Posted on August 30, 2012
Passport? Check. Ferry tickets? Check. Oil? Check. New baby… While most people spend their first few weeks with a new-born baby panicking at home, Antje and Bruce Saunders set off for Germany
Many of our friends and relatives thought we were crazy when we first announced our dream summer holiday – spending the whole of August with our Bus, ‘Miss Marmalade’…
Posted on August 7, 2012
C&B‘s subs guy, Oliver Welch, had never been away in a VW Camper before. Jersey Camper Hire sorted him out and now he’s hooked. No surprises there
Having worked on Camper&Bus magazine for a year and a half, it was becoming embarrassing that I had never actually been away in a VW Camper myself. So, on a rainy April weekend, my girlfriend, Suzi,…
Posted on June 29, 2012
Home to puffins, volcanoes and Björk, Iceland is a magical place to explore, provided you are well prepared…
Our golden rule prior to fording unknown rivers in Iceland is, if we can walk it by foot, ‘Grey’ (our 1989 Type 25 Syncro) can d(r)ive through it (we named him Grey because of his greyish colour, Taubengraumetallic).
If we couldn’t walk a ford,…
Posted on June 8, 2012
The final part of this epic road trip ends with a bang…
Last month we left our intrepid travellers thankful to make it out of Zambia in one piece and crossing the border into Tanzania, so here’s where we pick up their story: With spectacular landscapes and wildlife in abundance, we made a slow but enjoyable drive towards the country’s largest…
Posted on May 29, 2012
With Europe now a distant memory, the excitement and political furore that was Africa in 1979 beckoned.
Last month we left our intrepid travellers battling street crime in Senegal, and looking for a safe passage through the potential minefield of West Africa…
Travelling overland through Guinea and Liberia was not advised, due to political upheaval in both countries at the time. But…
Posted on May 28, 2012
There are road trips and there are road trips, and this one might just be the most ambitious one yet. Strap yourself in, it’s going to be a long ride…
A few drinks into a good evening with various friends at the local hostelry, Hervey made the bold statement, “I’m bored with Britain, I’m going to drive round the world!” I needed…
Posted on April 30, 2012
Nigel Atherton chose the west country for his family’s maiden voyage in a classic Bay Window Viking Camper
For years I’ve harboured an ambition to take the family on a road trip in a Camper Van. I knew that the boys (Miles, 13 and Lucas, 9) would love it. Driving around with a living room in the back and a bed…
Posted on August 20, 2010
In our bid to check out the best camper hire companies of the country, this month, our tour finds us in the West Midlands at Vantasia Custom Camper Hire. After loads of great feedback about Steve Gregory’s cool custom late model bay window, Petal, we decided to send our undercover reporters for a weekend away road trip.
To challenge their customer…
Posted on July 15, 2010
Two mountains, two weekends, two Splits – this shortest of briefs for a late summer Canadian road trip nevertheless made for the stuff that dreams are made of.
Words Martin Moore Pics Martin Moore & Todd Maurer
I live in Salmon Arm in the southern portion of British Columbia, Canada, surrounded by mountains, lakes, and miles of deserted backroads. In search of…
Posted on February 14, 2010
With his young family in tow, Adrian Lagworthy and his family kicked off the summer holiday aboard their Bay to explore the Alps around Mont Blanc
My wife, Carol, sons Samuel (5) and George (3) and I went to France in our ’74 Westfalia during August last year. We visited the French Alps and in total covered just under 2,500 miles…
Posted on January 14, 2010
When C&B readers Rob and Emma’s European holiday boiled down to three weeks to do 4000 miles, you just know something’s gotta give!
When my girlfriend Emma and I started planning our trip around Europe we could both only take three weeks’ leave from work, which spelt a holiday with lots of driving, considering what we had planned. Our journey was…
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