I like to thank you for bringing us along on your adventure with you I try to surround myself with genuinely nice good people on UA-cam who can uplift me and give me a positive view on life because I’ve seen way too much horrible things up until now and you both are an uplifting influence on my life and I thank you both so very much Beans
Montpeiller is a great place in France. Nice is a must see. The south of France is spectacular during summer months and once the festivals return you can tour the bordering cities in Spain as well. Enjoy your trip home.
It's been a great series but I'm looking forward to some non-vanlife Beans again. A campervan can save you a lot of money travelling, but you've still got the initial cost of getting one. And if you're renting one, the charges and security deposit can be enormous. A hotel stay, I can aspire to! Plus, you can't beat the comfort of a nice hotel room with plenty of space, hot and cold running water, climate control and all the modcons. Enjoy your next adventure! Here we come refried Travel Beans
I can actually relate to what you said about planning a trip and reflecting on your travels. Yes slow mornings and sometimes getting lost in the moment is amazing but to have a plan is what gets us going. Also I feel reflecting is what makes us actually grow and appreciate travel so much. Absolutely loved this winter van life series guys.🥂
My wife and I really enjoy your videos! We love traveling and we find that UA-cam is exceedingly helpful when researching destinations. It's rare however, to find a series of videos with such professional cinematography and starring such a lovely, personable couple. Thanks for letting us tag along.
Thank you both! I’ve loved the series whilst you’ve been away this winter in particular your honesty at all times experiencing new things. Looking forward to seeing your new content whether that’s traveling with or without the bean machine
Sad to see your van life journey come to an end for now but literally couldn't agree more with everything that you said about travelling without plans and almost needing a reason to travel and having things to look forward too. Safe travels guys and look forward to continuing to see where you go next!
Got to agree with Will here!! We too have been talking about how we plan to travel in the future and that is one of our main things, we want to travel with purpose and almost with a destination in mind!! Nice to know we aren't alone in that thinking 💭 Excited to see your upcoming travels, hope you're both good xxx
Good for you for being considerate in how much you share locations. It wouldn't even occur to many people that sharing an exact spot could be a problem. Your point about how you are aware that you can choose or not choose van life really says a lot about how thoughtful you are as well. I'm impressed too with how you lived so continuously in your van, I think I would enjoy it for a weekend or so, especially camping out somewhere beautiful (or in a campground where I would have access to bathrooms) but I don't think I'd ever feel comfortable stealth camping in a city.
This video is why I watch you both. Showing beautiful places that I would love to visit. Also opening up and telling us your true feelings about something... this time Van Life. Looking forward to your next adventure 😀
Woo Hoo - new and exciting adventures ahead - we can relate so much to what you said in this video - ' we've got to have some kind of plan LOL ! 😂😆Safe travels and looking forward to seeing what you get up to C&M xx
Since you're travel vloggers, I always saw the van as a way to just get through the COVID crisis and still travel and make videos. You made some pretty good videos during your little van life 😊
Alex& Emma, really like you videos. 1 question I have is you never mention anything about Emma's parents or family. Are your parents dead? Do you have any brothers or sisters. Just wondered. Take care, I'll be sure to keep watching . Donna in San Diego CA.
Welcome home guys. Have loved watching your videos for what has been an epic European tour part 1. I fully agree with you not giving exact location as your channel has been about your van life and hoping others may take the plunge on their own van life. Cant wait for more adventures both nationally and internationally, stay safe guys and take care.
I totally agree. Get out there and do things while you’re young and healthy. Sadly my health took a real dive last year. I was just getting my life together after a lot of personal issues and I was intending on doing out a small van for weekend trips at the age of 48. This is now not a possibility due to my health and one of my regrets is not doing more, exploring more/travelling more etc when I was younger. I’m not old but my freedom/life is being taken away from me before I could do the things I would have loved to do. Don’t let this happen to you x
Yeah, almost the same here. I decided to look into van life a couple of years ago just as I got some health problems that are manageable now but could suddenly prevent me from being able to drive. I could have got some time in I suppose but the thought of being stuck scared me too much. I've barely travelled and wish I'd done so now in my 20's.
Corinna I’m so sorry to read this very sad for you x I’m much the same , I was looking at buying a camper van 3 years ago I then got diagnosed with a very rare cancer which scupperd any chance of my dream of buying a van. I’m now starting to get my life back after long surgery I’m being managed now with mri scans ever six month another 3 yrs to go ,anyway you take care of your self and God bless x
I also just turned 48. Starting to feel age and pain creep into my body, but I'll not abide that shit I tell ya. I will fight off the aches and pains for another 2 decades. I will not grow old before my time. Father time better watch tf out. Lol
I think to be full timers you’d need a bigger van something like a Ducato or sprinter size. We have a T5 for festivals etc and a Chausson motorhome for longer holidays. Could easily live full time in the Chausson, deffo not in the T5. Love your videos and enjoy every new one you upload. Hope to see more soon 👌🏽❤️
I like the whole thing with the Splinter van but I understand if it is not effective as currently thought but that will never make me stop watching your video because they are all funny and entertaining
“Beans Out”. Awesome series, thanks so much for doing it. We found it very inspiring and are following some of your footsteps. But we could not do permanent van life. Good luck with your next project. I am sure you will enjoy whatever you do and make more fabulous viewing for us.
