Tag: travel

No excuse for sitting on your begonias…

As Paddington bear once said when asked if he was resting on his laurels, “oh no, Mr Curry, I was sitting on my begonias” I do have a point, I promise… I have been on holiday for the last week, and for me at least, this is no excuse for sitting around doing nothing. I,…… Continue reading No excuse for sitting on your begonias…

Highlands and Islands April / May 2019 — Red Van Travels

Horsham to Preston (yes I know Preston is neither in the highlands or on an island..well apart from the big one that is Great Britain… but it was a pretty good en route stopping point so we didn’t have to drive quite so far in one day) We stopped off en-route at Kinver Edge rock […]…… Continue reading Highlands and Islands April / May 2019 — Red Van Travels

Conclusions on intermittent fasting…

The short answer to this is that I don’t think it is for me. The longer answer is it’s not for me if I want to continue working out in the mornings, doing things that mean I don’t get home until between 8 and 10 pm and dancing for hours on one or two days…… Continue reading Conclusions on intermittent fasting…

Non-exercise things that I have been up to…

Yes…it is true…believe it or not, I do, sometimes, do things that are not related to fitness or exercise… This post is about those things… well actually it is a little bit of a cheat post because I am really encouraging you to go and look at my other two blogs where I write about…… Continue reading Non-exercise things that I have been up to…

Ad-van-ture number two: Van with fairy lights…

Originally posted on Red Van Travels:
In case the fairy lights reference didn’t give it away…this is a xmas based post… It is a relatively short ad-van-ture but bears a mention because it forms in important part of van history. Important because it was our xmas present.  Our outlandishly extravagant xmas  present…well…not outlandishly extravagant really…it will be…

Ad-van-ture number one: Boxgrove Priory…

Originally posted on Red Van Travels:
Ad-van- ture one is also the first time I drove the van… which is more of a challenge than it sounds… I may have forgotten to tell you that is is a left hand drive beastie! which presents a whole lot of challenges in a country where you drive…

Presenting Our Little Red Volkswagen California

Originally posted on Red Van Travels:
On the 10th December 2016 we became the proud custodians of a VW T25 California Westfalia Campervan… By which I mean we conducted a transaction with a man in Essex in which he got a chunk of our money and we got a little red van to have adventures…