I was very excited to be able to tick something indulgent off my pre-baby bucket list last weekend – a spa day at the Grand Harbour Hotel. It couldn’t have come at a better time. The week before was super busy at work, with lots of travel and late nights. So by the time…
Our caravan adventures have started again – yes, in February – and our first trip out was to one of our favourite destinations – The New Forest in Hampshire. This ancient royal hunting ground created by William I is one of the UK’s smallest national parks. Yet it’s packed full of places to visit and things…
We love to get away for weekend breaks in our caravan. In fact during the summer months we often wake up more Saturday mornings in Tin Box than at home. There’s plenty of reasons why we’d rather be hitching up for adventures than hanging out in familiar surroundings. And many of these apply whether you…
Ray Mears – the king of bushcraft and a personal hero of Mr Tin Box – this week managed to alienate the caravanning community and talk himself out of a reported £10,000 for speaking at a major outdoor event. During an appearance on the BBC’s Room 101, he described caravans as being ‘mobile bread bins’. Ouch!He added:…
Wedding invites have come in thick and fast this year. We’ve been to one in Sweden, another in Dorset and one in Devon. The last two were one weekend after the other, so we decided to hitch up Tin Box and turn our attendance into a wedding tour. Rock pooling between weddings It all began…
It’s been a long time since Mr Tin Box and I went on a holiday that didn’t involve towing our own bedroom to our chosen destination. However, this summer we had the perfect excuse. Friends had just moved to Sweden and were getting married, so we decided to abandon our caravan and join them for…
I realise caravanning isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. But I also genuinely believe most people would enjoy it if they gave it a go. After all, it’s essentially glamping on wheels. With that in mind, I hope to debunk eight myths about caravans and caravanning with a little tour of Tin Box – a…
In our first few years of caravanning, Mr Tin Box had been accumulating a bundle of caravan gadgets to make us self-sufficient. Then there’s other gizmos that I’m sure are just for fun! Here’s our favourite pieces of caravanning tech: 1. Solar panel This is one of the first gadgets Mr TB bought for the caravan….
With storms forecast and flood warnings a plenty, we didn’t have great hopes for this weekend away. Luckily for us the great British weather didn’t live up to expectations. We were caravanning with the West Hampshire Centre of the Caravan Club at Somerley Lakes near Ringwood in Dorset. It’s a lovely location with the rally field…
I spent my first whole night away from Tin Box Tot this week. It’s taken 17 months – more by accident than by planning – but we were both ready to give it a go. Packing for one! I can understand why some people are anxious about leaving their little one for the first time….