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  • What I know about almonds…

    by Selina Gough

    Before I moved here and inherited the stewardship of hundreds of knackered old almond trees, I only knew that almonds were tasty and full of goodness. As they are the wonder-food of the moment and loved especially by those going easy on the grains, many of us will be aware that they’re a ‘good thing’ to try and incorporate into our diets. Specifically, they’re high...

    March 28, 2017
    Comments 4
    Ecology, Farming, Lessons learned, permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Uncategorized, Voluntary simplicity
  • Life has been happening

    by Selina Gough

    Some time has passed. During this online pause, life has been happening. Here are some of our stories… We stayed a few months with my dad in my childhood home in Liverpool at the end of our travelling year. When I first left my home, bound for Glasgow at twenty one, I felt sure I’d never feel enthusiastic about the place again. The idea...

    August 31, 2016
    Comments 2
    Ecology, Inspiration, Lessons learned, permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Uncategorized, Voluntary simplicity
  • Vanlife remembered

    by Selina Gough

    We’ve been home now for over a month. I say ‘home’ but for us as a family right now, this is a vague concept that seems to merely mean not living in a van that moves every few days. At the moment this place of non-moving is my dad’s house, the house that I grew up in. Our presence here is signified by the...

    January 26, 2016
    Comments 6
    Lessons learned, Life on the Road, Motorhoming, Travelling with Children, Uncategorized
  • The Future is shed-shaped

    by Selina Gough

    Before we left last January to travel around Europe for almost a year, there was a big question mark over our future as a family. People often asked us what would happen when we returned to the UK, what were our plans, how would we manage to get a house again having spent most of our money? They were difficult questions to answer because,...

    December 11, 2015
    Comments 19
    Beginnings, Ecology, Planning and Preparing, Spain, Uncategorized
  • Paestum and the temple of Hera

    by Selina Gough

    Having an ex-archaeologist as a partner means that we see a fair amount of old stuff. Amphitheatres, temples, burial chambers, the lot. On the whole, the kids and I are happy to wander about these places, shoulder to shoulder with the ghosts. Some sites grab me more than others, sometimes I’m tired and suffering from ancient site saturation and I struggle to connect with...

    October 21, 2015
    Comment 1
    Outings, Places
  • The Cities of the Dalmatian Coast

    by Selina Gough

    With their mixture of architectural style and layered history, the magnificent cities of the Croatian coast are like film sets. Each turn of a corner and each new vista reminiscent of some half-remembered scene from a movie watched long ago. Today they feel like tourist towns, their beating hearts muffled by the constant pounding of traveller feet; their stones polished underfoot to a slippery...

    October 4, 2015
    Comments 2
    Croatia, Must sees, Places
  • Stopovers 6 – Peniscola to St Chinian

    by Selina Gough

    #51 Camping La Volta, Peniscola This stop was listed in Camperstops Europe as a five euro stopover but was actually a campsite with campsite prices (albeit very reasonable ones). Peniscola seems to have lots of cheapish campsites and although it’s an established beach resort, is not without its charms. There’s an absolutely huge stretch of sandy beach and a very pretty old town complete...

    September 30, 2015
    Comments 2
    Camperstops, France, Motorhoming, Places, Spain, Uncategorized
  • Friendship, a story (For Julia)

    by Selina Gough

    At first glance, we may not be an obvious match. She, with one more child than me and therefore two years extra sleep deprivation, always looks a million dollars. I favour the dishevelled look. Her home is spotless, with shiny crumb-free surfaces and clothes smelling laundry-liquid-fresh. Even before my home was a van, my hygiene standards were ‘relaxed’. She moves quickly and busily, I...

    September 10, 2015
    Comments 3
    Croatia, People, Travelling with Children
  • The Bears of Kuterevo

    by Selina Gough

    I’m a bit obsessed with bears and wolves. One of the reasons I’m spellbound by deer is that the idea of something so big wandering around wild in the woods is just so exciting. They’re so big! And they’re owned by no one! So obviously being in places where there are wolves or bears, which are way more exotic and wild and potentially dangerous,...

    September 6, 2015
    Comments 3
    Croatia, Ecology, Inspiration, Must sees, Places, Travelling with Children
  • Tomo, Tomo, Tomo

    by Selina Gough

    I just had to write a little post about our wonderful stay at Buffet Butina in Kuterevo. We don’t eat out all the time as funds generally don’t allow it but sometimes, when we’re tired,  we just can’t resist. Particularly when the restaurant in question looks like the cosiest, most Tolkienesque place you may ever indulge in a plate of food. Fortunately for us,...

    September 3, 2015
    Comments 4
    Croatia, Life on the Road, People, Places
March 28, 2017

What I know about almonds…

Before I moved here and inherited the stewardship of hundreds of knackered old almond trees, I only knew that...

by Selina Gough
Comments 4
August 31, 2016

Life has been happening

Some time has passed. During this online pause, life has been happening. Here are some of our stories… We...

by Selina Gough
Comments 2
January 26, 2016

Vanlife remembered

We’ve been home now for over a month. I say ‘home’ but for us as a family right now,...

by Selina Gough
Comments 6
December 11, 2015

The Future is shed-shaped

Before we left last January to travel around Europe for almost a year, there was a big question mark...

by Selina Gough
Comments 19
November 24, 2015

From a van, somewhere in the Pyrenees

I’m aware that there has been far too long a gap in my postings and, for those who are...

by Selina Gough
Comments 3
October 21, 2015

Paestum and the temple of Hera

Having an ex-archaeologist as a partner means that we see a fair amount of old stuff. Amphitheatres, temples, burial...

by Selina Gough
Comment 1
October 4, 2015

The Cities of the Dalmatian Coast

With their mixture of architectural style and layered history, the magnificent cities of the Croatian coast are like film...

by Selina Gough
Comments 2
September 30, 2015

Stopovers 6 – Peniscola to St Chinian

#51 Camping La Volta, Peniscola This stop was listed in Camperstops Europe as a five euro stopover but was...

by Selina Gough
Comments 2
September 10, 2015

Friendship, a story (For Julia)

At first glance, we may not be an obvious match. She, with one more child than me and therefore...

by Selina Gough
Comments 3
September 6, 2015

The Bears of Kuterevo

I’m a bit obsessed with bears and wolves. One of the reasons I’m spellbound by deer is that the...

by Selina Gough
Comments 3
September 3, 2015

Tomo, Tomo, Tomo

I just had to write a little post about our wonderful stay at Buffet Butina in Kuterevo. We don’t...

by Selina Gough
Comments 4
August 31, 2015

Travel Wonder in Kuterevo

In an effort to be more dynamic (!) and current in my despatches from afar, I’m going to try...

by Selina Gough
Comments 3
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