Living in a Tiny Campervan with a Newborn Baby

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    We are back in the VW camper! in this vanlife travel vlog, we stay in our camper for the first time with our newborn son Noah. We find out if we should sell our van or keep it for future journeys as we explore Brean in the South West of England.
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  • @TravelBeans
    @TravelBeans  Рік тому +57

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    • @MrDegaldy
      @MrDegaldy Рік тому +1

      Go Collab with Louis and raya Cole now you nimwits!!!

    • @zaynevanday142
      @zaynevanday142 Рік тому +2

      😂😂😂 you know that you can share the carrying duties (Sorry Alex) 😂

    • @zaynevanday142
      @zaynevanday142 Рік тому +1

      😂 Alex we had tunnels like that built in New Zealand North Head in Auckland, at the same time those ones were built late 1890’s the Russian threat 😂😂😂

    • @zaynevanday142
      @zaynevanday142 Рік тому

      😂😂😂😂😂 Alex what a Jog m8 😂😂😂😂

    • @zaynevanday142
      @zaynevanday142 Рік тому

      Yup Boy Racers in New Zealand 🇳🇿 & Australia 🇦🇺 😂😂😂

  • @jwdigitalnotesplanner
    @jwdigitalnotesplanner Рік тому +127

    While I can understand Emma’s hesitation about letting go of this van because she customized it, a different camper van with the necessities in it will make your ‘family’ trips much more enjoyable. Two things you might want to consider having in the van is a toilet and a shower. It will help with bath time an potty training when you’re out traveling the world with baby Noah.

    • @Anberel
      @Anberel Рік тому +13

      You don’t need a shower or a toilet for a kid. Potty training toilets for toddlers are quite small and portable, and any plastic tub will do for washing the babe.

    • @lesleyhughes3174
      @lesleyhughes3174 Рік тому +10

      As a fulltime nomad for 5 plus yrs, a senior, a mother of three, Nana of three, I feel fully qualified to tell you, no need for the toilet and shower. Unless you do van life, know van life, not sure how you can advise what can and can't be managed. When it is what it is, you do what you do. Nothing is impossible. If you need all home comforts, cannot bear to rough it, this life is most definitely not for you.

    • @tonys1636
      @tonys1636 Рік тому +8

      They have a compost toilet in the van and a portable shower. A washing up bowl is large enough to bathe a baby.

    • @TeutonicNordwind
      @TeutonicNordwind Рік тому +3

      @@lesleyhughes3174 We are doing a build on a Promaster right now - high roof, 159wb extended length and are putting in a toilet and a 30x32 shower. Because we can. They will fit. We can "rough it" just fine. Did so on our northern Michigan off grid property over 20 years. Still have an outhouse. Lived with no electricity except occasional generator until we put in a solar system 4 years ago. We are civilized and would rather be able to shower in the dead of winter and drop a deuce in our own "home" with no lingering smell, thanks. Unless space or money is preventing you, why wouldn't you?? LOL Otherwise, I would take the three bathrooms out of the house and make even bigger family room and bedrooms.

    • @TeutonicNordwind
      @TeutonicNordwind Рік тому +2

      @@Anberel A nice size sink and/or a tub would do fine for kid. Nice for parents to have a sink though. A toilet inside is quite nice too but not needed for a kid in diapers.

  • @stephenhavilland
    @stephenhavilland Рік тому +83

    As a Senior Citizen who lived in Europe in my youth and traveled extensively there as an adult, I now depend on the Internet to see the world because of health issues. I so look forward to your unique travelogues every Monday. The two of you manage to be informative and hilarious at the same time. Of course, the little one (Noah) is "icing on the cake," always adorable....Be the Man and regale us with some more, oh so naughty, nicknames for Emma. We who follow you expect nothing less!...Love and (virtual) hugs from the West Coast of the United States--Portland, Oregon. (Just turned 73 but there's a 20-year-old inside my body.)

