Happy belated New Year! As 2026 begins, we find ourselves in New Zealand, in the middle of an epic six-month road trip around the country in a cute little Toyota Hiace campervan that we bought in Auckland. The journey so far has been packed with beach-studded coastline, forests filled with giant ferns and waterfalls, snow-topped mountains and lakes, smoking geothermal landscapes and so many hikes...
Did you know that Vietnam has become one of Southeast Asia’s top travel destinations? In 2025, it smashed its pre-COVID tourism figures and received 22 million visitors, making it not only the fastest-growing destination in the region, but also the third most visited behind travel giants Thailand and Malaysia. While political stability and expanded visa-free access for European travellers have certainly played a role in...
We’re always looking for a dose of winter sun. This year, we’ve escaped the bleak UK winter for a New Zealand summer, enjoying long, light days and warm (mostly) dry weather as we traverse the country in our little campervan. Last year, we spent the winter travelling through southern Africa, which culminated in one of our favourite ever adventures – a road trip through Namibia...
Craving a spontaneous getaway? January is the perfect time for a last-minute ski trip, and with news that Stansted has expanded its ski travel offering, with 50,000 seats a week to some of Europe’s top ski destinations, there are more deals around than ever before. Dreaming of a quick weekend trip to a famous resort like Chamonix or Verbier, or perhaps somewhere off the main...
Portugal is hands-down our favourite country in Europe. In fact, we’re here right now on a three-month road trip from the Algarve’s sun-drenched beaches north to the forested palaces and surf towns on the Silver Coast and onward to Porto. Although we’ve visited Portugal multiple times, there’s one trip we’ve never shared on the blog before: our 2022 trip to the volcanic island of Madeira,...
Ever heard of the Camino de Santiago? We’ve met many travellers who’ve followed this UNESCO-listed trail, dedicating weeks and even months to the task. Also known as the Way of St James, the hike consists of various routes, some starting in France and Portugal, all leading to the northern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of St. James the apostle are entombed...
It’s been nearly 11 years since Andrew and I quit our London lives to travel the world and we still can’t stop exploring. Nomadic life is the norm for us now, whether we’re road-tripping in an RV across North America, renting an apartment in Portugal for the winter, backpacking through India or simply pet sitting somewhere new in the UK.While we love our lives of...
Having returned from India, we’re now busy preparing for a three-month road trip through Europe. Starting in France, we’ll be driving our Nissan Qashqai down to Geneva for a holiday with Andrew’s parents, then continuing to Venice before heading west towards our favourite European country: Portugal.Before we leave, there’s a list of road-trip related tasks to complete, including ordering a Crit'Air sticker for France and...
On the 3rd of March 2013, we left the UK on a one-way ticket to New Zealand, clutching brand-new carry-on size backpacks and little else besides a modest savings account and a desire to break free from London life and see the world. We thought we’d be gone for two years but somehow, a decade later, we’ve managed to carve a nomadic life for ourselves....
Hello from the UK! We've just returned from an epic, year-long RV trip around the USA and Canada, which saw us cover over 25,000 miles from coast-to-coast. The whole trip made us appreciate just how huge the region is and while we ticked many national parks, cities and coastlines off our bucket-list, there was plenty more we didn't get to see, including Hawaii. We'd love...
