Do Your Dream!!

New Plans

2010-03-01T19:39:00.002Z

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 the direction of the wind!!

We have though made plans through to May 2011, including planning to go snowboarding for 2 months over Christmas 2010 and New Year through to 2011 then a complete opposite trip to head over to Morocco and the desert!

Watch this space, but rest assured, we've no plans to fall into full time work for a while yet! :)

Autoroute 2010 now available!

2010-01-15T09:31:00.002Z

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 usability features. As usual you can link in with a GPS receiver, and now the display is more TomTom like as it shows the routes in 3D and does automatic rerouting. At last!!

My POIs will in future only be published in this version.

Full details are available via the links below. The more expensive version is exactly the same as the cheaper version but also includes a GPS receiver. If you only want to look at the maps and manaully plot your course (or already have a GPS on your PC) then you only need the cheaper one.

Inspirational Books

2009-12-30T19:26:00.002Z

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 read. Some good and some silly ideas, but inspirational nevertheless!

(Clicking links will take you to the item on Amazon with us as the advertiser)

Amazon Links to help us!

2009-12-30T18:41:00.002Z

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 pence! If enough people do it then hopefully it'll pay for the sites hosting, or even better for a tank of diesel!
So click below and get spending!
Thanks very much!
Ryan & Mel

Merry Christmas and THANK YOU SANTA!!!!

2009-12-23T17:10:00.001Z

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 one of the biggest steps forward – only the final few steps to go!

(PS Thanks to all those involved for their contribution to this!)

Home now for a bit

2009-12-17T16:37:00.001Z

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 but probably best enjoyed before most things close! Probably have to chase the sun again next winter!

Looking at our map of Europe we seem to be covering quite a bit of it! But still, there is sooo much more to see. So much of Europe and so little time. Ah – okay – the last bit isn’t quite fair....

We’re probably around now till end of February as we have some projects that require our attention back home, the outcome of which should make 2010 the most interesting year to date!

So to all our friends we’ve not been around to see – hope to catch up soon!

And MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone!

Ryan & Mel

Brr and Wet in Budapest

2009-12-08T18:08:00.001Z

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. And
we're staying in a naff place too! So hopefully that will cheer some of you
up who think its a constant jolly ;)
Hope to go back in to the city tomorrow and make up for today - it appears
to be a lovely place with loads to see.
R&M

Almost at Budapest

2009-12-07T15:41:00.000Z

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

2009-12-03T11:10:00.000Z

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 head into hungary.
pretty cold here but we are keeping warm
r+m

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Next trip about to start....

2009-11-18T21:32:00.001Z

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 though on our next adventure....

Hi in Herefordshire

2009-11-03T16:45:00.001Z

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 stay in a campsite tonight as we’re out of water and need to empty our waste. Found a really nice place just outside Ledbury with some long country walks. The weather just holding off!

Home soon so we can continue to plan our next big trip...

Fame! (Embarrassed to admit!)

2009-10-23T22:01:00.000+01:00

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 something – but MMM!!!!!!!!! Hahaha!

Motorhome show @ NEC

2009-10-19T09:34:00.001+01:00

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 range.

We met someone virtually every day who we met on our travels around Europe, so hello again to you all and thanks for saying hi! We also met a load of people who knew us due to our website, and even some who specifically came to see the vans because of the website. And some of those bought one!

Big hello to all the new people we met there and hope our information was useful for you, and if you bought one (I lost track!) hope you have as much fun as we have!

R&M

Next trip ideas

2009-10-10T13:57:00.001+01:00

Pah.

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

Now it always seems to be that we end up with the same photos as them but with different people in! Lol! We’re quite impressed by the photos – and new Europe is definitely on our list.

But guess we’ll have to do something new so we don’t get accused of following them! ;)

We’re at home now till probably mid-end November due to other projects that are keeping us in the UK – then its working out where we’re going to go for the winter....

We're back!

2009-09-30T22:32:00.001+01:00

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 and pictures now uploaded.

hi from the med

2009-09-16T11:45:00.001+01:00

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 had a major thunderstorm and mel thought we would
be washed away! we werent but van now clean.

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Dead laptop

2009-09-11T10:20:00.001+01:00

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.

Worry not - we're fine and dandy and getting a good tan!

Near Millau

2009-09-07T17:23:00.001+01:00

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 and
wet UK! Our fame follows us - someone came and said hello to us at Oradour
and said they were fans of our blog/website and had been following our
trips! They knew we were in France and just bumped into us... Either that
or we're being stalked..... :)
Laptop can't cope in the heat - had to install a dodgy utility to force all
the fans on maximum speed. Obviously made for the UK!
All well so far - heading through Millau in the next day or two and down to
the med for some chill time
The picture shows a view 10m from where we are staying. Lovely!

Bonjour France

2009-09-01T21:12:00.001+01:00

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 nice tan!

Watch this space...

Scotland trip review

2009-08-27T10:27:00.003+01:00

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) Go Ape clips. (If you watch in YouTube the video can be bigger)
Scotland review here: http://www.doyourdream.co.uk/trip04.php

Home again - packing for next trip

2009-08-24T16:11:00.001+01:00

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 unwise for Mel to continue working outside with the animals.

So – home – and we may sneak a weekend away in the UK before we go to France for a month.

The Scotland trip was superb – really busy but we crammed a lot in. Full details can be seen here

Edinburgh Fringe - and raining!

2009-08-15T10:08:00.000+01:00

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, typical Scottish. We’ve got a late performance of the Military Tattoo tonight. If the weather improves it will be great....

The fringe has been fun so far – enjoying it a lot!

New Cavarno

2009-08-09T19:52:00.001+01:00

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 soon-to-be owners there. Most seem to know us already from this website – so hello to you all! Feel free to sign guestbook and give us an email address and we’ll get back to you.

Good job we cleaned the van – most people were looking around it!

Thanks to the HU guys for lunch and drinks too – and the spares I borrowed....

We are away! snowboarding day 1

2009-08-09T08:45:00.001+01:00

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 ryan got hit in the head by someones snowboard.
not quite a broken nose but more surprising was it hit me and not mel!

spent afternoon chilling and getting some flight time in on the heli
outside. then spent time fixing it.

lovely start to day - brekkie with the birds and bees in the sun.

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Next trip(s) planned!

2009-07-27T14:52:00.001+01:00

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 with the Police!).

We’re off to Scotland on 8^th August via Tamworth for a few days snowboarding practice, then continue north to spend some time in Edinburgh for the festival, go to the Military Tattoo, and also to British Touring car championship at Knock hill. Then we’ve actually got a voluntary job at an animal rescue place where we’ll spend a week offering our services as well as spend time in the local area which we’re looking forward to.

Then home for a week or so, then off to the south of France for a month or so before coming back in October for the Snowboard show – and I may also have a job for a week. Also got to sort out the van MOT, insurance and tax which is quite difficult from afar!

After that – things will get more interesting – watch this space.... J