Really enjoyed this series, thank you. It’s great to see some of the amazing place’s you have visited as well as the interaction with the weather and the amazing wildlife 🐺. I have never travelled and at the age of 55 going on 56, along with my wife have decided to (at some stage) try out full time van life, even if it’s just for a short time and get some of the wanderlust out of our system before we get too old. Take care guys and look forward to watching your new adventures.
U r my most fav van lifers … I even reflect on some of the sites I’ve seen on your channel. Longing for more. Your style is unique and photography best. Yes please more. 🇨🇦❤️
So finally you’ve said goodbye to your van life. I’m sure you will keep missing it in your entire life as you’ve made so many nice trips in it and made so many amazing memories. Looking forward to your Mexico series soon. I hope you’ve already started filming there. Good luck to you guys and stay blessed.
:'( I'm a bit sad to see "The Beans Winter Series" come to a close. Every week I've noticed a growing excitement and anticipation of the next installment.. even setting aside time with my wife to "see what the Beans are up to this week." You are so charming, so funny, so engaging. We love it! I hope you visit Denmark on your Scandinavian adventure. There are so many places we can recommend.. sure, we don't have the rugged fjords of Norway or the vast wildernesses of Sweden... we're more of a well tended rustic garden... with a music festival practically every week in the summer... and, Denmark loves traveling wilburys.
Thank you Beans for having us along on your adventure. I've enjoyed every twist and turn and admire your "can do" style. I totally get your reflections on plans -v- freedom, the latter can be weirdly disconcerting. My motto is to have a plan to guide you on, but not be tied strictly to it. If a diversion comes along that you want to follow - break the plan!! Thanks again, and look forward to more fun!!
Thank you for posting this - so your full time van life did give you a great meaning of your life for you to realise what you explained - which you wouldn't have known if you didn't do. Great contents, interesting your view about van life. I appreciate your honest talk! Quitting full van life didn't mean for me to quit watching - I see two of you as very interesting human being to share your life. I will be enjoying future postings. A great channel - Please keep up!👍
Thanks for all your hard work during the winter van life in Europe series. It is nice to have the beginning, middle and end on these things. Mixing van travel with regular travel will keep things fresh. 👍
Love it guys! Can't wait to see the new adventures. I joined the patreon last week, so stoked to be able to support my fave youtubers! Keep up the great videos and hope you both enjoy being home 🌞🌈
How much I have enjoyed your blogs! Your introspections in this last blog were delightfully honest. My wife Marleen and I (both retired) have completed 5 x 3-month outings in our campervan and the feelings you have are well understood. The bad news is that there is no known cure for wanderlust and the moment you are not sleeping on wheels, you'll be restless. I also have some idea of the number of hours that are involved in post production of your videos and in very constricted conditions and I congratulate you on managing all of that and managing to get in all the exciting things you have done. In the end, the best bit, the deepest and most successful bit, is two people living permanently in one another's company; finding you privacy in new ways - like my wife watches TV through earpads while I maintain a healthy angst trying to get the blog pages up to Wordpress. So, thank you for entertaining me for a long time now. You'll get over this 'home' sickness thing very soon, I feel sure. Really looking forward to your next 'notification'. Get on with it! With our very best wishes, Marleen and Mike
Oh the lure of a French bakery. We fell prey to one and ate way too many eclairs this past week in Tomar Portugal. Thanks for sharing. We look forward to your next adventures.
Thank you so Much for all your vidéos and your travels to beautiful places we would not have visites had IT not been for you two and the Beans machine. We wish you well, safe travels. All the best. Once again thank you.❤️
Thanks both for sharing your travels, as we are travellers as well but by cruise ship we watch most of the main travel vloggers on UA-cam and yes you're one of the best.
Sad to see you go😿 I have very much enjoyed your videos and shared them with friends. You have a talent for this . Your videos are so different from the others. I hope you do come back and take us along on your holidays. Be safe blessings to you both.
Very interesting take on van life - if it's not for you then it's not for you but thank you for bringing us along for the trial run. Will look forward to Scandinavian trip - that's our next destination in a bigger van! Time to upgrade my trusty Hiace - sad but can't wait to stretch out! It'll make all the difference for me.
that looks like so much fun doing what you guys are doing! especially the way you eat that pastry! you look like a kid having one of the best day ever!
I think it makes your channel more interesting when you travel to different places in different ways. I’m looking forward to seeing where you go next. Thanks for sharing.
What a gorgeous ending to this video and to the winter vanlife series. I got all emotional. The series has kept me company over the last few days. It is so healthy to look back and reflect on what you have experienced and learnt about yourselves. Looking forward to the next episodes, although I am scared for what is coming in Amercia (again, so pleased you are both ok).
