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Camping Dangerously Close in Europe: Cologne, Bruges & the World Cup
Steve and Harry chase the World Cup from Amsterdam to Cologne and Bruges, catching up with an old friend and living through the tightest park-up of the trip.
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- 28JUN'26
Amsterdam With Harry: Football Shirts, Free Ferries, and 20,000 Steps a Day
Steve and Harry spend two days walking Amsterdam end to end, from free ferries and football shirt shops to a full English cooked outside the van.
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- 21JUN'26
Father and Son Road Trip: Antwerp and Rotterdam (With a Side of Delays)
Steve and Harry set off on a father-son road trip to Europe, and a Eurotunnel delay is just the start: a new friend in Antwerp and a soaking wet day in Rotterdam.
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- 14JUN'26
Swift Kon-Tiki 874 vs Dethleffs XL Family: A Proper Head-to-Head
We park our old Swift Kon-Tiki 874 next to our new Dethleffs XL Family for a proper head to head, and find out what its new owners have upgraded since we sold it.
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- 07JUN'26
Vanlife Festival 2026: Camping with Our Old Kon-Tiki
An emotional reunion with our old Kon-Tiki, the Bluetti Elite 300 on test, and a wine tasting that made Sunday morning slightly harder than planned.
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- 31MAY'26
Big Changes for the Roaming Radfords (New Website, Ask Steve, and Summer Merch!)
Eddie's new Roaming Radfords website goes live, with an AI-powered Ask Steve, an updated map, and the summer 2026 merch drop.
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- 24MAY'26
A Diesel Heater, a 1950 MG, and a Very Cold Night on the Welsh Border
Steve gets a diesel heater fitted at Autoterm in North Wales, survives a solo night at 3 degrees, and takes a spin in a 1950 MG with suicide doors.
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- 04JUN'21summer 2020 road trip
Tips for buying your first motorhome
Fifteen years in, here's what we wish someone had told us at the dealership the first time round. Layouts, hookups, payload, and the questions you forget to ask.
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