Just a couple in their twenties hopelessly in love with travelling (and each other) and who want to share their experiences
As we found ourselves temporarily based in Swansea, we decided to make the most of a dry but wintery Saturday afternoon and explore the area a bit more. There is so much coastline to explore in this part of the country, so we thought that would be a good place to start. Read on to … Continue reading An afternoon on the Swansea coast – a lovely 9km walk
The final decision to make when choosing the body style of your van is choosing between a rear tailgate or barn doors. This is quite a small decision but can really help make sure your van is perfect for your needs. Here are the main pros and cons. Rear Tailgate Rear tailgate T5 Benefits Shelter … Continue reading Buying a Van – Rear Tailgate or Barn Doors?
Hello all, and welcome to a slightly different blog post today. Some of you may love the change of posts, others might hate it but it is a subject that is really important to David and I (and should be important to everyone!). On the 22nd of August this year (2020), Earth Overshoot Day was … Continue reading Eco-friendly travel swaps for your next adventure
The village of Tintern, situated on the West bank of the River Wye, is about 45 minutes drive from Cardiff so perfect for an afternoon out for the two of us. We went on a Sunday in late September last year (2019) for Sunday lunch at the Anchor Inn and a walk around the Abbey … Continue reading An afternoon out to Tintern
Photo taken from here So, once you've finally made the decision to buy a van, it can be hugely confusing trying to wade through all of the options to work out which one is best for you. Here we hope to try and simplify that process slightly by characterising a few different styles of van, … Continue reading Buying a Van – Types of Vans
Photo taken from here For a long time now it has been our dream to buy and build our very own campervan, so that we could explore the corners of the UK and further in a whole new way, bringing home comforts and everything we need to beautiful destinations. This did, however, seem like a … Continue reading Project Vanlife – An Introduction
*Disclaimer* any travel restrictions and experiences in this post are related to England and the UK only. If you are from another area of the world you will need to check for your own restrictions! Well, I don't know about all of you but these last few months have been - interesting - to say … Continue reading How to ‘travel’ even during lockdown
Our first trip of 2020, and we stayed a little bit closer to home for this one. We had both had a rather full-on time at uni, with exams and placements looming between us, so what better way to have a break from everything than head up into North of Wales?! Snowdonia is a National … Continue reading Snowdonia, North Wales – January 2020
The city of Budapest in Hungary is situated either side of the River Danube. Until 1873, hilly Buda and relatively flat Pest were actually two completely separate cities bisected by the river, until they were joined by bridges to become one. There are still slight differences visible between the two sides, with Buda definitely being … Continue reading A short break in Budapest, Hungary – December 2019
Welcome to part 2 of the Lisbon thread - again this will be divided into different areas of Lisbon so you can see what attractions are close to each other - very useful for planning! In case you haven't read part 1 yet, make sure to go and have a look at that as well … Continue reading 5 fun-filled summer days in Lisbon – Part 2
Hi all, Zoe here, its been a while... Things have been kind of weird recently. What with Cardiff University stopping all face-to-face teaching for the rest of the academic year and all of my exams being cancelled - meaning my first year is basically over already. I've now moved everything back home so getting used … Continue reading 5 fun-filled summer days in Lisbon – Part 1
The Danes are known to be some of the happiest people in the world (according to various random rankings), so we thought we'd give this city a try in August (2019). Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, and is situated on the 2 coastal islands of Zealand and Amager. Despite it's slightly uncommon format, the … Continue reading The Best of Copenhagen
Welcome to the second and final part of the Milan series (I felt it was too long to put this all in one post!). I have split this post into the following sections to help you out: . Transport . Accommodation . Things to note . Other things I hoped to do but we couldn’t … Continue reading 24 hours in Milan – Part 2
I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while but as a lot of you know I have been road-tripping around Western Canada and haven’t had much time or enough WiFi to upload! Anyway, I’m back and gosh do I have a lot to write about! But first, I wanted to write about a very short … Continue reading 24 hours in Milan – Part 1
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