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  • Us by: Ryan and Mel

    March 12, 2010, 17:59

    Hello and Welcome! Hello and welcome to our personal diary/blog of our adventures which currently cover our trips around Europe in our little campervan.…

    • About Us by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2010, 17:01

      Well, we're Ryan and Mel, a fairly normal married couple who knew from an early time that competing in the rat race wasn't really for us.... As such we had…

    • New Website Format by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2010, 17:06

      Up until mid March 2010 we had been using an off-line web page designer linked with Google Blogger.  However, Google decided to stop supporting FTP updates…

    • Site Table of Contents by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2010, 17:19

    • Guestbook by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2010, 18:01

      Please feel free to add comment here or on any other article instead!  All comments are read and enjoyed by us, and we will reply to most questions. Thanks…

    • Contact Us by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2010, 16:49

      Please use the below form to contact us securely The form should be easy to use and the content is sent just to us and is not published.  Feel free to…

    • Redirected  by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2010, 18:22

      Sorry - you have been redirected to here :( In mid March 2010, we have migrated the entire site from a simple PHP site with blogs hosted by Google Blogger to…

  • Backpacking South East Asia > by: Ryan and Mel

    May 13, 2011, 12:08

    Index Photo index can be seen here (see trip 10) Information and reviews on where we stayed here Rough route that we took can be seen here View South…

    • Pre Planning and Final Bits by: Ryan and Mel

      November 21, 2011, 14:28

      Index for Pre Plannong SE Asia Research Our proposed route around Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam Stuff we are taking Booking Flights, Backpackin…

    • Southern Thailand by: Ryan and Mel

      November 21, 2011, 14:34

      Index for Southern Thailand Full trip index here.  See also the index for Northern Thailand here. Pictures for Southern Thailand here 0-3 Home to…

    • Malaysia by: Ryan and Mel

      November 21, 2011, 14:37

      Index for Malaysia Full Trip index here All pictures from Malaysia here 33-37 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 38-42 Melaka (Malacca) Malaysia Costs, Review…

    • Vietnam by: Ryan and Mel

      November 21, 2011, 14:38

      Index for Vietnam Full Trip index here All pictures from Vietnan here 42-45 Hanoi, Vietnem 46-50 Hanoi, Ha Long bay to Hue 50-54 Hue to Hoi An (My…

    • Cambodia by: Ryan and Mel

      November 21, 2011, 14:38

      Index for Cambodia Full trip index here All photos from Cambodia here 63-65 Phnom Penh Cambodia 66-68 Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh 69-73…

    • Laos by: Ryan and Mel

      November 21, 2011, 14:39

      Index for Laos Full trip index here All photos from Laos here 81-83 Kratie to Pakse (Laos) 83-86 Pakse to Savannakhet 86-89 Savannakhet to Vientiane…

    • Northern Thailand by: Ryan and Mel

      November 21, 2011, 14:40

      Index for Northern Thailand Full trip inded HERE All photos from Northern Thailand HERE Southern Thailand see HERE 102-105 Houei Xai – Chiang Khong…

    • Where we stayed (info and reviews) by: Ryan and Mel

      December 2, 2011, 14:22

      Where we stayed Be aware that you do get what you pay for, and our comments are made accordingly.  If we were paying £100 a night our expectations would be…

    • Backpacking Hints & Tips by: Ryan and Mel

      December 27, 2011, 12:08

      General Travellers Tips Please note that we do not profess to be expert travellers or backpackers, you will meet those that are (or profess to be!) when you…

  • CamperVan Stuff > by: Ryan and Mel

    April 26, 2011, 20:15

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    • Our Wild camping Database by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2010, 11:21

      (See HERE for our other GPS download index page) Wild camping Database For simplicity, all of our downloads are now in one place - to go directly there click…

    • GPS POIs Hosted by us by: Ryan and Mel

      May 19, 2010, 17:37

      We have the following POI files hosted by us:- Caravan Club GPS POIs inclduing club sites, certified sites/CLs and abooad sites (2012 data) click…

    • Campervan Tips Index by: Ryan and Mel

      June 7, 2010, 13:56

      Here is a list of tips we've made that are worth listing in one place as otherwise they may be lost in the blog section of the site! Van Specific Tips Wh…

    • Van Trip Details > by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2010, 08:11

      Our trip index with our known plans… Only long trips (month+) are included here. We’ve had many more little trips of a week or two but they don’t really…

      • Trip 01 - Holland and North Germany > by: Ryan and Mel

        March 13, 2010, 08:11

          Preparation Summary and costs and review Week 1 - Home to South Holland Week 2 - East Holland to Amsterdam Week 3 - Amsteram to Hamburg Week…

        • Trip 1 preparation... by: Ryan and Mel

          March 13, 2010, 08:12

          Preparation Blimey!  How much did we underestimate how much work there was to organise such an adventure!  We originally thought we’d need a week, maybe…

        • Trip 1 Costs, Summary and Review by: Ryan and Mel

          March 13, 2010, 08:24

          Summary of trip and tips learned 5 October – 15 November – 41 days. Trip distance: 2209 miles (excluding Home to/from Dover) Average: 34mpg Trip…

        • Week 1 – Home to South Holland by: Ryan and Mel

          March 13, 2010, 08:26

          Week 1 – Home to South Holland PLEASE NOTE:- You can click any picture to see a bigger version See photo album links here The week prior to…

        • Week 2 – East Holland to Amsterdam by: Ryan and Mel

          March 13, 2010, 08:29

          Week 2 – East Holland to Amsterdam PLEASE NOTE:- You can click any picture to see a bigger version See photo album links here On starting week…

        • Week 3 – Amsterdam to Hamburg by: Ryan and Mel

          March 13, 2010, 17:13

          Week 3 – Amsterdam to Hamburg PLEASE NOTE:- You can click any picture to see a bigger version See photo album links here   We definitely…

        • Week 4 –Hamburg to Berlin by: Ryan and Mel

          March 13, 2010, 17:17

          Week 4 –Hamburg to Berlin PLEASE NOTE:- You can click any picture to see a bigger version See photo album links here   Start of week 4 –…

        • Week 5 - Berlin to Dresden to Harz Mountains by: Ryan and Mel

          March 13, 2010, 17:19

          Week 5 - Berlin to Dresden to Harz Mountains PLEASE NOTE:- You can click any picture to see a bigger version See photo album links here   Aft…

        • Week 6 - Harz Mountains to Home by: Ryan and Mel

          March 13, 2010, 17:20

          Week 6 - Harz Mountains to Home PLEASE NOTE:- You can click any picture to see a bigger version See photo album links here   Our final week…

      • Trip 02 - Spain & Portugal > by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 12:15

        Click HERE for details of or Spain/Portugal trip

        • Preparation by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:34

          Preparation Blimey.  We did it again!  We had another stupid idea just days before leaving, and literally again, the van was in bits the day before we…

        • Summary of trip and tips learned by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:31

          Summary of trip and tips learned 28 November – 16 January – 49 days. Trip distance: 4327 miles (excluding Home to/from Dover) Average:  33…

        • Week 1 – Home to Malaga by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:30

            For this trip, we have a deadline to get to Malaga within a week in order to meet up with some friends so that I can go motorbike trail riding in the…

        • Week 2 – Malaga to Tarifa by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:28

            We started the second week heading to Villanueva del Trabuco where we were staying in a B&B for 3 nights and meeting up with some friends to go…

        • Week 3 –Tarifa to Aljezur by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:25

            After a couple of great days, we wild camped next to the beach with a group of kite surfers in all sorts of vehicles from standard vans to 4x4…

        • Week 4 –Aljezur to Lisbon to Algarve by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:22

            After a superb day, the night turned chilly – an absolutely freezing wind appeared from somewhere.  We were fine with the heating on, but…

        • Week 5 – Algarve to Sierra Nevada by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:21

            After a good Christmas day we started boxing day with an 8 mile run along the beach and deciding to stay put where we were for another day, and…

        • Week 6 – Sierra Nevada to Valencia by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:19

          The drive down from the mountains was a little challenging – icy at the top and very windy roads – and trying to use as much engine braking as…

        • Week 7 – Valencia to Home by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:17

            Waking up and starting week 7 to poor weather, we got up and went to Peñíscola which by all counts looked reasonable with a well spec’d campsite…

      • Trip 03 - Italy & Switzerland > by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 12:58

          Index for this trip Preparation Summary and Review Week 1 – Home to Munster, Switzerland Week 2 - Muster to Lake Bolensa Week 3 - Lake…

        • Preparation by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 13:11

          Preparation For a change, we did not make any last minute changes to the van.  The only things we needed to do were to replace the rear-view camera on the…

        • Review of Italy and Switzerland trip by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 13:09

          Review of Italy and Switzerland trip 25 February – 14 April 2009 (48 days) Trip distance: 3689 miles (excluding Home to/from Dover) Average: 34-35…

        • Week 1 – Home to Munster, Switzerland by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 13:08

          For the first time we left home in the dry with only the slight hint of rain – hopefully this is a sign of things to come. Getting to Dover was the usual…

        • Week 2 – Munster to Lake Bolsena by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 13:07

          Our night wild camping in the Alps was fine! It was actually quite warm and the van and gas heating held up well. A good hot curry and hot chocolate also…

        • Week 3 – Lake Bolsena to Sperlonga by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 13:05

          On leaving Lake Bolsena we headed to Rome to a campsite called Camping Flaminio just north of the centre. The information on this site looked impressive,…

        • Week 4 – Sperlonga to L’Aquila by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 13:04

          As expected, the week started with a hard speed-work session running along the beach with a good hot shower after. The plan was to leave Sperlonga but the…

        • Week 5 – L’Aquila to Florence by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 13:02

          Waking up looking forward to week 5, we opened the windows to find about an inch of snow! The morning sun melted most of it quickly and we ventured in to…

        • Week 6 – Florence to Lake Garda by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 13:00

          We started week 6 in a typical fashion – a 10 mile run along the river into Florence past Ponte Vecchio and then back through a nice park. For some…

        • Week 7 – Lake Garda to Home by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 12:59

          After a nice first evening at Garda we opted to stay a second night and just enjoy the view over the lake. In typical fashion we started the week with an…

      • Trip 04 - Scotland ish by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 13:13

           From the outset this trip is not going to give Scotland any justice at all.  From our initial ideas, events have dictated this is a short 3 week trip…

      • Trip 05 - France (part 1) > by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 13:19

        Review of trip Week 1 - Home to Cap d'Adge Week 2 - Cap d'Adge to Le Pradet Week 3 - Le Pradet to Les Salles Sur Vendon Week 4 - Les Salles Sur…

      • Trip 06 - Budapest n Back > by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 13:31

        Review, Costs and Summary Week 1 - Home to Baden-Baden Week 2 - Baden Baden to Sankt Gilgen Week 3 - Sankt Gilgen to Mosonmagyaróvár Week 4 -…

      • Trip 07 - Holland, Germany and Denmark > by: Ryan and Mel

        August 9, 2010, 08:29

        Index for trip 7 Click here for General photos from Trip 7 Preparation Week 1 - Home to Naarden (NL) Week 2 - Naarden (NL) to Bevern (DE) Week 3 -…

        • Trip 7 Preparation (or lack of!) by: Ryan and Mel

          August 9, 2010, 08:30

          Never before have we started a trip with so little planning.  Really – apart from rough ferry times we have no idea where we are going to go.  We’re…

        • Week 1 - Home to Naarden (NL) by: Ryan and Mel

          August 9, 2010, 08:31

            With the van packed and ready to go we headed off, but rather than leave the UK straight away we popped in and spend the evening in a “private aire”…

        • Week 2 - Naarden (NL) to Bevern (DE) by: Ryan and Mel

          August 16, 2010, 08:18

          After pretending to be Matt all night (yeah right) week two started well as we headed on slow roads to a place called Kampen which we thought was apt.  The…

        • Week 3 - Bevern (DE) to Heide (DE) by: Ryan and Mel

          August 24, 2010, 11:00

          We left quiet Bevern and discreetly (as we could) borrowed someones wifi to update this site then headed north following the river weiser.  We stopped at…

        • Week 4 - Heide (DE) to Hirtshals (DK) by: Ryan and Mel

          August 30, 2010, 07:23

          Week 4 started with rain, which according to the forecast is set in for the week.  Amazing – we go away in August for 2 years in succession and get soaked…

