LIFESTYLE
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CURRENTLY – We’re Home, Now What?
14 May 2019After 299 days on the road we hit the last bit of tar on the way home to Cape Town. Is it beyond annoying that it’s 299 days and not…
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Optimus Goes Rouge In Roma, Lesotho
3 May 2019You know, I used to think that I had lived through terrifying experiences. Seeing a massive spider in the shower, having a baby deliver herself without me realising it and…
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Oh hello there. It’s been a while hasn’t it. If you haven’t been following along with us on our social media (mainly Facebook or Instagram) pages then you probably think…
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Lady Grey – A Night In The Middle Of Nowhere
14 November 2018You know what most people think of when they go on road trips? The chilly darkness of the early mornings as they get up really early, pack their car and…
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Maclear – A Farm Stop On The Way To Lesotho
9 November 2018It was really great to be on the move again. Coffee Bay was amazing but I think 5 days is the maximum we should spend in a place. It’s enough…
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Coffee Bay – A Cultural Tour
1 November 2018One of the most memorable days of our time in Coffee Bay was our walk through the villages surrounding the town. After doing the hike to The Hole In The…
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I know, I know. We’ve lived in this thing for 4 months, how dare I only show you the inside of the van now? Well, I probably don’t have to…
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Getting to Coffee Bay was such a flipping mission. But breaking down in the dark and then waking up in the loveliest little rural town has its benefits. You want to make…
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Morgan’s Bay – An Eastern Cape Gem
9 October 2018I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt, that the beaches of the Eastern Cape are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen. Like, it’s not…
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We’ve Lived In A Van For 100 Days Today
8 October 2018Doing something for an extended period of time has never really been my thing. I fail at all those internet challenges there are out there. You know what I’m talking…
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Hogsback – An Absolute Favourite, Can I Move Here Please?!
2 October 2018It’s not often that Seth and I drive into a new town and have the same thoughts about it. Either I don’t like it for some reason (too humid, lacking…
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Riebeek East – Lost In Time
20 September 2018RIEBEEK EAST, SOUTH AFRICA OK, I have to admit something… Before heading out on this adventure I didn’t know that Riebeek East existed. I just didn’t. Maybe it’s Cape Town…
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VANLIFE – How To Achieve Work Life Balance
13 September 2018A question I get asked regularly is how we achieve the work vs life balance and hot damn, it’s going to take me a minute to answer that one. Mostly…
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Marriage In The Van – Better or Worse?
12 September 2018Even though I really enjoy writing about all the places and the things we got up to while we were there, it doesn’t have the real release that blogging should…
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Addo – Addo Elephant Park (We Saw LIONS)
5 September 2018How’s this for ignorant… Before actually arriving at Addo Elephant Park I had absolutely no idea that there was other wildlife there, you know aside from elephants. Like obvs they’d…
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Port Elizabeth – The Plantation
30 August 2018There’s many things that I have shared on this blog, or maybe over shared. Definitely over shared. But something you may not know about me yet, is that my Dad…
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50 Days On The Road – Loving It Or Hating It?
28 August 2018Every night I do this thing where I update my Instagram (and Facebook) with a new post of what we did that day. Sometimes it’s really difficult to select just…
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Clothes In The Wild
26 July 2018I’ve been sitting here, at our pop up table during the day/bed base at night, staring at my screen for the last 10 minutes. Next to me Kyla is finishing…
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But What Did You Do With All Your Stuff?
23 July 2018So you embark on a massive adventure where you plan to travel the whole of South Africa and a few other countries along the way… But in a campervan. Cool,…
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Alfreenos Hit The Road
20 July 2018Oh hi there!! It’s been a while hey? So long that I basically forgot my passwords to even log into this site to update you on what’s happening. My fingers…
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SKIN UPDATE – A New, More Restricted Diet
14 June 2018So you guys already know that I have been keeping clear of dairy, gluten and sugar for like, two whole years already right? I know, I can’t believe it’s been…
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Friday Nights Are Getting Better And Better
8 June 2018You guys remember a couple of weeks ago when I told you I was taking Friday nights back? I was NOT joking. Like I would ever give up an opportunity…
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Our Campervan Farewell/Birthday Party
28 May 2018Over the weekend we had the most epic party I think we have ever had. Which is pretty crazy because we usually have pretty intense parties. But we had to…