Vincent

Vincent

Vincent is a sixty-something who has retired from working life but not from living. Had his childhood and working life, now embarking on his third life. Currently a full-time motorhome nomad, touring the UK, Europe and North Africa with his wife Pip and Black Labrador, Scylla.

Dwelling: when travelling pauses

Travelling encourages movement. The road is always pointing somewhere else, and motorhome travel can easily fall into a rhythm of arrival, exploration, and departure. Places become waypoints on a longer line rather than experiences in themselves. For much of this…

Café culture: the rhythm of time

The first thing you notice sitting beside the lake is the sound. Spoons touching porcelain cups. Chairs scraping gently across stone. A waiter placing a small glass of water beside an espresso before moving quietly to the next table. Nothing…

Lessons learned in April

Travellers rarely celebrate stopping. Movement is usually the measure of progress on the road. New places, new views, new directions — the sense that the journey continues to unfold. Yet this month in Ohrid has reminded us that another kind…

News from the road

April 2026 Travellers like to believe they choose their destinations. Sometimes a place chooses you. Ohrid did that to us. When we arrived beside the lake the plan was simple enough: a short stop before continuing the journey. Two or…

Lessons learned in March

A view of Lake Ohrid with St John's at Kaneo in the background.

Looking back at March 2026 Every month this page tries to do something slightly different from the rest of the magazine. The articles explore places, experiences and observations. The editor’s notebook steps back and asks a quieter question: what did…

When a system fails

An EcoFlow power station and additional battery

Technology promises independence. For those of us living on the road, that promise matters. Our motorhome electrical system was built around that idea: solar on the roof, lithium storage, shore power when available, gas when it isn’t. Layers of resilience…

Introducing: The quartermaster

pip

Travellers tend to talk about sunsets, scenery, and picturesque cafés. The reality of living on the road is different. Most days the real question is much simpler: Where is the next loaf of bread coming from? In our small travelling…