How do you begin your day
Before the news, messages and notifications, I roll out my yoga mat. A reflection on morning habits and the small things that help us begin the day well.
Kim Irvine
Camping Jeugdstadion, Ypres 🇧🇪
A convenient base for exploring Ypres and the surrounding battlefields. Easy access to the Menin Gate, Flanders Fields Museum and excellent cycling routes made this one of our most memorable stops in Belgium.
Seeing Things Differently - 7 - 14 June 2026
Learning to see differently was the unexpected theme of this week, from experimenting with a new phone camera to discovering how a small change in perspective can transform a photograph
Oudenaarde 🇧🇪
A free riverside stopover just a short walk from the centre of Oudenaarde. Relaxed, spacious and perfectly placed for exploring one of Belgium's best-known cycling towns.
Grote Spouwen, Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium 🇧🇪
One of our favourite Belgian stopovers — simple, peaceful and perfectly placed for exploring the surrounding countryside by bike.
If You’d Told Me This Six Months Ago
If you’d told me six months ago that I’d be planning European routes, improving my writing and arguing about imaginary larch trees with an AI called George, I’d never have believed you. Yet sometimes the things we least expect turn out to be the most surprising.
Camping Memling — Bruges 🇧🇪
A great base for visiting Bruges, with good facilities, easy cycling and plenty of nearby walking routes.
A Week in Pictures - 30 May - 6 June 2026
A week of family, fresh air and familiar routines as life settles back into shape after three months on the road.
Camping-Car Park Calais 🇫🇷
A secure, well-equipped overnight stop close to Calais ferry port — ideal for breaking the journey between the UK and mainland Europe.
Matilda on Tour - 89 days on the road 🚐
Eighty nine days ago we rolled away from home with only a rough route, a campervan and a sense of adventure. Three months later we returned with memories of mountains, lakes, quiet campsites, unexpected challenges and a new appreciation for just how little you really need to live a happy life. 💛
Matilda on Tour — One Last Adventure Before Home
After almost three months on the road, Matilda is finally home 🚐
The washing is on the line, the garden is in full bloom and normal life feels both strange and comforting again. What an adventure it’s been 🌿
Matilda on Tour - Moselle and the Rhine Valleys - A Whistle Stop Tour 🇩🇪
A few days exploring the Moselle and Rhine valleys — riverside rides, vineyard villages, busy tourist towns and plenty of changing scenery as Matilda slowly heads north again 🇩🇪🚴