Does your van have a ladder but no hitch to install a bike rack on? Read how to carry your bikes anyway and avoid putting them on the roof or inside your van by this 10 minutes DIY!

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Does your van have a ladder but no hitch to install a bike rack on? Read how to carry your bikes anyway and avoid putting them on the roof or inside your van by this 10 minutes DIY!
Here’s another post on how to travel with a baby / small child. We discovered this awesome bike with so many functionalities on the road! It’s a bike, it is a stroller, it’s a child table chair!
This is definitely one of the more “nice-to-have” modifications of our van. However, the solution came out really neath with yet an another button to the dashboard!
A small family friendly camping site with great atmosphere in beautiful surroundings. Good for exploring the South Tuscany such as Val’d Orcia
to the North (with the many wineries in eg. Montalcino) or the hot springs
Saturnia and Bagno S. Filippo to the South.
A great small family run camping site in walking distance from
Bouzigues center and close to Séte city.
Stay in Piemonte near the touristy Barolo but away from the crowds! We found this great little campsite by coincidence driving past it but couldn’t resist to stay here a couple of days.
The Talbot Express van is known for a troublesome gutter around the fiberglass top. The idea behind it is good I guess but people are reporting water ingress and rust as a result. Read how I improved the gutter design.
Read moreRead how to mount a flexible solar panel on a bending fiberglass surface with glue or tape! The job is quite easy and the past 20.000 km on the road has proven that it holds.
I finally managed to fix the Truma E1400 cabin gas fan heater! It was fairly simple – read how!
Agritusimo De Santis is a great place for both campers or B&B guests in walking distance from the Tuscan coastal town, Castiglioncello.