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5 days touring the Lake District in my van, and I’m in love!
Over the years it seems I have travelled more on the continent than I have in my home country of England. It was time to address this issue and head to somewhere I had never been before: The Lake District! So I departed on the long drive from Devon to…
- Vanlife
Snowdonia Weekend – UK Vanlife Vlog
Recently I made a last minute decision to drive from Devon to Snowdonia National Park in north Wales. It really was a spur of the moment thing – I just felt like a change of scenery and the mountains were a good a place as any! So at 3pm on…
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The stunning beauty of Lustleigh Cleave, Dartmoor
In this video above I take you on a tour of Lustleigh Cleave and the the river Bovey valley on eastern Dartmoor. The place is stunning, with hidden bridges and steep slopes to explore, all with no vehicular access, which just adds to its mystical “lost world” feel. At the…
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Stunning vanlife video from Iceland
This video popped up in my feed on Vimeo a few days ago. As I sat back and watched it, within a few seconds I knew I wanted to share it on Vanlife.tv for my regular visitors to see! :) The video features a couple living out of a Mercedes…
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Haytor Granite Tramway, Dartmoor
So I have been out and about on Dartmoor during the tourist season, so to get away from the crowds I decided to walk out the back of Haytor Rocks (where many tourists fear to tread ;) ) and onto the granite tramway to Holwell quarry. The tramway was built…
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Photos: Mountain biking on Dartmoor
Last weekend I was out on a little mountain bike ride on Dartmoor. I had planned a 15 mile route that circled Widecombe-in-the-moor, and consisted of both on road, and off road tracks. The thought was, if I get knackered too early, I can just leave the route at any…
- VW T4 Transporter Campervan
VW T4 Transporter Camper Van – Exterior Tour
Following on from the interior of the van video, I decided to take the van to Dartmoor and found a great spot to give you a tour of some of the stuff that I have done to the outside of the VW T4 van. In the video I cover the…
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Dartmoor bouldering photos
Some more recent bouldering photos from Dartmoor are the feature of today’s blog post. A few of us returned to Combeshead Tor to conquer some problems we had tried earlier in the month, and also try some new ones. There are also some photos from a recent trip to Smallacombe…
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Winter photos from Sharp Tor, Dartmoor
Last weekend, I went for a walk up to Sharp Tor to take a few photos. As the weather was great, I hung around for sunset to capture some photos as the setting sun spread its warm glow over the landscape. Here they are, enjoy!