14:51 urghhhh I hate it when that happens......I was in NYC teaching a wig making class, and my hotel was in Brooklyn. I was exhausted after work and desperate for a glass of red wine. I walked miles to find a liquor store that sold decent wine, and then walked all the way back to my hotel to realise it was a cork, not a screw top FFS. I had to go back out to find a cork screw, and yep.......when I finally got chance to open the wine, the cork snapped in half........fooooooooookinell I was fuming.
The things we do for a glass of red 😂 That sounds like hell, but bless you for persevering with your mission, I wouldn't have given up either. Incidentally, some of these corks aren't even cork anymore, more like a plastic cylinder
😂 There's always one in a couple isn't there. This morning was particularly bad, I was full of beans, but Stephen just grunted for an hour before moving or talking...😆
Ooh that's a grand idea, I might try that! We always eat sweet potatoes or jacket potatoes with the skin on, so it might be interesting to try in a stew/curry etc, they would certainly hold their shape better. Thank you and glad you enjoyed it. Hope you are well ❤️🙏
Oh I love his swearing, he's got the mouth of a dumpster, but it's a pain in the arse to edit out 😂 Except I then had to do it to myself later on in the vlog 🤦♂️ I'm not sure we need to really, but didn't want to get it trouble for too many slurs 🤐
Good afternoon! That first town first gave me "Chocolat" vibes which promptly turned into a combo of zombie apocalypse and "stay on the path and keep off the moors" 😅 Fun fact: Swedish King Gustav III was so besotted in the French coastal colors and pale yellow stone houses so he and the royal architect sent out a letter to the Stockholm residents (in 1699 I think) basically saying to the people "Right, now we're all going to pretend we live in France so paint your houses in a pale yellow". Which is why yellow is considered a Royal color here and if you ever visit Stockholm you'll see it worked. All over the country as well, but mainy Royal army buildings there. Love the "when in doubt, go for a stout" pub mentality. Also "wine cures whine" 😅 but that bottle was a struggle and a half. 😮 I looove garlic! I heard that it tastes differently depending how you cut or crush it. I always crush it before eventually chopping it. Same with iceberg lettuce, if you slice it before whacking it and taking the stem out it tastes bitter. If you wash the potatoes/carrot etc well you can save the peels and fry them in cooking oil as tasty wine or beer snacks and sprinkle a little thyme, rock salt, smoked paprika or spice of your taste on it. Cauliflower or celeriac sliced as steak egged and breaded and fried as steak is so tasty as well. Bon voyage on your chase the sun tour! Cheers from Skåne!
Good Afternoon 🌞 Currently zipping through the south of France and its 22 degrees with the sun beaming. Glorious! Just the right temperature really, we'll probably be moaning in Spain 😂 That's a magnificent little fact about Sweden right there! I absolutely love that - and how fitting given yellow is on your flag (I wonder if that's why, unless the flag pre-dates the houses being painted yellow). I do think yellow is one of the most lovely colours you can paint a house, and let's face it, as nations we all steal and borrow ideas and cultures from each other, so in this instance I'd say Gustav made a good call 😁 We noticed a lot of yellow even in Ystad. The villages were oh so French and gorgeous, albeit the weather in the first couple didn't show then in the best light. As you say though, it very quickly goes from movie-set postcard, to remote rural horror film depending on how far you wander 😂 I'm fascinated by that tip about lettuce - so it's better to take the stem out first, then err, whack it, before chopping? I must try that because we eat it all the time 😁 Agree about crushing the garlic- I do usually try to remember that but keep forgetting. I sometimes just grate it instead which does similar. Really loving the sound of those vegetable peelings fried up, that sounds right up our street and obviously saves on waste considerably. And damn, salivating at the egged and breaded cauliflower idea too 😋 Thanks so much for the tips, I really appreciate that, and now we're both super hungry 😍😂 Hope everything is well in Skåne, take care and thank you for your great comments as always ❤️
@@comealongdearsooo green with envy at the sunny description 😊. Gustav was a very interesting monarch who did a lot of good and also had many flaws (some for that age) and was finally assassinated at the Royal opera. The yellow on the flag is supoosedly a symbol of two light beams on the sky basically but it also resembles gold etc. My dream is a French cottage yellow kitchen. Such a pick-me-up color. As for the lettuce I smash it (pretty hard actually) stem down to make all the leaves loose from it and the just pluck it out after. Try it, it does make a difference. And do try the steak cauliflower/celeriac. Looking forward to more sunny images! 🌞
@@comealongdearst remembered a summery tip for cauliflower fans: Slice a small head into bite sized bits Slice a fennel If you have it slice a small kohlrabi into bite sized staffs Mix Put olive oil, your choice of vinegar (champagne, white or apple), plenty of mushed fresh garlic, salt and pepper and loads of freshly chopped dill along with juice of a lemon and mix into dressing to pour over the fresh cut veggies. THE best summer crunchy salad ever! It won't up your friends number, but it will surely make you feel great anyway. 😂
Gustav sounds like a character who, from a quick scroll, certainly seemed to have some forward thinking ideas. Being assassinated at the opera is quite a camp way to go out as well, I assume he's one of the more remembered Swedish royals as a result of all that! Thank you, I will try that lettuce tip next time we pick up an iceberg 😁
Oh I don't know, that salad certainly sounds like it would win a few people around 😁 Sounds absolutely delicious, we could happily eat all of that raw so that works for us with all those gorgeous flavourings. That would be something we can easily make in the van too 😍
