I’m not really a train person

Mar 7, 2017 | Adventure, Life, Van Life

Despite my adventure on the train yesterday I’m not really a train person, today I realised how unprepared I am without a vehicle to provide the necessary comforts that I have become used too. I like to be prepared, I like to have a rain jacket and a warm...

Catching Public Transport

Mar 4, 2017 | Adventure, Life

Well today I took my first ‘functional’ trip on public transport since around 2005, I haven’t been a regular train user since my apprenticeship and the days before I got my license; when I talk about functional I mean to travel with a purpose or...

Don’t put your life on hold

Jan 16, 2017 | Life

Sometimes we have to wait for things to happen, parcels to arrive, the weekend to come around or any number of other things…  don’t get me wrong, I hate waiting the same as the next guy, lining up is one of my least favourite things ever, but...

Leaking oil is bad

Dec 20, 2016 | Van Life

Sometimes when you think you have everything sorted you come outside and find oil on the ground. Oil on the ground, specifically differential oil is never good, but the day you are planning to head off for a Christmas road trip is the worst timing, thankfully the...

Life is Easy Chair

Dec 3, 2016 | Life

I’m technically on my third recliner chair, left on a friends verandah more than 15 years ago, mostly home to spiders and the occasional cat, my chair sits idle awaiting a new life. I found this chair on the side of the road discarded amongst other...