A family campervan journal sharing real travel experiences in our VW T25 across the UK and Europe. Includes campsite stays, road trip stories, practical campervan learnings, and everyday moments from life on the road.
Family VW campervan travel stories, road trips, campsite experiences, and reflections from journeys across the UK and Europe.
For a long time, these journeys lived in conversations, half-made plans, old photos, and the occasional evening wondering whether the van was quite ready for another season on the road.
Now they are being captured as we travel — short weekends away, longer drives, familiar campsites, muddy fields, slow mornings, and the usual mix of weather, planning, and packing decisions.
Explore More
If you’re looking for destination guides and trip planning, start with our Croyde guide or browse our latest journeys from the road.
- Croyde, North Devon – Campsites, beaches, sunsets, food and practical campervan tips.
- Life With Our VW T25 – Fifteen years of ownership, travel and lessons learned.
- Current Journeys – The latest trips, stories and travel updates.
From the Road
This is a living journal of campervan travel — not polished stories, but real moments from the journey.
Some entries are longer trip stories. Others are simple observations from the road: how a campsite felt, what worked in the setup, or what we’d change next time.
Latest Campervan Life Entries
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Camping Des 2 Rives, Burgundy, France: 2026
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Camping Au Bois Joli, Burgundy, France: 2026
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Why I Chose a Hybrid Route to Val Cenis
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Our 7-Day Val Cenis Summer Itinerary
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French Alps Campervan Packing List
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Campervan Life Moments
- Things that worked
- Things that didn’t
- Rain on the roof at night
- Packing up before the sky changes its mind
- Long drives where everything slows down
These small details often become the most useful lessons.
Family Travel on the Road
Travelling as a family has changed the shape of our trips over time, but not the reason for doing them.
There is still something steady about loading the van the night before, setting off early, and watching the world get quieter as the journey begins.
Closing Note
This isn’t, and never will be a polished version of campervan life.
It’s a record of real journeys, small moments and family travel in a VW T25 — with everything that goes right, and everything that doesn’t.
Some stories become destination guides. Others remain simple notes from the road. All of them form part of life with our loved campervan.