I just buy the crushed garlic in a jar. :) A good way to peel the cloves is to lay the flat part of your knife on it and give it a whack. The skin cracks and is easy to pull off. A versatile vegetable, garlic makes most foods more flavourful, and if you travel to Transylvania, you can hang a wreath of garlic over your beds for protection from vampires. Halloween is over and done with. I was sick, so didn't go to the village party. I went for a wee nap at 6 pm and woke up at 1 am. Oh, speaking of time. I had to turn back my clocks an hour this morning. I wasn't sure if it was 2 am after midnight on Saturday or on Sunday, but my iPhone and computer knew, so I only had to change my microwave and clock radio. Well done on the running, Stephen. You're getting quite fit. And that was quite a walk for you, Dan. You must be feeling better. Cheers, and happy travels. Jon in rural BC, Canada
Hi Jon, I'm glad the wonders of technology allowed you to figure out the time, I think we all rely on that now 😂 I do usually crush the garlic if I remember, but yeah a jar or tube is even better. It's so fiddly in the van that we really ought to buy it like that more often. Transylvania, now that's a thought - I'd love to go in the van to Romania and beyond (through Bulgaria and into Turkey perhaps). I doubt we'll get to see all these places of course. Hope you're feeling better now. I'm okay now (well, I managed a 10k run today so you'd hope so!), but sadly Stephen has got some element of it. If we find the Spanish sun it might banish it for good, though we're in northern Spain so no guarantees there. Stephen is doing a grand job with the running I agree, he's shaping up pretty well! Cheers Jon, take care ❤️
Before I sat down to watch your vlog I was wondering what to have for dinner - and you solved my dilemma! The only significant difference was that I added a diced zucchini/courgette instead of the spinach. Délicieux! Merci beaucoup les gars!
Oh excellent, glad to be of assistance 😁 I bloody love courgette so would've happily had that, Steve's less keen. Roast courgette is melt in the mouth sublime 😋 Cheers and have a good week ❤️
We loved the Loire, but completely missed those cave houses and don't think we'll be that way for at least 2 years, but they are going on the list anyway. Vanlife food! For us rice, rice and sometimes rice... Love a home made curry and love the fact that like us you just throw in whatever you have or normally whatever is out of date and we can't bring ourselves to bin. Think we've had this discussion before but french packet mash is actually quite good and gives us a change from, well more rice. Anyway, now off to cook some rice for dinner.... Much love Darren and Alison 🤟❤
I think we ended up in totally the wrong place for the proper cave homes, but it seems there is lots in the Loire, so worth investigating for sure! Even if it is 2 years away for you 😂 Yes, rice is a constant here too. I love it but it does get repetitive. Couscous is a great alternative though, and easier and quicker to put together. Back home, we stocked up on Aldi's packet rice/quinoa/grain combos, they do some great flavours too, not sure if we'll find those in Spain so much. Enjoy whatever you had with the rice 😂😍 Take care both, much love to you ❤️🤟
Your both a joy to watch, and your take on life, and your own happiness, inc Stephens swearing, with added sarcasm at times, expect first thing in a morning :-) Good Channel
Thank you very much, we just try to be ourselves, whichever that then comes across 😊 I have lots of energy some mornings which is entirely at odds with Stephen so I have to be mindful 😂
I’m just loving this journey with you - you are taking us to some lovely interesting places: troglodyte caves, subterranean church and lovely villages. I can’t tell you how envious I am but at least I feel I am part of the journey. I love the campervan cuisine spots too - always glad of ideas to cook. AND you’ve got sunshine and warmth - we haven’t seen the sun since we got back from Norfolk a week ago ☹️. I hope the better climate will help with the after effects of your cold. My OH is like Stephen- she may as well be invisible until 10 am - I’m the opposite 🙄. Stay well and safe. ❤️❤️
Hi Irene, I'm so pleased you're liking the journey, and definitely consider yourself as part of it 🥰 Do you think you'll be able to head abroad at any point? It's not always possible I know, which is why we are just so grateful we get to do this in the here and now. Nothing lasts forever so we're trying to savour it while it lasts. I'm hoping the warmth does help the colds, but sadly Stephen has come down with it now 😧 Oh well, hopefully we get it out of the way at the start of the trip! 🤷♂️ And I'm pleased your other half is similar to Stephen, we're not alone then 😂 Somehow it works though (well not always, we have bust ups and see things differently many times 😉). Hope you're well and I hope you get to go on some camper adventures again in the not too distant future 🙏❤️
@ sorry to hear Stephen has got the cold now after all ☹️. As long as we have our 3 dogs, we shall be staying in the UK ☹️ , but who knows what will be in the future. I console myself with the fact that I have been more than fortunate to see a bit of the world through working as a flight attendant with Lufthansa for more than 15 years at a time when we had good stop-overs and not such huge planes - but it’s not the same as just going where your fancy takes you in a campervan. I can’t complain. Looking forward to your next vlog, hope you are both well by then. ❤️❤️
Thank you Irene, well it's good you got to see some far flung places on the planes, and the UK still has its amazing spots of course by campervan. Just a shame about the weather 80% of the time 🤦♂️ If it's any consolation though, we have arrived in Spain and it's entirely overcast, so...😂 But grateful to be away regardless, we'll only be moaning when it gets too hot. Take care both of you, have a good week ❤️
We're exploring the North West first so hopefully we'll be OK, but definitely keeping an eye on the weather ready to run at all times! We had to do that in Germany too. Benefit of being in a van I guess!