        • Week 5 - Hirtshals (DK) to Kerteminde (DK) by: Ryan and Mel

          September 5, 2010, 15:01

             Prior to leaving Hirstshals for the second time, I made use of the wifi in range, and looked up to see if I could find any water/waste sources nearby as…

        • Week 6 - Kerteminde (DK) to Rodvig (DK) by: Ryan and Mel

          September 14, 2010, 11:08

          Week 6 started with a rough plan to go clockwise around Zealand and get to Copenhagen for the weekend when it is likely to be most active.  Whether this…

        • Week 7 - Rodvig (DK) to Lubeck (DE) by: Ryan and Mel

          September 23, 2010, 18:49

          Our seventh week started as great as week 6 ended.  After some overnight rain the morning was lovely and sunny so we went for a long run along the top of…

        • Week 8 - Lubeck (DE) to Home by: Ryan and Mel

          September 24, 2010, 19:33

          The start of week 8 sees us setting a new record for us in our longest trip away – 50 days, and all of them away from campsites and electrical hookup –…

        • Trip 7 costs, review and summary by: Ryan and Mel

          September 24, 2010, 19:35

            Trip 7 - Total mileage 3,437 excluding to/from Dover.  Average 36mpg Travel Ferry 75.00 €   Tolls + local ferry 66.00 €   Fue…

      • Trip 08 - Snowboarding & Sahara > by: Ryan and Mel

        December 4, 2010, 18:13

        This page is the index for our 8th major trip - Snowboarding and the Sahara....  In other words, Alps, Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, Spain, Portugal and Morocco....…

        • Preparation & Planning by: Ryan and Mel

          December 4, 2010, 18:14

          Well we knew this trip was going to be the biggest test of the van and us ever - from a couple of months in the freezing Alps snowboarding, down to Morocco and…

        • Week 19 - Moncao to Home by: Ryan and Mel

          April 26, 2011, 20:32

          After a noisy night in Moncao we said goodbye to Portugal and headed into Spain where instantly the sun vanished and we had rain set in for the day. …

        • Costs, Summary and Review by: Ryan and Mel

          April 5, 2011, 15:40

          Summary Travel Ferry 80.00 €   Tolls 57.00 €   Fuel 966.00 €   Daytime parking 3.00 €   Train/bus/tram 11.00…

        • All About Valloire by: Ryan and Mel

          December 28, 2010, 13:11

          With all the ski resorts available to us, why did we pick Valloire?  Well quite simply it met a couple of criteria – first it has a reasonable cost…

        • Week 1 - Home to Valloire (FR) by: Ryan and Mel

          December 21, 2010, 10:33

          Our 8th major trip, and our longest ever so far got off to a delayed start due to waiting for some final Christmas presents to be delivered – but sadly…

        • Weeks 2 & 3 - Valloire by: Ryan and Mel

          January 3, 2011, 11:51

          Sorry if this is boring for our avid fan base, but from the motorhoming perspective we’re not doing much as we’re staying put here.  We’re not going to…

        • Weeks 4, 5 and 6 - Valloire by: Ryan and Mel

          January 24, 2011, 12:20

          For the few weeks the chore routine of getting up and going snowboarding continued.  (No sympathy expected).  Due to lack of fresh snow, for the first week…

        • Weeks 7 & 8 - Valloire to Cognin-les-Gorges by: Ryan and Mel

          February 10, 2011, 09:38

          Fortunately my man-flu has abated, but now Mel has a bit of a cold.  I’ve told her to man up and get on with it – which she is doing and still having…

        • Week 9 - Cognin to Port la Nouvelle by: Ryan and Mel

          February 15, 2011, 11:25

          Week 9 started a bit misty but we went on a long walk into the Gorges past some waterfalls and up the ravine.  The walk was probably endless but our…

        • Week 10 - Port-la-Nouvelle to Banyoles by: Ryan and Mel

          February 24, 2011, 20:27

          Week 10 started quite well.  On leaving Port-la-Nouvelle we headed south on the quiet roads and passed some lovely scenery over the inland lake of…

        • Week 11 - Banyoles (ES) to Granada (ES) by: Ryan and Mel

          February 28, 2011, 19:53

          After a fresh run around the Beslau lake, we explored a few little places in Spain – starting with the Roman and Greek ruins of Empúries (well worth the…

        • Week 12 - Granada to Algeciras (ES) by: Ryan and Mel

          March 9, 2011, 17:06

          Week 12 started with a chore of getting LPG in Granada (rare in Spain) and then going to an open Carrefour!  Hurrah!  With cupboards full we headed up to…

        • Week 13 - Algeciras to Azrou (Morocco) by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2011, 17:06

            For more photos showing our Morocco trip click HERE Week 13 – oh dear – apart from showing we’ve had a quarter of a year away – its also a bad…

        • Week 14 - Azrou to gorges du Todra Morocco by: Ryan and Mel

          March 22, 2011, 15:47

          For more pictures from Morocco - click HERE Overnight the temperatures plummeted and the rain turned to snow which closed the one and only road/pass…

        • Week 15 - Todra Gorges to El-Jadida Morocco by: Ryan and Mel

          March 29, 2011, 17:16

          For more Morcco photos click HERE Week 15 started by returning down the gorges – this time me driving and Mel viewing the superb spectacle.  Absolutely…

        • Week 16 - El-Jadida (Morocco) to Alagoa (PT) by: Ryan and Mel

          April 5, 2011, 15:46

          For more Morcco photos click HERE After a good nights sleep with the Atlantic lapping the beach, we ventured into town via the local fish market and port…

        • Week 17 - Alagoa to Vale Furado (PT) by: Ryan and Mel

          April 13, 2011, 21:11

          With slightly grey skies we left Alagoa and left Barry & Hazel behind and we headed towards Quarteira near Villamoura where we stayed over Christmas a…

        • Week 18 - Vale Furado to Moncao (PT) by: Ryan and Mel

          April 19, 2011, 18:22

            We started week 18 with a good sleep before heading off to Batalha and a convenient (and good) aire for a service stop.  The small town seems to be set up…

      • Trip 09 - France (Mountainbiking) by: Ryan and Mel

        July 17, 2011, 12:37

        To see index of all our trips, click HERE Here is the trip index for this trip. Week 1 - Home to Chanez Week 2 - Chanez to Valloire Week 3 -…

    • Our Van > by: Ryan and Mel

      March 12, 2010, 18:40

      Our Van As mentioned elsewhere, one of our dreams was to buy a campervan at some point later in life. However, we bought one much earlier than planned! So…

      • Detailed Review Cavarno 2 by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 10:25

        Van Details/Review This page aims to provide details and a review of the Horizons Unlimited Cavarno 2 Campervan as sold by Roy Wood Transits.  Overall its a…

      • Van Modifications Index > by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 10:28

        Van Modifications When we look at what we've changed you may think it is due to a badly designed van.  In fact its far from it, our requirements changed from…

        • Van Upgrades by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 10:29

          Van Upgrades Upgrading battery power from 85AH to 200AH The van originally came with a single 85AH battery which is sufficient for short summer wild camping…

        • Useful Modificaitons by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 10:31

          Useful Modifiations for anyone Night Alarm After reading the forums about what can happen overnight, especially at Aires or wild camping, we thought we…

        • Minor Tweaks by: Ryan and Mel

          March 14, 2010, 10:35

          Minor Tweaks (probably van specific) The modifications here may only be applicable to our make/model of van - so these modifications will not be covered in…

  • _NOMENU by: Ryan and Mel

    November 21, 2011, 14:30

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    • SE Asia Research by: Ryan and Mel

      May 13, 2011, 12:19

      ** Research still in progress - due to depart November 2011 ** Wow.  When we through this one into the kitty we thought it would be a fairly simple…

    • Stuff we're taking (gadgets, cards...) by: Ryan and Mel

      October 9, 2011, 08:52

      Whilst we anticipate blagging most of our trip, we're actually quite organised as to what to take.  Our endless research means we've found the best bargains,…

    • SE Asia - Planned route by: Ryan and Mel

      June 11, 2011, 18:16

      Planned Route & Itinerary The below is our suggested route just to enable us to plan timeframes.  We are well aware this is likely to go to pot within 24…

    • Flights, Insurance, Visas and Vaccinations, Tips by: Ryan and Mel

      June 19, 2011, 14:20

      Flights As expected, we did loads of research and loads of website trawling in order to find the best and cheapest flights for us.  Based on this we can…

  • Biking > by: Ryan and Mel

    May 13, 2011, 12:08

    Our bike tour bits will be added

    • Introduction by: Ryan and Mel

      May 13, 2011, 13:21

      You know, sometimes you have bargian?  Sometimes you have a good idea?  And sometimes...... When we bought our Vallorie snowboard pass, there was a €20…

  • Misc > by: Ryan and Mel

    March 13, 2010, 11:47

    Please use the above "Resources & Downloads" menu to access available resources

    • Our Photos by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2010, 11:47

      Our Trips in Pictures Here are the photo albums for you to peruse. They are hosted by Google Picassa and as such should have some neat slide-show functionality…

    • Useful Links by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2010, 18:48

      Here are a list of our useful links

    • Making Money (us & you) by: Ryan and Mel

      April 1, 2010, 18:17

      Some ways we make money Obviously when we travel we don't really have time to make money.  And sadly, this website isn't in the top 10 websites on the…

    • My Shop by: Ryan and Mel

      June 14, 2010, 13:18

      Here is a list of items we suggest you consider on your travels.   All purchases take place through Amazon and as such your purchase is with them rather than…

    • Download GPS POI files  by: Ryan and Mel

      July 27, 2011, 12:52

      In order to make my life easier I've moved all download links to this page.  All downloads here should work and are free to download, any problems please…

    • Planning & Preparation > by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2010, 10:38

      European Tour A few years ago we bought ourselves a small campervan (Horizons Unlimited Cavarno 2 from Roy Wood Transits) for short breaks only.  However,…

      • Hints Tips & Research by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 10:48

        Hints, Tips, Advice & Research Last Update: March 2010 Please see Tip page 2 for more "experienced based" tips Please also see the "TIPS" Topic Tab…

      • Experienced based tips 1 by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 10:51

        Experienced Based Tips Last Update: January 2010 This page is based on tips that we have picked up over the last year - hope they are useful and frugal! …

      • Year 1 Review  by: Ryan and Mel

        March 14, 2010, 11:03

        Year 1 - 200 days away! Wow. What a year.  With our 5 main trips, and a few weekends and other short trips away, we've just hit 200 nights away in a year…

  • Country Facts > by: Ryan and Mel

    September 9, 2010, 16:57

    Please see the sub meus for country facts *NEW* so not much content here yet

    • Disclaimer and Definitions by: Ryan and Mel

      September 9, 2010, 17:03

      Disclaimer of our views Firstly may we say, the comments here and on the entire of this site are our opinion only and should be taken as such.  Our views…

    • Denmark by: Ryan and Mel

      September 9, 2010, 17:11

      Please see our Disclaimer and Definition page before reading further to prevent any misunderstandings. Driving and Driving Standards The driving standards in…

    • Morocco by: Ryan and Mel

      April 1, 2011, 21:04

      Please see our Disclaimer and Definition page before reading further to prevent any misunderstandings. Driving and Driving Standards The driving standards in…


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  • Pre 2010 Posts  (100)
    • Autoroute 2010 now available! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 15, 2010, 09:31

      At last! After waiting 3 years from Autoroute 2007, the 2010 verison is now available. This includes massively updated maps and POIs and a load of new…

    • Inspirational Books by: Ryan and Mel

      December 30, 2009, 19:26

      OK - people say we were inspirational to them - but here are a couple of items that inspired us to do what we do! Really quite good reading and recommended to…

    • Amazon Links to help us! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 30, 2009, 18:41

      Hi!Below is a link to Amazon. If you fancy it, please use this banner (or any other on this site) and though you will pay the same price, Amazon give us a few…

    • Merry Christmas and THANK YOU SANTA!!!! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 23, 2009, 17:10

      Merry Christmas to all, and hope that you get as nice a present as Santa just delivered me. For those in the know, The 12 year project - Plan A has taken…

    • Home now for a bit by: Ryan and Mel

      December 17, 2009, 16:37

      Well Trip 6 to Budapest and back via South Germany and Austria is over.  We’re back in one piece and had quite an experience!  Lovely trip…

    • Brr and Wet in Budapest by: Ryan and Mel

      December 8, 2009, 18:08

      We're in Budapest and today has been a bit of a mare! Await the diary for details. Suffice to say, we're fine but its freezing, wet, and we got drenched.…

    • Almost at Budapest by: Ryan and Mel

      December 7, 2009, 15:41

      Currently along Lake Balaton which sadly is pretty much closed up :( Will be arriving at Budapest tomorrow which will be cool! Snow free at moment!  Phew!

