Hey there! We’re Lydia, Keith and Jazz the Dog!
We live in the heart of beautiful South Norfolk, UK, with our much-loved (and thoroughly spoiled) pooch, Jazz. As freelance musicians and teachers, we’re lucky to have the freedom to explore—and explore we do!
Lydia’s love for life under canvas began during childhood holidays spent camping across the UK and France. Fast forward a few years, and since 2010, we’ve covered over 150,000 in four beloved campervans: Daisy, Bluebell, Ruby, and our current adventure companion, Gandalf the VWT5.
In 2017, we downsized to Ruby the VW for a few brilliant years of nimble travel, but in 2021, we made the switch to Gandalf—our trusty short wheelbase van with all the comforts we’ve come to love on the road.
Our travels don’t stop with motorhoming though. In 2015, we celebrated our honeymoon with the trip of a lifetime—crossing the USA from New York to San Francisco by Amtrak with Great Rail Journeys. That journey sparked a passion for worldwide adventures. Since then, we’ve explored Japan by bullet train, gone on safari in India, and toured the wonders of China—just to name a few. You can read about our non campervan travels on our other blog, Wanderleefy
This blog is where we share all our van life stories, road trip itineraries, and cooking tips and recipes for campervans.
From the remote Butt of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides to the sun-drenched south of Spain, the Amalfi Coast of Italy, the breathtaking landscapes of Germany and Switzerland, the Welsh coast, and even our (almost) doorstep in Sheringham—you’ll find it all here.
If you see us out on the road, give us a wave—or better yet, we’ll take a pint!
Hi Lydia just uploaded the podcast to our website it will be on iTunes tomorrow. Great interview thank you again http://bit.ly/1ss0k7X
Thanks Dave! Good speaking to you 🙂
Just saw you on Wild about Scotland.
Happy motoring
Hi Lydia and Keith,
We will be going to Monaco en-route along the med. I saw in your blog that you parked in Monaco’s underground car park. Does it take motorhomes 7.5 metres and can you remember the approx daily cost please.
Thanks Stuart
Hi Stuart,
I’ll be honest I’m not sure about taking a 7.5m motorhome into the parking at Monaco. We’re just under 6mtrs and I wouldn’t have wanted to be much bigger. The trouble is it wasn’t very easy to find, and we ended up driving round a couple of times looking. Then when we got in, I don’t remember there being a massive amount of excess room – from memory we fitted pretty snugly.
I think we payed around €10 and we followed signs (although there were hit and miss!) for Fontvielle. It’s worth a drive through Monaco at the least, and if you manage to see signs for Fontville give it a go – there were staff in the carpark who a
guided us in so presumably they would turn you away if they didn’t think you could fit
Happy travels, the med is a wonderful place for motorhomes 🙂
Hi Lydia…I came across you and your blog today…my husband and I are returning to Tunstead .Norfolk …at the end of next month…after 12 years living in the Dordogne France. I have been fascinated by camper vans for many years…loving the idea of freedom on the roads…I am a bit of a gypsy. I would like to keep in touch if I may…perhaps we could meet up once we’re settled in Norfolk. I have a FB page…looking forward to hearing from you. PS l just love Ruby… Heather x