Qu’elle joli! France looks gorgeous through your lens. Sorry it took me awhile to get to watching this video. I’ve been very busy lately - learning how to use my new van! It’s day 4 and I’m already at my first campsite. I’ll post a video this weekend. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your travels through France.
Ooh exciting stuff! 😍 I hope you're settling in okay, always a few teething problems but you'll get there. Will try to watch a video if you put one up, if we can. Have to be mindful of data out here now we're on foreign soil. Have fun and good luck with it all! And thank you 🙏
Good evening, I admire you both for taking on the challenge of full time van life and as from tomorrow I am officially a full time van lifer myself and been researching it for about 5-6 years , I built it out myself and not quite finished however I just want to hit the road, I do still work but now semi retiring and will still be working as a freelance sous chef…. One pot wonders are great and make a fantastic meal for the day and the next ,,, chopping the garlic would be good with a micro planer, it’s more finer and can do 3-4 cloves in less than 30 seconds, not that there is any rush but just an idea as you asked, with a micro planer the garlic is more like a purée rather than chunks so you taste the garlic rather than crunch on it, but you may like the crunch I’m just saying🧐, really enjoy watching your adventures and look forward to the next one as always. I hope you have a great time in France and wish you both all the best in the future,!. Can’t wait till your next vlog , take care and safe journeys 👍🫡
Good Morning, how exciting for you to be hitting the road and going full-time 😍 We remember that feeling well, the sense of freedom and possibilities that hit you. Building your own is such an achievement too, well done on that, I don't think we'd ever dare attempt it! At least you have an income sorted and doing it part time means you can enjoy some travelling too hopefully. Thanks for the garlic tip, I do have a grater, I think anyway, but frequently forget to use it 🤦♂️ It makes more sense, as you say quicker and unleashes the flavour more! Best of luck to you in your van journey and thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video ❤️🙏
Hi Gareth, yeah it blew our minds too! Apparently they dig from the top down as it's safer, though I don't know how that works with the roof, maybe they just started with a small tunnel at the top 🤔 As you say, mind boggling, but impressive to see
Absolutely loved this video an all round good vlog. Loved seeing a different side of you cooking and just doing normal life within the van. I must try that sweet potato curry reciepe. Looked amazing. Also the Eggie bread too. Steven wouldn't be Stephen with an odd ×#%+ word. Makes me laugh. And my I say omg. Steven, you have lost so much weight. You're looking fab. Well done to you. Honestly, I loved the chilled out feel to this video.
Hey Paul, I'm glad you liked it and thank you for your sweet words as always, they do light up our Sundays! 🥰 Stephen is like a new man, he's lost a few stone, and as much I liked him just fine like that, I think he's looking pretty swell this way too 😁 Thank you, he'll appreciate you commenting on it 😍 The curry was great but we do run out of things to cook in the van quite quickly! New ideas are needed at times I think. Anyway, hope you're having a nice weekend and that you're well in general. Take care ❤️
Fab vid chaps. Really enjoying the journey with you down through France. I love how you keep it real and you're just yourselves doing everyday stuff having fab adventures and one or two 'tipples' along the way. Love it. 💚💚
Thank you very much 😍 We are just ourselves as you say, and we try to film a bit of this, a bit of that, a mix of the travel and the ordinary, to hopefully give people some idea of what it's like living on the road. We're lucky we had the chance to come abroad while we did and looking forward to sharing those adventures in future videos 😍
Hello, yes eventually by that last village the sun (and the warmth!) were in full flow 😍 France is fantastic for vans - plenty of dedicated places for campervans, and lots more options besides. It's a real haven. Thank you and glad you liked the video ❤️
Hi Nathan, thank you, we're both well (although Steve seems to have caught the tail end of my bug now 🤦♂️) and enjoying the travel down to Spain. It's warm and sunny so, so far so good 😍 Hope you are well
Hiya , another fabulous vlog my friends live in the Loire region many beautiful places there. For a quick meal tuna pasta , I learned how to make it in Italy! Using rosemary as a herb in the tomato sauce. It’s so good! Xx
Hi Lindsay, thank you ❤️ We could've easily spent more time there exploring some of the places along the Loire (and the chateaus!), but the call to head South was strong 😁 I imagine that's a fabulous area to live in though. Ah tuna pasta, we haven't had that in ages, and definitely not with rosemary ill have to try that now. Got a posh tin of cherry tomatoes in the cupboard so might use it with that 😍
Wow - GO STEPHEN! You've done very well indeed. I hope you're feeling great and pleased with your new-look fit bod. Very well done! How are you finding the language? How often do you feel you're having to communicate with the French? 💯❤
Morning 😍 Yes he's done fabulously well hasn't he, and looks great for it. He's lost so much weight! Hmm the language barrier isn't too bad so far - but that's purely because interaction has been limited. We have been fortunate that almost every shop we've been in, the person serving us has clocked we're English and instantly reverted to speaking it without us saying anything. We can't speak French, but a few basic stock phrases and pleasantries tend to get us by thankfully 🙏❤️
@comealongdear yes Dan and Steve all is well, I'm retired now and smelling the roses, it's so wonderful having the time to just relax and enjoy life, and thanks to you both for helping that
Thank you Mattias! 😍 I know you're not in that exact area, but I hope you've been safe from the recent floods. Absolutely devastating and heartbreaking to see 😥
We do enjoy walking though so I'm not sure we'd use them all that much, plus the issue of space, but I can see how handy they'd be when you need to zip around quickly 😁
As ever, entertaining. Well done on the runs guys. Putting me to shame! I struggle to even get out and walk the dog 😮😂. Love the underground church ⛪️ 🙏
Good Morning Denise, thank you and glad you liked it 🥰 It's nice to just meander slowly down through France and stop at these random sleepy places. The running does feel good when you've done one I must admit, but sometimes motivation can be hard, especially in winter! The church was very unusual and not like anything we'd seen before, the fact you could go upstairs and all that was carved out of the cliff was astonishing really.
