Matilda on Tour
Matilda on Tour — A Pause in Ulm
A long drive, a red squirrel in the road, and a few days to pause and explore Ulm — from city wanderings to unexpected hills above the Danube.
Kim Irvine
Reflections
Matilda on Tour — Ten Days on the Road
Ten days into our campervan trip and the reality of life on the road is beginning to settle in — a few technology frustrations, a few lessons in patience, and plenty of reminders of why we love travelling this way.
Matilda on Tour Germany
Matilda on Tour — From Namur’s Stopover to Sunny Saarburg
Friday 7 March 2026 — Brugge to Namur Day 6 — Travel day and first impressions Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪 Before leaving Brugge we enjoyed one last evening in the city. We found a lovely local restaurant away from the busy tourist streets and the whole place looked beautiful as night fell — canals, lights
Matilda on Tour
Matilda on Tour — From Wobble to Wandering
Matilda on Tour is our ongoing campervan journey across Europe — travelling slowly, finding beautiful places, enjoying walks, good campsites, and the freedom of life on the road.
Reflections
When a Simple SIM Isn’t So Simple
⭐ Remember when a SIM card just went in a phone and worked? Today’s version involved passport scans, chip readers and a fair bit of SIM swapping
Matilda on Tour
Matilda on Tour: The Balkans Loop 2026
Matilda on Tour is our ongoing campervan journey across Europe — travelling slowly, finding beautiful places, enjoying walks, bike rides, good campsites, and the freedom of life on the road.
Matilda on Tour
We’re Off Again: Matilda’s 2026 Adventure Begins 🚐🚲✨
Matilda is heading back to Europe on 1 March — slower travel days, bikes on board, a mix of nature and city stops, and a little planning experiment along the way.
Reflections
Choosing Where We Spend Our Energy ✨
A small thought for the week 💭 Sharing this as much for me as for anyone else. The older I get, the more I realise time and energy are precious. I still care about people, of course I do — but I’m learning I can’t do everything, for everyone, all
Photo-Journal
Photo Journal 14 - 21 February 2026 - 🌬️ Windy Tops & Spring Signs
Another week of walking, golf and cycling — and plenty of beach time. I’m really loving it down there at the moment. A local a walk up Craig Fawr — absolutely blowing a gale. - I passed on getting right to the top and touching the trig point - it was just too
Reflections
The Things I’m Not Doing 💛
I came across this in a James Clear newsletter a while back, and I keep coming back to it: Success is largely the failures you avoid Health is the injuries you don’t sustain Wealth is the purchases you don’t make Happiness is the objects you don’t desire
Matilda on Tour France 2025
Matilda on Tour — Nearly 4,000 Miles Later… Home
The final miles of our journey through France, with a few more stops and memories before Matilda brings us safely home.
Tech-tips
📱Tech Tip: Free up iPhone storage fast — clear WhatsApp’s hidden clutter ✨
WhatsApp can quietly fill your iPhone with videos and forwarded clips. Here’s how to clear the hidden clutter (and free up gigabytes fast).