North. The M1 crawls north. Five lanes, yet still there are too many cars. Hold-ups ahead make the A1M more attractive. The flatlands stretch in every direction. The curiosity that is the chain of Pulse and Cocktail Lounges. They’re not seen anywhere but on this particular road. I assume they’re seedy. I dare not research […]
The North
ArchieVan heads north.
ArchieVan heads north. That could be a ridiculous title, after all ArchieVan started heading north back in May when we were released from the Cretan lockdown. But when it’s another country north is just a direction, when you get to England north is The North, a place, a culture, an attitude. Rothenburg ODT. A week […]
Oh beautiful England
Please see this as a speed read through the social whirl that got us to where the adventure really began. St Just. Granite. Tears as we pull away on such a beautiful day. We’ll be back, and I’m sure it’ll be just as odd (please let it be so). Land’s End. We had to start […]
Ribblesdale, and Dartmoor, with many miles between.
Ribblesdale. A friend cancelled a meeting in Huddersfield, a fair way to the east. The demands of work. A shame to miss him, but I was pleased not to have to drive a hundred miles or so in the wrong direction. Unfortunately it was already afternoon and I needed a plan for where to sleep. […]
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Tarn before breakfast.
The new sleeping bag is a big bonus. It’s not compact or light – but we’re in the van so it doesn’t matter. Last night was around 5 degrees – but we slept like logs and woke if not quite toasty, then not shivering either. Van life gets better with experience. The wind comes in […]
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Hit the north – Archie in the Lake District.
It’s grim up north – or so we’re told. Living somewhere as beautiful as the far west can make it hard to motivate yourself to travel in Britain – but it’s worth the effort if you do. Amanda’s from North Yorkshire. We have had the good fortune to work from Edinburgh, York and Manchester. And […]