😂 I think we ended up using some plastic bag we found for our next lot of wraps before we bought foil again. Even worse was running out of toilet roll not long after 😬 (and not for reasons you think, when you've got a runny nose it's vital 😂)
Hi guys..I'm an Aussie and follow a couple of guys from here that travel in a van you remind me of them one chatty and one quite who pulls the best faces😅 They travel mainly on weekends and cook easy food that may give you some ideas.. anyway love watching you and the different scenery... keep having fun and check them out Kingdeano adventures
Hi Andrea 😊 Oh do we have a doppelganger van couple out there in Australia? We will check them out for sure, and if they cook, even better, we could do with more ideas 😁 Thank you and glad you like the videos ❤️🙏
I came for the misprouniciation and i dont inkow guessn knowledge 😂😂😂😅😅😅ilovit and stevies ahys humour😂❤ and ur personalities bounce of each other complimrntry😂😊🐻🦒, omg quick recover vicks vapor rub and steamy shower, eucolypuc steam, and let steve b himself his profanity is his personally addorbs😂cute humble swearin, u both r entertaining ❤🎉wats the weathers looks like chilli, garlis iz good for immunity from cold flue and digestives system
Awww thank you 😊 I wouldn't want to stop Stephen's swearing, we both swear a lot, but wasn't sure how many slurs we were allowed in a video though 😂 But I think it's fine 😉 Plenty of garlic for us, can't get enough of it! In fact we just bought some more 😁 Thank you and thanks for commenting 🙏 😊
Oh really? That's interesting, although we did hear parking in a campervan was difficult in the Netherlands. But no, France and Spain are much more open to it and cater for it in many places. Of course, they're bigger countries and have more space to do so I guess.
Stevies cpoking show, add sonethin inir for daniels cold boost ur immune system lemon honey ginger tea iguess lols lots of vitamin orange 😂❤🎉🐻🦒 hope u both had a festive halloween🎉🎃🎃
Thank you, we've been stocking up on all the usual remedies, and finding the sunshine can't hurt, either 🌞 We didn't really do Halloween (I love it though!), hope you had a good one if you do celebrate it 😊
😂 I would take offence, but I do see your point and was wondering if we were doing that a bit much 😂 We try not to do it on every video though 😉 Ultimately, it's just symbolic of the day starting, and our van routine, so I think that's why it crops up so often as an introduction
14:51 urghhhh I hate it when that happens......I was in NYC teaching a wig making class, and my hotel was in Brooklyn. I was exhausted after work and desperate for a glass of red wine. I walked miles to find a liquor store that sold decent wine, and then walked all the way back to my hotel to realise it was a cork, not a screw top FFS. I had to go back out to find a cork screw, and yep.......when I finally got chance to open the wine, the cork snapped in half........fooooooooookinell I was fuming.
The things we do for a glass of red 😂 That sounds like hell, but bless you for persevering with your mission, I wouldn't have given up either. Incidentally, some of these corks aren't even cork anymore, more like a plastic cylinder
32:03 Nothing like a hose pipe blast up your waste hole like that. Always a relief when the water comes out clear.
😂 It's just gotta be done sometimes 😉
We make curryworst as a quick meal, fry onions, chopped sausage and add tomato sauce and curry powder and eat with crusty bread ❤
That sounds divine 😍❤️
I’m with Stephen on the wake up front and Sue is like zebedee. Drives me nuts. 😂
😂 There's always one in a couple isn't there. This morning was particularly bad, I was full of beans, but Stephen just grunted for an hour before moving or talking...😆
Great video. Top Tip - Don't peel anything, Much of the flavour and nutrients of veg is in the peel. Just Wash 'N' Go 👍
Ooh that's a grand idea, I might try that! We always eat sweet potatoes or jacket potatoes with the skin on, so it might be interesting to try in a stew/curry etc, they would certainly hold their shape better. Thank you and glad you enjoyed it. Hope you are well ❤️🙏
love the campervan cooking vlogging, wish more did it!
Aah thank you, so pleased you enjoy the cooking bits, whatever we manage to throw together 😁
I think we all lov Stephen swearing4
Oh I love his swearing, he's got the mouth of a dumpster, but it's a pain in the arse to edit out 😂 Except I then had to do it to myself later on in the vlog 🤦♂️ I'm not sure we need to really, but didn't want to get it trouble for too many slurs 🤐
Good afternoon!
