Short trips and holidays in the UK. Day trips, camping trips, short holidays.
After many months of planning, designing and then building our Volkswagen camper, it was time to plan a campervan trip, travel and live in the van. We spent three wonderful weeks in Catalonia and we loved the `van life`. It was simple, practical but comfortable. Here are 5 tips for your campervan trip that...
End of a long wait Vincent used to work at RAC as a recovery van. He loves long drives and is always ready for a new adventure. He was a perfect match for us. Vincent’s first trip had to wait a little until most of the work was done. He only joined our household...
For all the well known reasons 2020 was not the best year for us but we made the most of the local trails and explored some areas that we haven`t before. The challenge Jacint wanted to finish the miserable year with a New Year’s Eve challenge. He ran the marathon distance before and he...
Have you ever wondered what long distance trails near Guildford you could walk? Discover something different from the local paths you usually take. We often create circular trails using bridleways and footpaths in order to be able to hike a longer section of a particular L.D. trail. Here are 5 long distance trails near...
It was only 20 mins drive from Guildford yet we have never visited this dreamy place before. Our destination for the day was the romantic ruins of Waverley Abbey. As sadly there is still no chance to have a proper adventure abroad. And with travelling restricted for day trips without overnight stay in England...
Studying the map, looking for local walks we came across an interesting trail that encircles Guildford. Walking the Fox Way, which is a 37miles /63km circular trail around Guildford – devised by Richard Fox and Win King – provided us with trails to walk for four days. The Fox Way We set a goal...
The lockdown would surely be much worse for us if we were still in a tiny flat in London or of course could be better if we lived remotely somewhere in the mountains, many kilometres from any neighbour. But we live at the edge of town and we have easy access to trails for...
Weekends You want to explore England at the weekends but hotels, B&Bs and the transport are too expensive to do that as often as you would like to. We like to travel and explore at spring and summer weekends but we also have to keep things affordable. The Lake District and Wales are great...
The Brecon Beacons Only about 3-4 hrs drive from London, the Brecon Beacons National Park can be a perfect weekend get away. Recently we spent a couple of days in the Brecon Beacons, climbed Pen y Fan – the highest peak, Cribyn, Sugar Loaf and followed river trails through forests and admired beautiful waterfalls....
A walk near Great Ayton It was a crisp sunny Sunday in North Yorkshire. We spent the weekend with our friends near Middlesbrough, and they know too well that we love to go out for a walk. The Roseberry Topping is one of their favourite nearby. So after a late breakfast we drove to...
The beer garden Chattering people, catchy music and laughter filled the small beer garden. People were treating themselves with a cold beer on that warm sunny Saturday evening. The tiny village had one small, but really friendly pub. This happened to be only a few hundred metres away from the campsite where we camped....
Weekend in a tent? For years we didn`t consider it. To spend a wet weekend in a small tent wasn`t on our bucket list. Sleeping in a tent wasn`t a problem we were only concerned about the ever changing weather. Give it a go However a couple of years ago we finally braved the...
Waterproofs Two figures – wearing wetsuits – appeared on the path while hiking in Wales. This could have given us a clue about the weather condition on the mountain, but we carried on. First it was just a very light drizzle which soon became more intense and made us to stop and put our...
No coffee, no start It is the most important thing in the morning. Over the years we developed different methods to make coffee in the morning when we are not at home. If we couldn`t make it we had to set off early in search of a café. So the solution was to stay...
Morning at the campsite I pulled the second blanket over my sleeping bag at 3:34 am when I woke up. It was so cold at the campsite that I had to cover my face as well. But about 4 hours later we woke for a pleasant morning. The campsite was waking up, people were...
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