Category: Van life

Find out more about my travels in a campervan.

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...

Inspiration / Travel / Van life

2018/03/31

The new North East 250 route in Scotland

First came the North Coast 500 – a 500-mile driving (and cycling) route around the north-west of Scotland – and now there is the new North East 250, which is also a road journey...

Kit Reviews / Travel / Van life

2017/01/19

Action Van VW T5 campervan seat covers

With Fern the Campervan beautifully refurbished, I wanted to make sure the seats would not end up dirty and marked through the general mucky wear and tear of my outdoors life. I knew that even if I tried my hardest not...

Inspiration / Travel / Van life

2017/01/02

Loving a bit of campervan geek chat

Listen into the chat of two campervan owners and you might hear something very similar to the conversation I enjoyed with Graham, aka Beardy, on Hogmanay… It’s not difficult to find a campervan geek...