Our family has been travelling throughout Europe for the last year and we currently find ourselves on a farm in Evora, Portugal amidst the Coronavirus outbreak. At present the number of confirmed cases in the country are still relatively low and to date there have been thirty fatalities. On Thursday the 12thMarch the President addressed…
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Our Decision To Volunteer Our Way Around Europe
To all those new to our blog, welcome! Below is an article I wrote for Positive News about our family’s decision to volunteer our way around Europe. Over the last 6 months we have received so many lovely messages wishing us well and a number of people asking us how we have managed to pull…
Stop 8- Camping in Chalandray
In the words of our current host, Henry, ‘BOOM!’ What was meant to be a 2 week stint at Camping St.Hilaire turned into us staying for the duration of the summer and it is with great regret that we had to pack up and head off early on Friday morning. We first came across this…
The Golden Caravan
Hey guys, Once again I take the opportunity to add to the blog so bear with me as I relay one of our most awesome adventures thus far but first a little basic information to head us on the right path. Permaculture by definition is a reproduction of nature’s basic resilience in naturally occurring ecosystems….
Week 8 – When Things Don’t Go To Plan
So for the last month or so I have been banging on about how great this caravan life of ours is. There’s been lessons learned and friendships made. We’ve visited incredible places and eaten some of the most amazing and authentic home cooked meals but right now things aren’t quite so peachy. We weren’t able…
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger…
I had a bit of a mental flop, failure, meltdown whatever you want to call it. All I know and can say is that I wouldn’t wish it on anyone or on any family.
The Tides, They Are a Changin
Welcome to this months blog post all about ‘Sustainability’ and little changes every family can make to collectively make a HUGE difference! You may have noticed in the media recently that a number of councils in the UK (as well as places worldwide) are trying to make changes to combat the epidemic that is plastic…