    • alive and well by: Ryan and Mel

      December 3, 2009, 11:10

      hello all we are alive and well just on the austrian/german border at salzburg. heading deeper into austria over the next few days then if snow holds off…

    • Next trip about to start.... by: Ryan and Mel

      November 18, 2009, 21:32

      About to head off again – we were going tomorrow but we’re not ready and the sea is rough!  We’ll be gone by the end of the weekend…

    • Hi in Herefordshire by: Ryan and Mel

      November 3, 2009, 16:45

      We’re currently in Herefordshire in our van exploring the small towns and countryside.  Managed to free/wild camp for the last 4 days but have to…

    • Fame! (Embarrassed to admit!) by: Ryan and Mel

      October 23, 2009, 21:01

      Oops.  Wrong place, wrong time, and we end up with a half page picture of us in MMM.  Wouldn’t be so bad if it was Young Adventurers Monthly or…

    • Motorhome show @ NEC by: Ryan and Mel

      October 19, 2009, 08:34

      Blimey – that was a tough 6 days for us both to help out with Roy Wood Transits on their stands with the Cavarno (which we have) and their Westfaila…

    • Next trip ideas by: Ryan and Mel

      October 10, 2009, 12:57

      Pah. We come back from typical France, and our friends Adam & Sophie published some of their stunning pictures on their blog http://europebycamper.com/…

    • We're back! by: Ryan and Mel

      September 30, 2009, 21:32

      As in both the laptop is working (Dell replaced CPU, Motherboard, heat sink, and fans – e.g. most of it!); and we’re back from France in one piece. Diary…

    • hi from the med by: Ryan and Mel

      September 16, 2009, 10:45

      still here and alive. mcdonalds wifi working well! just coming up to st tropez. weather been really sunny but last night when wild camping at a small quay we…

    • Dead laptop by: Ryan and Mel

      September 11, 2009, 09:20

      Currently in south of france having a good time.  laptop blown up (big time) so until I can get a Dell engineer we will not be able to blog or post pics.…

    • Near Millau by: Ryan and Mel

      September 7, 2009, 16:23

      Hello We are just north of Millau next to the river Tarn and basking in the sun a bit. Glad to have had a few days of good weather and escaping the cold…

    • Bonjour France by: Ryan and Mel

      September 1, 2009, 20:12

      Just leaving on a months trip to France to have both a tour and a holiday!  Very much looking forward to this trip and hopefully we’ll come back with  a…

    • Scotland trip review by: Ryan and Mel

      August 27, 2009, 09:27

      Our short trip to Scotland cut short by Mel being ill, she is okay now but still coughing :( Here is a short YouTube clip of our adventure with some funny(ish)…

    • Home again - packing for next trip by: Ryan and Mel

      August 24, 2009, 15:11

      We’re home briefly.  Came home early as Mel wasn’t (isn’t) 100% still after her bug – and as Scotland was full of heavy rain we decided it would be…

    • Edinburgh Fringe - and raining! by: Ryan and Mel

      August 15, 2009, 09:08

      Damn it! After coming to Scotland twice previously, once in May for the marathon, the weather was hot hot hot.  Today though its wet and, I guess,…

    • New Cavarno by: Ryan and Mel

      August 9, 2009, 18:52

      Just been to the Horizons Unlimited open day to see their new vans – these are the guys that made our van.  Good to see some existing and some…

    • We are away! snowboarding day 1 by: Ryan and Mel

      August 9, 2009, 07:45

      at last we are away again. seems like an age since we've been away. yesterday spent a few hours snowboarding which was great. both improved hugely though…

    • Next trip(s) planned! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 27, 2009, 13:52

      Hoorah!  We’re managing to get things sorted. We still can’t leave the UK for long (for reasons that will soon become apparent, and no, nothing to do…

    • My new toy! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 21, 2009, 13:59

      I decided I've been working so hard I deserve a new toy. Okay - that may be open to some debate considering I've only done around 15 days in the last year -…

    • Wakeboarding and WMSki Cable Lake in the Cotswolds by: Ryan and Mel

      July 6, 2009, 09:10

      Yet again, we had an excellent long weekend at the WMSki cable wakeboarding lake in the Cotswolds. But for a change we went in a heatwave rather than constant…

    • Bristol Museum vs. Banksy Exhibition by: Ryan and Mel

      June 30, 2009, 07:50

      We're not art lovers. But we went to see the Banksy Exhibition at the Bristol Museum. We had to queue over an hour to get in, and another 45 mins to get into…

    • Zorbing at Zorb South by: Ryan and Mel

      June 30, 2009, 07:43

      Thanks to my parents for our zorbing trip as one of our Christmas presents of Zorbing. We went down to Zorb South in Dorset for a wet ride. It was actually…

    • Killer Marathon by: Ryan and Mel

      June 3, 2009, 06:27

      For our sins, on 31 May 2009 we went up to Edinburgh for a long weekend and ran the Edinburgh marathon.  Our first.  Unfortunately, the weather was superb…

    • So - what are we doing now? by: Ryan and Mel

      May 21, 2009, 10:01

      We've had a few people ask what we're up to now as we've been home for a month and been very quiet. Are the travels over? Hell no! :) We're working on a…

    • Home! by: Ryan and Mel

      April 14, 2009, 17:52

      We’re home!  7 weeks of travel and the bath was a nice change! Home for a short while working on some other projects.  The Italy tour, part of our…

    • Naughty wild camping in Como by: Ryan and Mel

      April 9, 2009, 18:12

      Hi from Como May be our last night in Italy before we go North to Switzerland. We found a really superb place to wild camp – really very naughty –…

    • Earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy by: Ryan and Mel

      April 6, 2009, 17:30

      Hi all! Thanks for the emails from people – but as you can see we’re fine and not in L’Aquila at the moment.  We were there 10 days ago and stayed…

    • What a week! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 31, 2009, 17:01

      Week 5 was absolutely superb. Loads of excellent sites seen, loads of lovely views, villages, towns, roads, people, food, drink - and just exactly what Italy…

    • Its a Flippin' small world! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 29, 2009, 17:55

      Back in November 2008 we met a couple - Barry & Hazel - in a campsite in Holland where they had a little Mazda Bongo camper. We showed our van off and…

    • Week 5 going well - L'Aquila by: Ryan and Mel

      March 26, 2009, 17:26

      We're in L'Aquilia and having our 3rd night here. Nice town, and loads for us to do. Had a long 17m run today so ache like mad, and assuming we can walk…

    • Week 4 over (phew!) by: Ryan and Mel

      March 24, 2009, 19:38

      Week 4 has been interesting! Full diary listed here: http://www.doyourdream.co.uk/trip03week4.php One heck of a lot of driving (800 miles?) and not a lot of…

    • Pompei and cold! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 20, 2009, 15:00

      We've left the quiet, relaxing, and hot coast and are now in busy, chaotic and **** freezing Pompei. Some interesting "roads" between Naples & Pompei that…

    • Spanish trail riding video (from Dec 08) by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2009, 08:08

      At last, after 3 months of waiting, Gowry has finally chopped together a small video of our Spanish trail riding adventure in Andalucia in the south of…

    • Friends in Rome by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2009, 17:52

      Really knackered after a busy few days in Rome - tomorrow we rest! Its been a really social time for us - a couple of days ago we met a young Canadian…

    • The tower in Pisa is a bit wonkey.... by: Ryan and Mel

      March 8, 2009, 15:46

      We’re just in Pisa enjoying the Tuscany area of Italy.  The leaning tower is mightily impressive as is the surrounding old town. Off into the Tuscan…

    • Its not ALL plain sailing and fun by: Ryan and Mel

      March 3, 2009, 08:13

      Yesterday was a bit of a disaster. We planned a morning run but it was raining, so cancelled and went to see Lake Geneva.  Geneva was covered in fog…

    • Strangers eMails - thanks! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 2, 2009, 11:28

      We just checked our email in Bern today, and we had more emails from strangers (or friends we haven’t yet met!) than from people we know!  And…

    • Brussels by: Ryan and Mel

      February 27, 2009, 08:33

      En-route South we have stopped in Brussels for a couple of nights and had a cycle tour of the city yesterday.  The picture is supposed to be a representa…

    • We're off! by: Ryan and Mel

      February 24, 2009, 21:27

      After a few weeks at home we’re off again.  Heading to Italy via Switzerland.  And thats about all we know!  No plans, no route, we’re just going to…

    • Next trip by: Ryan and Mel

      February 14, 2009, 11:46

      The next trip is decided...  Long drive to Italy via Switzerland...  We will remember to stock up on Tesco chocolate digestives and bourbons before we…

    • Home again by: Ryan and Mel

      January 16, 2009, 17:32

      Hi   We’re home again after 49 days away for trip 2.  Pretty knackered.  Home for a short while so hopefully catch up with everyone, and looking…

    • Bye Bye Spain! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 11, 2009, 09:41

      Just leaving Spain through the Tunnel de Bielsa through the Pyrenees into France.  Stopping at St. Lary for a few days to get some final snowboarding in…

    • From sun to snowboarding! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 2, 2009, 13:29

      Just come back down out of the mountains after 3 days of hard and fun snowboarding.  A little bruised, but what a great time!  Chasing the sun again…

    • MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ALGARVE! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 24, 2008, 16:40

      OK – we know we said we’d be in Lisbon!  But hey, plans change, and we decided we much prefer the south coast of Portugal, so at the 11th hour we…

    • Week 3 over by: Ryan and Mel

      December 20, 2008, 11:57

      We’ve survived to week 3 – and the diary and pictures are uploaded to http://www.doyourdream.co.uk/trip02week3.php Really nice start to week 4 –…

    • We Are Here... by: Ryan and Mel

      December 16, 2008, 14:56

      We’re now in the South West of Portugal near Lagos.  Just had a long cycle ride and walk with a picnic exploring the lovely town of Lagos.  The…

    • We're alive! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 11, 2008, 19:03

      Yeah – I survived the biking, and Mel survived 7 blokes talking about bikes.  Currently in Tarifa enjoying good weather, good beach, and great…

    • My last ever entry? by: Ryan and Mel

      December 5, 2008, 17:51

      Tomorrow is the start of my motorbike weekend in the Spanish mountains! And I've never ridden off road (a slight excursion at Snetterton doesn't count...) So…

    • in madrid by: Ryan and Mel

      December 2, 2008, 12:30

      hello from madrid. jouney down was heavy rain and cold. into span over the mountains from san sebastian down - and moderate snow! clear roads so okay. madrid…

    • We're off again! by: Ryan and Mel

      November 27, 2008, 15:37

      As appears to be normal, the van was in bits the day before we left - but its now reassembled, packed, and ready to go in the morning! As we had the idea of…

    • What a stupid idea! Madness! by: Ryan and Mel

      November 24, 2008, 09:31

      When coming back from Germany, we said "We're off to Spain/Portugal next - then where?". As in Feb the weather is crap, we thought about simply going snowboardi…

    • Week 5 over, and almost home!! by: Ryan and Mel

      November 14, 2008, 10:51

      Blimey Getting free wifi in Germany has been a challenge.  Always doable - but not where we can whack out the laptop.  So sorry for delays to emails…

    • We're on our way home by: Ryan and Mel

      November 9, 2008, 19:12

      Slowly....  Just over 600 miles to go from where we are, and we'll be taking it slow.  Back at the weekend.  5 weeks down - just the one to…

    • We're as far away as we're going to be... by: Ryan and Mel

      November 4, 2008, 15:56

      We’re in sunny Dresden - well overcast actually – and as far away from home as we’re going to be on this trip.  This sadly means from…

    • Hi from Berlin by: Ryan and Mel

      November 1, 2008, 14:39

      A sunny few days in Berlin camping 10m walk from Checkpoint Charlie. Loads to see here so quite tiring. Having rest with large hot chocolate and bagel!4…

