We know that we are enjoying our nomadic lifestyle, but it’s been fascinating to see how it is has also been of interest to others, and the particular angles various media have placed on our story over the years.
Here’s a selection of a few publications we’ve been included in since 2020:
Axe Throwing Coming To Cheltenham – SoGlos 26 Aug 2021
We’ve had plenty of articles featured in the local Cheltenham media advertising the activities of Eat Sleep Axe (the axe throwing business I set up in 2021), including a niumber in SoGlos, an online local magazine and marketing brand.
This feature is minimal, but it has a certain significance for us being the first piece to notify the public of the opening of Eat Sleep Axe.
Cheltenham’s Coronation Square social enterprise staff ‘sad’ to be leaving as shop closes – Gloucestershire Live Feb 2022
Another milestone article in the local paper, as the social enterprise we started in 2016 finally closed down. We couldn’t afford to pay the increase in rent prompted by the regeneration of the Coronation Square shopping centre. The very regeneration we set out to create – a bitter sweet end, but generally positive.
I Wanted To Be Much More Hands-on In All Aspects Of A Business – CareerShifters Jan 2023
CareerShifters aims to inspire and enable people (via various training courses and learning opportunities) to pursue fulfilling careers.
They liked my story of moving out of corporate consultancy to running a small axe throwing business and published this interview of me as some inspiration to other folks looking to change career.
My Strange Gratitude For Covid Job Change – BBC News Feb 2023
In early 2023, Radio Gloucestershire included me in a short feature about people who’s lives had changed more positively as a result of Covid.
The pandemic was a strange time, but it really spurred us on, not only to switch business, but also to radically change our lifestyle, as it did for many others no doubt.
I’ve given up plastic, meat and even my house – OK Magazine 14 April 2024
After we left Cheltenham in 2024, various national magazines and papers published articles on aspects of our new nomadic lifestyle.
OK Magazine focused on the eco-positive impact of our move from a large family house to a more sustainable lifestyle.
I gave up my six-bedroom home for a motorhome – The Mirror 21 Apr 2024
The Mirror chose to focus on the angle of giving up our home and conventional lifestyle to become full-time motorhomers,
Road To Happiness – The Sun 20 Aug 2024
Apparently, in 2024, ‘van life’ had become quite a big thing, with people, like us, choosing to live in vans rather than houses.
The Sun added our story to a feature on this ‘van life’ trend.
