Beautiful Home on Wheels, Ford Transit Jumbo (XLXH) for Sale! It is with great sadness that we have decided to put our pride and joy up for sale. Due to COVID our circumstances have changed and living in our van full time is no longer an option. He has brought us so much joy and memories we hope we can pass him on to someone else longing for long term van living and adventures. A 2003 For Transit Jumbo he is a rare find and only has 96,000 miles on the clock (authentic). Been well cared for in our time, sadly we do not have the previous owner’s history, but we know he was kept in storage for a ..read more

Who knew that once we moved into our van and took off to Wales that we would fall in love with the country so much! We had BIG plans to go and explore the world in our van. Taking our puppy around the world, jumping from adventure to adventure. Oh what a thought. What we didn’t know was not only was a pandemic on it’s way, but our love for North Wales would stall us going off to explore the world. Often forgotten, this part of the UK is a perfect home for anyone looking for a life of adventure, a holiday full of thrills and an easy transition between mountains and coastline. Wales is an advent ..read more

To say that our lives have been flipped upside down since this pandemic hit would be correct. Honestly, this year could not be more different to what we had planned and a big part of us is mourning that loss. I’m sure we have all had to change, adapt, amend, and say goodbye to a lot of things this year, I know we are not alone. So, what does that mean for us? A couple that only a year ago, bought a van, designed it ourselves, worked our butts off for a month, moved in full time, got a puppy and had some small adventures; are now considering the possibility, is van life over? We laugh a lot wit ..read more

Moel Siabod, more commonly know as simply “Siabod” (Sh-a-bod) is one of our favourite walks in Snowdonia. Its easy to access, doesn’t have hoards of tourists, and provides stunning views at the top. What more could you ask for? We’ve not done a sunrise walk in a while. And so when the weather cleared after weeks of cloud and rain we decided to set off to see what we could see up Siabod. As a result, we were gifted some of the most stunning views we have ever seen! Waking up The alarm went off at 5:15. I’ll be honest, my heart wasn’t in it. I wanted to roll over and go back to sl ..read more

While I’m writing this around a quarter of the world’s population is in lock down, including us, van lifers. Never in our wildest dreams did we see this coming, in fact, I don’t think anyone did. No matter how many zombie films we’ve watched, we simply aren’t prepared. We are now living in a world where tinned tomatoes and toilet paper are luxuries that are hard to come by. Sometimes, you can’t help but laugh. In all seriousness though, it has turned everything around for us. Van life for us was our home and our safety net, but now, that is all up in the air. Van lifers and the corona virus ..read more

We chose Van Life mostly so that we could be in the great outdoors. But what is there to do on rainy days? Let us share with your our Rainy Day Survival Guide! Always keep baking supplies well-stocked for a rainy day Baking is a much loved activity in the ‘Hugo house hold’. The only activity that beats it is the eating of the baked goods! Janey and I always make sure that there is stock for a variety of dishes. Our favourite to bake are flapjacks filled with currents, cherries, and dark chocolate! But there is always stuff to make brownies and banana bread too. We even bake our o ..read more

Living in the van over summer is an absolute dream. Heating is not something you worry about, actually trying to cool down can be the issue! So now that winter has arrived we are in desperate need of warmth. We chose the new up-and-coming Chinese Diesel Heater; here’s how and why… Sorry about the pictures! Some are a bit blurry. We installed the heater on a freezing day and the phone was almost out of power. I was shivering and a bit rushed! We originally didn’t install a heater in our van. We were tight for time and other more import things needed focusing on. It was the start of summer ..read more

Living in a van full time is awesome. We would not change it for the world but sometimes disasters strike. It isn’t all beach views and mountain roads. In fact sometimes, it’s garage yard sleepovers or complete homelessness for a bit. Van life disasters guys, are real and often not talked about so much! So we are going to change that and let you know the many van life disasters we have experienced so far. And it’s only been a year! Our van is 2003 Ford Transit Jumbo, we got it with only 87,000 miles on clock and it was a complete bargain. We were stoked. But having an old van, does come wit ..read more

It has been a long wait but finally she is here and we can share the news with you all! A new arrival has joined our already awesome van life crew! Welcome to Kali the van life dog! She is an adorable Cocker Spaniel puppy and has absolutely melted our hearts. What we know, is our adventures are going to get a lot more epic now! Many people may say that having a puppy in a van is a bit much. But for us it has been perfect! She is currently just over 8 weeks old and honestly, learning so fast. We are certainly not experts yet but we are pretty sure that toilet training is going to be easier t ..read more

Pakistan was a country that came onto my radar as I really began to fall in love with BIG mountains. This is because Pakistan, is home to the Himalayas. So when I got the chance to visit the country with a friend of mine and a bunch of soon to be friends, I was of course on board! Travelling Pakistan was going to be one of the best experiences of my life, I just didn’t know it. This is a country that people to this date still aren’t too sure about. I traveled to Pakistan back in 2017 and it was right in the midst of a time where terrorism was front page news and terrifying just about every ..read more