    • Hello from Hamburg by: Ryan and Mel

      October 27, 2008, 10:22

      We’ve made it to Hamburg – and just had a great day in the city.  Totally amazing place – loads of “wow” sites everywhere…

    • Amsterdam 1/2 Marathon by: Ryan and Mel

      October 21, 2008, 12:17

      Well – what can we say! Day was perfect running conditions.  We were nice and relaxed. However, at 8 miles we both died!  A lot of pain as…

    • Week 2 over - Amsterdam is homely by: Ryan and Mel

      October 21, 2008, 12:11

      We’ve survived a second week – and surprisingly just in budget!  Had a great night out in Amsterdam last night and are stuffed as a pig today…

    • Poor Internet :( by: Ryan and Mel

      October 21, 2008, 11:19

      Thanks for the emails we get!  And yes, sorry for not updating blog or anything else.  Problem is – we are getting Internet access when out…

    • That was a quick week! by: Ryan and Mel

      October 21, 2008, 11:19

      Really pleased how week 1 has gone – all to plan so far and the weather has been very kind!   Assuming this is on the Internet, then the…

    • Lifes a beach.... by: Ryan and Mel

      October 11, 2008, 10:56

      The sun is certainly shining on us!  Another lovely sunny day and just warm enough for short sleeves.  Spent a few hours with the power kite on the…

    • We have arrived - the trip has started! by: Ryan and Mel

      October 10, 2008, 10:34

      Well at last, we have started our trip!  We arrived via a very choppy ferry ride to Calais, and trusted TomTom to bring us to our first and only planned…

    • Scouting For Girls by: Ryan and Mel

      October 2, 2008, 16:34

      What an excellent name for a band!After blasting this out this afternoon we decided the lyrics of one of Scouting For Girls songs was superb and worth a…

    • ALMOST ready to go! by: Ryan and Mel

      October 2, 2008, 14:39

      Blimey, its been a long time (or feels like it) - but our adventure starts Sunday! Off to Holland to start our big escape.Mel has at last finished work and…

    • Wakeboarding and Zorro by: Ryan and Mel

      September 8, 2008, 20:19

      Another great wakeboarding holiday with the boys at WM Ski in the Cotswolds. Took a while to get back into it – but had a great time. The team at WM Ski are…

    • Day out at Natural History Museum by: Ryan and Mel

      September 8, 2008, 20:15

      Starting to taste the relaxing life :) Off to the Natural History Museum today - loads to see. Some funny picture opportunities.... :)From 0809 Natural History…

    • FOUR WEEKS TO GO!!!! by: Ryan and Mel

      September 8, 2008, 20:00

      Under 4 weeks to go now! Getting exciting and final plans getting sorted.Running out of time!

    • What a weekend - Happy Birthday Mel! by: Ryan and Mel

      August 18, 2008, 10:13

      What a nice long weekend! Mel was off on Friday, so as it was a lovely day we decided to cycle to Watford along the canal! 30 miles later and all we bought was…

    • £534 profit from Internet for 5 hours "work"!!! by: Ryan and Mel

      August 17, 2008, 17:01

      What a rediculous week! Stupid.As I am at home waiting for Mel to work her notice, I've been spending time on the Internet looking at ways to make money. And…

    • Amsterdam Half Marathon by: Ryan and Mel

      July 26, 2008, 20:56

      In line with the plans, we’ve booked in for Amsterdam Half Marathon on 18th October.  We were planning to be in Germany – but hey – an extra week in…

    • Telling everyone of Plan B! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 26, 2008, 18:48

      Unbelievably, we’ve kept our plans a secret from everyone! A few hints here and there – but thats it. Good job too in hindsight! So – this blog has…

    • Mel has resigned!!! Plan B is GO GO GO!! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 25, 2008, 07:24

      Well - after all our talk and excitement - Plan B is GO GO GO!! Mel resigned yesterday meaning we are about to initiate Plan B....Now the fun starts.....

    • Holiday over by: Ryan and Mel

      July 25, 2008, 07:21

      Shame L Our holiday is over. We finished off in the Eden Project which was a superb day out, then ventured home thinking of our next adventures!A lovely and…

    • Summer Sun! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 20, 2008, 17:56

      We’ve been lucky with a couple of days of hot sun! Cool air which makes the risk of getting burned quite high!Had a lovely bike ride to Gweek to see the…

    • Beach Bums or Dudes! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 18, 2008, 18:54

      So far the weather hasn’t been too bad for us. We enjoyed Padstow and Rock and a long walk along the dunes and an afternoon nap in the sun! For our…

    • Lovely time in Cornwall by: Ryan and Mel

      July 14, 2008, 11:04

      Having a really nice relaxing time in Cornwall. We were fortunate enough to leave a day early and miss the traffic. Had a lovely 6 mile run which felt like…

    • 5 min jobs take hours by: Ryan and Mel

      July 9, 2008, 09:36

      Mel has been moaning her brakes in her car (Lovely 2001 Ford Puma) have been squeeking. She is right - they were - but only gently. And at least this time…

    • EASY MONEY!? by: Ryan and Mel

      June 30, 2008, 18:49

      If my maths is right.....One hours work this evening - and £75 tax free and risk free profit.Not exactly sure how this is working - my Excel spreadsheet is…

    • Matched betting - Easy Money? by: Ryan and Mel

      June 30, 2008, 18:29

      HmmmA friend of mine told me of a "Matched Betting" technique to guarentee to make money via Internet betting.Yeah right I thought.Then he told me he was £300…

    • New Blog Live by: Ryan and Mel

      June 28, 2008, 09:57

      After much fiddling I decided to upgrade (!?) our Blog to a new format, and this made it impossible to "integrate" to our ryanandmel.com site. Thats fine, as…

    • Sage has died :( by: Ryan and Mel

      June 13, 2008, 18:11

      Sage, our lovely rabbit, unfortunately had to be put to sleep today. On Friday 13th. She did however have a lovely life, pampered by us both, and lived to 10…

    • Surprise! Babies we love! by: Ryan and Mel

      May 26, 2008, 15:56

      Okay, get up off the floor, these babies are sweet and cuddly! We are fortunate to have a regular fox guest amost on a daily basis, and it looks like her…

    • Snowboarding over - both passed! by: Ryan and Mel

      May 18, 2008, 18:11

      We're home. And bruised. Good news is Mel passed her tests so is now free to play on the slopes! After a couple of hours every day since Tuesday we seem to be…

    • Snowboarding is: Challenging/painful/fun by: Ryan and Mel

      May 17, 2008, 10:15

      Its now Saturday and we've been learing to Snowboard at Tamworth Snowdome since Wednesday. We had a full day on Wednesday and have been back every day since! I…

    • A "Relaxing" Bank Holiday - lol! by: Ryan and Mel

      May 5, 2008, 17:25

      Well - a nice weather long weekend. And sadly, both of us had to go into work on Saturday :(We did make up for it. Saturday afternoon, an 8 mile round trip…

    • Its finished! by: Ryan and Mel

      April 20, 2008, 12:48

      Hurray!We've finished the bathroom. Now just need to tidy up!A good team - ahead of time; on budget; and as planned. Mel learned some new DIY skills :) Did…

    • Shit - The Weakest Link... by: Ryan and Mel

      April 11, 2008, 18:27

      Damn.Its me :(After continuing DIY yesterday skimming a few mm off the bottom of the door, I (like an idiot), kneeling next to it, twisted, and tried to lift…

    • DIY Tired by: Ryan and Mel

      April 8, 2008, 12:52

      What a weekend. We had Friday off planning a long weekend away, but decided to continue working on the bathroom instead.So out Thursday with some friends for…

    • Back from Brigton, Photo album live by: Ryan and Mel

      March 24, 2008, 15:01

      Well, we're back from Brighton, and just started to play with Google Picasa and got some photos uploaded (see below). Anyway, as mentioned below we've gutted…

    • Off to Brighton for Easter by: Ryan and Mel

      March 19, 2008, 08:57

      Last day in the office today - then a nice long weekend planned in Brighton! Annoyingly, the weather forecast mentioned -4'C tonight. Great! Good weather for…

    • NEC Outdoors Show by: Ryan and Mel

      March 17, 2008, 14:17

      Decided Sunday was a chilling day, so went to the NEC Outdoors Show show thanks to Steve (Roy Wood Transits) giving us a couple of spare tickets.Reminded us of…

    • Bathroom gutted! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 15, 2008, 15:53

      Well - we've started! Screwfix have delivered a load of new toys ;) A new "professional" tile cutter; auto levelling site laser level; towel radiator and…

    • Bathroom project by: Ryan and Mel

      March 11, 2008, 19:35

      Unfortunately the time has come to refresh our bathroom :(We were hoping it would survive, but sadly it is naff and we can't put up with it any longer! We…

    • Blog area is live! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 11, 2008, 14:36

      After much faffing around, I've got our blog area working. No idea what we're going to stick on it, but it is unlikely to be that interesting. Nothing rude…

  • Campervan/Trip Blog  (88)
    • Snowboarding with Campervan in Valloire by: Ryan and Mel

      February 8, 2013, 15:44

      Thought it was about time we posted again as it looks like we've not been up to much.  The thing is, we have, but nothing as long or as challenging as…

    • Bordatlas 2012 now available easily and cheaply by: Ryan and Mel

      March 28, 2012, 14:15

      Blimey.  Only takes a few days back from Asia and I'm back into campervan mode!  Our van is cleaned, had a bit of DIY maintenance, and we're off on Friday…

    • Trip 9 - Costs and Review by: Ryan and Mel

      September 2, 2011, 20:00

      Index for this trip HERE   Travel Ferry 80.00 €   Tolls 3.00 €   Fuel 572.00 €   Parking (see Wild if…

    • Week 8 - La Rochelle to home by: Ryan and Mel

      September 2, 2011, 19:55

      Index for this trip HERE After 8 weeks and almost into September, we are fortunately still blessed with pretty good weather.  On leaving La Rochelle we…

    • Week 7 - Rocamadour to La Rochelle by: Ryan and Mel

      August 28, 2011, 11:13

      Index for this trip HERE On leaving Rocamadour we had a nice chat with our “neighbours” – and her English was only slight better than our French,…

    • Week 6 - Homps to Rocamadour by: Ryan and Mel

      August 21, 2011, 13:47

      Index for this trip HERE As the weather was again clear and warm, we decided to head to the cost again for a few days, so we went to the sandy beaches of…

    • Week 4 - Valloire to Les Deux Alpes by: Ryan and Mel

      August 8, 2011, 11:56

      Index for this trip HERE We awoke at the start of our 4th week to glorious sunshine, so we were out bright and early on the trails.  They opened up…

    • Week 3 - Valloire by: Ryan and Mel

      July 31, 2011, 12:56

      Index for this trip HERE We started week 3 counting bruises on Mel, but apart from the multi-colouring she was fine.  We opted for a day off biking and…

    • Week 2 - Chanez to Valloire by: Ryan and Mel

      July 25, 2011, 14:43

      Index for this trip HERE After a couple of great hot days at Chanez the weather turned overnight to a massive storm.  Which would have been fine if we…

    • Week 1 - Home to Chanez by: Ryan and Mel

      July 17, 2011, 12:45

      Index for this trip HERE At last, our ninth major trip is underway!  We’ve actually been away for almost 3 weeks in the UK before we left for this trip…

    • Back in UK! Week 19 blog, and cost summary/review by: Ryan and Mel

      April 26, 2011, 20:37

      Well we made it back to a mountain of post, bills, and many new parcels and toys!  Our final week can be seen HERE Our costs, summary and review can be…

    • Week 17 blog - homeward bound by: Ryan and Mel

      April 13, 2011, 21:24

      Just uploaded our week 17 blog.  Quite an achievement as the wifi hotspot I am using is a FON one (thanks dad :) ) and is easily 1km away - got my new wifi…

    • Morocco with Desert Detours blog/review by: Ryan and Mel

      April 5, 2011, 15:57

      Well we survived both Morocco and a "guided" tour with Desert Detours!  As we know this is a popular trip and people have asked us already, here is some links…

    • Week 15 Blog added (El-Jadida Morocco) by: Ryan and Mel

      March 29, 2011, 17:28

      Our trip has now exceeded 100 days - currently 106!  Wow - seems like an age away we left the UK and £1.33 for diesel.  We could get used to the 56p a litre…