That first town first gave me "Chocolat" vibes which promptly turned into a combo of zombie apocalypse and "stay on the path and keep off the moors" 😅
Fun fact: Swedish King Gustav III was so besotted in the French coastal colors and pale yellow stone houses so he and the royal architect sent out a letter to the Stockholm residents (in 1699 I think) basically saying to the people "Right, now we're all going to pretend we live in France so paint your houses in a pale yellow". Which is why yellow is considered a Royal color here and if you ever visit Stockholm you'll see it worked. All over the country as well, but mainy Royal army buildings there.
Love the "when in doubt, go for a stout" pub mentality. Also "wine cures whine" 😅 but that bottle was a struggle and a half. 😮
I looove garlic! I heard that it tastes differently depending how you cut or crush it. I always crush it before eventually chopping it. Same with iceberg lettuce, if you slice it before whacking it and taking the stem out it tastes bitter. If you wash the potatoes/carrot etc well you can save the peels and fry them in cooking oil as tasty wine or beer snacks and sprinkle a little thyme, rock salt, smoked paprika or spice of your taste on it. Cauliflower or celeriac sliced as steak egged and breaded and fried as steak is so tasty as well.
Bon voyage on your chase the sun tour!
Cheers from Skåne!
Good Afternoon 🌞 Currently zipping through the south of France and its 22 degrees with the sun beaming. Glorious! Just the right temperature really, we'll probably be moaning in Spain 😂
That's a magnificent little fact about Sweden right there! I absolutely love that - and how fitting given yellow is on your flag (I wonder if that's why, unless the flag pre-dates the houses being painted yellow). I do think yellow is one of the most lovely colours you can paint a house, and let's face it, as nations we all steal and borrow ideas and cultures from each other, so in this instance I'd say Gustav made a good call 😁 We noticed a lot of yellow even in Ystad.
The villages were oh so French and gorgeous, albeit the weather in the first couple didn't show then in the best light. As you say though, it very quickly goes from movie-set postcard, to remote rural horror film depending on how far you wander 😂
I'm fascinated by that tip about lettuce - so it's better to take the stem out first, then err, whack it, before chopping? I must try that because we eat it all the time 😁
Agree about crushing the garlic- I do usually try to remember that but keep forgetting. I sometimes just grate it instead which does similar.
Really loving the sound of those vegetable peelings fried up, that sounds right up our street and obviously saves on waste considerably. And damn, salivating at the egged and breaded cauliflower idea too 😋
Thanks so much for the tips, I really appreciate that, and now we're both super hungry 😍😂
Hope everything is well in Skåne, take care and thank you for your great comments as always ❤️
@@comealongdearsooo green with envy at the sunny description 😊. Gustav was a very interesting monarch who did a lot of good and also had many flaws (some for that age) and was finally assassinated at the Royal opera. The yellow on the flag is supoosedly a symbol of two light beams on the sky basically but it also resembles gold etc. My dream is a French cottage yellow kitchen. Such a pick-me-up color.
As for the lettuce I smash it (pretty hard actually) stem down to make all the leaves loose from it and the just pluck it out after. Try it, it does make a difference. And do try the steak cauliflower/celeriac. Looking forward to more sunny images! 🌞
@@comealongdearst remembered a summery tip for cauliflower fans:
Slice a small head into bite sized bits
Slice a fennel
If you have it slice a small kohlrabi into bite sized staffs
Mix
Put olive oil, your choice of vinegar (champagne, white or apple), plenty of mushed fresh garlic, salt and pepper and loads of freshly chopped dill along with juice of a lemon and mix into dressing to pour over the fresh cut veggies.
THE best summer crunchy salad ever!
It won't up your friends number, but it will surely make you feel great anyway. 😂
Gustav sounds like a character who, from a quick scroll, certainly seemed to have some forward thinking ideas. Being assassinated at the opera is quite a camp way to go out as well, I assume he's one of the more remembered Swedish royals as a result of all that!
Thank you, I will try that lettuce tip next time we pick up an iceberg 😁
Oh I don't know, that salad certainly sounds like it would win a few people around 😁 Sounds absolutely delicious, we could happily eat all of that raw so that works for us with all those gorgeous flavourings. That would be something we can easily make in the van too 😍
I just buy the crushed garlic in a jar. :) A good way to peel the cloves is to lay the flat part of your knife on it and give it a whack. The skin cracks and is easy to pull off.
A versatile vegetable, garlic makes most foods more flavourful, and if you travel to Transylvania, you can hang a wreath of garlic over your beds for protection from vampires.
Halloween is over and done with. I was sick, so didn't go to the village party. I went for a wee nap at 6 pm and woke up at 1 am.
Oh, speaking of time. I had to turn back my clocks an hour this morning. I wasn't sure if it was 2 am after midnight on Saturday or on Sunday, but my iPhone and computer knew, so I only had to change my microwave and clock radio.
Well done on the running, Stephen. You're getting quite fit. And that was quite a walk for you, Dan. You must be feeling better.
Cheers, and happy travels.
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Hi Jon, I'm glad the wonders of technology allowed you to figure out the time, I think we all rely on that now 😂
I do usually crush the garlic if I remember, but yeah a jar or tube is even better. It's so fiddly in the van that we really ought to buy it like that more often.
Transylvania, now that's a thought - I'd love to go in the van to Romania and beyond (through Bulgaria and into Turkey perhaps). I doubt we'll get to see all these places of course.
