Utrecht

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 station along the way into the Netherlands, I topped up the tank a little, just enough to get into Netherlands… since the cost of fuel in Germany at the moment […]

Victoria, Arthur, Timur, Dasha, Varvara & Olga

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 the heater really kicked in and the van was warm again. I then knocked the engine off and went back to sleep in the back. At 4am I woke up […]

Medyka

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 felt like 7am to me coming from the UK. Marina and Stefan put on an amazing spread for breakfast. Sausage, bacon, egg, pastries, coffee… you name it. A very decent […]

Autobahn

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 the loo. Then it was time to hit the road… I had the best part of 1,000 kilometres ahead of me. Ciaran’s Honda Stepwagon was great to drive, although the […]

Off Again

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 this trip, which will allow me to take up to 6 passengers wherever they need to go. I’ll be doing this trip solo, but Bear and Ciaran will be helping […]