The city of Manchester is located northeast of London and is rather inland. Nevertheless, Manchester has a close connection to the sea. There is a...
Year: 2022
Lake District
From Glasgow we are heading back towards England. Our first destination is the Lake District. There is also a national park of the same name. The...
West of Scotland
After arriving back on the Scottish mainland, our journey continues more or less south along Scotland's west coast. We take a hike to a hidden...
Isle of Skye
The legendary and much talked about Isle of Skye is finally within reach! Today we drive over the Skye Bridge to the Isle of Skye and start our...
Northern Highlands – Part 2
The Northern Highlands - a beautiful, rugged landscape, many castles and ruins, breathtaking cliffs. We visit so many beautiful places here that we...
Northern Highlands – Part 1
The Northern Highlands - a beautiful, rugged landscape, many castles and ruins, breathtaking cliffs. We visit so many beautiful places here that we...
Edinburgh
Our journey continues in Scotland! In Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, we stop for a first impression. In this city the Scottish sunshine greets...
Scottish East Coast – Part 2
After the capital of Scotland, we continue at a leisurely pace towards the north. In Scotland there are several well signposted road trips, which...
VC #7: Supporting construction
The question we have to ask ourselves at the beginning of our van conversion is the following: How can we attach our new interior to the car?...
Scottish East Coast – Part 1
After the capital of Scotland, we continue at a leisurely pace towards the north. In Scotland there are several well signposted road trips, which...
VC #6: Window and fan installation
As we already wrote in the post Vanconversion #3: Mercedes Sprinter Layout Planning, the topic of stealth camping is a big deal for us. Therefore,...
York
We arrive in York from Cambridge after a day of driving. A driving day means in England approximately 4-5h car ride with extensive breaks, not...
VC #5: Heavy insulation foil
Heavy insulation foil for a van conversion, yes or no? Some swear by it, others think it's just extra weight that can be used for other things...
Cambridge
From Oxford to Cambridge - we drive this route on direct overland roads. As we will learn later, this was more or less the way the scholarly...
Oxford
Out of the metropolis of London and into the world-famous university city of Oxford. We take a look at the city on foot, as the distances are very...
VC #4: Dismantling & Cleaning
All beginnings are hard, or in our case dirty. The bus is basically in good condition, but it was used as a delivery van, and this is clearly...
London
London, what a city. Of course, we don't miss the chance to visit London on our UK trip. Paddy and Mimi have both been here, but it's been more than...
Canterbury
Canterbury is our first planned stop in England, and we are already super excited about the city. Canterbury has been known as a pilgrimage city for...
Year: 2022
Manchester
The city of Manchester is located northeast of London and is rather inland. Nevertheless, Manchester has a close connection to the sea. There is a...
Lake District
From Glasgow we are heading back towards England. Our first destination is the Lake District. There is also a national park of the same name. The...
West of Scotland
After arriving back on the Scottish mainland, our journey continues more or less south along Scotland's west coast. We take a hike to a hidden...
Isle of Skye
The legendary and much talked about Isle of Skye is finally within reach! Today we drive over the Skye Bridge to the Isle of Skye and start our...
Northern Highlands – Part 2
The Northern Highlands - a beautiful, rugged landscape, many castles and ruins, breathtaking cliffs. We visit so many beautiful places here that we...
Northern Highlands – Part 1
The Northern Highlands - a beautiful, rugged landscape, many castles and ruins, breathtaking cliffs. We visit so many beautiful places here that we...
Edinburgh
Our journey continues in Scotland! In Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, we stop for a first impression. In this city the Scottish sunshine greets...
Scottish East Coast – Part 2
After the capital of Scotland, we continue at a leisurely pace towards the north. In Scotland there are several well signposted road trips, which...
VC #7: Supporting construction
The question we have to ask ourselves at the beginning of our van conversion is the following: How can we attach our new interior to the car?...
Scottish East Coast – Part 1
After the capital of Scotland, we continue at a leisurely pace towards the north. In Scotland there are several well signposted road trips, which...
VC #6: Window and fan installation
As we already wrote in the post Vanconversion #3: Mercedes Sprinter Layout Planning, the topic of stealth camping is a big deal for us. Therefore,...
York
We arrive in York from Cambridge after a day of driving. A driving day means in England approximately 4-5h car ride with extensive breaks, not...
VC #5: Heavy insulation foil
Heavy insulation foil for a van conversion, yes or no? Some swear by it, others think it's just extra weight that can be used for other things...
Cambridge
From Oxford to Cambridge - we drive this route on direct overland roads. As we will learn later, this was more or less the way the scholarly...
Oxford
Out of the metropolis of London and into the world-famous university city of Oxford. We take a look at the city on foot, as the distances are very...
VC #4: Dismantling & Cleaning
All beginnings are hard, or in our case dirty. The bus is basically in good condition, but it was used as a delivery van, and this is clearly...
London
London, what a city. Of course, we don't miss the chance to visit London on our UK trip. Paddy and Mimi have both been here, but it's been more than...
Canterbury
Canterbury is our first planned stop in England, and we are already super excited about the city. Canterbury has been known as a pilgrimage city for...