Skip the plane or train for a moment and let's strap into a time travel machine instead: heading back forty years to 1985. I was a smiley nine-year-old, and my very forward-thinking parents had found a way to spend six months away from Australia with my sister and I. Long service leave (one of …
Europe 1985
Van Life Diaries: Europe 1985 – United Kingdom, Ireland and Singapore – Episode 370 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
In this final episode of the Van Life Diaries: Europe 1985, we return to England, drive through Scotland and Wales, and catch a ferry to Ireland. Then it's back to London, a farewell to our beloved campervan, on to Singapore for a few days and finally we end up back home in Perth, Australia, after …
Van Life Diaries: Europe 1985 – Denmark, Sweden and Norway – Episode 364 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
In this episode of the Van Life Diaries: Europe 1985, we move on to Scandinavia. Starting off in Denmark, we looked for Lego, noticed the size of the Little Mermaid, and enjoyed spending time in Copenhagen. From Denmark it was a short ferry ride to Sweden, and while my Dad and I muse that we don't …