    • Week 14 blog added, SUPERB in Morocco by: Ryan and Mel

      March 22, 2011, 16:02

      WOW! Morocco is continuing to far exceed expectations.  Week 14 has shown some fantastic bits, including some memorable-for-life experiences.  See HERE…

    • Sahara Sunrise by: Ryan and Mel

      March 20, 2011, 13:55

      Just left the Sahara dunes, and here are a couple of pictures from an overnight camel trek to a Berber camp and then watching the sun rise over the desert. …

    • Week 13 diary uploaded - in Morocco! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2011, 17:14

      Yeah!  What a week.  Week 13 blog uploaded HERE. Having a superb time even though its raining - can you believe it!?!  Rained every day so far but its…

    • In Morocco (by skin of teeth), and Wk12 Diary by: Ryan and Mel

      March 9, 2011, 17:22

      Our week 12 diary has been uploaded HERE which ends the night before the Morocco section of our trip. We were very lucky to get across, the crossing was…

    • Week 11 blog added, going snowboarding again! by: Ryan and Mel

      February 28, 2011, 20:00

      Week 11 has seen us cover some miles, from north Spain down to Granada where we are sorting stuff out before heading up the mountains tomorrow for some more…

    • Week 10 blog added by: Ryan and Mel

      February 24, 2011, 20:33

      10 weeks away!  Blimey - does the UK still exist?!  We're actually 1/2 way through week 11 having been in Spain a few days, and just had a day in Monestir de…

    • Week 9 blog added - France/Spain border by: Ryan and Mel

      February 15, 2011, 11:40

      Well we're still in France, currently 50m from the med and its sunny.  Wind has gone which is annoying as I want to get the kite out!  Pleasant spot so will…

    • Blog weeks 7 & 8 added - heading SW by: Ryan and Mel

      February 10, 2011, 09:43

      All okay here though our stocks of Nurafen have run out - that tells a story! Weeks 7 & 8 diary blog is now uploaded here Trip index (including photo…

    • Leaving Valloire :( Heading SW... by: Ryan and Mel

      February 6, 2011, 14:45

      Today I managed to get a couple of final hours of boarding in - pelvis and neck sore so wasn't that fluid on the board, but I survived! Lovely day here…

    • Fun at the snowpark by: Ryan and Mel

      February 1, 2011, 18:09

      Here are some poor pics of todays fun at the snowpark. No animals or humans were overly hurt during the taking of these pictures....

    • Où est la neige? Voici la neige! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 30, 2011, 10:21

      Sadly, here in Valloire there has been little snow of recent.  Pretty much the town is clear and the slopes are getting a bit icy and are very hard and packed…

    • Weeks 4, 5 and 6 dairy added by: Ryan and Mel

      January 24, 2011, 12:25

      Our week 4 - 6 diary has been uploaded to http://www.doyourdream.co.uk/trip-reviews-and-details/trip-08-snowboarding-sahara/weeks-4-5-and-6-valloire/ - not…

    • Snow is melting - blood, pain, and... by: Ryan and Mel

      January 17, 2011, 14:45

      Yes - had our first bloody injury here.  Nothing too serious.  I dropped my razor when shaving and it cut my finger.  It would not have been so bad if it…

    • Superb day here! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 10, 2011, 14:55

      Wow.  What a contrast.  6-7cm of snow yesterday and the slopes are superb.  On top of that they are fairly empty as people are back at work.  So today…

    • What a naff day here :( by: Ryan and Mel

      January 9, 2011, 10:44

      OK - s'pose we can't gumble that much.  We've not had a decent dump of snow yet this year and as its getting a bit warmer, the roads in Valloire and paths are…

    • Week 2 & 3 @ Valloire Diary updated by: Ryan and Mel

      January 3, 2011, 11:58

      Hi all. Our diary for the last 2 weeks has been uploaded - click here if interested.  As we're staying put for at least another 4 weeks we'll not be doing…

    • Happy new year from Valloire! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 1, 2011, 16:23

      Haoppy new year everyone. After a cock up meaning we didn't have a meal out last night, we did still see the fireworks over the slopes and some fun at the…

    • Come to Valloire! Snow is SUPERB! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 26, 2010, 18:26

      After a couple of iffy days of low cloud, poor light, and snow blizzards, today was absolutely stunning and showing off the area to its stunning self.  Really…

    • At Valloire - snow & snow chains... by: Ryan and Mel

      December 17, 2010, 18:18

      Blimey.  Its worse than we imagined...  We got up to snow, and after driving some more we got more snow - and as the forecast was even more snow we decided…

    • Next trip: Snowboarding & Sahara 4+months! by: Ryan and Mel

      November 1, 2010, 21:16

      The plans are coming together! We'll be leaving UK just after Mel has a girly xmas party on 11th December and we'll be slowly heading to Valloire (http://www…

    • 46 days away so far... by: Ryan and Mel

      September 16, 2010, 19:09

      We're in Faborg in Denmark, almost Denmarked out!  Probably back to Germany in the next day or two, then home in maybe a week?  Scary!  Poor van has just…

    • Week 6 of Denmark trip diary added (Copenhagen) by: Ryan and Mel

      September 14, 2010, 11:14

      Hi all Our diary blog of week 6 has just been uploaded.  As usual on rereading the week we can't believe how much we squeezed in!  Currently just entering…

    • Week 5 over - diary added by: Ryan and Mel

      September 5, 2010, 15:36

      Well our 5th week away is over, our second full week in Denmark. Had a very busy week this week, seen and done far too much as usual.  Though now, sadly,…

    • Week 4 diary added (full week in Denmark) by: Ryan and Mel

      August 30, 2010, 07:34

      We've survived our first week in Denmark, though a mix of lovely sunny days and windy & wet gales.  Its a shame a much of the enjoyment in Denmark is…

    • Hot and sunny in Denmark by: Ryan and Mel

      August 27, 2010, 18:16

      Well what a change!  Had two lovely sunny days in Denmark and found two great wild camping spots.  Yesterday we were in Viborg which was a lovely place and…

    • Skive (ing) in Denmark by: Ryan and Mel

      August 26, 2010, 09:39

      Hi from Denmark.  Weather much better today - phew.  Just in Skive and unlike its namesake we're not skiving, we found a laundrette so sadly doing a huge…

    • Week 3 diary updated. In very very windy/wet Denmark by: Ryan and Mel

      August 24, 2010, 11:04

      Week 3 diary has been updated - see here for details Rather annoying how windy and wet it is - if varies from very hot and sunny to absolute down pour. …

    • In Celle, Germany by: Ryan and Mel

      August 19, 2010, 10:47

      Currently in Celle, Germany, a rather nice and pleasant old town.  Really beautiful to look at and about to go into the park. Tomorrow off to Bergen-Belson…

    • Week 2 for Holland/Germany/Demark trip added by: Ryan and Mel

      August 16, 2010, 08:23

      Hi In Germany in a place called Bevern and found some WiFi in town, so just uploaded Week 2 diary - CLICK HERE . Weather still varies between "July" and…

    • In Paderborn, Germany, Pink Floyd tomorrow... by: Ryan and Mel

      August 13, 2010, 17:01

      OK  -not "the" Pink Floyd, but a Rock Philharmonic Orchestra playing Pink Floyd in Schloss Neuhaus which is a very pretty nearby castle.  Looking forward to…

    • Trip 7 week 1 diary added (Holland) by: Ryan and Mel

      August 9, 2010, 08:43

      Our Trip 7 diary has been added here CLICK HERE or also available off menus above So far only in Holland but will be heading into Germany and then up to…

    • A few days wildcamping in the Peak District by: Ryan and Mel

      July 4, 2010, 16:16

      We don't normally post anything about short UK trips as everyone tends to do them and we don't normally have anything to add to peoples experience. However,…

    • New wakeboards :) and scars :( by: Ryan and Mel

      June 17, 2010, 17:45

      After some successful eBay bidding, we bought two wakeboards in superb conditon (thanks Mike!) and collected them last night from Oxfordshire and then found a…

    • 2010 Aires / ACSI / Camping Cheque / Bordatlas GPS by: Ryan and Mel

      May 18, 2010, 09:25

      ** PAGE SUPERCEDED - SEE HERE ** Autoroute 2010 & TomTom Download File When we go away I always tend to scour the internet for all the GPS points of…

    • Brr and Wet in Budapest by: Ryan and Mel

      December 8, 2009, 18:08

      We're in Budapest and today has been a bit of a mare! Await the diary for details. Suffice to say, we're fine but its freezing, wet, and we got drenched.…

    • Almost at Budapest by: Ryan and Mel

      December 7, 2009, 15:41

      Currently along Lake Balaton which sadly is pretty much closed up :( Will be arriving at Budapest tomorrow which will be cool! Snow free at moment!  Phew!

    • alive and well by: Ryan and Mel

      December 3, 2009, 11:10

      hello all we are alive and well just on the austrian/german border at salzburg. heading deeper into austria over the next few days then if snow holds off…

    • Next trip about to start.... by: Ryan and Mel

      November 18, 2009, 21:32

      About to head off again – we were going tomorrow but we’re not ready and the sea is rough!  We’ll be gone by the end of the weekend…

    • Hi in Herefordshire by: Ryan and Mel

      November 3, 2009, 16:45

      We’re currently in Herefordshire in our van exploring the small towns and countryside.  Managed to free/wild camp for the last 4 days but have to…

    • hi from the med by: Ryan and Mel

      September 16, 2009, 10:45

      still here and alive. mcdonalds wifi working well! just coming up to st tropez. weather been really sunny but last night when wild camping at a small quay we…

    • Near Millau by: Ryan and Mel

      September 7, 2009, 16:23

      Hello We are just north of Millau next to the river Tarn and basking in the sun a bit. Glad to have had a few days of good weather and escaping the cold…

    • Bonjour France by: Ryan and Mel

      September 1, 2009, 20:12

      Just leaving on a months trip to France to have both a tour and a holiday!  Very much looking forward to this trip and hopefully we’ll come back with  a…

    • Scotland trip review by: Ryan and Mel

      August 27, 2009, 09:27

      Our short trip to Scotland cut short by Mel being ill, she is okay now but still coughing :( Here is a short YouTube clip of our adventure with some funny(ish)…

    • Naughty wild camping in Como by: Ryan and Mel

      April 9, 2009, 18:12

      Hi from Como May be our last night in Italy before we go North to Switzerland. We found a really superb place to wild camp – really very naughty –…

    • Earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy by: Ryan and Mel

      April 6, 2009, 17:30

      Hi all! Thanks for the emails from people – but as you can see we’re fine and not in L’Aquila at the moment.  We were there 10 days ago and stayed…

    • What a week! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 31, 2009, 17:01

      Week 5 was absolutely superb. Loads of excellent sites seen, loads of lovely views, villages, towns, roads, people, food, drink - and just exactly what Italy…

    • Its a Flippin' small world! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 29, 2009, 17:55

      Back in November 2008 we met a couple - Barry & Hazel - in a campsite in Holland where they had a little Mazda Bongo camper. We showed our van off and…

    • Week 5 going well - L'Aquila by: Ryan and Mel

      March 26, 2009, 17:26

      We're in L'Aquilia and having our 3rd night here. Nice town, and loads for us to do. Had a long 17m run today so ache like mad, and assuming we can walk…

    • Week 4 over (phew!) by: Ryan and Mel

      March 24, 2009, 19:38

      Week 4 has been interesting! Full diary listed here: http://www.doyourdream.co.uk/trip03week4.php One heck of a lot of driving (800 miles?) and not a lot of…

    • Pompei and cold! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 20, 2009, 15:00

      We've left the quiet, relaxing, and hot coast and are now in busy, chaotic and **** freezing Pompei. Some interesting "roads" between Naples & Pompei that…

    • Friends in Rome by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2009, 17:52

      Really knackered after a busy few days in Rome - tomorrow we rest! Its been a really social time for us - a couple of days ago we met a young Canadian…

    • The tower in Pisa is a bit wonkey.... by: Ryan and Mel

      March 8, 2009, 15:46

      We’re just in Pisa enjoying the Tuscany area of Italy.  The leaning tower is mightily impressive as is the surrounding old town. Off into the Tuscan…

    • Its not ALL plain sailing and fun by: Ryan and Mel

      March 3, 2009, 08:13

      Yesterday was a bit of a disaster. We planned a morning run but it was raining, so cancelled and went to see Lake Geneva.  Geneva was covered in fog…

