See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Our first ever backpacking trip started well – we made it from Suffolk, through London and to our Travel Lodge near heathrow. Always a good start! And we were spoilt with a friend taking us out for our…
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. (See newer improved version based on more experience here ) Top Tips:- Don’t take any books – they are heavy. PDF any documents you want from…
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 delivered. Only a new 8Gb camera memory card is outstanding. We will be going backwards on our proposed route (here) which has…
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 going to hange our plans. Interestingly, they seem to be trying to look after tourists, and indeed have their priorities right –…
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 and will be closed for at least a month. We had planned 3-4 days in Bangkok to aclimatise…
(See our tips page HERE) Something many motorhomers do not consider, is that all campervans require maintenance. If you consider the shaking, twisting and bending that they get – its like your house is undergoing an earthquake every day! Not only that, many leisure items are really designed for a…
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 areas to buy a house. So van is in heavy use still, but just not written it up. However, from…
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) isn’t cheap nor efficient, and really it isn’t worth it. Until that is, the government backed scheme for energy companies to pay…
UPDATE: This post is now OUT OF DATE – see HERE for the latest data I know – I’m hanging my head in shame, but we are members of the Caravan club. Eek. Anyway, they do provide GPS data on their website, but they only do it in particular formats,…
Index for this trip HERE Travel Ferry 80.00 € Tolls 3.00 € Fuel 572.00 € Parking (see Wild if overnight stop) 2.00 € Train/bus/tram 0.00 € Subsistence Food 335.00 € Gas 28.00 € Entertainment/Goodies 421.00 € Essentials (laundry, household, repairs) 109.00 €…