Overland with Kids

Apologies that we haven’t been writing for a while. This time of year has been a very busy time for us. Exciting to think that this time next year, we will be very near to our leave date and will be preparing and actually packing up things here in the UK.  If you have been following our [...]

The childrens school held a digital photography workshop at school last weekend entitled ‘how I like to learn’. Jessica was able to experience using a camera and allowed to take photographs and compile into a presentation using anything she felt appropriate. Other media such as PSPs and Apple Mac’s etc. was also made available. It was [...]

Jessica has been given an early Christmas gift of a year’s monthly subscription to this magazine (thank you Margaret and Alan!). Us adults have been reading it too! Packed full of interesting information aimed at primary age school children, photos and posters and things to do. To find out more, their website is www.ngkids.co.uk

We  have finally found a mechanic who we think will be able to help us learn more about our vehicle. Our vehicle is now with him (Roger) for MOT and replacement fuel pump. Coupled with the help of a fellow ’sometime in the future’ traveller Richard Allen who has been providing tips, here is an [...]

Finally, we are about to send (early next week) all Andrew’s paperwork to support the Stage Two process for his Independant Skilled Visa Application. Phew! What alot of paperwork! It has been no mean feat gathering all of the information required which goes back to having to obtain a written and signed reference from all and sundry [...]

Really exciting news is that the children’s author Lauren Child has just advised that she is happy for us to use Pesky as our logo from her That Pesky Rat book on our vehicles and our website. Yippee!!!!!!!!!! However, we are unable to use United Nations’ logos, such as UNESCO, which is very complicated as far [...]

Apologies for the gap in writing these past few weeks. We’ve been busy trying to fit a new kitchen and trying to transform it from it’s 30-year old predecessor. We’re still not finished just yet but are slowly getting there.
We’ve had some contact from Graham of the drive-to-oz.com team who’ve been having serious problems with their [...]

Was contacted via the couchsurfing community by www.globetour.org - a couple (Spanish and Romanian) travelling since 2006 using Hymer. Once you get into it - really nice reading - recommend!

We have learned some bits and pieces but things are a bit slow to us novices and we are still really no further forward getting familiar with our vehicle engine. So, have now purchased a workshop manual specific to our vehicle. Arrived on Friday and the engine layout etc. now makes much more sense to us [...]

We have been forced to pull our heads out of our travel planning to concentrate on fitting a new kitchen - to our house which needs everything doing to it. Tiling, appliances, flooring - you name it! Not a good mix to buy a wreck when you are planning to leave it anyway and don’t want [...]