    • Brussels by: Ryan and Mel

      February 27, 2009, 08:33

      En-route South we have stopped in Brussels for a couple of nights and had a cycle tour of the city yesterday.  The picture is supposed to be a representa…

    • Home again by: Ryan and Mel

      January 16, 2009, 17:32

      Hi   We’re home again after 49 days away for trip 2.  Pretty knackered.  Home for a short while so hopefully catch up with everyone, and looking…

    • Bye Bye Spain! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 11, 2009, 09:41

      Just leaving Spain through the Tunnel de Bielsa through the Pyrenees into France.  Stopping at St. Lary for a few days to get some final snowboarding in…

    • From sun to snowboarding! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 2, 2009, 13:29

      Just come back down out of the mountains after 3 days of hard and fun snowboarding.  A little bruised, but what a great time!  Chasing the sun again…

    • MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ALGARVE! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 24, 2008, 16:40

      OK – we know we said we’d be in Lisbon!  But hey, plans change, and we decided we much prefer the south coast of Portugal, so at the 11th hour we…

    • Week 3 over by: Ryan and Mel

      December 20, 2008, 11:57

      We’ve survived to week 3 – and the diary and pictures are uploaded to http://www.doyourdream.co.uk/trip02week3.php Really nice start to week 4 –…

    • We're alive! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 11, 2008, 19:03

      Yeah – I survived the biking, and Mel survived 7 blokes talking about bikes.  Currently in Tarifa enjoying good weather, good beach, and great…

    • My last ever entry? by: Ryan and Mel

      December 5, 2008, 17:51

      Tomorrow is the start of my motorbike weekend in the Spanish mountains! And I've never ridden off road (a slight excursion at Snetterton doesn't count...) So…

    • We're off again! by: Ryan and Mel

      November 27, 2008, 15:37

      As appears to be normal, the van was in bits the day before we left - but its now reassembled, packed, and ready to go in the morning! As we had the idea of…

    • What a stupid idea! Madness! by: Ryan and Mel

      November 24, 2008, 09:31

      When coming back from Germany, we said "We're off to Spain/Portugal next - then where?". As in Feb the weather is crap, we thought about simply going snowboardi…

    • Week 5 over, and almost home!! by: Ryan and Mel

      November 14, 2008, 10:51

      Blimey Getting free wifi in Germany has been a challenge.  Always doable - but not where we can whack out the laptop.  So sorry for delays to emails…

    • We're on our way home by: Ryan and Mel

      November 9, 2008, 19:12

      Slowly....  Just over 600 miles to go from where we are, and we'll be taking it slow.  Back at the weekend.  5 weeks down - just the one to…

    • We're as far away as we're going to be... by: Ryan and Mel

      November 4, 2008, 15:56

      We’re in sunny Dresden - well overcast actually – and as far away from home as we’re going to be on this trip.  This sadly means from…

    • Hi from Berlin by: Ryan and Mel

      November 1, 2008, 14:39

      A sunny few days in Berlin camping 10m walk from Checkpoint Charlie. Loads to see here so quite tiring. Having rest with large hot chocolate and bagel!4…

    • Hello from Hamburg by: Ryan and Mel

      October 27, 2008, 10:22

      We’ve made it to Hamburg – and just had a great day in the city.  Totally amazing place – loads of “wow” sites everywhere…

    • Amsterdam 1/2 Marathon by: Ryan and Mel

      October 21, 2008, 12:17

      Well – what can we say! Day was perfect running conditions.  We were nice and relaxed. However, at 8 miles we both died!  A lot of pain as…

    • Week 2 over - Amsterdam is homely by: Ryan and Mel

      October 21, 2008, 12:11

      We’ve survived a second week – and surprisingly just in budget!  Had a great night out in Amsterdam last night and are stuffed as a pig today…

    • Poor Internet :( by: Ryan and Mel

      October 21, 2008, 11:19

      Thanks for the emails we get!  And yes, sorry for not updating blog or anything else.  Problem is – we are getting Internet access when out…

    • That was a quick week! by: Ryan and Mel

      October 21, 2008, 11:19

      Really pleased how week 1 has gone – all to plan so far and the weather has been very kind!   Assuming this is on the Internet, then the…

    • Lifes a beach.... by: Ryan and Mel

      October 11, 2008, 10:56

      The sun is certainly shining on us!  Another lovely sunny day and just warm enough for short sleeves.  Spent a few hours with the power kite on the…

    • We have arrived - the trip has started! by: Ryan and Mel

      October 10, 2008, 10:34

      Well at last, we have started our trip!  We arrived via a very choppy ferry ride to Calais, and trusted TomTom to bring us to our first and only planned…

  • News  (81)
    • Back off snowboarding! by: Ryan and Mel

      January 5, 2013, 18:51

      Blimey! 2012 was an amazing year, with the first 3 months spent in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, and then 3 month house hunting trip before we moved…

    • Neat & Cheap Digital TV for travellers by: Ryan and Mel

      September 17, 2012, 07:23

      (See the rest of our tip index here) In the past I have tried some devices that enable you to watch TV on a laptop and I had mixed results.  Flakey quality,…

    • How to change water pump on 2L FWD Transit by: Ryan and Mel

      August 24, 2012, 10:41

      After 7 years our first van had its first real component failure, which can't be bad.  The water pump seems to have failed due to a seal going between it and…

    • Our New Home.... by: Ryan and Mel

      June 4, 2012, 18:11

      Well, as you may have seen, we've not updated our blog since we came back from Asia.  Amazingly, we came back on 25 March, then after sorting some bits out we…

    • Camping and Caravanning Club GPS POIs CCC by: Ryan and Mel

      April 20, 2012, 08:36

      At last, the camping and caravanning club 2012 data is available.  See our main GPS download page here to download it. You obviously need to be a member to…

    • House Hunting.... by: Ryan and Mel

      April 16, 2012, 12:50

      Well for those wondering what we're doing after returning from the fabulous Asia trip, well, back to reality I guess! Its time to buy another house…

    • 66-68 Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh by: Ryan and Mel

      February 1, 2012, 10:33

      See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here Our positive view of Cambodia and Phnom Penh continued after going out for a…

    • Vietnam Costs and Review by: Ryan and Mel

      January 27, 2012, 12:09

      Vietnam Costs and Review See our general tip page here.  Note the costs here do not include external flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be…

    • Backpack trip: Half Way Point Review (60/120) by: Ryan and Mel

      January 24, 2012, 12:28

      Well we've made it to the half way point, 60 days out of 120.  Sadly this means we're slowly heading back home I guess. :( As this is our first ever…

    • Malaysia Review and Costs Summary by: Ryan and Mel

      January 6, 2012, 07:52

      Malaysia Costs and Review See our general tip page here.  Note the costs here do not include international  flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this…

    • Happy New Year from Kuala Lumpur! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 31, 2011, 17:27

      Happy new year from us both.  Currently 1:23am and still about 30'C here!  Just been to see the fireworks and party at Petronas towers. Sadly the DJ was…

    • 19-24 Phuket: Phang Nga bay and Raya by: Ryan and Mel

      December 18, 2011, 10:46

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Our first day in Patong beach was spent getting our bearings and exploring…

    • 2012 GPS Database (Aires, Service, ACSI etc) available by: Ryan and Mel

      December 17, 2011, 13:50

      After the popularity of my 2009, 2010 and 2011 databases - I have now created a new 2012 version with the latest available data. As always, I wish to…

    • 14-18 Khao Lak to Patong (Phuket) by: Ryan and Mel

      December 14, 2011, 01:41

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here After a bit of a rest and fresh air, followed by a lovely meal at our…

    • 0-3 Home to Bangkok by: Ryan and Mel

      November 28, 2011, 14:48

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here.  Additional pictures here Our first ever backpacking trip started well – we made it from Suffolk,…

    • T-11 days to Bangkok by: Ryan and Mel

      November 14, 2011, 10:01

      Despite being absent from UK news, the flooding in Thailand has been getting worse, and the more we look, the bigger problem it is getting.  It is certainly…

    • Van Maintenance (Habitation Service) by: Ryan and Mel

      October 19, 2011, 16:13

      (See our tips page HERE) Something many motorhomers do not consider, is that all campervans require maintenance.  If you consider the shaking, twisting and…

    • October Update by: Ryan and Mel

      October 9, 2011, 08:42

      Just a quick update: This site has been focused on our European trips, and since we've come back from our last trip (Trip 9) we've been UK based looking for…

    • Home 4kw Solar Install by: Ryan and Mel

      September 27, 2011, 21:17

      Solar? Just thought I'd put a post on here about my Dads new home solar system he has just had fitted (late September 2011). PV Solar (electricy generating)…

    • Caravan Club sites and CL GPS POI by: Ryan and Mel

      September 3, 2011, 13:11

      UPDATE:  This post is now OUT OF DATE - see HERE for the latest data I know - I'm hanging my head in shame, but we are members of the Caravan club. …

    • GPS POIs updated for Autoroute 2011 by: Ryan and Mel

      September 2, 2011, 06:21

      Our POI download page HERE has been updated to include Autoroute 2011 versions of the POI databases. The data file upgrade from 2010 version to 2011 doesn't…

    • First visit to Casualty :( by: Ryan and Mel

      August 26, 2011, 12:04

      Can you believe it? This year, we've had 2 months snowboarding; a month mountain biking; and a fair amount of time wakeboarding, and pretty much we came away…

    • McDonalds GPS Location for Europe (WiFi) by: Ryan and Mel

      August 21, 2011, 14:10

      (See HERE for our other GPS download index page) OK - we admit it - we don't eat at McDonalds, but pretty much throughout Europe they have free WiFi.  With…

    • Week 5 - Les Deux Alpes to Homps by: Ryan and Mel

      August 17, 2011, 19:42

      Index for this trip HERE After exploring L2A and not really feeling chilled there, the weather turned to heavy rain which made the decision to leave for…

    • Run over by car :( All okay though by: Ryan and Mel

      July 29, 2011, 12:47

      Lovely sunny day here today, so we went out early to get to the lift (2 min cycle ride). I was "giving way" as you should at a roundabout (with a van…

    • Valloire - sun and rain by: Ryan and Mel

      July 19, 2011, 14:18

      We are now in Valloire, and yesterday had a lovely hot day. The photo is from our wild camping position - beautiful and placed perfectly to watch the Tour de…

    • BT FON FAQs & GPS POIs by: Ryan and Mel

      July 17, 2011, 12:05

      (Click HERE for other tips, and HERE for other GPS POIs) On the forums I see lot of questions regarding BT FON, and I’ve not seen a simple FAQ suitable…

    • We're off (again!) - Mountain biking Alps by: Ryan and Mel

      July 8, 2011, 21:05

      Yeah, I know we said we were off a few weeks ago.  And we were.  But due to some work (!) we were just catching up with some friends over the last few weeks,…

    • Downloads fixed and we're off! by: Ryan and Mel

      June 22, 2011, 08:15

      Hi I've just been informed the GPS downloads were broken due to a bug in the image handling software :(  This is now fixed so if you tried to get the…

    • Amazon Kindle 3G Review - perfect for motorhomes and travel by: Ryan and Mel

      June 19, 2011, 15:36

      Kindle 3G UPDATE:  Click HERE to see Amazon referbished Kindle 3G (factory sealed) for £116 delivered!!!!   (Wifi only version available for £79.99…

    • Asia Route - draft plan by: Ryan and Mel

      June 11, 2011, 18:21

      Well we've been busy.  Read loads of books, googled more than is wise, and have sore eyes and heads.  But, we've come up with a first draft asia plan which…

    • June aches & future plans! by: Ryan and Mel

      June 8, 2011, 15:54

      June is here and we are till aching from our wakeboarding exploits - the bruises will heal. Back in Suffolk now, and Mel has just been given a bit of work…

    • What we're up to in May by: Ryan and Mel

      May 25, 2011, 15:13

      Yeah, its been a quiet time on this site, but not really for us.  Apart from planning the next 2 trips - including our epic backpacking in Asia trip (how much…

    • Backpacking in SE Asia by: Ryan and Mel

      May 13, 2011, 12:47

      OK - we're doing it!  Well, working on it more like.  If anyone has backpacked to mainland SE Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos or Thailand) then please get in…

