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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.

‘Perfect View’ Safeguard Calendar Competition

October 5, 2019
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We entered a few photos from our motorhome adventures into the Safeguard Calendar Competition. We were gobsmacked to find out three of them were chosen.
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Running events are easier in a motorhome – Equinox 24

September 28, 2019
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We make full use of our motorhome to take part in Equinox 24, a 24 hour running race in the grounds of Belvoir Castle before nipping to Rutland Water.
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DIY Repair and Respray of a Hymer Motorhome Bumper

September 4, 2019
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These are the steps we took to repair cracks in our Hymer motorhome front bumper and to respray it, fixing bubbling paint and lacquer.
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House-Sitting in Shrewsbury

September 2, 2019
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We've just had our first UK house-sitting experience in Shrewsbury. Find out how it went and our discount code for the Trusted Housesitters site.
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motorhome aire in Gerardmer France

Why Don’t We Full-Time in Our Motorhome ?

August 20, 2019
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When Ju and I started 'long-term' travelling in Dave, our aged…
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Our 2019 Europe Motorhome Tour

August 11, 2019
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A round up of our 74 night motorhome Europe tour around France and Switzerland in 2019. Including a breakdown of costs for life in a campervan.
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The Highs and Lows of a Year off the Booze

August 5, 2019
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I honestly don't know the last time I had a beer, but as far as I can recall it's been roughly a year. This blog post reflects my personal experience over the past 12 months.
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Total Raised by Running Zermatt, Thank You!

August 3, 2019
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Together our Zermatt-Gornergrat Marathon charity run raised almost £1800 for the British Lung Foundation, and we just wanted to say thanks again.
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Drive on left sign UK

Low Cost Overnight Motorhome Stops in the UK

July 24, 2019
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Zagan the motorhome is back on UK soil. He's been winging his…
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