After two and bit weeks in the campervan we were happy to ditch the wheels and head into the Big Smoke. Hello London! However, our first impressions of the famous city were not great. Firstly, we were in a mild state of shock as we left the tranquillity of the van and campsites (when it wasn't raining at least) and entered the busy streets of London. We were so used to pointing to a town on the map and being there within 30 minutes. But London was so humongous ...

Our final instalment of notes from our adventures in a campervan in England.Day 9: * Took a bit of a drive along roads that, according our £1.99 road map, were designated scenic routes. Ended up in a town called Evesham. Not much happening there except for a lot of very young teenage mums and some 1300 year old building that was now the local tourist information centre.* Drove back to our campsite via Cheltenham and set up for the night. Found out the sleeping ...

Hi folks, we're back. Sorry it's been such a long time between drinks. We've emerged unscathed (and engaged) from our Man vs. Wild-esque trip through England in a campervan. We took on England's summer with nothing but a dodgy van, a fridge that could barely fit a six pack and a road map we picked up for £1.99 in some convenience store and we came out on top. But we'll tell you more about that adventure in the next blog entry. This one will be all about our enga...

Our campervan shenanigans continued as we made our way through God's country from the Lakes District onto the Cotswolds…Day 5:* Left our campsite rather early to make our way to a little village called Hawkshead, which is famous for being the home of Beatrix Potter, author of the Peter Rabbit children's classics. Jess was keen to explore the various Beatrix Potter galleries and holiday homes. And I was keen to sit in the car and finally enjoy being able to read...

Author's note: Unlike our previous blog entries, the next couple of entries will be basic dot point observations and notes from our time on the road. But first, a little introduction…On our final day in Edinburgh we picked up a campervan to begin the next phase of our trip. The plan was to make our way from the England-Scotland border, through the Lakes District, on to the Cotswolds, then somewhere else, and eventually on to London where we'd ditch the van and ...