We are delighted to say we are ON SHOW this spring!
On the 24th-26th May 2025, we will be in the Adventure Vehicle section of the Bushcraft Show at Stanford Hall, Lutterworth
On the 14th-15th June 2025, you will find us at the revamped National 4×4 & Camper Festival, which is the rebirth of the Adventure Overland Show at Stratford Upon Avon Racecourse. There is a full program of seminars, two of which will be delivered by me – details to follow!
If you are thinking about buying or converting a van…
I really recommend visiting shows or attending meet-ups. This is without doubt the best way to get ideas, see what options are available, meet suppliers, manufacturers, and chat with experts and other like-minded people. If you already own a van, it’s just a fun thing to do!
Peter Barber is one of my favourite travel humour authors. Among other things, he writes highly entertaining tales about his life in Greece.
He features interviews with fellow authors, most of whom are based in Greece, or write about Greece. I was honoured when he asked me to feature on his website!
Although I am not based in Greece, the interview looks at how Greece inspired me, as well as some musings on writing, my previous day job, and how I have spent my life following the road most interesting…
You can read the full interview if you click the link below:
I was delighted to get so far in an international book award, and felt anything else was purely icing and cherries on top…
When the winners were announced on 1st April 2025, I got icing, cherries – and a MASSIVE scoop of ice cream – when I found Building The Beast had WON bronze in its adult non-fiction category!
The Wishing Shelf Book Awards is run by award-winning children’s author Billy Bob Buttons (Edward Trayer), who says, “I want this award to be where the ‘big boy’ publishers go when they want to find the next bestseller.”
Firstly, Edward says, “We think this Award is the only independent book award run by an independently published author.”
It is the only independent book award judged by schools and groups of readers who love to read, and not by anonymous so-called experts.
It is also the only independent book award which is not ‘in it for the cash’. Wishing Shelf is not the front for a dodgy vanity press which plans to sell you lots of stuff. “You will not be charged for the certificate or asked to buy dodgy stickers for the cover of your winning book. I will not be trying to sell you a bogus editorial service, a licensing fee, or promise to publish the winners’ books if you pay me a ton of cash. If you win, you win. The entry fee is there to cover the costs of the Award, not to fill the pockets of the organisers.”
I am pleased to say that I am still working on the sequel, More Manchester Than Mongolia, and hope to release it later in 2025, although recent events, where my husband skied off the side of a mountain on my birthday, mean I have had little time to write, because I have been a full-time slave to Mark and The Fab Four. As Mark regains mobility, progress should resume!
If you dream of a nomadic retirement, but feel overwhelmed by all the information out there and don’t know where to start, then Peta and Jonas’s Nomadic Retirement Travel blog is an excellent place to start!
Peta and Jonas are a location independent couple who made the big decision to minimise their belongings, retire early, and embrace a nomadic retirement lifestyle. Since 2018, they’ve explored over 80 countries, prioritizing travel and inspirational experiences over material possessions.
Not only that, their Life Chapter 2 section shares inspirational stories from others who have taken the leap. The most recent post is about us!
So if you want to find out about our Life Chapter 1, how drunken conversations can change lives, the ups and downs of a nomadic retirement and our best advice if it is something you’re considering, you can read the full post here:
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