Thank you for this amazing series. You started your 3 month European adventure about when my daughter and I returned from a long delayed 3 month European adventure. So it has almost been like an awesome extension of our trip. I had only planned a couple of weeks in France for my daughter and a couple of months in Italy. Truth is I fell in love with France and you found my favorite spot Annecy! (And Chamonix) We are planning to do Western and Central France in the fall after Ireland! Again, thanks for the inspiration!
We just spent 2 months in the south of France and we loved it so much we didn't want to leave! Definitely visit Nîmes when you come back to France. It's a gorgeous mix of French, Italian and Spanish influences.
We love watching you guys. It was great seeing you do full time van life. Excited to see the rest of your travels but we definitely have a soft spot for your adventures in the bean machine 😁
variety is the spice of life as they say. When I did a ski season working out in the French Alpes I loved it for the 1st month or so but by the end of the season I felt claustrophobic waking up in the same chalet in the valley with huge mountains either side of me. By the time I left after 5 months i hated the place even though it was stunningly beautiful.
This is excellent guys. Based on your Austria and Croatia experiences I certainly hope you'll be taking the Beanvan back there in future. All the very best with your future adventures!
I've loved this whole series. I love watching ALL your adventures. Living in AZ, I feel like I was traveling right along with you. Thank you for that. I can't wait to see what comes next. Cheers🍻 to the both of you. ✌❤🚙
Well done - really enjoyed your series. Couldn’t agree more about your reflective perception of your trips. We do these things to create memories, so now you’ve found your formula, rinse and repeat for a while. Try Morocco for an adventure - fabulous place.
Only recently found your channel and have really enjoyed your content and style, I think doing a series of different locations in the Van is a great idea, Norway 🇳🇴 would be high in my list for sure. 👍
Welcome home! Yes I agree with you guys. I am a travel lover and for every trip I need a start and end date. It makes me appreciate it more. What an epic trip you guys had!! Thanks for bringing us along!
Awww, its a shame you're bringing your van life to an end but if you're not happy then it's for the best. Though I do wonder how you'd felt if you'd been in a bigger/taller van? Thank you for sharing all your adventures in the van though, inspiring, concise, adventurous. A wonderful experience it's been a joy to watch. Now that part of your traveling has come to an intermittent end, really looking forward to where you venture to next. Wherever it may be, travel safe.
I have absolutely loved your winter vanlife series and I'm happy to hear how much you learned about yourselves during this time! I'm looking forward to every adventure that you choose to share with us in the future! I started watching your videos with your Italy series, that you filmed just before the pandemic hit. You were enjoyable to watch then, but I've got to say that your videos have just got better and better, BBC worthy, but with the personal connection with your audience that only UA-cam can provide. I have so much admiration for the two of you, you're living the bean! 💚😆
It is all part of growing up. You learn what you like and don't like. Personally I just enjoy the video's you push out. As for a shorter van trip, travelling up the West coast of Wales is supposed to be really good. Something my wife and I have on our list for next year.
Completely understand where you are coming from. We have a VW California, we love travelling and exploring but also love coming home full time van life isn’t for us. We’ve enjoyed your vlogs, looking forward to sharing your many future adventures.
I’m sure we will see lots more van videos , the 3 months you’ve been away has for us as viewers has been fantastic and thank you for that . Just enjoy what ever you do, your such a lovely couple and I’m sure we will all stay with you on your journey. Xx
You guys are great.. Don't give up on the vanlife completely.. I feel that having a small van, like what you currently have, makes things more difficult. Now don't shoot me for saying this. I love vanlife and I love the life I have managed to carve out with my van. I've not been on any adventures yet (mainly as I haven't sorted my work life balance) but maybe a bigger van, more space to move around is needed. I have an Iveco daily XLWB so its big. I now have an office on this, bed, toilet, kitchen and enough space to swing a cat. All the positives you say, about saving money on Rent etc are all true & amazing. But this is just my 2pence Keep the traveling coming x
I'd only recently found your channel and found your videos so easy to watch and listen to. I'll look forward to any future journeys you make videos about.
Your perspectives make perfect sense to me. I’m looking forward to your future series - both with the van and without. I’m firmly in middle age now and definitely enjoy a good hotel - but a van trip still seems fun - though for me it would need to be a few weeks at max.
Full time can life is not for all, but you both have had some awsone adventures, however its opened your eyes to what is right for you both and that's working home and away. Looking forward to more spectacular views and vlogs. Goid luck whatever you do. ❤
This has been a wonderful series, watching the Bean Machine go all over Europe. Life is all about learning and you certainly learned what it was like to be full-time van lifers. While you learned it’s not for you, it was great to watch you travel in the van, find great nature scenes and do some fun activities. Continue to do what you’re doing, traveling, chronicling nature and having fun. And it’s always fun seeing Emma get tipsy every once in a while. Thanks for this three month journey. Have fun in the next country (Mexico) and I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ll be doing next.
