Lara DunstonMoving Stories is a wonderful community web project that uses oral histories and photography to document the lives of residents in a caravan park in an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. The project works to break down the stereotypes and stigma attached to caravan park life through raising awareness, while creating a sense of belonging … Read more about Moving Stories
Do you remember showering in your flip flops in a caravan park ablutions block? Did you find those long list of rules sign-posted outside the reception office hilarious? Have you ever spent a school holiday travelling with your family in a caravan? Terence and I did, which is why we developed Caravanland* (eons ago), a … Read more about Caravanland
In caravanland* as much as anywhere there seems to be a desire to keep up with the Joneses. It apparently important to splash out when fitting out your van, especially if you’re just starting out: “Fridge freezers, ovens and grills are now standard fittings, along with cylindrical glass showers, and blow-air heating to warm the … Read more about Keeping up with the Joneses in caravanland*
Motorhome tourists get haircuts at the local barber, shop at local markets and buy more souvenirs from the places they go to see: “They never want to stay in just one place, and unlike the tourists taking advantage of the cheap ‘everything included’ system we see in many of our hotels, they don’t only stay … Read more about The rising interest in four-wheeled holiday pleasure in Turkey: motorhome tourists rule!
Camping, camper- vanning and caravanning are so incredibly popular in the UK now and have such wide appeal they’re even attracting aristocrats. That’s right! According to a January article in The Sunday Times: “A few years ago, the trend-watchers would have happily sent camping and caravanning holidays the way of the tinned pilchard and string … Read more about Caravanning and camping are… posh!