Meathop Fell Club Campsite, Cumbria 🇬🇧
A peaceful campsite, friendly wardens, excellent cycling from the gate and a lovely pub just a short walk away. Meathop Fell proved to be the perfect base for exploring the Southern Lakes. 🚐🌿
Travel
Stories, routes, and reflections from life on the road — exploring the world one journey at a time.
Back from Peru, 2003 — My First Blog Before Blogs Were a Thing 🇵🇪
A rediscovered piece from my first ever travel write-up, written after returning from Peru. The Inca Trail, the Andes on horseback, freezing nights, thin air, and the first real glimpse of what adventure could mean.
Tauberromantik Campingplatz — Rothenburg ob der Tauber 🇩🇪
A superb campsite close to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, with excellent facilities, great cycling right from the gate and easy access to one of Germany’s most beautiful medieval towns. 🚐🏰🚴♀️
Wohnmobilstellplatz Dinkelsbühl (P2) 🇩🇪
One of our favourite German stopovers. A quiet, well-located stellplatz close to the charming old town of Dinkelsbühl, with plenty of cafés, bars and some unexpected stork spotting. 🏰🦩🚐
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.
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.
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 🇩🇪🚴
Matilda on Tour - From Lakes to Medieval Towns — Bavaria in Spring 🇩🇪
Storm clouds, medieval towns, storks on rooftops and peaceful cycling through Bavaria 🇩🇪
Matilda on Tour - Austria Really Took Us by Surprise 🇦🇹
We only meant to pass through Austria… but somehow it became one of our favourite parts of the whole journey 🇦🇹