Month: May 2019

  • Belgium (Bruges)

    Belgium (Bruges)

    Euro trip 2019 is underway! We departed home on Thursday evening after work. An overnight ‘stealth’ camp that evening at Dover saw us up early enough to get a 6.45am ferry to Calais. This put us way ahead of schedule where we arrived at our first destination, Bruges, just over an hour later. Both Mandy…

  • 2019 Euro Trip

    2019 Euro Trip

    The month of May was a strange one. At the start it seemed like our Euro holiday in June was approaching with ample time to get everything sorted. A service on the van two weeks before we departed proved to be more expensive due to the fact a few minor issues needed addressing, but the…

  • Sunroof mood lights

    Sunroof mood lights

    the Westfalia conversions are a very well thought out camper, and after owning mine for 5 years I have address many of the things that I have not been happy with. That said the sunroof has been an optional extra that i can see no good use for. In the winter it is the only…

  • Fotheringhay castle

    Fotheringhay castle

    We had put our names forward to this camping event last year as it was arranged by a small friendly local group that we had camped with before. However, as the date approached were a bit concerned that it may be a little too close to our Euro Trip to be able to commit. However,…

  • TWIZY REAR SPOILER – PART 2

    TWIZY REAR SPOILER – PART 2

    This post really picks up from the initial development in Part 1. The reason for creating a seperate post and not adding to the first is because I chose a different design due to the materials used, and the physical limits they have. The bodywork / cladding of the Twizy is made of formed plastic.…