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What’s your Podcast?

This community post came from Kate Lopez here on Patreon after she kindly recommended me to listen to an episode of “Diary of a CEO” she thought I’d like and find helpful.

We had a good chuckle because I love the episode (Stephen Fry) and the podcast as a whole! She then mentioned doing a post for us all to share ...

Reunion - BROKEN DOWN: Ep.5

I'd made it to my good friends Ash & Marie's homestead way up in northern Sweden, a solid 4000km away from home base in Portugal. It had been almost 3 years since I last saw these, as we all B-lined it out of the UK after the Covid and the lockdowns horrors, the UK no longer feeling lie home. The only saving grace being A...

Arrival - BROKEN DOWN: Ep.4

Feeling rested & recharged, it was time to get back on the road to tie up some loose ends & carry on north to reach our main destination.

But a Mechanical mishap at our secluded park up risks putting a stop to all of that.

YT Version of Ep.3

Hey folks,

Well, it would appear that uploading direct to Patreon has caused some issues for many of you, especially those that stream/cast to TV.

Some of you REALLY weren't happy with it, I've had 2 rage quits & 3 emails/PMs with less than pleasant feedback on the situation, I ask that those people understan...

Rest & Regroup - BROKEN DOWN: Ep.3

Excuse the delay folks, I've spent the past few days wrestling this video out of the editing software. I was playing whack-a-mole with footage going missing replaced by big red screens all throughout, you'd fix one clip & the 2 either side would go, frustration level 10!

So in this episode, after being paid a little...

Up & Over - BROKEN DOWN: Ep.2

We start plowing on the miles and hit two more border crossings. It was beginning to become tedious with motorways and parking in services, but that was about to change.

Police Lance 👮‍♂️

Or fire & rescue technically. Not that he’s trained or has the attention span for either.

But now he has a go handle and can carry his own s**t bags!

Win Win.

On a less fun note Lance got visiously attacked last week by a Husky who’s POS owner then walked away leaving me to tent to the bloody wounds...

Escape - BROKEN DOWN: Ep.1

Ok, here we go. 😰

This series will tell 2 stories, one that you're used to from me, a typical travel vlog, and one very different story.

The entire way I've wanted to delete the "other" half and keep the usual comedic travel video routine. But somewhere within I'm being pushed to go through with the idea.

Update

Hello friends,

I’ve been on a journey this past month, a big one and In many more ways than just the literal.

Im sorry I’ve been a little quiet on here. I could make my excuses and tell you I wanted to experience it all in the present, or that I’ve been catching up with old friends. That each day’s activit...

Good stuff Inbound

I’ve begun working on the new series following what I’ve been doing the past few weeks. I’ve been on a long journey, It’s a big one and I know you’re going to love it.

Just bare with me, there’s alot to get through abd the beginning of it was lost in the corrupted hard drive fiasco so Im having to think of a...

34. Wedding on Mars

It's finally here!
We head to a very rainy Cornwall in anticipation for my good friend's Mouse and Melon's wedding, inside the Mediterranean Biome of the Eden Project.

What an incredible setting to tie the knot, and we were treated to views not many people get to see, inside the dome at night.

33. Windowing

3 years ago as part of 'van 1.0' improvements I came up with the idea of fitting an opening kitchen window to the driver's side of the van.
There aren't any ways to look out on that side without squeezing into the cab or out a skylight, neither are graceful, and the windows I do have in the rear are double layered, great f...

32. Jumped South

Hello!

Thanks all who joined for the Live stream this eve, it was a good laugh even With the issues.
Right! the video I kept referencing! It uploaded!
So in this on, after a small gap in the story, we start getting ready for this wedding that's been keeping us here! I catch up with the Groom to be to suit up, at...

I just wanted a nice photo!

Not in this household when Lance is involved… or Emma… or me either actually. 🤷‍♂️ This is why we don’t do selfies.

Socials Vs. Reality.

Wedding Weekend at Eden.

Hello you lot.

