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A van trip can be an exciting, rewarding, and, at times, thoroughly testing way to travel as a family. After a month on the road with a one- and three-year old, Hayley Spurway learned some valuable lessons about family van life.
At the end of a wet Cornish summer we decided to load up the van, hop on the ferry to Roscoff and head south, imagining life on the road to be filled with freedom, sunshine and adventure. However, driving through the night accompanied by waves of whinging from our uncomfortable little travellers trying to sleep in their car seats, I quickly realised that – despite countless weekends away in the van – when it came to long distance van-tripping we were mere virgins. Our vehicle wasn’t even kitted out to house a family of four, its creature comforts consisting of just a rock-and-roll bed. Yet, a month later, invigorated by adventures from France to Portugal and back, we’d somewhat nailed the art of life in our roving tin can.
If you’re planning a family van trip anywhere in the world, here are a few factors to take into consideration.
Hayley's kids enjoy breakfast in the van
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