For the next 6 months I’ll be living and working from my campervan called Beryl, exploring the beauty of the UK and a whole new way of living life. Come and follow us on our adventures.Tumblr (3.0; @mybigberyladventure)http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/64185425" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Beryl adventures have ended…for now…for me. I’m not good at endings. So here is a video to sum up this incredible adventure that I almost can’t quite believe happened!</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/10460227827http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/10460227827Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:45:00 +0100camper van<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrob0gmW7F1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beryl gets a thorough rub down by a bunch of fireman! Hahaha (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/10317143526http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/10317143526Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:29:03 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr3pkqebFE1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kilt. Love it. Keeping myself amused with stealthy instagraming as I wait in a cafe, sheltering from the rain with baited breath as Beryl has minor op…please fix her!</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9875418882http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9875418882Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:34:01 +0100“I hope you realise how incredible and brave the decision was to live with Beryl was. Despite doubts from everywhere you’ve made it and spectacularly so, you should be overflowing with pride, if you’re not then you are foolish. To be that brave and resultantly successful is nothing short of inspiring, I’m just glad i got to be a little part of it.”<br/><br/> - <em>From my friend Pete who held my hand as I set off…</em>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9756964885http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9756964885Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:53:00 +0100Beryl guests<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lquvh5dM9U1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beryl didn’t pass her MOT… : ( so we’re stuck here for a while…woohoo! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9671993054http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9671993054Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:03:04 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lquc45rYlJ1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pop-up office today…an MOT office off the A820…yep…#notsomuchthelifetoday (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9662860731http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9662860731Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:04:53 +0100notsomuchthelifetoday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqu122Zflz1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Room with a view… (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9659688691http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9659688691Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:06:01 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqmuzzQvIy1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Met a sister of Beryl’s! Same age and…called Betsy! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9496671691http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9496671691Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:11:58 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqmtsvDQOV1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Breakfast time at Beryl’s (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9496283792http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9496283792Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:46:07 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqlf7lOQr21qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Catching dramatic rays in Scotland (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9457312537http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9457312537Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:33:21 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqlf0dkJpi1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Los chicos - Argentina meets…lincolnshire! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9457173444http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9457173444Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:29:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqfoa5n2NO1qhnm6go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9371767045http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/9371767045Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:27:43 +0100““Happiness consists in realizing it is all a great strange dream””<br/><br/> - <em>Jack Kerouac</em>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8381277994http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8381277994Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:15:31 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io8_r3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp72j5yM0U1qjlq2io3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><h1></h1> <p>Northumberland</p> <p>Rugged, windswept hills, Hadrian’s Wall and the remains of the northern-most tip of the Roman Empire, long white beaches, sand dunes, seals, puffins, Holy Island, Craster crab sandwiches and huge majestic castle ruins dotted along the shoreline…this is Northumberland.</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8294662224http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8294662224Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:59:00 +0100northumberlandpostcards from the camper<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp66mwPGda1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>City slickers happy in seconds…it’s the Beryl effect…! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8274716395http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8274716395Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:30:00 +0100lake districtBeryl guests<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp5ykoi3b01qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy up a hill - kirkstone pass (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8268881222http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8268881222Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:36:23 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp5yhuV6IR1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Saturday night down at the pub, lake district style… (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8268826926http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8268826926Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:34:00 +0100postcards from the camperlake district<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp3w5kacvk1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Crab catch of the day at Caster on the Northumberland coast (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8221436720http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8221436720Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:48:00 +0100northumberlandpostcards from the camper<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp371vlZpp1qjlq2io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp371vlZpp1qjlq2io10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp371vlZpp1qjlq2io3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp371vlZpp1qjlq2io8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp371vlZpp1qjlq2io6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp371vlZpp1qjlq2io7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp371vlZpp1qjlq2io9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Beryl goes to a festival…</p> <p>I’ve spent a good few summer seasons at festivals. Knee deep in mud, dressed as a flamenco fairy, scooping out icecreams, whizzing up milkshakes or wrapping burritos. I love working at festivals more than going as a punter so when Petra or the legendary ChocStar asked if I fancied a stint on Jimmy (the van) at Kimberley festival, I was there in a flash of yellow and daisies.</p> <p>It was one of the best festivals I’ve been to - small, intimate, mix of kids and hedonists, it rained, it shined, people just danced and had fun.</p> <p>There is something that happens to the Brits in mud…they really, secretly, seem to love it.</p> <p>Mud + beer + fancy dress + music = a happy Brit</p>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8209267511http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8209267511Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:46:00 +0100camper vanfestivalnorfolk““Let this truth go as deep in you as possible: that life is already here, arrived. You are standing on the goal. Don’t ask about the path.””<br/><br/> - <em>osho (via <a href="http://thereisnonehigher.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">thereisnonehigher</a>)</em>http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8209149751http://mybigberyladventure.tumblr.com/post/8209149751Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:39:52 +0100