Hi Lynn here on Hubby's phone mines playing up 😏, Aww so sad this this trip is ending , loved it all , but the absolute BEST!, Was Austria , when you were Skiing with your friends, and the hot air balloon , Fantastic and Alex's face classic 😂😂🤣, Take Care Beans xx
I feel like Michael Scott when he discovered UA-cam and didn’t work for a week. Since I discovered you guys I cannot stop watching your videos! You’re so entertaining but informative and I’m so inspired by your travels! Can’t wait to see what you’re up to next.
I've always viewed this channel as a travel vloggers channel rather than a van lifer channel. The videos you've made whilst doing your little van life stint has been great, I've always felt that there was a little something missing. The travel series you've done has always been, for me, a reason to keep coming back to this channel every week. Good luck with your future adventures and I can't wait to see more from you guys.
You are very blessed to be able to travel and have such an adventure. God has made sure you had this journey. Glad you got to experience this. A lot of us say we’re going to do it and then time passes by and you never end up doing it. Life is so different from when I was young. Never got the opportunity to travel very much. The fact that you recorded it for us all to see was very kind. You are also very lucky to be able to work from wherever you are.
Nice one guys. All totally understandable. Much nicer to have the van and bugger off somewhere every 3-4 months or so. Having a structure to your plans as opposed to totally winging it also helps I think. Thanks for the fun and humour that is always a part of Beanie Adventures. Taker care of each other.
Loved the video. Have enjoyed all the wonderful places you visited. Looking forward to being a bit more adventurous myself. Looking forward to your next trip and further trips in the Bean Machine. Happy travels.
What a wonderful journey you have done, take a break and explore something new in a leisure time style, then come back and explore Scandinavia! I was happy to hear that 😁🙌❤️
Loved watching the winter tour, you guys are such fun to watch. Fully get your point, permanently living in a van must be incredibly difficult even though it has this magic about it. I as you need some structure in my life and having a plan certainly helps. Look forward to the next video , this time without the bean machine.
Thank you Beans for this video whilst I am planning my 3-month European Van trip this summer (perhaps not the best timing), love the message of your video which reminds me to be more mindful and intentional about this upcoming Van trip! I personally love to plan ahead, not to the tiny details but a framework of where I want to go and what activities I want to do, this is going to be my debut Van trip and I am super excited and nervous about it! Thank you for sharing your trip with us! Excited to see where life takes you in the next chapter! x
May daughter and I visited L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and fell in love with the small village and surrounding area. Give it a try the next time you are in the Avignon region.
Sounds like the sensible choice for you both and something you’ve learned about yourselves. Good that you both feel the same way! Exciting to go exploring, come home, go exploring, repeat … Best wishes for your future travels 😊👍🏻
Aw. Its been a great series guys absolutely loved it. When you go back to France the Normandy beaches are all well worth a visit. Aubigny-sur-Nere is a beautiful town with a little twist of Scotland and Figeac is also exrtemely pretty. Have a cracking time in Meh-he-co...."¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! ¡Epe! ¡Epe! ¡Epe! Yeehaw!" Stay safe..
Very nice guys, I am jealous, it is tiring but good life full of memories, and life it is better the more memories you create ! I wiss you a safe jurney back home.
That was such an insightful report on full time vanlife. I considered renting my flat and going FT but for the same sort of reasons decided not to. Plus, I'm old and farty and like my bath and washing machine too much! What you said about life being precious because it ends and applying that to trips was beautiful. That's exactly where I'm at. Thanks for the honesty guys and good luck for the future👍 🙏
I like to thank you for bringing us along on your adventure with you I try to surround myself with genuinely nice good people on UA-cam who can uplift me and give me a positive view on life because I’ve seen way too much horrible things up until now and you both are an uplifting influence on my life and I thank you both so very much Beans
The entire area around Colmar, Alsass - Lorraine, France. Your winter trip has been epic. Thank you.
Montpeiller is a great place in France. Nice is a must see. The south of France is spectacular during summer months and once the festivals return you can tour the bordering cities in Spain as well. Enjoy your trip home.
It's been a great series but I'm looking forward to some non-vanlife Beans again.
A campervan can save you a lot of money travelling, but you've still got the initial cost of getting one. And if you're renting one, the charges and security deposit can be enormous. A hotel stay, I can aspire to!
Plus, you can't beat the comfort of a nice hotel room with plenty of space, hot and cold running water, climate control and all the modcons.
Enjoy your next adventure! Here we come refried Travel Beans
I can actually relate to what you said about planning a trip and reflecting on your travels. Yes slow mornings and sometimes getting lost in the moment is amazing but to have a plan is what gets us going. Also I feel reflecting is what makes us actually grow and appreciate travel so much.
Absolutely loved this winter van life series guys.🥂
My wife and I really enjoy your videos! We love traveling and we find that UA-cam is exceedingly helpful when researching destinations. It's rare however, to find a series of videos with such professional cinematography and starring such a lovely, personable couple. Thanks for letting us tag along.
Thank you both! I’ve loved the series whilst you’ve been away this winter in particular your honesty at all times experiencing new things. Looking forward to seeing your new content whether that’s traveling with or without the bean machine
Sad to see your van life journey come to an end for now but literally couldn't agree more with everything that you said about travelling without plans and almost needing a reason to travel and having things to look forward too. Safe travels guys and look forward to continuing to see where you go next!
