Tag: Off Grid
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Snow to Nebbiolo – On the hunt for the King of Wines
From our alpine retreat to Barolo’s rolling vineyards, our journey follows winter’s retreat into Italy’s heart. Chasing spring’s lush greens, we trade snow-capped peaks for the rich allure of the ‘King of Wines.’ Twisting roads, breathtaking views, and a bottle or two – Barolo was calling, and we answered.
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A helping hand
We’re great believers in ourselves and that we can accomplish pretty much anything. Sometimes, however, everyone needs a helping hand.
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Three Lochs Drive
The Three Lochs Drive in the Trossachs National Park is a great place to explore and get lost in for 3 days.
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The High’s and Low’s Tale of full timing. What’s it really like and why you need resilience?
What’s it really like full timing in a motorhome? This is the tale of June 2023 when we had some amazing sunny and “outdoors†days – making us feel good about full timing i.e. the “High’sâ€, followed by, some may say inevitably, some “Lowsâ€. We want to make sure our blog tells the “real life 
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A cold snap for our Christmas Tour
So it seems that in December, Winter has properly gotten started in the UK and we’ve had quite a busy couple of weeks on the run up to Christmas.
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A new home each night and ‘whack-a-mole’ with red lights
As we travel across the country to see friends and family before Christmas, we stop into Iveco to sort a fault with Beatrix.
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Stonehenge in the fog
We had wanted to visit Stonehenge last year but the park up was closed for the Winter Solstice. This time it looks like we’re in luck we can see other vans lined up as we approach on the A303.
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Lots of learning in month one – September 2021
In my working life I « tried » to get out to go walking or to exercise every day. My Apple Watch often told me that I had failed and I would not hit my stand goal let alone my exercise or move goal. One of my coaches always picks up on language and used to say…