    • Week 18 blog uploaded. Rain in Spain by: Ryan and Mel

      April 19, 2011, 18:41

      Well after a a fair few weeks of glorious high 20's and 30+ 'C we now have rain.  At least the van will get washed.  It does mean the coast in Spain isn't as…

    • Our future idea schedule (to 2013!) by: Ryan and Mel

      April 7, 2011, 19:59

      Well after a few days brainstorming what other things we can do to avoid settling down again, we've come up with the following *DRAFT* schedule.  If you have…

    • Week 15 Blog added (El-Jadida Morocco) by: Ryan and Mel

      March 29, 2011, 17:28

      Our trip has now exceeded 100 days - currently 106!  Wow - seems like an age away we left the UK and £1.33 for diesel.  We could get used to the 56p a litre…

    • Off to Morocco on Tuesday... by: Ryan and Mel

      March 6, 2011, 12:46

      ...I may be some time posting as I have no idea on the availability of wifi!  Though my new 1km wifi aeiral seems to do the trick :) Noticed my parents…

    • 3mths of post, and new toys! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 4, 2011, 11:44

      Finished our snowboarding in Sierra Nevada yesterday, and then went to a campsite to sort our stuff out.  Met my parents who kindly delivered us our 3 months…

    • Week 11 blog added, going snowboarding again! by: Ryan and Mel

      February 28, 2011, 20:00

      Week 11 has seen us cover some miles, from north Spain down to Granada where we are sorting stuff out before heading up the mountains tomorrow for some more…

    • Ouch. No more boarding for me for a while :( by: Ryan and Mel

      February 4, 2011, 15:13

      After a good day playing in the park, doing rails, a few jumps and a bit of boarder-cross, I was just planning on venturing back to the van when..... ...Into…

    • Learning to speak a language – French with Michel Thomas by: Ryan and Mel

      February 4, 2011, 14:58

      (See the rest of our tip index here) Learning languages isn’t natural or easy for us, neither of us came from school with a language or really got taught…

    • DoYourDream 2010 Web Stats by: Ryan and Mel

      January 1, 2011, 16:33

      Hi all 2010 was a busy year as I had to upgrade our website twice.  In 2009 we had 9420 unique visitors, but 2010 saw us reach 22,947 unique visitors to…

    • We are here: by: Ryan and Mel

      December 28, 2010, 13:12

      We are in Valloire, and if you want to know more about at and why, then see http://www.doyourdream.co.uk/trip-reviews-and-details/trip-08-snowboarding-sahara…

    • Merry Christmas! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 24, 2010, 14:46

      Merry Christmas everyone! We're still out having fun in the snow, though today it was hell! We had to buy some goggles but then wondered why the slopes were…

    • Snowboarding Week 1 diary... by: Ryan and Mel

      December 21, 2010, 10:46

      Our week 1 diary for our snowboarding trip has been added - click HERE to see the trip index or HERE to go to week 1 directly. Also - our pictures for this…

    • Oops. -18'C. Pushing our luck I think.... by: Ryan and Mel

      December 18, 2010, 10:22

      Oh dear. -18'C last night. Pipe from fresh tank to pump is frozen. Pipes behind cooker are frozen (which I can't get to in order to insulate). Waste is…

    • Cold and Freezing Water... by: Ryan and Mel

      December 17, 2010, 17:10

      Eek. Have we bitten off more than we and the van can take?! Last night was very cold outside, though inside we were snug as a bug! However, one of the cold…

    • We're off! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 13, 2010, 17:44

      Bye everyone!  Been great seeing everyone we squeezed in - another great weekend with too many people who we would want to spend more time with.  Van…

    • Friends, Family and prep 'n' packing by: Ryan and Mel

      December 4, 2010, 11:44

      Well over the last few weeks we've been down near our old home doing some work (!) - yeah yeah.  But we've been out with some family, some very old…

    • Next trip: Snowboarding & Sahara 4+months! by: Ryan and Mel

      November 1, 2010, 21:16

      The plans are coming together! We'll be leaving UK just after Mel has a girly xmas party on 11th December and we'll be slowly heading to Valloire (http://www…

    • In UK planning Snowboarding & Morocco Trip by: Ryan and Mel

      October 20, 2010, 15:29

      Yeah - back in the UK sorting the van out and making everything perfect ready for its (and our) biggest test yet. Due to some Christmas parties we want to…

    • Trip 7 - 8 weeks in Holland, Germany & Denmark - full blog/costs etc here by: Ryan and Mel

      September 24, 2010, 19:43

      OK - blog and trip review all updated - so if you are considering a similar trip this will be of use. See full details here - and any questions let us…

    • On way home by: Ryan and Mel

      September 22, 2010, 07:15

      After 7 and a bit weeks we are heading for home, and the total trip will be a record 8 weeks. Seems to be an age and also too short at the same time. Got a fun…

    • Bomb blast in Copenhagen by: Ryan and Mel

      September 10, 2010, 17:24

      Eeek. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11265576 Wasn't me.  No doubt my parents will hear and I'll get the usual worried call!  (Last time it was…

    • Copenhagen here we come! by: Ryan and Mel

      September 9, 2010, 16:55

      Well we've made it to Copenhagen and had a bit of a mare trying to find somewhere decent to stay.  Its not that easy to find a place to camp in a major…

    • In middelfart denmark by: Ryan and Mel

      September 3, 2010, 17:56

      Just down the road is badfart. No bottomfart or fanifart yet. In bar drinking beer at £7 each though they are 750 ml :) been to legoland today. For free.…

    • Skive (ing) in Denmark by: Ryan and Mel

      August 26, 2010, 09:39

      Hi from Denmark.  Weather much better today - phew.  Just in Skive and unlike its namesake we're not skiving, we found a laundrette so sadly doing a huge…

    • Week 3 diary updated. In very very windy/wet Denmark by: Ryan and Mel

      August 24, 2010, 11:04

      Week 3 diary has been updated - see here for details Rather annoying how windy and wet it is - if varies from very hot and sunny to absolute down pour. …

    • In Celle, Germany by: Ryan and Mel

      August 19, 2010, 10:47

      Currently in Celle, Germany, a rather nice and pleasant old town.  Really beautiful to look at and about to go into the park. Tomorrow off to Bergen-Belson…

    • Week 2 for Holland/Germany/Demark trip added by: Ryan and Mel

      August 16, 2010, 08:23

      Hi In Germany in a place called Bevern and found some WiFi in town, so just uploaded Week 2 diary - CLICK HERE . Weather still varies between "July" and…

    • Hi from holland by: Ryan and Mel

      August 4, 2010, 16:27

      Well trying out blogging from my iPod which if it works is really cool and will make my life a little easier. Just arrived in Albasserdam to a new aire which…

    • Bonjour from Belgium, soon to be Hello from Holland by: Ryan and Mel

      August 3, 2010, 19:13

      Hi Just to let everyone know we're away on our next trip - currently in Lier in Belgium looking for a good beer, but soon escaping to Holland. Blog and…

    • July 2010 - Busy month on DoYourDream! by: Ryan and Mel

      August 1, 2010, 09:51

      Blimey!  I know we like camping and adventures, but looks like we're not the only ones! Almost 3,000 unique visitors in July - hopefully most found…

    • Short watersports break before trip... by: Ryan and Mel

      July 26, 2010, 18:21

      Just a quick update before our next major trip starts next week. We're currently having a watersports break which started with a couple of Wakeboarding…

    • WooHoo! Next massive trips starting end July!! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 9, 2010, 15:14

      At last - the moment we've been waiting for! We've exchange contracts on our house sale, so as of the end of July we'll be able to cut our ties as we are…

    • Oh no! At A&E! :( by: Ryan and Mel

      June 22, 2010, 10:32

      Well it had to happen sooner or later, one of us has ended up at A&E. So which one of us is it?  And what dangerous sport were we doing at the…

    • Latest update - itching :) by: Ryan and Mel

      April 26, 2010, 09:48

      Yeah we're still alive Yeah we're still in UK.  Still.  But, worry not the adventures will continue! In May we''ve got a fair few UK based plans not…

    • Cheap loans and Good Investment Returns by: Ryan and Mel

      March 16, 2010, 11:29

      We're fortunate that we don't need a loan, but at the moment we're trying to find places to invest our hard earned (!) dosh.  ISAs have a low return; Premium…

    • NEW WEBSITE LIVE!! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2010, 13:50

      OK - the F1 was a bit boring, so rather than nodding off I've converted the old website to this new one. Please feel free to leave comments anywhere you…

    • Snowboards and snow trip! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 12, 2010, 17:17

      Well, we’ve now committed to a 2-month snowboarding trip over Christmas 2010 and New Year 2011, probably covering the entire of the Alps.  So to…

    • New Plans by: Ryan and Mel

      March 1, 2010, 19:39

      Sorry for being quiet - lots going on sadly which is keeping us in the UK. We'll be home till the end of April now, but after that depends on fate, luck and…

    • Motorhome show @ NEC by: Ryan and Mel

      October 19, 2009, 08:34

      Blimey – that was a tough 6 days for us both to help out with Roy Wood Transits on their stands with the Cavarno (which we have) and their Westfaila…

    • We're back! by: Ryan and Mel

      September 30, 2009, 21:32

      As in both the laptop is working (Dell replaced CPU, Motherboard, heat sink, and fans – e.g. most of it!); and we’re back from France in one piece. Diary…

    • Home again - packing for next trip by: Ryan and Mel

      August 24, 2009, 15:11

      We’re home briefly.  Came home early as Mel wasn’t (isn’t) 100% still after her bug – and as Scotland was full of heavy rain we decided it would be…

    • Next trip(s) planned! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 27, 2009, 13:52

      Hoorah!  We’re managing to get things sorted. We still can’t leave the UK for long (for reasons that will soon become apparent, and no, nothing to do…

    • So - what are we doing now? by: Ryan and Mel

      May 21, 2009, 10:01

      We've had a few people ask what we're up to now as we've been home for a month and been very quiet. Are the travels over? Hell no! :) We're working on a…

    • Home! by: Ryan and Mel

      April 14, 2009, 17:52

      We’re home!  7 weeks of travel and the bath was a nice change! Home for a short while working on some other projects.  The Italy tour, part of our…

    • We're off! by: Ryan and Mel

      February 24, 2009, 21:27

      After a few weeks at home we’re off again.  Heading to Italy via Switzerland.  And thats about all we know!  No plans, no route, we’re just going to…

    • Next trip by: Ryan and Mel

      February 14, 2009, 11:46

      The next trip is decided...  Long drive to Italy via Switzerland...  We will remember to stock up on Tesco chocolate digestives and bourbons before we…

    • Home again by: Ryan and Mel

      January 16, 2009, 17:32

      Hi   We’re home again after 49 days away for trip 2.  Pretty knackered.  Home for a short while so hopefully catch up with everyone, and looking…

  • Home / DIY  (1)
  • Fun  (18)
    • Kite surfing @ Watergate Bay by: Ryan and Mel

      July 29, 2010, 19:46

      Well just come back from the Extreme Academy at Watergate Bay from my Kite Surfing lessons.  So - did I look like this? Sadly not. Carl my instructor…

    • New wakeboards :) and scars :( by: Ryan and Mel

      June 17, 2010, 17:45

      After some successful eBay bidding, we bought two wakeboards in superb conditon (thanks Mike!) and collected them last night from Oxfordshire and then found a…

    • Wakeboarding fun in the Sun by: Ryan and Mel

      May 24, 2010, 14:55

      Whilst waiting for big things to happen, we're still out having fun.  Cue a few days testing the van in the Cotswolds both Wakeboarding and catching up with…

    • Off to Star Wars *LIVE* on 3 April... by: Ryan and Mel

      April 1, 2010, 17:57

      We're off to see "StarWars in Concert" at the O2 on Saturday.  However, some of the comments people have said to us are "Didn't know you were Trekkies!" etc…

    • British Leisure Show - Windsor - 19-21 March by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2010, 15:58

      Seems we have an excellent show near us. We'll be popping along to look on the Sunday, and also I'll be working on the Saturday with Roy Wood Transits…

    • Fame! (Embarrassed to admit!) by: Ryan and Mel

      October 23, 2009, 21:01

      Oops.  Wrong place, wrong time, and we end up with a half page picture of us in MMM.  Wouldn’t be so bad if it was Young Adventurers Monthly or…