Got to agree with Will here!! We too have been talking about how we plan to travel in the future and that is one of our main things, we want to travel with purpose and almost with a destination in mind!! Nice to know we aren't alone in that thinking 💭 Excited to see your upcoming travels, hope you're both good xxx
They can only travel in 3 month stints. Brexit
@@wobbler6372 Fuck all to do with Brexit you idiot! 🙄
Good for you for being considerate in how much you share locations. It wouldn't even occur to many people that sharing an exact spot could be a problem. Your point about how you are aware that you can choose or not choose van life really says a lot about how thoughtful you are as well. I'm impressed too with how you lived so continuously in your van, I think I would enjoy it for a weekend or so, especially camping out somewhere beautiful (or in a campground where I would have access to bathrooms) but I don't think I'd ever feel comfortable stealth camping in a city.
I’m with you guys all the way. I love going away and seeing the world but I love coming home after and having a timeframe to work with :)
This video is why I watch you both. Showing beautiful places that I would love to visit. Also opening up and telling us your true feelings about something... this time Van Life. Looking forward to your next adventure 😀
Woo Hoo - new and exciting adventures ahead - we can relate so much to what you said in this video - ' we've got to have some kind of plan LOL ! 😂😆Safe travels and looking forward to seeing what you get up to C&M xx
Since you're travel vloggers, I always saw the van as a way to just get through the COVID crisis and still travel and make videos. You made some pretty good videos during your little van life 😊
It was a manufactured crisis.
I don't know why.. What was the purpose ?
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Alex& Emma, really like you videos. 1 question I have is you never mention anything about Emma's parents or family. Are your parents dead? Do you have any brothers or sisters. Just wondered. Take care, I'll be sure to keep watching . Donna in San Diego CA.
Welcome home guys. Have loved watching your videos for what has been an epic European tour part 1. I fully agree with you not giving exact location as your channel has been about your van life and hoping others may take the plunge on their own van life. Cant wait for more adventures both nationally and internationally, stay safe guys and take care.
You 2 are my favourite van lifers,you feel like family. Hope all goes well in your future. Please give us a update now and again x
I totally agree. Get out there and do things while you’re young and healthy. Sadly my health took a real dive last year. I was just getting my life together after a lot of personal issues and I was intending on doing out a small van for weekend trips at the age of 48. This is now not a possibility due to my health and one of my regrets is not doing more, exploring more/travelling more etc when I was younger. I’m not old but my freedom/life is being taken away from me before I could do the things I would have loved to do. Don’t let this happen to you x
So sorry to hear about your health. Wishing you the best.
Yeah, almost the same here. I decided to look into van life a couple of years ago just as I got some health problems that are manageable now but could suddenly prevent me from being able to drive. I could have got some time in I suppose but the thought of being stuck scared me too much. I've barely travelled and wish I'd done so now in my 20's.
Corinna I’m so sorry to read this very sad for you x I’m much the same , I was looking at buying a camper van 3 years ago
I then got diagnosed with a very rare cancer which scupperd any chance of my dream of buying a van. I’m now starting to get my life back after
long surgery I’m being managed now with mri scans ever six month another 3 yrs to go ,anyway you take care of your self and God bless x
I also just turned 48. Starting to feel age and pain creep into my body, but I'll not abide that shit I tell ya. I will fight off the aches and pains for another 2 decades. I will not grow old before my time. Father time better watch tf out. Lol
@@Ari-ld9hi thank you 😊
Amazing series, i lost track of how many times you said the places were perfect. Thanks for sharing the journey
I think to be full timers you’d need a bigger van something like a Ducato or sprinter size. We have a T5 for festivals etc and a Chausson motorhome for longer holidays. Could easily live full time in the Chausson, deffo not in the T5. Love your videos and enjoy every new one you upload. Hope to see more soon 👌🏽❤️
I agree. 2 days is enough for me in a T5.
I like the whole thing with the Splinter van but I understand if it is not effective as currently thought but that will never make me stop watching your video because they are all funny and entertaining
“Beans Out”. Awesome series, thanks so much for doing it. We found it very inspiring and are following some of your footsteps. But we could not do permanent van life. Good luck with your next project. I am sure you will enjoy whatever you do and make more fabulous viewing for us.
Really enjoyed this series, thank you. It’s great to see some of the amazing place’s you have visited as well as the interaction with the weather and the amazing wildlife 🐺. I have never travelled and at the age of 55 going on 56, along with my wife have decided to (at some stage) try out full time van life, even if it’s just for a short time and get some of the wanderlust out of our system before we get too old. Take care guys and look forward to watching your new adventures.
U r my most fav van lifers … I even reflect on some of the sites I’ve seen on your channel. Longing for more. Your style is unique and photography best. Yes please more. 🇨🇦❤️
So finally you’ve said goodbye to your van life. I’m sure you will keep missing it in your entire life as you’ve made so many nice trips in it and made so many amazing memories. Looking forward to your Mexico series soon. I hope you’ve already started filming there. Good luck to you guys and stay blessed.