    • @pixelukulele401
      @pixelukulele401 Рік тому +2

      If it makes you feel better, I've started living in a suv last year and I've just had to make a bed that turns into a double bed so one of my 3 mini clones can come and stay with me at a time. Its cramped, but they bloody love it. They don't like going back home to mummy 🤭. Next year, I'll be able to take all 3 when I get a vw camper. Awesome video. You have a beautiful baba beanie. Keep the van lol. Have😅 you seen the beds you can get for the cab? You can get a single and a bunkbed.

  • @crazgirl80
    @crazgirl80 Рік тому +12

    Add a tent to your set up. That way You can set up a pack and play . An inflatable rectangular swimming pool makes a cool play yard for a baby . Throw in some padding , some colorful toys.

    • @lindabarker7142
      @lindabarker7142 Рік тому +2

      Great suggestions. Also nice to take a wagon along when the child is older.

  • @nathanhomer7020
    @nathanhomer7020 Рік тому +13

    Add a rock & roll bed in the back with seatbelts for a baby seat & a double passenger seat then there are child cot beds that fit across the front seats in a vw. For when he gets older there are child safety nets for the pop top bed (our daughter is 5 & now sleeps up top with a safety net) also add a awning for extra living space. Jobs a goodun 👍

  • @trish_b
    @trish_b Рік тому +50

    I love the idea of holding off and using the money saved to rent cool spaces or campervans! What ever you guys do, I am sure it will be great!

  • @tammy2423
    @tammy2423 Рік тому +29

    Sell it to someone who will love it just like you did! and give them that fun adventure as a single person or couple and buy and embrace a family van. Its okay. You will truly love it! U both rock!

    • @louisalove3912
      @louisalove3912 Рік тому +1

      Totally agree! A part of becoming parents is accepting that you have to let parts of your old life go, and embrace the new with open arms. I hope they can make travelling work, I can see it being easy with a baby, but getting more difficult when he becomes a toddler.

  • @katherinemaas6712
    @katherinemaas6712 Рік тому +1

    Living in a van with a child does get easier, you know! We were VW campers (Kombis) before we had a family, and we kept on camping through both girls' babyhood and until they were about 7 and 10. At that point we sold it because it needed a LOT of body work (rust) that we felt we couldn't afford. The family who bought it fixed it up and camped in it for many years with THREE kids. We became tenters until after the girls grew up and left home. But I sometimes still regret selling that old camper and wonder if we could have made it work longer if we'd tightened our belts. Just like you, Emma, just going into the camper had a calming effect on me, and I still remember the comforting smell of it.
    It definitely helped that the camper was equipped with seatbelts in the rear. When the girls were babies, they slept in a portable cot, so they couldn't roll off the bed in the night. When after they were a bit older, they slept together downstairs and the grownups went up top.
    In our 50s, we bought another VW camper, this time a Westfalia, because sleeping on the ground was getting hard for our aging bones, and by then we were living in a rainforest, so we really appreciated being under cover. That worked until we were in our 70s and the aging bones wanted more sleeping room than the Westfalia had, so we gave it to the daughter who had small kids herself.

  • @juttagrimmer2058
    @juttagrimmer2058 Рік тому +5

    Aww, do you know I have two babies who are 30 and 28, we camped with them from when they were both tiny….I love what you are both doing. We have a old Italian van now, but our babies are too into their own lives to camp with us now, we love using it still. You two remind me that I may have Grand babies of our own and we will most definitely introduce them to the wonderful world of being in the outside, one way or another.🥰

  • @hallscroft
    @hallscroft Рік тому +15

    We travelled in a VW campervan for several months when our baby was little. It got harder when he started to get mobile because he was no longer happy to sit in his car seat for long journeys, so we had to stop at that point. Do it now, don't wait!

  • @RiaEvans-x8f
    @RiaEvans-x8f Рік тому +14

    Loved today's video. If you want to hold on to your little van, how about buying a tiny caravan to tow behind as your bedroom and possibly have a shower room in it as well, to make your life a little easier with a newborn. You can leave the caravan at a campsite and go exploring for the day using your van.

    • @pauldupre2269
      @pauldupre2269 Рік тому +1

      I like that idea. Best I've seen yet!

