13, February, 2025

Episode 195: Vanlife

In this podcast, Chris outlines his plans to buy a van, renovate it and then travel around Europe.

Vanlife adventure

Welcome back to English-Podcasts In this episode Chris tells Sue about his plans to travel around Europe in a Van. You can also see a video interview of a fellow Van traveller.

Notes

What is Van Life? Or as it is known now, Vanlife in one word.

Is it the life of a Hippy, a Nomad or a Caravan fan?

Well, Vanlifers have formed a community of people who travel in a well renovated van in search of off the beaten track adventures and freedom. It’s a cool lifestyle compared to the traditional canavan driver.

Vanlife is big on social media with the hashtag #vanlife, showing pictures of exotic settings and inspiring a great sense of freedom away from the routine of everyday life.

Many photos illustrate idyllic natural scenery, sometimes framed by the open back doors of the van, or with the van prominently visible in the landscape often in Australia, and the USA. Others depict feature spotless, stylized interior views of the living space. 

Recap & Takeaways

In this podcast Chris details his plans to renovate his van and all the countries he plans to visit whilst writing his travel blog.

Have you ever thought of doing this? Think about it carefully and write 10 pros and cons of this life style.

After listening to the podcast, take the time to watch a video with a full-time VanLifer who Chris met on one of his trips.

https://english-podcasts.com/?s=vanlife

Katharina is from Germany and she has given everything up to get on the road with her little car and her vintage caravan.

Chris met her near Saint Jean de Luz just as she was planning to head off to Spain and Portugal and she has already encountered some problems, like her fridge breaking down and the walls of her caravan falling apart and leaking water into the inside of the caravan, although she remains upbeat and motivated for her adventure.

She talks about the ups & downs of Vanlife, where she has come from, where she is going and how she intends to earn some money to maintain her lifestyle whilst on the road.

What do you think about her lifestyle?

 

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