Countdown
25 March 2022
In the first week of the Russian invasion, Ciaran the Van Driver and I were chatting on messenger about our mutual friend Paolo who was
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Delivering Hope For Christmas 2023
A Christmas Wish...
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The 1st Journey
Mar 25-30 2022
A Good Start
26 March 2022
After a few hours of sleep, I slurped down a cup of tea, and left with my mum to go and pick up the campervan
The Long Road
27 March 2022
We planned to get up “as early as possible”, but to be honest, after not getting to bed until 4am local time, I think anything
One Hell of a Day
28 March 2022
I drove a bit further into Poland before Chris took over for the “night shift” and I tried to get some shut-eye. When we left
Homeward
30 March 2022
I wasn’t joking when I wrote that the place we stayed in on the German-Polish border was, like, AMAZING! Really really amazing. I got such
The 2nd Journey
Apr 8-12 2022
Off Again
8 April 2022
Well it’s only been just over a week, but it’s once again time to hit the road. Ciaran has kindly lent me his campervan for
Autobahn
9 April 2022
I woke up in the van around 11am. I got out, stretched my legs and walked to the service station, grabbed a coffee and used
Medyka
10 April 2022
I knew Sunday would entail a good 12 hours of driving, so I allowed myself a slight (very slight) “sleep-in” until 8am… of course it
Victoria, Arthur, Timur, Dasha, Varvara & Olga
11 April 2022
I woke up at 2am freezing cold, so I clambered over into the drivers seat and turned the engine on for about 15 minutes until
Utrecht
12 April 2022
It was another early start on the Tuesday morning as we packed up the van and left Osnabrück. We stopped for breakfast at a petrol
The 3rd Journey
Apr 24-29 2022
All Wheel Drive
24 April 2022
Almost as soon as the 2nd journey was over, we started prepping for the third. The plan — the original plan — was for Ciaran,
Of Mice and Men
25 April 2022
By 10am on Monday morning Bear and I had no news about the 4×4 and whether it had passed its second MOT inspection. For those
Keep on Truckin’
26 April 2022
So it was a early start on the Tuesday morning, and one hell of a drive, all the way from the Texaco services in Belgium
Radomsko
27 April 2022
Bear, however, had other ideas. Rather than get some shut-eye, he took the remaining supplies to the Humanitarian Aid Centre in Przemyśl, where he met
The Thirteenth Dog
28 April 2022
7am and we were up and enjoying the incredible breakfast spread at Łagów Manor. By 8am we were back on the road. I filled the
Stockport
29 April 2022
It was now Friday. All things being equal I should have been home with my feet up yesterday, but things have a way of not
Fetch The Pooch!
May 19-21 2022
Fetch The Pooch!
19 May 2022
It’s quite difficult to get your head around just how hard this despicable Brexit government make it for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine (or
The Rendez-Vous
20 May 2022
I awoke a couple of minutes before my alarm went off. It’s a weird thing that often happens, and damn useful when you travel as
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