    • @cggnow
      @cggnow Рік тому

      I had actually wondered if the van had enough power to tow around their small car to do the exploring, but I think I like your idea better 🙂

    • @helenlayley
      @helenlayley Рік тому

      I agree with this, tow your bedroom or use tents.
      Change out the bed for a bench seat which can be a bed if needed. Seat baby and an adult there and use it as a day van.
      Keep the lovely kitchen/dining/seating area that Emma built and just sleep elsewhere.
      Our T5, George, is now 15, the kids are 18 and 14 years old. I can't part with George either!
      We used the bench seat bed when the second child was small enough to sleep with us, plus a cab bed over the front seats. Since then we just throw people out into tents!

  • @joannridgway7972
    @joannridgway7972 Рік тому

    Your little Boy is so precious,beautiful and lovable ,

  • @monicabrown3789
    @monicabrown3789 Рік тому

    We have a 1981 VW Vanagon weekender. Not a camper, only the back seat folds into a bed. My husband and our 3 kids did a 3 week camping trip across the US. We set up a tent and slept in it. One night it was raining so hard the dome tent folded in half. We needed up putting down the backseat and my husband, the 2 oldest kids and I squeezed onto it and the little guy slept on the middle seat. We made it work. I wish we had your camper.
    I think you should keep you van and modify it so your bed would convert to a seat for travel that you can mount seat belts for the baby seat. But convert easily at night for sleeping. Maybe you could find a used VW van seat for this. Ours was a rear engine van. You could build a platform for that portion of the bed and have storage under it for extra baby stuff and have the bench seat with seat belts in front of it that would convert to the rest of your bed. You could leave your bedding on the back part during travel then just pull it over the converted seat at night.
    We also had a 1971 VW Camper that had a cot that went over the front seats and the 5 of us travelled in it for awhile. Had the pop top also.
    Now my husband and I travel in a 2000 Class A diesel pusher.
    Can’t wait to see what you decide to do. Good luck.

  • @NecroMorrius
    @NecroMorrius Рік тому

    Oh god the newborn cry. If you know, you know. It gets better guys. I promise! Thanks for the video.

  • @JulieLorraine1
    @JulieLorraine1 Рік тому +13

    I literally cannot get over how beautiful Emma is. Even just waking up. Wow. ❤. Noah is sooo freaking adorable. ❤. Come to Canada. We would love to have you here. 🎉

    • @donnab9015
      @donnab9015 7 місяців тому

      Emma is stunning! Alex is handsome! And,, Noah is precious 😊. PS my daughters nickname was 'pumpkin butt'😅

  • @tamasingarfield3072
    @tamasingarfield3072 Рік тому

    Back in 1979 my Dad came out of the RAF, we all travelled around Canada, America & Mexico for 6 months in a VW campervan, my Mum, Dad, me at 3 years old & my 2 brother's were 13 & 15 years old!! We all managed to fit 😍 And my parents are still married, their 60th Wedding Anniversary this year. 💕

  • @jkneumann
    @jkneumann Рік тому +8

    he can interrupt at anytime. what a sweet video. thank you! Get thee to Norway! we made a mistake and thought that 5 days in Norway ( Bergen and the Hardangerfjord) would be enough but oh, no. it was so amazing and majestic and constantly took my breath away. now I know I have to go back.

  • @sherriclearlake1611
    @sherriclearlake1611 Рік тому +1

    Great video! One suggestion from the US - double check car seat requirements for whichever states you want to visit - they can be quite restrictive. For example in California "Children under the age of 2 must ride in a rear-facing car seat in the back seat until they reach either 40 pounds or 40 inches in height or more."

  • @allisonnewman6580
    @allisonnewman6580 Рік тому

    And I think it's wonderful that your van traveling even with a baby you are showing him marvelous miraculous wonderful things you're teaching him at a young age he's going to be so smart and learn so much don't listen to anybody if they tell you any different or anything negative about camping in a van and traveling with their baby you are doing amazing keep it up!!!!!!

  • @erikschuddeboom3223
    @erikschuddeboom3223 Рік тому +2

    I’ve left campsites at 1-2 am to get one or the other kid to stop screaming. Fun times.

