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04Oct 2022 by The Mahojos No Comments

5 Amazing Advent Calendars For A Happy Christmas!

If you're thinking that it's too early to start thinking about Christmas, then you're right. It's 82 days from today, but who's counting?! One of our favourite things about Christmas is getting a lovely advent calendar. Traditionally, we go for the chocolate kind and it's always Cadbury's (other chocolate brands are available). Have you noticed the growing trend in 'alternative' advent calendars? Have you received one? Was it any good? FOR FILM LOVERS Here are 5 of the best that we've noticed so far. What's the first film you think of when it comes to Christmas? Home Alone? Elf? Die Hard? Well for all the Die Hard fans out there, you'll be pleased to know that someone has invented a Die Hard advent calendar! Available on Etsy, this version is…

11Aug 2022 by The Mahojos No Comments

Our shortest campervan trip to France

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We made a last minute decision to spend a week in France in the campervan...would we get stuck in traffic and miss our ferry? Would we eat our bodyweight in baguettes and croissants? We never travel in August, ever. Why? Because the cost of travel is insane and the traffic is well known for being ridiculous. But, in an attempt to spread out our annual leave, we ended up booking a couple of weeks off in August with no real plan of how to use it. As the time got closer, the weather wasn't looking great for a break in the UK so we booked to go to France. Going on the Eurotunnel would mean selling a couple of kidneys, so we booked the ferry from Dover to Calais instead.…

11Jun 2021 by The Mahojos No Comments

7 delicious foods that we miss from Malta

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Malta - a little island with a big heart nestled in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, surrounded by bright blue, crystal clear water. It was a place we called home for a couple of years and whilst we were there we fell in love with the food (and drink). We're hoping to get back there for a short visit this year so we can visit family and friends. But we also can't wait to eat our way around the island again! Here are 7 foods that we miss, in no particular order. Frawli (Strawberries) Let's start with something healthy as our list gets more high calorie from now on. Okay so you can get strawberries from anywhere, and at any time. But believe us, nothing compares to fresh Maltese…

29Apr 2021 by The Mahojos No Comments

Our 7-day ultimate Vegan challenge

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On Tuesday 20th April 2021, we decided to challenge ourselves to eat only vegan food for seven days. How did we get on? Read more... WHY? For some time now we've both been moaning about our diet but haven't done anything about it. We've become conscious that if Ollie is going to eat healthily then we need to do the same. In the spirit of 'go big or go home', we decided to go head first into being vegan. No dairy and no meat for a whole seven days! HOW? This wasn't something we went into without any planning. Before committing to the challenge we did a bit of research on vegan recipes. The BBC Good Food website was a fantastic resource and helped us to narrow things down to…

16Apr 2021 by The Mahojos No Comments

We’ve launched an exciting new Podcast!

04Jan 2021 by The Mahojos No Comments

When are you going travelling?

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France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, a tour of the Mediterranean coast...our dreams of family campervan travels are currently on hold and for lots of reasons. 2020 What a year! It started on New Years Eve of 2019 with us finding out the amazing news that we were pregnant. This was closely followed by the devastating floods in South Wales (see our video about that here). Then Coronavirus hit, and this changed life as we know it. In May we found out that Ali's career break had been approved and we started to plan for future travels. Fast forward a few months of lockdown, social distancing and different ways of working to the best thing that happened for us this year. Ollie was born in September (cute video here) and changed our…

02Oct 2020 by The Mahojos No Comments

So you’re taking a year off?

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If you've been following our social media, you'll know that we've recently had a baby! Shortly after we found out we were pregnant, and after the pandemic started, we decided to find a way to spend the first year of his life together. In effect we're taking an adult gap year; here's why and how. What's our motivation? We found out that Amy was pregnant on New Years Eve of 2020 and since then, the world has been a little bit crazy. In February we felt the full force of Mother Nature as Wales was lashed with extreme weather. An incredible amount of rain fell in a short space of time, which resulted in the River Taf flooding. The majority of houses on our street flooded; fortunately only our car…

03Aug 2020 by The Mahojos No Comments

Guess the baby’s weight and date!

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Do you want to get involved in a little competition? What do you think our baby's weight and due date will be? You're pregnant? Just incase you missed the news, we found out that Amy was pregnant on New Years Eve 2019. Since then, we've been busy making plans for the arrival of the little one. Not long to go now! Get guessing! Step 1: View the live form below to see what dates and weights are left to choose (scroll left, right, up and down to see all options) - don't try to enter any data on it! We'll give you a hint; the predicted due date is Thursday 3rd September. Step 2: Use this link to add your guesses to the list Rules: Only one entry per person…

29May 2020 by The Mahojos No Comments

Equipment we use in our Campervan

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In our 2003 Mercedes Sprinter we've purchased various items to make our #vanlife more comfortable. Here's a little selection of things we've bought and some of the reasons why. Before we start, some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that if you click on them and decide to buy, we get a tiny amount of revenue back to us which helps to fund our travels. Here are some short links to the content below if you want to jump ahead: Heating and CoolingFridge FreezerSolar PanelCooker and sinkShowerLightingElectric Hook UpMirrorsHeadlamp DeflectorsVan Height StickersDog SeatbeltWater Carrying / StorageAwningWifi Heating and Cooling If you've ever experienced the Highlands of Scotland in April, you'll realise that investing in a heater for your van is a GOOD idea. Freezing our butts off…

09May 2020 by The Mahojos No Comments

10 things we’ve appreciated about Coronavirus lockdown

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Since the middle of March 2020 we've all been under government restrictions to try and stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. This situation was so alien at first, but it's surprising how quickly we've all adapted. Despite losing our freedom to travel and socialise with others, we've reflected on some of the good things to come out of this strange way of living. 1. Slowing Down One thing we noticed straight away was that our lives really slowed down. We noticed this more during the weekends. Normally, we'd be rushing around trying to cram as many chores as possible into the short time off work. But now, we truly value the time we have and don't feel as much pressure to put the time to good use. We're even…