Hope you're feeling better now. I'm okay now (well, I managed a 10k run today so you'd hope so!), but sadly Stephen has got some element of it. If we find the Spanish sun it might banish it for good, though we're in northern Spain so no guarantees there.
Stephen is doing a grand job with the running I agree, he's shaping up pretty well!
Cheers Jon, take care ❤️
Thank you for your video Sundays wouldn’t be the same without you both Xx
You're very welcome Linda, thank you for watching our silly adventures each Sunday, we really appreciate it 🥰❤️
Before I sat down to watch your vlog I was wondering what to have for dinner - and you solved my dilemma! The only significant difference was that I added a diced zucchini/courgette instead of the spinach. Délicieux! Merci beaucoup les gars!
Oh excellent, glad to be of assistance 😁 I bloody love courgette so would've happily had that, Steve's less keen. Roast courgette is melt in the mouth sublime 😋 Cheers and have a good week ❤️
We loved the Loire, but completely missed those cave houses and don't think we'll be that way for at least 2 years, but they are going on the list anyway.
Vanlife food! For us rice, rice and sometimes rice... Love a home made curry and love the fact that like us you just throw in whatever you have or normally whatever is out of date and we can't bring ourselves to bin. Think we've had this discussion before but french packet mash is actually quite good and gives us a change from, well more rice. Anyway, now off to cook some rice for dinner.... Much love Darren and Alison 🤟❤
I think we ended up in totally the wrong place for the proper cave homes, but it seems there is lots in the Loire, so worth investigating for sure! Even if it is 2 years away for you 😂
Yes, rice is a constant here too. I love it but it does get repetitive. Couscous is a great alternative though, and easier and quicker to put together. Back home, we stocked up on Aldi's packet rice/quinoa/grain combos, they do some great flavours too, not sure if we'll find those in Spain so much.
Enjoy whatever you had with the rice 😂😍 Take care both, much love to you ❤️🤟
Your both a joy to watch, and your take on life, and your own happiness, inc Stephens swearing, with added sarcasm at times, expect first thing in a morning :-)
Good Channel
Thank you very much, we just try to be ourselves, whichever that then comes across 😊 I have lots of energy some mornings which is entirely at odds with Stephen so I have to be mindful 😂
Really enjoying this Trip
Thank you Denise, pleased you're enjoying the journey, wherever it takes us 😍❤️
Stephanie - you are looking so much fitter and leaner. We wondered who the person was making the tomato purée and pickle sandwiches. Well done 👍
Thank you, he'll be very pleased to hear it 😍 He's looking great and lost a lot of weight, and the fact he's running is incredible ❤️
I’m just loving this journey with you - you are taking us to some lovely interesting places: troglodyte caves, subterranean church and lovely villages. I can’t tell you how envious I am but at least I feel I am part of the journey. I love the campervan cuisine spots too - always glad of ideas to cook. AND you’ve got sunshine and warmth - we haven’t seen the sun since we got back from Norfolk a week ago ☹️. I hope the better climate will help with the after effects of your cold. My OH is like Stephen- she may as well be invisible until 10 am - I’m the opposite 🙄. Stay well and safe. ❤️❤️
Hi Irene, I'm so pleased you're liking the journey, and definitely consider yourself as part of it 🥰 Do you think you'll be able to head abroad at any point? It's not always possible I know, which is why we are just so grateful we get to do this in the here and now. Nothing lasts forever so we're trying to savour it while it lasts.
I'm hoping the warmth does help the colds, but sadly Stephen has come down with it now 😧 Oh well, hopefully we get it out of the way at the start of the trip! 🤷♂️
And I'm pleased your other half is similar to Stephen, we're not alone then 😂 Somehow it works though (well not always, we have bust ups and see things differently many times 😉).
Hope you're well and I hope you get to go on some camper adventures again in the not too distant future 🙏❤️
@ sorry to hear Stephen has got the cold now after all ☹️. As long as we have our 3 dogs, we shall be staying in the UK ☹️ , but who knows what will be in the future. I console myself with the fact that I have been more than fortunate to see a bit of the world through working as a flight attendant with Lufthansa for more than 15 years at a time when we had good stop-overs and not such huge planes - but it’s not the same as just going where your fancy takes you in a campervan. I can’t complain. Looking forward to your next vlog, hope you are both well by then. ❤️❤️
Thank you Irene, well it's good you got to see some far flung places on the planes, and the UK still has its amazing spots of course by campervan. Just a shame about the weather 80% of the time 🤦♂️
If it's any consolation though, we have arrived in Spain and it's entirely overcast, so...😂 But grateful to be away regardless, we'll only be moaning when it gets too hot.
Take care both of you, have a good week ❤️
@ Thank you - I hope you don’t get caught up in any of these dreadful floods - stay safe. ❤️❤️
We're exploring the North West first so hopefully we'll be OK, but definitely keeping an eye on the weather ready to run at all times! We had to do that in Germany too. Benefit of being in a van I guess!
You have found my people at last!
Which ones, the French? Or the Troglodytes? 😁
Qu’elle joli! France looks gorgeous through your lens. Sorry it took me awhile to get to watching this video. I’ve been very busy lately - learning how to use my new van! It’s day 4 and I’m already at my first campsite. I’ll post a video this weekend. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your travels through France.
