Category: Van life

Find out more about my travels in a campervan.

Inspiration / Outdoors & adventure / Travel / Van life

2019/01/04

Testing the Auto-Trail V-Line 634 SE – and yoga on a SUP board

It was great fun taking the Auto-Trail V-Line 634 SE for an outing in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. The #gofurtherforlonger test saw me making the most of the V-Line during a...

Inspiration / Outdoors & adventure / Travel / Van life

2019/01/04

On test: Auto-Trail V-Line 634 SE

It was great fun taking the Auto-Trail V-Line 634 SE for an outing in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. The #gofurtherforlonger test saw me making the most of the V-Line during a...

Outdoors & adventure / Travel / Van life

2018/12/07

Van life: Driving tour of the North East 250 in Scotland

This article describes a four day campervan tour of the Scottish driving route called the North East 250. It was also published in The Herald newspaper. Driving what’s known as the Old Military Road...

Camping / Kit Reviews / Travel / Van life

2018/09/28

Review: Hindermann VW T5/T6 External Thermal Screens

I have been testing the Hindermann VW T5/T6 External Thermal Screens on my T5 campervan. Until now, I have used the internal window screens. They attach with suckers (many of which I have lost!)...

Inspiration / Running / Travel / Ultra running / Van life

2018/06/01

18 things I learned while reporting on the Cape Wrath Ultra 2018

For nine days I followed the Cape Wrath Ultra runners from Fort William to Cape Wrath in north-west Scotland. I was the blogger-journalist for the event and I spent my days talking to the...

Have you tried? / Inspiration / Travel / Van life

2018/04/20

Have you tried?: The North East 250

I wrote about the new North East 250 route – for drivers and cyclists – in my recent Sunday Mail column. Read the full story below or see the pdf. I have also written...

Inspiration / Travel / Van life

2018/04/02

12 of the best photos on the North East 250

There are many highlights of the North East 250 route so it has not been easy picking my top 12 photos. I enjoyed a four-day journey on the NE250, but you could take a...

Inspiration / Running / Travel / Van life / Walking

2018/03/31

North East 250: Day three

I took four days to drive the new North East 250 circular route. Here are the details of day three. Banff to Maryculter Distance: Around 85 miles The tiny fishing village of Pennan was...

Inspiration / Running / Travel / Van life

2018/03/31

North East 250: Day two

I took four days to drive the new North East 250 circular route. Here are the details of day two. Aberlour to Banff Distance: 45 miles The route heads north through Speyside visiting Rothes...

Inspiration / Travel / Van life

2018/03/31

North East 250: Day one

I took four days to drive the new North East 250 circular route. Here are the details of day one. Spittal of Glenshee to Aberlour Distance: Almost 70 miles. Spittal of Glenshee is situated...