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About Dean

Angela and I decided that there was more to life than working hard to keep up the payments on the mortgage, to pay the gas, electric, phone bills etc. etc. SO............ In 2008 we sold our house, I initially took a year off (Unpaid) and Angela handed in her notice! We bought a motorhome and set off for a year of travelling! This was the best thing we had done in our lives (Apart from getting married) and we have no regrets. During the year I managed to secure a redundancy package which felt very strange. Almost sad as I had worked for the same company for 19 years (BT). It was always our plan to have a whole year off before thinking about the 'W' word. We began applying to the Camping and Caravanning Club (CCC) for the position of Holiday site assistants in August 2009. After the interview, work experience and induction we were finally given a contract at the CCC site in Inverewe (Scotland). Our plan is to work through the summer in the UK then head to Europe to overwinter before coming back to work the following summer season. Hopefully these few words and our blog will inspire others to get off the hamsters wheel and see that there is more to live than having a house and material things. A cliche I know but this is not a rehearsal, life is too short!!! Since our first contract in Scotland we have worked a winter contract in Oxford (never again!) not Oxford but a winter contract. Hereford for two years, living in a yurt for one! And Cornwall. In between our working we have also travelled a bit. Hopefully this website will give you an insight into our alternative lifestyle. Get out there and live the dream!

5th-10th December 2022 Brugge (Camping Memling).

When Angela and I began looking at our winter 2022 travels plans and working out a route to family in Germany we selected a few sites we wanted to visit again One thing we had forgotten about when booking the … Continue reading

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4th December 2022 Ramparts (Lille Gate Cemetery).

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has many burial grounds in the area. This small cemetery is the only one that is within the ancient walls of Ypres. It was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield who was also responsible for … Continue reading

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3rd-4th December 2022 Eurotunnel – Ieper

Saturday 3rd December Up early this morning and after a quick breakfast we stowed the remaining items, drained and put some fresh water in. We also carry a 5ltr and 10ltr bottle of fresh water before heading off on our … Continue reading

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Brighton 27th Nov-2nd Dec 2022

We left Garsington mid morning for the Caravan and Motorhome club site (CAMC). It is located East of Brighton just a short walk away from Brighton Marina. The journey was trouble free and traffic was light. Even the M25 was … Continue reading

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We’re back!

A huge thank you to Tim for doing so much work in the background and getting our website up and running again. It’s been a couple of years with no travel due to the pandemic. We are pleased to announce … Continue reading

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