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Our motorhome blog contains over a decade of blog posts. Starting when we quit work for our once in a lifetime tour of Europe.

We returned after two years and transformed our lives, achieving financial freedom, which enables us to travel whenever we want.

Our First Camping and Caravanning Club Temporary Holiday Site

July 9, 2021
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We're in our motorhome at our first Camping and Caravanning Club Temporary Holiday Site at Lyme View Marina, north of Maccelsfield.
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Motorhome Holiday In North Wales

July 2, 2021
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We're just back from a great week in our motorhome touring North Wales. We stopped in 3 places in Snowdonia National Park and by the seaside.
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Hiking up Snowdon, Using a Motorhome as a Base

June 24, 2021
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Hints and tips for hiking up Mount Snowdon using a motorhome as a base. Campsites, paths, buses and routes in Snowdonia.
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Camping at Carsington Water in Our Motorhome

June 19, 2021
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After a few weeks off the road, we're out and about in the UK in our motorhome. We're currently at Carsington Water in Derbyshire.
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No more wet towels stinking up the motorhome

May 27, 2021
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We've found the perfect motorhome towel. Micro-towelling so they feel nice, and dry quickly so we don't have wet towels stinking up our van.
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Ten Years of the OurTour Motorhome Blog!

May 15, 2021
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A summary of a decade's motorhome travel blogging at ourtour.co.uk, where we've toured and how we've improved our fitness and finances.
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The (Sort-Of) Return of Continental Motorhome Holidays and Tours

May 8, 2021
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On 17 May 2021, foreign travel will become legal again, but it'll likely only appeal to long-term motorhome tourers. Let's have a look why.
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Boosting Our 4G Internet Speed at Home Using an Outdoor Antenna

May 3, 2021
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Using an outdoors Poynting omni-directional 4G antenna/aerial to boost the internet data signal at a house or static caravan.
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Covid 19 Vaccination Jabs, a New Car and an AirBnB in Skegness

April 18, 2021
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Our first week out of quarantine in the UK and we've bought a car, had our Covid 19 vaccination jabs and spent a few days at an AirBnB in Skegness.
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