Sunshine Blogger Award

I would like to thank Sharon of the excellent Australian blog Gum Trees and Galaxies for the nomination. Gum Trees and Galaxies follows the adventures of a couple in a teardrop caravan – with dogs, books and random tangents thrown in. These are certainly a few of my favourite things. If they are yours, doContinue reading “Sunshine Blogger Award”

The Battle of the Oranges – The Carnevale di Ivrea

Fun for Non-Skiers Involving Flying Fruit & Friesians! Since we had non-skiing Dutch friends staying with us in Monte Rosa, it seemed only fitting to take them to an Orange Festival.

Squaring The Circle – How To Import an Unregistered Belgian Truck from Holland into the U.K.

Decision made; we found the vehicle of our dreams; paid the deposit; specified a few extras that we wanted the dealer to install before we collected her… All that remains is to get her home.

The Birth of The Beast – How To Source & Spec. an Overland Truck

With the election of Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister and the prospect of Brexit becoming inevitable, we formulated a Brexit Busting plan. “Let’s go to Mongolia!” With Big Blue & Kismet, we truly did courageously split our infinitives and ‘Boldly Go Where No Van Has Gone Before’ – across the Carpathian mountains and alongContinue reading “The Birth of The Beast – How To Source & Spec. an Overland Truck”