Ooh exciting stuff! 😍 I hope you're settling in okay, always a few teething problems but you'll get there. Will try to watch a video if you put one up, if we can. Have to be mindful of data out here now we're on foreign soil. Have fun and good luck with it all! And thank you 🙏
Good evening,
I admire you both for taking on the challenge of full time van life and as from tomorrow I am officially a full time van lifer myself and been researching it for about 5-6 years , I built it out myself and not quite finished however I just want to hit the road, I do still work but now semi retiring and will still be working as a freelance sous chef…. One pot wonders are great and make a fantastic meal for the day and the next ,,, chopping the garlic would be good with a micro planer, it’s more finer and can do 3-4 cloves in less than 30 seconds, not that there is any rush but just an idea as you asked, with a micro planer the garlic is more like a purée rather than chunks so you taste the garlic rather than crunch on it, but you may like the crunch I’m just saying🧐, really enjoy watching your adventures and look forward to the next one as always. I hope you have a great time in France and wish you both all the best in the future,!. Can’t wait till your next vlog , take care and safe journeys 👍🫡
Good Morning, how exciting for you to be hitting the road and going full-time 😍 We remember that feeling well, the sense of freedom and possibilities that hit you. Building your own is such an achievement too, well done on that, I don't think we'd ever dare attempt it! At least you have an income sorted and doing it part time means you can enjoy some travelling too hopefully.
Thanks for the garlic tip, I do have a grater, I think anyway, but frequently forget to use it 🤦♂️ It makes more sense, as you say quicker and unleashes the flavour more!
Best of luck to you in your van journey and thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video ❤️🙏
Can you imagine the amount of planning that would of gone into that underground church. Mind boggling. Cheers lads, all the best.
Hi Gareth, yeah it blew our minds too! Apparently they dig from the top down as it's safer, though I don't know how that works with the roof, maybe they just started with a small tunnel at the top 🤔 As you say, mind boggling, but impressive to see
Absolutely loved this video an all round good vlog.
Loved seeing a different side of you cooking and just doing normal life within the van. I must try that sweet potato curry reciepe. Looked amazing. Also the Eggie bread too. Steven wouldn't be Stephen with an odd ×#%+ word. Makes me laugh. And my I say omg. Steven, you have lost so much weight. You're looking fab. Well done to you. Honestly, I loved the chilled out feel to this video.
Hey Paul, I'm glad you liked it and thank you for your sweet words as always, they do light up our Sundays! 🥰
Stephen is like a new man, he's lost a few stone, and as much I liked him just fine like that, I think he's looking pretty swell this way too 😁 Thank you, he'll appreciate you commenting on it 😍
The curry was great but we do run out of things to cook in the van quite quickly! New ideas are needed at times I think.
Anyway, hope you're having a nice weekend and that you're well in general. Take care ❤️
Fab vid chaps. Really enjoying the journey with you down through France. I love how you keep it real and you're just yourselves doing everyday stuff having fab adventures and one or two 'tipples' along the way. Love it. 💚💚
Thank you very much 😍 We are just ourselves as you say, and we try to film a bit of this, a bit of that, a mix of the travel and the ordinary, to hopefully give people some idea of what it's like living on the road. We're lucky we had the chance to come abroad while we did and looking forward to sharing those adventures in future videos 😍
Finally you found the sun! France seems to be quite van-friendly? Enjoy your trip and Thanks for the film.
Hello, yes eventually by that last village the sun (and the warmth!) were in full flow 😍 France is fantastic for vans - plenty of dedicated places for campervans, and lots more options besides. It's a real haven.
Thank you and glad you liked the video ❤️
Hi lads hope your both well and enjoying your travels ??? Another grate video keep them coming ....
Hi Nathan, thank you, we're both well (although Steve seems to have caught the tail end of my bug now 🤦♂️) and enjoying the travel down to Spain. It's warm and sunny so, so far so good 😍 Hope you are well
Carli Tempers is some sort of curry seasoning and the supermarket ( Continente ) is in Portugal they don’t have Continente in Spain
Oh that would make sense, we must've bought it up driving up through Portugal. Either way, it's ridiculous it's lasted so long in the cupboard really!
Hiya , another fabulous vlog my friends live in the Loire region many beautiful places there. For a quick meal tuna pasta , I learned how to make it in Italy! Using rosemary as a herb in the tomato sauce. It’s so good! Xx
Hi Lindsay, thank you ❤️ We could've easily spent more time there exploring some of the places along the Loire (and the chateaus!), but the call to head South was strong 😁 I imagine that's a fabulous area to live in though.
Ah tuna pasta, we haven't had that in ages, and definitely not with rosemary ill have to try that now. Got a posh tin of cherry tomatoes in the cupboard so might use it with that 😍
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Good morning, cup of tea and your vlog to watch on a Sunday morning 😊
Good Morning to you too Annie, enjoy your cuppa (we've just got our battered green kettle on!) and hope you like the video ❤️
@comealongdear Always enjoy your videos.. True to life in a van and sharing your experiences of different locations 🤗
Thank you 😍 🙏 We try to mix it up with travel and actual van living if we can
Wow - GO STEPHEN! You've done very well indeed. I hope you're feeling great and pleased with your new-look fit bod. Very well done! How are you finding the language? How often do you feel you're having to communicate with the French? 💯❤
Morning 😍 Yes he's done fabulously well hasn't he, and looks great for it. He's lost so much weight! Hmm the language barrier isn't too bad so far - but that's purely because interaction has been limited. We have been fortunate that almost every shop we've been in, the person serving us has clocked we're English and instantly reverted to speaking it without us saying anything. We can't speak French, but a few basic stock phrases and pleasantries tend to get us by thankfully 🙏❤️
@@comealongdear thanks for update, that's fine then.