I think they are keeping the van, just not living in it full-time.
:'( I'm a bit sad to see "The Beans Winter Series" come to a close. Every week I've noticed a growing excitement and anticipation of the next installment.. even setting aside time with my wife to "see what the Beans are up to this week." You are so charming, so funny, so engaging. We love it!
I hope you visit Denmark on your Scandinavian adventure. There are so many places we can recommend.. sure, we don't have the rugged fjords of Norway or the vast wildernesses of Sweden... we're more of a well tended rustic garden... with a music festival practically every week in the summer... and, Denmark loves traveling wilburys.
Thank you Beans for having us along on your adventure. I've enjoyed every twist and turn and admire your "can do" style. I totally get your reflections on plans -v- freedom, the latter can be weirdly disconcerting. My motto is to have a plan to guide you on, but not be tied strictly to it. If a diversion comes along that you want to follow - break the plan!! Thanks again, and look forward to more fun!!
Thank you for posting this - so your full time van life did give you a great meaning of your life for you to realise what you explained - which you wouldn't have known if you didn't do. Great contents, interesting your view about van life. I appreciate your honest talk! Quitting full van life didn't mean for me to quit watching - I see two of you as very interesting human being to share your life. I will be enjoying future postings. A great channel - Please keep up!👍
Thanks for all your hard work during the winter van life in Europe series. It is nice to have the beginning, middle and end on these things. Mixing van travel with regular travel will keep things fresh. 👍
Love it guys! Can't wait to see the new adventures. I joined the patreon last week, so stoked to be able to support my fave youtubers! Keep up the great videos and hope you both enjoy being home 🌞🌈
The ones I'd recommend are:
St Malo and Concarneau for their walled towns and Dinan because its an absolutely lovely old place
How much I have enjoyed your blogs! Your introspections in this last blog were delightfully honest. My wife Marleen and I (both retired) have completed 5 x 3-month outings in our campervan and the feelings you have are well understood. The bad news is that there is no known cure for wanderlust and the moment you are not sleeping on wheels, you'll be restless.
I also have some idea of the number of hours that are involved in post production of your videos and in very constricted conditions and I congratulate you on managing all of that and managing to get in all the exciting things you have done. In the end, the best bit, the deepest and most successful bit, is two people living permanently in one another's company; finding you privacy in new ways - like my wife watches TV through earpads while I maintain a healthy angst trying to get the blog pages up to Wordpress.
So, thank you for entertaining me for a long time now. You'll get over this 'home' sickness thing very soon, I feel sure. Really looking forward to your next 'notification'. Get on with it!
With our very best wishes, Marleen and Mike
Welcome home both. Thanks for the ride thus far.
Oh the lure of a French bakery. We fell prey to one and ate way too many eclairs this past week in Tomar Portugal. Thanks for sharing. We look forward to your next adventures.
Thank you so Much for all your vidéos and your travels to beautiful places we would not have visites had IT not been for you two and the Beans machine.
We wish you well, safe travels. All the best. Once again thank you.❤️
Thanks for the journey, and I'm looking forward to whatever comes next.
Thanks for sharing part of your lives as full time van traveler. Can't wait for your new adventures. Stay safe and have fun. Cheers ☕☕🧔
Thanks both for sharing your travels, as we are travellers as well but by cruise ship we watch most of the main travel vloggers on UA-cam and yes you're one of the best.
MY FAVOURITE BEANS ARE BACK ONCE AGAIN. As always thank you Emma and Alex for sharing your wonderful lives with all of us. Truly love the show.
Sad to see you go😿 I have very much enjoyed your videos and shared them with friends. You have a talent for this . Your videos are so different from the others. I hope you do come back and take us along on your holidays. Be safe blessings to you both.
Very interesting take on van life - if it's not for you then it's not for you but thank you for bringing us along for the trial run. Will look forward to Scandinavian trip - that's our next destination in a bigger van! Time to upgrade my trusty Hiace - sad but can't wait to stretch out! It'll make all the difference for me.
Whatever routes and modes of travel you choose, I'll be watching. Thanks for all the fun times On The Road!
that looks like so much fun doing what you guys are doing! especially the way you eat that pastry! you look like a kid having one of the best day ever!
I think it makes your channel more interesting when you travel to different places in different ways. I’m looking forward to seeing where you go next. Thanks for sharing.
What a gorgeous ending to this video and to the winter vanlife series. I got all emotional. The series has kept me company over the last few days. It is so healthy to look back and reflect on what you have experienced and learnt about yourselves. Looking forward to the next episodes, although I am scared for what is coming in Amercia (again, so pleased you are both ok).
Thank you for this amazing series. You started your 3 month European adventure about when my daughter and I returned from a long delayed 3 month European adventure. So it has almost been like an awesome extension of our trip. I had only planned a couple of weeks in France for my daughter and a couple of months in Italy. Truth is I fell in love with France and you found my favorite spot Annecy! (And Chamonix) We are planning to do Western and Central France in the fall after Ireland! Again, thanks for the inspiration!
