About Us
Welcome to VanLife Travels.
We are Sandra and Steve, British ex-pats that decided to leave the UK and live in our motorhome and tour. We are so tired of what the UK has become and feel that there are other countries that have so much more to offer us.
We are both in our 60's and reasonably healthy. We have recently retired and closed down our self-employed small businesses.
We bought a new campervan 'Skippy' in September 2025 and have enjoyed a year of UK touring and two short trips to Spain.
[Van called Skippy as it's usually full of rubbish like a skip].
Two weeks before departure, we changed our van for 'Dolly'
We lived in Spain many years ago, for a period of around 9 years, although we did buy a house there and not live in a van. During our time in Spain, we developed a love for the country, the culture and the people. We always wondered if we would ever return to retire but never imagined it would be in a van.
We would love you to join us on our adventure and see if this pair of pensioners can actually make this work.
Along our journey we will share tons of information about the countries we visit, vanlife in general and all the ups and downs.
Our van, 'Dolly' is a 2026 Adria Compact DL Supreme
Read about our van here
Living in the van will be tough at times but we will have everything we need onboard for a comfortable life.
Our reasons for taking up van life:
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We are tired of the grindstone of work, simply working to survive and missing out on quality time together
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We have finally realised that we only get one life and we have to live it to the full
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We are so disappointed in the UK and what it has become. The future worries us and we're tired of the doom and gloom that the current government are forcing upon us, We feel there is little left that they haven't destroyed
So what will we do on our travels?
Steve is a song writer so will be making a constant stream of R&B and soul songs that will be shared free of charge. He's also in the middle of writing a book, documenting an interesting and varied lifestyle. We will also of course be blogging about our travels.
Have a listen to his first album 'Songs for the lonely'
We are still working on a planned route that will take in Spain, Switzerland, Croatia, Italy, Rome, Macedonia and more.
We are using Wilder Trips to help plan our route. This amazing software takes away most of the worry and calculates the cost of the travelling. Check it out here.
