As soon as we realised that the IoW camper van plan was going nowhere, we set off for pastures new stopping off at a pub in Christchurch for a cheap meal-deal lunch which raised our spirits. As we journeyed to our first night in a YHA, we stopped stopped off at various garages to have […]

Yesterday, we decided to buy an old VW camper van in exchange for our car, Goj, plus a bit of cash. A deal had been discussed a few days earlier and we genuinely believed that we were in the decision driving seat. We gave the green light and the seller stalled. He wanted to think […]

For a couple of days we had been mulling over the idea of buying a small camper van to provide an option between staying in a dismal wet tent and the cost/bother of sorting out B&B accommodation. We had previously discussed a part-exchange deal with a seller on the Isle of Wight which seemed pretty […]

I’ve had a bit of a mental crisis recently about the cost of travelling Britain as we appear to be haemorrhaging money everywhere we go. Of course, I knew that Britain would be one of the more costly countries to tour — I just hadn’t realised just how costly. I used to live and work […]

The breakfast table was a little busy on the second morning that we spent at the campsite. A great idea: We’re mobile, let’s take our bowls of muesli and some milk with us in the car. We’ll stop as soon as we find somewhere peaceful and with a nice view. Off we went. Being on […]

Don’t do what we did: Boil up a nice flask of hot water. Pack said flask, two mugs and a spoon into day sack. Drive to remote location and walk around for a bit. Find suitable landmark, view or stopping point to have a sit down and a nice cup of coffee to reward self […]

Here’s a tip for the girls. When faced with a red wiggly worm slithering its way across your tent and blocking your escape, don’t rely on your boyfriend to remove it for you. Men are generally as scared as you. What you need, as I discovered, is a 6 year old boy. Call him over […]

Immediately following my last post appealing for some sun, the weather picked-up and I now find myself applying our new B&B hostess’s aftersun to my noggin in an effort to reduce the effects of mild sunburn received whilst admiring the view from the top deck of the ferry coming back from the Isle of Wight.

We’ve been wandering around the Isle of Wight–soaked-through–for about 4 days now. Full story to follow shortly of course, but for now I’ve only got a couple of minutes left in this cybercafe and I just wanted to appeal to the scientists amongst you to please hurry up and develop a weather machine to save […]

I’m not in the medical trade. Far from it. I really don’t know the first thing about the game. But I do know this: There are two types of nurse; ones who can inject vaccines (and take blood) and ones who cannot. The nurse–who shall remain nameless–at my local GP’s surgery is unfortunately a classic […]