I love you two such a tonic watching your journeys
Evening Michael, thank you as always ❤️ We appreciate your support. Hope everything is well with you
@comealongdear yes Dan and Steve all is well, I'm retired now and smelling the roses, it's so wonderful having the time to just relax and enjoy life, and thanks to you both for helping that
Ah that's lovely, I'm so pleased for you ❤️ Nothing like having the time to be able to appreciate things (e.g smelling of roses!) 😍
Always so very lovely to see you 2. 😃👍👍😃
Thank you Mattias! 😍 I know you're not in that exact area, but I hope you've been safe from the recent floods. Absolutely devastating and heartbreaking to see 😥
Yes it is just awful @@comealongdear
You could do with a couple of small electric scooters for when you have a lot of ground to cover.
We do enjoy walking though so I'm not sure we'd use them all that much, plus the issue of space, but I can see how handy they'd be when you need to zip around quickly 😁
As ever, entertaining. Well done on the runs guys. Putting me to shame! I struggle to even get out and walk the dog 😮😂. Love the underground church ⛪️ 🙏
Good Morning Denise, thank you and glad you liked it 🥰 It's nice to just meander slowly down through France and stop at these random sleepy places. The running does feel good when you've done one I must admit, but sometimes motivation can be hard, especially in winter!
The church was very unusual and not like anything we'd seen before, the fact you could go upstairs and all that was carved out of the cliff was astonishing really.
33:29 Steve has no idea....lololololol
😂😂 The Keith Floyd of van cooking 😂😂 .❤❤
😂 I mean it won't be winning any awards, but it was tasty and comforting so we'll take it. And always tastes better with wine, of course 😉🍷
I loved this 5 star dish you folks did make....😊
Ah thank you! Not sure about 5 star 😂 But it was definitely tasty 😋
Frustrating when that last piece of foil is not big enough for your wrap! 🤣😂🤣
😂 I think we ended up using some plastic bag we found for our next lot of wraps before we bought foil again. Even worse was running out of toilet roll not long after 😬 (and not for reasons you think, when you've got a runny nose it's vital 😂)
Really enjoy you both
Afternoon Sally, thank you, glad you're liking the travel vlogs 🥰🙏
Hi guys..I'm an Aussie and follow a couple of guys from here that travel in a van you remind me of them one chatty and one quite who pulls the best faces😅
They travel mainly on weekends and cook easy food that may give you some ideas.. anyway love watching you and the different scenery... keep having fun and check them out
Kingdeano adventures
Hi Andrea 😊 Oh do we have a doppelganger van couple out there in Australia? We will check them out for sure, and if they cook, even better, we could do with more ideas 😁
Thank you and glad you like the videos ❤️🙏
Awesome and yes you are both so bloody similar in ways it's uncanny.. Stay safe and keep enjoying getting lost..
Will do (lost especially I expect 😂), thank you ❤️
mornin
Good Morning 🌞 Hope you enjoy the video! ❤️
I came for the misprouniciation and i dont inkow guessn knowledge 😂😂😂😅😅😅ilovit and stevies ahys humour😂❤ and ur personalities bounce of each other complimrntry😂😊🐻🦒, omg quick recover vicks vapor rub and steamy shower, eucolypuc steam, and let steve b himself his profanity is his personally addorbs😂cute humble swearin, u both r entertaining ❤🎉wats the weathers looks like chilli, garlis iz good for immunity from cold flue and digestives system
Awww thank you 😊 I wouldn't want to stop Stephen's swearing, we both swear a lot, but wasn't sure how many slurs we were allowed in a video though 😂 But I think it's fine 😉
Plenty of garlic for us, can't get enough of it! In fact we just bought some more 😁 Thank you and thanks for commenting 🙏 😊
bit mouldy 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Imagine that, in an underground church. Who knew! 😂
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The little guy with the sour face is always miserable while his partner is upbeat and positive.
opposites attract ;)
Some freedom left in France? In Netherlands sleeping in the car is banned by low.
Oh really? That's interesting, although we did hear parking in a campervan was difficult in the Netherlands. But no, France and Spain are much more open to it and cater for it in many places. Of course, they're bigger countries and have more space to do so I guess.
Stevies cpoking show, add sonethin inir for daniels cold boost ur immune system lemon honey ginger tea iguess lols lots of vitamin orange 😂❤🎉🐻🦒 hope u both had a festive halloween🎉🎃🎃
Thank you, we've been stocking up on all the usual remedies, and finding the sunshine can't hurt, either 🌞 We didn't really do Halloween (I love it though!), hope you had a good one if you do celebrate it 😊
Why does all the van life RUclips's have to get the making a coffee ,cup of tea at the start of every vlog!!!it's so annoying.
😂 I would take offence, but I do see your point and was wondering if we were doing that a bit much 😂 We try not to do it on every video though 😉 Ultimately, it's just symbolic of the day starting, and our van routine, so I think that's why it crops up so often as an introduction