A day in the (van) life of Those Weirdos
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Missy
- Feb 16
- 7 min
Vanlife Business Directory
This Directory is entirely filled with items that are made, designed or sold by people who live and travel in vans.
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Missy
- Feb 8
- 5 min
Applying for a National D7 visa for Portugal
We are in the process of applying for a D7/National Visa for Portugal. We've set out how to apply and why in this blog.
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Missy
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Vanlife with kids - a packing list!
We've travelled with our daughter for 18 months. We would have loved to have seen a list like this when we were packing the van.
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Missy
- Jan 9
- 3 min
Six van build mistakes we made - and what we wish we'd done instead!
1. We fitted our fridge in the doorway, so when the sliding door is open and the sun shines in, it's right on the back of the fridge......
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Missy
- Jan 5
- 6 min
All you need to know about vanlife with cats and dogs!
This blog is all about what vanlife looks like with four animals on board, how we make it work, and what gear we have found really useful.
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Missy
- Jan 2
- 5 min
The Ultimate Vanlife Kitchen Packing List
A list of every item we have on our van for use in the kitchen or for cooking. I've even included a food list!
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Missy
- Jun 17, 2020
- 9 min
Our first year of Vanlife - the Highs and Lows!
We set off for France on June 17th 2019. We have lived in our van full time since then, travelling as a family of 3 plus 4 pets,...
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Missy
- Jun 5, 2020
- 5 min
7 Awesome Apps for Vanlife!
We've listed 7 of the best, most useful vanlife apps. If you live or travel in a campervan or RV then these apps will enhance your...
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- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
Do NOT Pass Go AND Do Move Back Into a House, Soon You Might Have to!
I'm not one generally to post politically motivated opinions, but whomever you did or didn't vote for in the UK elections (assuming...
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- Nov 18, 2019
- 3 min
5 Months In
Well we are 5 months in now, 5 months since we left our traditional life in our nice house in Aylesbury to become full time travellers....
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- Aug 19, 2019
- 4 min
Vanlife, Why We Don't Like the UK.
It seems like such a long time since we left our 'normal' way of life to live a life of freedom travelling full-time on the road. In...
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- Jul 29, 2019
- 2 min
Vanlife Travel Diary - Europe the Final Chapter.
I've been slack at updating our travels due to really too much fun in the sun. So we begin this final leg of our first European chapter...
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- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
Vanlife Travel Diary - Week 4, Heat Sand and Ruins
After the excitement of the laundrette weve been so busy the ol' diary has taken a back seat so playing catchup..... so we head into our...
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- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
Vanlife Diary - Days 20 to 22
MUCH warmer now low 30's and being British a few mutterings of it's too hot..... But off to beautiful Sevile. As we don't like leaving...
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- Jul 5, 2019
- 1 min
Travel Diary - Days 15 to 19
We've not been blessed with the best weather pleasant often warm but for me, at least wanted some real heat to start our adventures. It...
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- Jun 30, 2019
- 1 min
Vanlife Day 13 and 14 - Portugal Further South
Found a lovely beach park up. 2 mins from another epic beach parked under the pines. Free water, waste toilets and no one else in sight,...
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- Jun 29, 2019
- 1 min
I DO Fit in Juan's bed Honest - Bogie Van dog traveller.
Sometimes as, a vanlifer you just have to adapt, to make the best of what's on offer, sometimes it can be hard but if you adapt there's...
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- Jun 27, 2019
- 1 min
Days 11 and 12 - Lazy Days
We stayed at Afife 2 days and 2 nights. Weather improved yesterday and Phoenix and I went body boarding in massive waves surrounded by...
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