Navagating Social Media...

So, back in July we decided it was time to set up a Youtube account for Non Lost Souls. This was mainly for us to document our van conversion and our adventures and finally what its like to be living in a van within the UK. We had already set up a Facebook page as well as Instagram, so it seemed fitting to then head over to YT. Wow, who knew standing in front of the camera would be so awkward. Dont even get me started on the filming, editing and uploading, it's a bloody minefield. But we did it, they are not great and we are still getting used to picking up the camera and filming and there are times when we were building Luna that we didn't even think about filming what we were doing, but hey, there are some corckers out there so if you are ever intreasted in seeking us out just look us up, on any social media plateform. Any how its been almost a year since we set up our YT account and yes we are still really crap at it, but we hope in time to get better, but like i said in the beginning this was all about us documenting our van and lifestyle, and if we can get a little help from it to help us along the way then thats just a kind bonus from the universe and our subscribers.. We noticed a trend on YT with the thumbnails but we noticed it was almost always just clickbait and there is no way we are ever going to go down that route. We always said we would keep our videos real and that is what we show you, real life, no fake bullshit so we hit the numbers, we want you to come and hang out with us and not entice you to watch so the number of views go up. We agreed we show the good, the bad and downright ugly side of vanlife as it is not all those perfect Instagram posts we all see..

We both love taking photos so FB and Insta were never going to be a problem for us, and Steves photography is often breathtaking and he is so clever at the angles and his way of seeing things through a lens...Then we decided to do Ticktoc and out of all our social media plateforms this one seems to be doing really well. It does take a lot of time and effort to keep up with daily posts, making sure we have good content and replyig to all the lovely messages we get, but again we are hoping that all of this along with our little witchy craft online store, and working when we can at festivals and farms etc, will help us in maintaining our lifestyle.

And with that little nugget of information out, its time to get back to the conversion of our home and we were heading into Bristol to catch a few gigs and to check out some of the local surrounding areas for park ups. We found a couple of stunning locations and one not so stunning, that almost sent me off the rails, but that is a story for another time... 

Vanlife dogs and a reset..

It was time to getaway in Luna again. We tend to go a few weeks within the confines of the the concrete jungle before we both start getting a little funky...So this time it was time to go out and see where the road took us. The dogs were well up for this adventure as this was the first time they would experience van life.....

So we packed up some food, warm clothes as it was starting to get a lot colder in the evenings now, and away we went. We stayed local but headed out of the city and choose to do a park up somewhere in a laybay. This is real van life, finding somewhere to put your head down at night, where it is quiet, safe and not annoying the locals. This layby was quiet at times and was slighly off the main road. It had a bin so we could at least keep the place clean and not leave anything other than our footprints.. 

This is what real vanlife was going to be like, just finding somewhere that was legal and safe to lay your head down for the night. The UK has so many restrictions on people that wish to live an alternative life and one day we will write a post on that explaining more for those that are new to this way of life, for you to get a better unstanding how so many people have to deal and cope with the restrictions placed upon them. So not to far away from our local City we parked up, it was just getting dark and Venus lite the way.We climbed into the back and set Luna up for a cosy night. We slept really well and awoke to a little roadside traffic and birdsong. We had our breakfast and decided to head deeeper into the country side.

And so it was time to head back into the shire, we had a few more things to do to Luna before Yule, and we were planning an awesome trip over the Yuletide season, so with a heavy heart we headed back to the City, until the next time we could escape!