    • Edinburgh Fringe - and raining! by: Ryan and Mel

      August 15, 2009, 09:08

      Damn it! After coming to Scotland twice previously, once in May for the marathon, the weather was hot hot hot.  Today though its wet and, I guess,…

    • My new toy! by: Ryan and Mel

      July 21, 2009, 13:59

      I decided I've been working so hard I deserve a new toy. Okay - that may be open to some debate considering I've only done around 15 days in the last year -…

    • Wakeboarding and WMSki Cable Lake in the Cotswolds by: Ryan and Mel

      July 6, 2009, 09:10

      Yet again, we had an excellent long weekend at the WMSki cable wakeboarding lake in the Cotswolds. But for a change we went in a heatwave rather than constant…

    • Bristol Museum vs. Banksy Exhibition by: Ryan and Mel

      June 30, 2009, 07:50

      We're not art lovers. But we went to see the Banksy Exhibition at the Bristol Museum. We had to queue over an hour to get in, and another 45 mins to get into…

    • Zorbing at Zorb South by: Ryan and Mel

      June 30, 2009, 07:43

      Thanks to my parents for our zorbing trip as one of our Christmas presents of Zorbing. We went down to Zorb South in Dorset for a wet ride. It was actually…

    • Killer Marathon by: Ryan and Mel

      June 3, 2009, 06:27

      For our sins, on 31 May 2009 we went up to Edinburgh for a long weekend and ran the Edinburgh marathon.  Our first.  Unfortunately, the weather was superb…

    • Its a Flippin' small world! by: Ryan and Mel

      March 29, 2009, 17:55

      Back in November 2008 we met a couple - Barry & Hazel - in a campsite in Holland where they had a little Mazda Bongo camper. We showed our van off and…

    • Spanish trail riding video (from Dec 08) by: Ryan and Mel

      March 14, 2009, 08:08

      At last, after 3 months of waiting, Gowry has finally chopped together a small video of our Spanish trail riding adventure in Andalucia in the south of…

    • Friends in Rome by: Ryan and Mel

      March 13, 2009, 17:52

      Really knackered after a busy few days in Rome - tomorrow we rest! Its been a really social time for us - a couple of days ago we met a young Canadian…

    • Scouting For Girls by: Ryan and Mel

      October 2, 2008, 16:34

      What an excellent name for a band!After blasting this out this afternoon we decided the lyrics of one of Scouting For Girls songs was superb and worth a…

    • Wakeboarding and Zorro by: Ryan and Mel

      September 8, 2008, 20:19

      Another great wakeboarding holiday with the boys at WM Ski in the Cotswolds. Took a while to get back into it – but had a great time. The team at WM Ski are…

    • Day out at Natural History Museum by: Ryan and Mel

      September 8, 2008, 20:15

      Starting to taste the relaxing life :) Off to the Natural History Museum today - loads to see. Some funny picture opportunities.... :)From 0809 Natural History…

  • Money / Finance / Business  (3)
    • Cheap loans and Good Investment Returns by: Ryan and Mel

      March 16, 2010, 11:29

      We're fortunate that we don't need a loan, but at the moment we're trying to find places to invest our hard earned (!) dosh.  ISAs have a low return; Premium…

    • Amazon Links to help us! by: Ryan and Mel

      December 30, 2009, 18:41

      Hi!Below is a link to Amazon. If you fancy it, please use this banner (or any other on this site) and though you will pay the same price, Amazon give us a few…

    • So - what are we doing now? by: Ryan and Mel

      May 21, 2009, 10:01

      We've had a few people ask what we're up to now as we've been home for a month and been very quiet. Are the travels over? Hell no! :) We're working on a…

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  • Asia Backpacking  (41)
    • Missing Asia :( by: Ryan and Mel

      August 17, 2012, 15:05

      Well, its now August, and our Asia trip seems a distant memory.  To aid that, we've just spent a few days creating a photo montage and got it printed out and…

    • SE Asia, Mistakes & Lessons by: Ryan and Mel

      March 25, 2012, 17:59

      Mistakes We aren’t perfect, and we made a few mistakes along the way!  Here are some: Brought too much!  Our 35+8 litre rucksacks were perfect, but we…

    • SE Asia Costs and Review by: Ryan and Mel

      March 25, 2012, 17:57

      Costs Flights return UK-Bangkok £1,012       Flights from Krabi(TH) to Kuala Lumpar (MY) £159       Flights from Kuala…

    • Northern Thailand Review and Costs Summary by: Ryan and Mel

      March 24, 2012, 08:22

      Northern Thailand Costs and Review See our general tip page here.  Note the costs here do not include flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be…

    • 116-120 Pattaya, Bangkok to Home by: Ryan and Mel

      March 24, 2012, 08:16

      See trip index here, Northern Thailand index here and more photos from Northern Thailand here For a couple of chilled days we decided to head to Pattaya…

    • 111-115 Sukhothai to Ayutthaya by: Ryan and Mel

      March 19, 2012, 13:31

      See trip index here, Northern Thailand index here and more photos from Northern Thailand here Sukhothai has a new town which in itself is nothing special,…

    • 106-111 Chiang Mai to Sukhothai by: Ryan and Mel

      March 15, 2012, 11:00

      See trip index here, Northern Thailand index here and more photos from Northern Thailand here Our guest house in Chiang Mai was about our 5th or 6th choice,…

    • 102-105 Houei Xai - Chiang Khong - Chiang Rai - Chiang Mai by: Ryan and Mel

      March 10, 2012, 08:54

      See trip index here, Northern Thailand index here and more photos from Northern Thailand here We awoke our last morning in Laos with slight trepidation, as…

    • Laos Costs and Review by: Ryan and Mel

      March 7, 2012, 07:22

      Laos Costs and Review See our general tip page here.  Note the costs here do not include external flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be…

    • 100-101 Luang Prabang - Pak Beng - Houei Xai  by: Ryan and Mel

      March 7, 2012, 07:02

      See trip index here, Laos index here, and more photos from Laos here The journey from Luang Prabang to Houei Xai (or vice versa) has been in the back of our…

    • 94-99 Luang Prabang by: Ryan and Mel

      March 3, 2012, 05:10

      See trip index here, Laos index here, and more photos from Laos here Luang Prabang has a reputation of being a chilled and special place in Laos – but…

    • 89-93 Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang by: Ryan and Mel

      February 26, 2012, 14:22

      See trip index here, Laos index here, and more photos from Laos here Vang Vieng is pretty much a nowhere place – its entire existence seems to be a…

    • 86-89 Savannakhet - Vientiane - Vang Vieng by: Ryan and Mel

      February 22, 2012, 11:14

      See trip index here, Laos index here, and more photos from Laos here Savannakhet is one of the first places we’ve been pleased to get away from.  Unless…

    • 83-86 Pakse to Savannakhet by: Ryan and Mel

      February 19, 2012, 06:53

      See trip index here, Laos index here, and more photos from Laos here We only stopped at Pakse as it was a convenient destination when crossing into Laos,…

    • 81-83 Kratie to Pakse (Laos) by: Ryan and Mel

      February 16, 2012, 09:56

      See trip index here, Laos index here, and more photos from Laos here As mentioned previously, there is very little information on the Internet about getting…

    • Camboida Costs and Review by: Ryan and Mel

      February 16, 2012, 09:47

      Cambodia Costs and Review See our general tip page here.  Note the costs here do not include external flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be…

    • 77-80 Siem Reap to Kratie by: Ryan and Mel

      February 14, 2012, 14:02

      See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here Our last chilled day in sunny Siem Reap we did research on how to get to our…

    • 73-77 Battambang to Siem Reap (Angkor Wat etc) by: Ryan and Mel

      February 10, 2012, 11:14

      See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here After another lovely street food meal, with some superb shakes we said goodbye…

    • SE Asia Trip - Map of route by: Ryan and Mel

      February 6, 2012, 11:05

      Below is a very very rough map of the route we've taken.  Doesn't look much, but we've fitted in all we can!  Details of the trip index can be found…

    • 69-73 Phnom Penh to Battambang by: Ryan and Mel

      February 6, 2012, 08:06

      See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here On our return to Phnom Penh, we wondered if our positive views would change…

    • 66-68 Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh by: Ryan and Mel

      February 1, 2012, 10:33

      See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here Our positive view of Cambodia and Phnom Penh continued after going out for a…

    • 63-65 Phnom Penh Cambodia by: Ryan and Mel

      January 29, 2012, 11:12

      See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here On day 63 we entered our fourth country on this trip – Cambodia. We have to…

    • Vietnam Costs and Review by: Ryan and Mel

      January 27, 2012, 12:09

      Vietnam Costs and Review See our general tip page here.  Note the costs here do not include external flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be…

    • 59-63 Ho Chi Minh, Mekong to Cambodia by: Ryan and Mel

      January 27, 2012, 12:06

      See trip index here,Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here After new year we carried on exploring Ho Chi Minh – but just as the , most…

    • Backpack trip: Half Way Point Review (60/120) by: Ryan and Mel

      January 24, 2012, 12:28

      Well we've made it to the half way point, 60 days out of 120.  Sadly this means we're slowly heading back home I guess. :( As this is our first ever…

    • 55-58 Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) by: Ryan and Mel

      January 23, 2012, 03:31

      See trip index here,Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here For our last full day in Hoi An we decided to go to the Marble Mountains which are…

    • 50-54 Hue to Hoi An (My Son) by: Ryan and Mel

      January 19, 2012, 07:09

      See trip index here,Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here Our fiftieth day started early for a 6am tour to the DMZ.  Yeah – I know we…

    • 46-50 Hanoi, Ha Long Bay to Hue by: Ryan and Mel

      January 14, 2012, 12:42

      See trip index here,Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here Hanoi is still a city of chaos – not a place to come if you want a relaxing…

    • 42-45 Hanoi, Vietnam by: Ryan and Mel

      January 9, 2012, 10:47

      See trip index here Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here After an early start we got our bus to KL, quite a posh coach.  Yet despite all…

    • 38-42 Melaka (Malacca) by: Ryan and Mel

      January 6, 2012, 07:50

      See trip index here and additional Malaysian photos here After a post new year lie in, for our last full day in Kuala Lumpur we ventured out by train to…

    • 33-37 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by: Ryan and Mel

      January 1, 2012, 03:25

      See trip index here and additional Malaysian photos here With a sad goodbye to Thailand (for now) we went to Krabi airport and flew AirAsia to Kuala Lumpur…

    • Southern Thailand Review and Costs Summary by: Ryan and Mel

      December 27, 2011, 11:56

      Southern Thailand Costs and Review See our general tip page here.  Note the costs here do not include flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be…

    • 29-32 Ao Nang by: Ryan and Mel

      December 27, 2011, 11:48

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here We are suitably impressed with our accommodation and hosts at Groovy…

    • 25-29: Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta to Ao Nang by: Ryan and Mel

      December 24, 2011, 02:37

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Leaving Patong we headed to Koh Phi Phi (pronounced pee pee) for a night. …

    • 14-18 Khao Lak to Patong (Phuket) by: Ryan and Mel

      December 14, 2011, 01:41

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here After a bit of a rest and fresh air, followed by a lovely meal at our…

    • 11-14 Khao Sok to Khao Lak by: Ryan and Mel

      December 9, 2011, 10:12

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here After chatting to the owners of our lodgings, we did decide to go on an…

    • 7-10 Kanchanaburi to Khao Sok national park by: Ryan and Mel

      December 7, 2011, 11:12

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Day 8 was planned to be a simple day out on the train from Kwai (k-way not…

    • 4-7 Bangkok to Kanchanaburi (Bridge on river Kwai) by: Ryan and Mel

      December 2, 2011, 13:17

      See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Overnight our feet recovered, but foolishly we set a plan for another walking…

    • Packing List and Final Tips by: Ryan and Mel

      November 22, 2011, 14:20

      We thought it'd be useful to publish our packing list as all our research may benefit some others who may do a similar list. Top Tips:- Don't take any…

    • T-4 Days.... by: Ryan and Mel

      November 22, 2011, 11:02

      4 days to go and things still going to plan.  FCO have issued no more warnings about Thailand, insurance is sorted, and most of the stuff has been…

    • Asia - Thailand Flooding by: Ryan and Mel

      November 5, 2011, 10:04

      With under 3 weeks to go before we head off to Bangkok, we've just had an email from the one and only guesthouse we booked for ths trip saying they are flooded…


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