Hi Lorraine,
we won't be on the road for a while yet, provisional date is around Oct/Nov next year. We had originally planned this as a bike trip but ongoing health problems have ruled that out. As we're going with four wheels, I thought it would be great to have four legs along too..!
The van idea came about as a way of keeping costs down, as we're still on a 'bike' budget, and from my Australian experiences in an old Ford van. Happy days.
I agree size is important..er, with vans anyway! The ideal would be a Mercedes 609 with a lockable diff for the rough stuff but I don't think that's likely. The priorities are: cheap to buy, simple to work on with widely available spares, big enough to live in and reasonably economical, although I'd compromise on that if I could get the rest.
I prefer to travel slowly, better to park up and get the feel of a place, I think, rather than burn through and see nothing. That's why we want to take a year to do it.
Good luck with the book, who knows, we may be able to contribute some day...
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