How A 24.5-Tonne Truck Taught Us The Real Reason We Roam

The Beast, Jacqueline Lambert's 24.5-tonne converted truck camper parked in a scenic setting

I’m thrilled to have been featured by Fly By Night Press.

In this guest post, I reveal the unpredictable consequences of owning a 24.5-tonne ex-military truck – and how it changed the way we see the world.

There have been many moments – some so bizarre they made us question our sanity! Read on to find out…

THE BEAST, THE BALKANS & THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

How a 24.5-tonne Ex-Military Truck Taught Us the Real Reason We Roam

by Jacqueline Lambert

Buying The Beast (No Sensible Adult Would Have Done This)

On Friday the 13th of December 2019, our lives changed forever.

Follow the link to read the rest

Travel Europe Through Books – with Fly By Night Press

Fly By Night Press encourages you to Travel Europe Throuh Books. Click HERE to read the wonderful guest post author Val Karren wrote about his eperience on the Camino de Santiago and HERE to read my review of a short collection of travel stories I described as “Some of the most beautiful travel writing you will ever read!”

Image of the book cover 'Tales of a fly by night' by Val Karren with a review quote "Some of the most beautiful travel writing you will ever read" a 5 star review from Jacuqline Lambert award winning travel writer

The newest instalment in our trucking adventures launches on 5th December 2025!

More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain is currently on pre-order.

Grab your copy NOW at the special launch price of 99p/99c!

It is the sequel to the multi-award-winning Building The Beast: A funny true story of van life, DIY disasters, and one very big truck, which follows how we bought a 24.5-tonne truck blind off the internet to convert into a self-sufficient home-on-wheels fit for an expedition to Mongolia.

WINNER: Readers’ Favorite 5*Seal

 the ebook More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain by Jacqueline Lambert with the text Pre Order Now and 'The Comic Memoir of a Grand Plan Gone Wrong and a review quote stating the reader hadn't laughed so much since reading Pam Ayres 'Some of me Poetry' in 1976

All my books are available as paperbacks, and make pawfect Christmas gifts for the dog fan, armchair traveller, or the RV nut in your life!

Jacqueline Lamberts Adventure Caravanning with Dogs series 'Fun Road Trip Memoirs - With Dogs and review quotes 'Armchair Travel Delight' and 'Laugh out loud funny'
The Beast a Volvo N10 expedition truck with a hot air balloon in the background

Come Truckin’ With Us – Get Outdoors Through Your Inbox!

Published by Jacqueline Lambert @WorldWideWalkies

AD (After Dogs) - We retired early to tour Europe in a caravan with four dogs. "To boldly go where no van has gone before". Since 2021, we've been at large in a 24.5-tonne self-converted ex-army truck called The Beast. BC (Before Canines) - we had adventures on every continent other than Antarctica!

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