Off-Road Ranger III
Hi my name is Paul and 23yrs ago on the 3rd Jan 2001 my wife Nicky and our dog Mutley left England for good... we had an old camper and 3k in cash with the idea of exploring europe/world.
We spent our first winter in Chamonix Mont Blanc it was a bit of a shock as -25°C in an old van is a challenge, things got better we found some work to top up our dwindeling funds and learnt to ski. The winter passed and spring rolled in so we headed aroun the Iberian peninsula taking in Spain, Portugal and Andorra we soon learnt that our old van with a 4 speed box is not in a rush, 45mp/h on the flat.
Times were fantastic we went back to Chamonix to climb for the summer then toured aroun Italy Austria Germany and Switzerland.
we lived for 8years like this working ski seasons and travelling but always living in the van. In the first few years we never used campsites we always used carparks or other areas where overnight stays were permitted.
So time slips passzd and now we have a small house which we needed after the unexpected arrival of our son Zac, he spent the first 2yrs on the road then school called so we settled down for a time 2010 onwards using our defender to travel and enjoy the life we have been blessed with.
I found Overland Bound by chance while lookig for adventure on dark winter evenings and have learnt alot and been inspired by a great many of the members of this fantastic community.
Please share if you like the path that brought you to this point and OB
All the best Paul & Nicky
We spent our first winter in Chamonix Mont Blanc it was a bit of a shock as -25°C in an old van is a challenge, things got better we found some work to top up our dwindeling funds and learnt to ski. The winter passed and spring rolled in so we headed aroun the Iberian peninsula taking in Spain, Portugal and Andorra we soon learnt that our old van with a 4 speed box is not in a rush, 45mp/h on the flat.
Times were fantastic we went back to Chamonix to climb for the summer then toured aroun Italy Austria Germany and Switzerland.
we lived for 8years like this working ski seasons and travelling but always living in the van. In the first few years we never used campsites we always used carparks or other areas where overnight stays were permitted.
So time slips passzd and now we have a small house which we needed after the unexpected arrival of our son Zac, he spent the first 2yrs on the road then school called so we settled down for a time 2010 onwards using our defender to travel and enjoy the life we have been blessed with.
I found Overland Bound by chance while lookig for adventure on dark winter evenings and have learnt alot and been inspired by a great many of the members of this fantastic community.
Please share if you like the path that brought you to this point and OB
All the best Paul & Nicky
