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Ten nights in Cornwall
August, Boardmasters week, a big group and no plan at all. What that cost, including the morning I found the van sitting on three wheels.
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Why the trips are planned this way.
On how a trip should feel, and what the road keeps teaching.
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I don't know the roads. That's why I built it.
Quiet Route was not built by someone who had the routes memorised. It was built by someone sitting by a pool in Paris on day one, on TripAdvisor.
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Seven nights in the Highlands
The plan had us in the Cairngorms on the fourth night. We ended up somewhere better, and from that point I stopped opening my own app.
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Why second trips are better than first ones
First trips are about the highlights. Second trips are about the place. Why returning to a campervan destination is usually the better trip.
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Why May and September beat August for a van trip
August is the busiest month to take a campervan out, and rarely the best one. Why May and September do more of the same work with fewer of the crowds.
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Why a rigid itinerary usually fails
Day-by-day campervan itineraries look reassuring on paper and break by day three. Here's what to plan instead, and why the van changes the rules.
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How to plan a campervan trip away from the crowds
The famous routes are busy for a reason. Here's how to plan a campervan trip that isn't following the same map as everyone else.
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Now and then, by email.
A new note when one is published, and a word when Quiet Route changes. No more than twice a month.