Sorry there was no video this weekend. The wedding that we've been patiently waiting for was Saturday in the Eden Project so there was much going on this week, but man was it an incredible time and a beautiful ceremony! My good friends Mouse and Melon (Luke and Helen) tied the knot in one of the best set...

Van head-hole

Don't head-butt your van walls folks, too hard and you'll go through! 😉

31. Stuck at the Stones

After my callipers decided to seize and clamp my brake new brakes I was essentially stuck. But it's not a bad place to brake down, and I had a long list of things to get done, so until the parts to repair the brakes arrive I'd have to keep myself occupied.

Half Safe: The Amphibious Jeep that circled the globe.

In this episode I delve into the fascinating yet largely unknown story of Ben Carlin and his Amphibious creation; Half Safe.

We all have wild dreams that we never expect to come to fruition, crazy schemes that in reality would probably end in tears or get us killed.

Well, Ben Carlin decided to actually put on of h...

Amber 3.0?

Maybe the next time I can bring myself to pick up the spanners....
A Mercedes L1113 is my absolute dream truck, a little out my reach, but we all need an aim/dream.

Perhaps one day. For now I'll just keep playing with photoshop.

30. Frozen

Following on from Joe (Road__Viking) I head south and hunker down as the temperature drops and everything freezes.
Winter has it's own set of unique challenges when you live in a van.
Let's just say there's a reason part timers winterise in the cold months.

Excuse the rough voice in this one. Last night...

Magic bus 142: How it ended up in the Alaskan wild without an engine.

[Audio issues now fixed, thanks to everyone for your feedback]

Ever wonder how Alexander Supertramp's Magic Bus ended up in the Alaskan wilderness? Me too, so I found out. The story of how this old 1947 International Harvester K5 made it way out into the wild without an engine is fascinating. In this video we'll talk th...

I knew they would

Ahhh, Youtube.... 🤦🏼‍♂️
Good job it doesn't matter anymore! 👍🏻😂
But man did this shit used to boil my wee.

Hope you're week's going well.

29. Winter Brake

Hello and welcome to the first video of 2023!
Took it's time...

We're still in the UK and biding our time, getting jobs we can done on the vans and prepping for the year ahead. It's been tough at times in the cold, this winter is a doozy! We've had water tanks freeze, pipes burst, heaters/burners on almost non-stop, ...

The wheels are turning!

Things are beginning to come together!

I’ve been quiet the past few weeks as they’ve, frankly, been a fucking nightmare. 😆

With Amber’s MOT looming I got all the brake discs n pads done, just for the 2 front calipers to seize. A week of trying to source parts came and went (screwed around by pa...

These are a few of Lance’s favourite things

So lance took a SEVERE dislike to his last bed.

It only lasted a month, after his one before that went moldy in “the downpours” of 22, we got him a small foam bed that fitted beautifully into his cave and seemed to be a nice thin bed that gave him more room.

This was wrong.

Before long bits of...

Facelift…. or arselift?

Amber’s arse has looked better…

(Can you imagine the insta-cancel if she was anything but a van!? 😱)

As I make my way around the van, tinkering and tackling the never ending list of maintainance and improvements, I found myself staring at the 4x2M butt and thinking “this just won’t do!”

All of ...

Touched to the bottom of my toes…. In a nice way.

Hello all,

I’ve been meaning to write this since my last post and reading all your lovely responses to it, but this week’s got away from me.

Good news from the week, Amber now has new brakes all round thanks to Joe of Road__Viking who sorted the rears.

Hi Joe! 👋 (we’re parked next door right now �...

Service Paused.

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I will be tinkering away getting the new stuff ready and will be back with you as soon as I can.
All the details are in the video.

Thanks for baring with me guys.

Was the Rebuild worth it?

Happy New year everyone!

I hope your festive periods all went spiffingly!

Well it’s all over now, back to work. 😆

A year on from the huge reconstruction of Amber, I sit down to discuss what went right, what went wrong and overall was the bebuild worth all the time, money and stress.

Before heading...

Happy New Year!

Cya on the other side you incredible bunch of human beings! 😘

23! 🎉