switch it off that is!) and for many (myself included) the invention of these […]

A weekend in sunny Suffolk <3

Ruby the Campervan has whisked us away for a little bit of a change of scenery for a couple of days. School is now officially out for Summer (hurrah!) but we can’t go too far afield as we’ve got a few days of private teaching and gigs, plus a holiday course to run before our […]

“Pimping” our Ride

As ecstatic as we were when we found Ruby the Campervan after our rather short- yet full on (in the grand scheme of things) search; there were a few “adjustments” we wanted to make to her to enable us to carry on as we had been in our beloved Bluebell the motorhome. From the day […]

Twixmas 2016: Northumberland, Part 2

New Years Eve Continued We retraced our steps back towards Otterburn for a quick stop at the site of the Battle of Otterburn, where there was a picnic area and info board, along with a large stone from the battle. The wind was absolutely savage so we didn’t stop for too long! We made our […]

On the road with CoPilot Caravan App

Getting from A to B in Bluebell the motorhome is quite different to getting from A to B in our little Yoda the Skoda. We need to consider many different factors when planning our jaunts in the motorhome, but mainly the issues we run into (sadly literally in one case back in 2010!) are our […]

February Half Term ~ Fun and Frolics in Norfolk, Part 1

Bluebell the motorhome is parked up on her lonesome on the Caravan Club CL Deodara, a small 5 van site near to Burgh Castle on the outskirts of Great Yarmouth. Despite being close to the arcades and amusements of Great Yarmouth, we’ve gotten ourselves a slice of peace and tranquilly all to ourselves- it’s a […]

1 day to go :-)

Bluebell the motorhome is all packed, plugged in and ready for the big off tomorrow evening! It’s been a staged prep, as we’ve had a busy old week or two what with concerts, exams and general end of term ness Last Friday Keefy had a day of tinkering inside the van, washing curtains, cushions and […]

REVIEW- Folding Solar Panel

When we first got Bluebell, the thing that most excited us aside from the Rear lounge, was the good leisure battery set up, which was going to allow us to wild camp more (stay off campsites more) We started off by doing a campsite every other day to maintain a charge ready for our night […]

REVIEW- Films/Music/Speakers

When we are out and about our evenings are often spent chilling with a beer, g+t, wine etc listening to music and taking in the surroundings/view. During the winter months, when the nights have drawn in we will often settle in and watch a movie- Keith is a huge film fan, so one of his […]