  • @treehuggingmusician595
    @treehuggingmusician595 Рік тому

    My first born was fussy in the evenings and required a car ride, while I sang a German lullaby to get him to sleep. I don't know what it is about babies and car rides. I agree with others who have mentioned that traveling is easier while babies are young and not mobile. You just have to stop to feed them and diaper them at regular intervals but they seem to enjoy sleeping in their car seat.

  • @monicabrown3789
    @monicabrown3789 Рік тому

    I used a swing to calm my son. We took it everywhere. They make smaller ones now that would fit better in your camper van. We used rechargeable batteries to power it. Saved lots of money on regular batteries as he used it all the time. Made it easy to be able to take a shower or cook dinner as he was very content napping in it.
    I looked up used van seats for your van here in the states and they are available and come with the seatbelts built in, so you would just bolt the seat to the floor and belt the car seat to the chair. They were $250-550 per seat USD . So I’m sure you could probably find one in the UK also.
    Good luck.

  • @Skittl1321
    @Skittl1321 Рік тому +2

    Emma, don't worry about the hiking with you "mom body". The more you do it, the more it will come back, and you are still very freshly post partum. (One of my favorite memories was sitting on the side of a trail in Banff just feeding my 3 month old, I had to give up as I couldn't manage any further and it was an out and back, and my group met me as they came back out. But I chatted with so many wonderful people passing by, and it was so nice to just sit quietly and nurse in nature; even if it was kind of a bummer to give up on the hike.)

  • @anothercheryladventure9387
    @anothercheryladventure9387 Рік тому

    Fun watching your naiveness. Really not an insult. I love you guy and know you showing you baby go to sleep vehicle, you are doing everything you can for your baby❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤u r good mommy & daddy.❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @chels3429
    @chels3429 Рік тому

    Hi guys!! Keep the van!! You will be happy you did in the long run! And just like you say! When he gets a bit older, it will be perfect, especially with the bed above! Also, Emma put her whole soul into making it the special van that it is, and I truly think you'd all be heartbroken for a long time to come, if you got rid of it. Maybe use it, and then store it when you want to go for longer excursions? Rent another larger van for those said journey's?! Anyway you look at it, be safe, have so much fun, and thank you for filming for us all!! Love from Oregon, USA.

  • @gillianh
    @gillianh Рік тому

    Shetland & Orkney, Norway, Canada, are all amazing & great for Van life, you’d love them! Noah is simply gorgeous 😊

  • @lisaBham
    @lisaBham Рік тому

    We traveled with our 2 boys in a Volkswagen Rialta. We all loved it it had four captains seats (the front two rotate to face the rear) and the back two fold flat to make either one queen bed, or two twin beds. The rear has a dinette that seats 4 and also folds into a queen bed. It has a cleaver wet bath, as well as a galley kitchen. It was the perfect small camping van for a family.

  • @allisonnewman6580
    @allisonnewman6580 Рік тому +1

    That was funny when you said my granddad's combover in the wind about the trees LOL you're hilarious 😆 I love y'all's videos and I wanted to tell y'all that y'all are wonderful parents also good job Mama and Daddy 😀🌄

  • @momplusfive
    @momplusfive Рік тому

    History Underground did a walking tour of those parks was really cool. Baby Noah is precious!

  • @BrigittevTien
    @BrigittevTien Рік тому

    I absolutely think you can manage in the van as a family. You just need to swap out the bed and you’re ready to go. I think your van is worth the ‘upgrade’. So many memories in that van ❤

  • @mariekudahlhvolbk8195
    @mariekudahlhvolbk8195 11 місяців тому

    We call our firstborn son Pølle (poopers) and he LOVED Celine Dion through the first year of his life 😅 lots of dramatic drives on the road with Celine blasting to get him to sleep :)
    Thank you so much for a wonderful time on your channel and a Big congratulations on becoming parents ❤

  • @LourdesGonzalez-gs8jj
    @LourdesGonzalez-gs8jj Рік тому +1

    You both are so sweet and funny! 🤗🤗🥰🥰Noah is just precious! I can’t wait to see the places you will go and the memories you will build. I hope you travel next to Iceland 🇮🇸. 🤩🤩😍😍

  • @Doc1985
    @Doc1985 Рік тому +1

    Hello Travel Beans. When you come back to the United States, please check the vehicle child seating requirements which may vary from state to state and may be much more restrictive than in the UK. Be prepared for the regulations to be specific and costly to meet regarding equipment.

