Living in a van isn’t always easy. It is often portrayed as the ultimate freedom; you can go anywhere, anytime, you can choose to go off the beaten track, off the tourist trails and do and see things you would never see on a regular holiday. Freedom is an interesting concept though. Are we reallyContinue reading “Pros and cons of van life”
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Van-life. Choosing where to park, navigation and finding the best spots
Van life top tips
Celtic roots in Brittany
Brittany, or Bretagne, in Northwestern France is our favourite region in France. It has a long stretch of rugged coastline, to the north along the English channel and to the west beside the Celtic Sea and the beaches are the most remote, wild and beautiful we’ve ever seen and this region is renowned for it’s CelticContinue reading “Celtic roots in Brittany”
Home is where you park it
Having lived in a campervan for the past year and a half our van is our house, we have two upstairs double bedrooms, a sitting room with a fold out bed, a bathroom, a kitchen, even a roof terrace and front porch. We are a family of four and have just enough space for everythingContinue reading “Home is where you park it”
Road-schooling
We can best help children learn, not by deciding what we think they should learn and thinking of ingenious ways to teach it to them, but by making the world, as far as we can, accessible to them, paying serious attention to what they do, answering their questions – if they have any – and helping them explore the things they are most interested in