As I write this, I’m reliably informed out new van has left the factory after a 6-7 week delay due to the Conrona virus…. But its apparently on a boat which means, all being well, the build will start soon!!! We have most of the stuff so we can crack…
Well yes, we’ve been busy – and probably a year in the brain has now “finalised” a design spec for our next campervan which we intend to start building in September 2020. I say final, as we’ve bought 3/4 of the non-wood innards already grabbing what bargains we can and…
For all photos, click HERE Poland has always been on our to-do list, but we’ve never yet ventured there in the van, and due to Eastern European aspect being unknown, we’ve been a little bit wary. So for a change, we opted for a week away flying to Warsaw, then…
Well, as people still go on at us thinking we’re never going away (!) – we never normally mention mini UK trips which the NV200 is perfect for. To quieten the naysayers – here is a “typical” mini trip for us! The NV, as ever, was perfect. Small enough; big…
Self build index here In our current van, we used lightweight ply and the “standard” campervan method of edging which is using a slot router to cut a groove, and then hammer in t-edge edging. This can work quite well and works for cupboard doors and table edges, But, in…
After getting back to Kandy and grabbing lunch, we dumped stuff at the guesthouse and walked up to the Ceylon Tea Museum. Lovely walk (albeit up hill) and good museum (800LKR each) and interesting guide around. Free tea after (yuk) and tourist-price gift shop. Was interesting, and worth the walk…
Here is a list of out top tips and advice that we’ve learned and may be useful ADVICE You can’t get the wrong bus. If you say the name of the place you are going, they will let you on if its going there – or not if its not.…
Getting back from Sigiriya to Dambulla was trivial – just walked to the road and waited for a bus – got a seat, bags in boot and taken to Dambulla. Just a word of warning, the bus officially stops in the town, but they offer to take you to the…
Getting the train to Matale was simple enough, 3rd class was fine and comfortable and we had an hours chat with a Buddhist monk who wanted to know all about Brexit! He was well travelled and clearly not a poor monk! At Matale we tried to get a PickMe lift…
Colombo Fort station is pretty busy, and there is one screen showing platform departures, and surprisingly the train turned up early, the first=class observation car was connected, and our seats were there and there was oodles of room! More surprisingly, the train left bang on time and swiftly headed to…