We just spent 2 months in the south of France and we loved it so much we didn't want to leave! Definitely visit Nîmes when you come back to France. It's a gorgeous mix of French, Italian and Spanish influences.
Best video the reflection was needed to contextualise it all best wishes for the future
We love watching you guys. It was great seeing you do full time van life.
Excited to see the rest of your travels but we definitely have a soft spot for your adventures in the bean machine 😁
variety is the spice of life as they say. When I did a ski season working out in the French Alpes I loved it for the 1st month or so but by the end of the season I felt claustrophobic waking up in the same chalet in the valley with huge mountains either side of me. By the time I left after 5 months i hated the place even though it was stunningly beautiful.
Really enjoyed your winter van life series, thank you for bringing us along. Its not goodbye, its see you soon.
Love that reflection and being able to be flexible with what the future holds. 🙏
This is excellent guys. Based on your Austria and Croatia experiences I certainly hope you'll be taking the Beanvan back there in future. All the very best with your future adventures!
I've loved this whole series. I love watching ALL your adventures. Living in AZ, I feel like I was traveling right along with you. Thank you for that. I can't wait to see what comes next. Cheers🍻 to the both of you. ✌❤🚙
Well done - really enjoyed your series. Couldn’t agree more about your reflective perception of your trips. We do these things to create memories, so now you’ve found your formula, rinse and repeat for a while. Try Morocco for an adventure - fabulous place.
Only recently found your channel and have really enjoyed your content and style, I think doing a series of different locations in the Van is a great idea, Norway 🇳🇴 would be high in my list for sure. 👍
You beans are so fun!! Thanks from a vanlifer in Canada for sharing your experiences with us!! You are both truly lovely!! ❤️
Well onto your next life jornery keep us updated on your life. Take care
I have loved sharing your journey in Europe. You are both great fun to watch, very uplifting.
Welcome home! Yes I agree with you guys. I am a travel lover and for every trip I need a start and end date. It makes me appreciate it more. What an epic trip you guys had!! Thanks for bringing us along!
Awww, its a shame you're bringing your van life to an end but if you're not happy then it's for the best. Though I do wonder how you'd felt if you'd been in a bigger/taller van? Thank you for sharing all your adventures in the van though, inspiring, concise, adventurous. A wonderful experience it's been a joy to watch.
Now that part of your traveling has come to an intermittent end, really looking forward to where you venture to next. Wherever it may be, travel safe.
I have absolutely loved your winter vanlife series and I'm happy to hear how much you learned about yourselves during this time! I'm looking forward to every adventure that you choose to share with us in the future! I started watching your videos with your Italy series, that you filmed just before the pandemic hit. You were enjoyable to watch then, but I've got to say that your videos have just got better and better, BBC worthy, but with the personal connection with your audience that only UA-cam can provide. I have so much admiration for the two of you, you're living the bean! 💚😆
It is all part of growing up. You learn what you like and don't like. Personally I just enjoy the video's you push out. As for a shorter van trip, travelling up the West coast of Wales is supposed to be really good. Something my wife and I have on our list for next year.
Completely understand where you are coming from. We have a VW California, we love travelling and exploring but also love coming home full time van life isn’t for us. We’ve enjoyed your vlogs, looking forward to sharing your many future adventures.
You are both so self aware. I look forward to future vlogs.
Thanks for the entertainment and vicarious escapism! Look forward to seeing where your next adventure takes you ✈️
I’m sure we will see lots more van videos , the 3 months you’ve been away has for us as viewers has been fantastic and thank you for that .
Just enjoy what ever you do, your such a lovely couple and I’m sure we will all stay with you on your journey. Xx
You guys are great.. Don't give up on the vanlife completely.. I feel that having a small van, like what you currently have, makes things more difficult. Now don't shoot me for saying this. I love vanlife and I love the life I have managed to carve out with my van. I've not been on any adventures yet (mainly as I haven't sorted my work life balance) but maybe a bigger van, more space to move around is needed. I have an Iveco daily XLWB so its big. I now have an office on this, bed, toilet, kitchen and enough space to swing a cat.
All the positives you say, about saving money on Rent etc are all true & amazing.
But this is just my 2pence
Keep the traveling coming x
Looking forward to catching up on your adventures 😎
I'd only recently found your channel and found your videos so easy to watch and listen to. I'll look forward to any future journeys you make videos about.
Your perspectives make perfect sense to me. I’m looking forward to your future series - both with the van and without. I’m firmly in middle age now and definitely enjoy a good hotel - but a van trip still seems fun - though for me it would need to be a few weeks at max.
Enjoyable vlog. Would luv to see you guys doing the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland.
Nice one guys, I've followed every episode and really enjoyed the content! Have a good rest and look forward to the next adventure! :) x
Thanks for the video…let’s hope for peace the world don’t need ww3 …stay safe and take care !!
Thank you for taking us along.