  • @laniyoung3868
    @laniyoung3868 Рік тому

    I think your videos need more Noah! He is cute as the dickins and his cooing and babyness is so adorable.

  • @8catmom
    @8catmom Рік тому +1

    Hi Beans!! Can’t wait till you’re back in the states and Eric and Alison meet Noah!

  • @gillkaramani5545
    @gillkaramani5545 Рік тому +1

    I don’t really care where you go …… I think GB for now …Until seat sorted…..just watching you puts a big smile on my face…… somewhere warm and sunny….I live in Greece and September is a bit cooler just make sure you have a mosquito net for little Noah a sun hat and sun cream…….❤😊 xx

  • @grayeagleswolves
    @grayeagleswolves Рік тому +1

    Good morning Alex and Emma and Noah I love how ya'll got everything squared away I do think you might need a bigger van in where you are living I can't wait to see every single trip where you end up going

  • @pamjones336
    @pamjones336 Рік тому

    You three are absolutely delightful! Such a joy to watch. You are both soo natural on screen. To answer your question, boy racers exist in New Zealand & we call them boy racers too.

  • @susanjensen5787
    @susanjensen5787 Рік тому +1

    Change the bed set up so that you can move the mattress back and raise one side of the bed board into a chair add cushions and seat belt and at night it can be brought back down to be a bed again...think Noah said I love you so cute

  • @lovelyhawaiigal
    @lovelyhawaiigal Рік тому +1

    I love the foldable loveseat!

  • @alisonryan226
    @alisonryan226 Рік тому

    Brean Down is one of my favourite places in the world! I spent every childhood holiday there and loved the fort.

  • @susananderson8995
    @susananderson8995 Рік тому +10

    My husband and I were just remarking over the weekend while we were camping as a family of three that it was so much harder when are almost 14 year old was a baby and toddler. We did it, it was hard but worth it. On Saturday night, we were treated to watching a camp fire that our son built and maintained. Sadly, the time from when he was a baby to now has flown by. It might seem like a long time before you can properly use the UK camper van, but that time will fly by. Enjoy the travels as a family of 3.

    • @tobirates916
      @tobirates916 Рік тому

      As the saying goes: with children, the days are long but the years are short. (My two are 23 and forever 18 now)

  • @vivienogden9916
    @vivienogden9916 Рік тому

    My son and his family have a VW camper with pop up similar to yours. They manage fine, they do have a double swivel front seat that takes a car seat and a rocker bed/ seat in the back that can also takes 2 car seats. The little ones who are now 2 and 5 sleep up top and they do have an awning to give more space. Family camping in a VW is perfectly possible!

  • @robtaylor7772
    @robtaylor7772 Рік тому +4

    Great video as always! I'd say change your UK van as soon as funds allow. Your emotional attachment to the van is understandable but as things aren't really working logistically already sell and get something where you've got more space and a proper seat option for Noah. Keep up the good work!

  • @justbeachy4818
    @justbeachy4818 Рік тому +1

    BABY SLEEP REMEDY INSTEAD OF DRIVING….We don’t have any children, but another UA-cam family we watch in the States (Tim Tracker) just welcomed their 2nd. I believe the mom uses a contraption called a Rockit, that vibrates the carrier and simulates car motion. It could save you some petrol dollars, and sanity.
    Rockit USB Rechargeable 2.0. Baby Rocker Rocks Any Stroller, Bassinet, Pushchair or Buggy. Comes with Rotating Bracket.

  • @CarolStJohn-oz3oc
    @CarolStJohn-oz3oc Рік тому

    Come back to the US! Noah will just LOVE it! And so will we!

