Devil in the detail Remember the broken clutch cable I managed to replace? I was just so happy to have got it all sorted and to be back on the road again in the Outer Hebrides. Life was good, I was mobile again, which is pretty handy when you’re staying on an island in the … Read more
It’s been a while… My task list of things to do on the bus was big. In reality, a bit too big to get everything done before setting off. Some bits will need to wait to get finished off. At least I managed to get a fair chunk of it done. There’s always more to … Read more
Classic cars and Architecture by the sea The Dubs at DLWP classic VW car show in Bexhill last summer was a great first off event. I had a great time, so was hoping that something was going to be put on again this year as a follow up. It was on my radar and I … Read more
Road trip to the Highlands and Islands begins Or at least so we thought! We got up and double checked our packing and off I went to get the camper to get it all loaded up for the road trip. The plan was to load it up, then head to our local supermarket to pick … Read more
OK, guesswork time over… With all the parcels and deliveries recently, the house was becoming a bit of postal depot recently. Time to get stuff out of the boxes and get them fitted where they belong rather than clutter up the place! First up the box from Paul at Type2Detectives. I had been in contact … Read more
Van variety Although it was called a ‘Barndoor gathering’, there was no shortage of other air-cooled classic VW’s at Ben Pon 2018. It was fun looking around not just the area dedicated to the world record collection of barndoor buses, but also the rest of the Wagenwerkplaats site to see the plethora of amazing air-cooled … Read more
Making something new from something old The decoupage process of glueing the original vintage world map to the underside of the locker shelf took a bit of work to complete. Stepping up from small test pieces to a large map was quite a challenge! After it was initially glued in place, it got another couple … Read more
Change happens Funny how sometimes you can look back on a year and think you’ve not done a lot. As 2016 morphed into 2017, I was beginning to think exactly that. It was only when I started to put a small nine (3×3) image montage together for my Instagram #topnine2016 post that I realised this was not … Read more
This year as I was wandering around admiring the various vintage buses on display at Brighton Breeze, I was struck by the number of different roof top conversions there were. Having the ability to stand up and move around inside, or having additional sleeping or storage space would be a real asset, plus depending upon the type … Read more
Sunny Scotland Woke up to a beautiful sunny morning in Edinburgh, so far the Scottish weather has challenged the stereotype, it’s been great thus far for us! 🙂 One of the reasons we wanted to come to Scotland was to visit Jupiter Artland, a contemporary collection of artwork displayed in a beautiful outdoor setting. One … Read more
After a good nights sleep and a nice breakfast at my sisters in Clipston, she suggested we might like to visit the quirky National Trust property affectionately known as the ‘un-stately’ home and country estate of Calke Abbey in Derbyshire. Anything quirky gets our interest, so with a new destination to explore, we said our farewells and hit the road again. … Read more
One of the things I enjoy the most when walking around a vintage car show such as the Freddy Files event at Ninove in Belgium, is seeing all the various little details or contrasts in style that can be found, the juxtaposition of vintage versus modern, original versus restored or simply the subtle versus the … Read more