Out of all the iconic places in Europe, Prague wouldn’t seem the obvious one to be the only place that I’ve driven my van through more than once. As the only intersecting city of this trip and the one two years ago, it was interesting to revisit the Czech capital for an entirely different experience. … More Europe 2018- #12- Prague 2
Living in a van makes you appreciate some of the things you take for granted in life. A shower that is warm and lasts longer than a minute, a bed to wake up in without the sight of a sweating, snoring incumbents pair of feet and a living space bigger than a metre squared. When … More Europe 2018- #11- Prague 1
Following the shambolic, debatably traumatic, experience of Munich’s nightlife (disturbingly retold in the previous post), some serious recovery therapy was required. After dragging his shamefully hungover frame to the dry cleaner and back to repair the disgusting damage to the sleeping bag, a zombiefied Bani trudged into the park in search of his dignity as … More Europe 2018- #10- Munich Clean Up
It’s with a heavy heart and deflated feeling that I announce this bad news. On the 8th of August 2018, a long term travel companion, and friend, passed away. An ever present feature on the vans roof and travel essentials, Seymour the kayak endured irreparable damage and was laid to rest next to a wheelie … More Loss
On the road you often dream of the ideal camping spot. Through Instagram we’d thought we’d found it on the shore of Eibsee. Photos of this beautiful lake at the bottom of Germany’s tallest peak had us planning the ideal few days for the entire trip and each mile at the start was considered a … More Europe 2018- #8- Eibsee
Having visited the amazing attractions of Hohenschwangau castle and the magical Neuschwanstein Castle, we decided to spend a day chilling out on the beautiful shores of the nearby lake. Both these magnificent castles looked over not only the shrivelled Forgensee that we originally planned on having a paddle in but also the even more spectacular … More Europe 2018- #7- Alpsee
The beauty about travelling around in a van is the freedom it grants you to pullover wherever and have a mosey around. Occasionally, the pit stop might become a night. That night might become two nights and when we discovered the medieval and natural marvels in South Bavaria that’s exactly what happened. Originally planning to … More Europe 2018- #6- Castles
It’s been an economic power, the heart of a silver mining community, flattened in multiple wars and more recently, been one of the greenest cities in Europe but to me Freiburg will always be the place where Bani was called an asshoole by a angry cyclist. After a breathtaking drive through the Black Forest, a … More Europe 2018- #5- Freiberg
It may have taken us four days and as many countries, but eventually we made it to Germany. Not without an unexpectedly boozy night in Luxembourg and nearly being stranded on an abandoned logging trail in the Palatinate forest, but we still made it. Our first stop was the quaint university town of Heidelberg which … More Europe 2018- #4- Heidelberg
We’ve just breached the thousand mile mark of the trip, and Bani’s hunt for the mysterious Ausfarht has come to a tragic end. Ever since crossing the German border the regular signposts for this mythical place have bamboozled poor Bani, leaving him wondering where the place actually is. Five days of pondering the location of … More Europe 2018- #3- 1000 miles