Full time can life is not for all, but you both have had some awsone adventures, however its opened your eyes to what is right for you both and that's working home and away. Looking forward to more spectacular views and vlogs. Goid luck whatever you do. ❤
This has been a wonderful series, watching the Bean Machine go all over Europe. Life is all about learning and you certainly learned what it was like to be full-time van lifers. While you learned it’s not for you, it was great to watch you travel in the van, find great nature scenes and do some fun activities. Continue to do what you’re doing, traveling, chronicling nature and having fun. And it’s always fun seeing Emma get tipsy every once in a while. Thanks for this three month journey. Have fun in the next country (Mexico) and I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ll be doing next.
Yes to reflections of your trip, and to planning your next adventures.
Hi Lynn here on Hubby's phone mines playing up 😏, Aww so sad this this trip is ending , loved it all , but the absolute BEST!, Was Austria , when you were Skiing with your friends, and the hot air balloon , Fantastic and Alex's face classic 😂😂🤣, Take Care Beans xx
I feel like Michael Scott when he discovered UA-cam and didn’t work for a week. Since I discovered you guys I cannot stop watching your videos! You’re so entertaining but informative and I’m so inspired by your travels! Can’t wait to see what you’re up to next.
many thanks been great to watch take care and stay safe
I've always viewed this channel as a travel vloggers channel rather than a van lifer channel. The videos you've made whilst doing your little van life stint has been great, I've always felt that there was a little something missing. The travel series you've done has always been, for me, a reason to keep coming back to this channel every week. Good luck with your future adventures and I can't wait to see more from you guys.
Interesting video. I haven't done any travelling since 2019 because of Covid-19 but maybe it's time to do something. Best wishes for the future.
You are very blessed to be able to travel and have such an adventure. God has made sure you had this journey. Glad you got to experience this. A lot of us say we’re going to do it and then time passes by and you never end up doing it. Life is so different from when I was young. Never got the opportunity to travel very much. The fact that you recorded it for us all to see was very kind. You are also very lucky to be able to work from wherever you are.
WOW some journey most only fantasise over. Well done Beans ✌🏼❤️
Nice one guys. All totally understandable. Much nicer to have the van and bugger off somewhere every 3-4 months or so. Having a structure to your plans as opposed to totally winging it also helps I think. Thanks for the fun and humour that is always a part of Beanie Adventures. Taker care of each other.
Loved the video. Have enjoyed all the wonderful places you visited. Looking forward to being a bit more adventurous myself. Looking forward to your next trip and further trips in the Bean Machine. Happy travels.
What a wonderful journey you have done, take a break and explore something new in a leisure time style, then come back and explore Scandinavia! I was happy to hear that 😁🙌❤️
Really enjoyable - good luck with your future trips I'm sure they'll be great.
I appreciate the candor and reflection ya'll gave in this. It's really great to see!
It's been fun watching your journey 😊 Thank God you made it back to the UK when you did 💜
Loved watching the winter tour, you guys are such fun to watch. Fully get your point, permanently living in a van must be incredibly difficult even though it has this magic about it. I as you need some structure in my life and having a plan certainly helps. Look forward to the next video , this time without the bean machine.
Thank you Beans for this video whilst I am planning my 3-month European Van trip this summer (perhaps not the best timing), love the message of your video which reminds me to be more mindful and intentional about this upcoming Van trip! I personally love to plan ahead, not to the tiny details but a framework of where I want to go and what activities I want to do, this is going to be my debut Van trip and I am super excited and nervous about it! Thank you for sharing your trip with us! Excited to see where life takes you in the next chapter! x
Brilliant loved all the vlogs can’t wait for the next series👏👏👏
I am really sorry you are quoting vanlife. You are really good at it. Good luck on your next life adventure x
May daughter and I visited L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and fell in love with the small village and surrounding area. Give it a try the next time you are in the Avignon region.
I respect you a lot for not saying where all the places are. It is VERY important in these internet times.
Sounds like the sensible choice for you both and something you’ve learned about yourselves. Good that you both feel the same way! Exciting to go exploring, come home, go exploring, repeat … Best wishes for your future travels 😊👍🏻
Aw. Its been a great series guys absolutely loved it. When you go back to France the Normandy beaches are all well worth a visit. Aubigny-sur-Nere is a beautiful town with a little twist of Scotland and Figeac is also exrtemely pretty. Have a cracking time in Meh-he-co...."¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! ¡Epe! ¡Epe! ¡Epe! Yeehaw!" Stay safe..
Very nice guys, I am jealous, it is tiring but good life full of memories, and life it is better the more memories you create ! I wiss you a safe jurney back home.
Thanks for taking us with you on this fun field trip. Its great to see such a fun loving couple having a good 👍
That was such an insightful report on full time vanlife. I considered renting my flat and going FT but for the same sort of reasons decided not to. Plus, I'm old and farty and like my bath and washing machine too much! What you said about life being precious because it ends and applying that to trips was beautiful. That's exactly where I'm at. Thanks for the honesty guys and good luck for the future👍 🙏