  • @chaleasebrennan3043
    @chaleasebrennan3043 Рік тому +3

    "you get the idea I'm running" absolutely hilarious coz sometime I do laugh when I see people running on their videos because I think to myself now they have run back and pick the camera up 🤣🤣

  • @janiewilliams48
    @janiewilliams48 Рік тому +2

    Put a canopy on the side....you can stretch out under it

  • @fangsbites
    @fangsbites Рік тому

    Totally understand Emma’s hesitance to sell the VW van seeing that she built the interior (and you have certainly learned your lessons from being scammed). However, you have considerations with Noah until he gets bigger.
    Just love how you talk about things and the pet names you have for each other and Noah. Shows how much you love each other. Love it.

  • @sheilacaine
    @sheilacaine Рік тому

    You Beans are so funny. Good to see the Three Bean’s. ❤❤❤

  • @shelleylynn3033
    @shelleylynn3033 Рік тому

    You baby is so precious, enjoy every minute they grow up so fast❤

  • @stephaniewoods2374
    @stephaniewoods2374 Рік тому +2

    You look more in love than ever! That board game bit was so sweet. "Our son is in our campervan" ❤

  • @Anberel
    @Anberel Рік тому +23

    Can I just say how much I appreciate that you haven’t turned your channel into just an endless montage of your baby. It’s great that you’re sharing the challenges of traveling as new parents, but it’s still about the travel. Too many channels I follow have been ruined for me because they stopped showing regular content and it became about everything their baby is doing.

    • @noornoornoor23
      @noornoornoor23 Рік тому +2

      I get your point. I on the other hand love those channels :P The only reason I watch Flying the Nest is coz of their kid.
      What other channels do you know of who were travel channels and then they had babies? May like to give them a try :)

    • @vicki9929
      @vicki9929 Рік тому +1

      Have you thought of bolting seatbelts to the floor between/behind the front seats? You could belt his car seat there at the floor while still being able to reach him.

    • @ahota84
      @ahota84 Рік тому

      @@noornoornoor23 Raya and Louis!

  • @sjwillis1137
    @sjwillis1137 Рік тому

    Love you .... three . You are so positive and happy together. Just a treat to watch . Lovely . ♡♡
    .

  • @jessicatruman8105
    @jessicatruman8105 Рік тому

    He is just the cutest thing!

  • @janiewilliams48
    @janiewilliams48 Рік тому +3

    Emily, your body will go back to before. Your strength will come back 😊

  • @lourdesgallegos7508
    @lourdesgallegos7508 Рік тому +1

    Noah is adorable!! They grow up so fast, before you know it, he will be racing you to the camper van for a trip! Our grandson is six and as soon as he gets out of school for the summer, we are taking him on a weekend camping trip. He loves it so much, sometimes when he’s at our place, he and I will sleep in our trailer in the backyard for a little backyard camping adventure 🥰

  • @conniechurches5831
    @conniechurches5831 Рік тому

    Love seeing you out and about and tiring new adventures!

  • @sweetpeainfrance6729
    @sweetpeainfrance6729 Рік тому

    My son was an earwig.... Love the fun and the honesty....But health warning!!! apart from smells and sounds and gorgeous peace when child one is asleep ... an' oh yes... driving is a rocking lullaby but when one stops!!! Life starts again... Seriously though, I really REALLY admire your efforts...and determination. Your travel trip to your destinstion has just started...... there is a life of unexpected unplanned unprepared for challenges ahead... I like the one where the young one has samples of food to try and they throw them acroos the room... whoops van ... but... little Noah wouldn't do that, would he!?

  • @bladegaming_uk
    @bladegaming_uk Рік тому +4

    I really love the fact that we are going to be able to see you guys grow as parents on your videos. We will be apart of Noah's journey as well which is awesome. I think it would be awesome if you guys got a new van but one that Emma builds again. Dont get a ready made camper for the UK but if you got a sprinter and Emma could slowly build it out she would be able to express her creative side and make it very custom for your needs. It could be a side project on the videos like her solo video that she did. Maybe once every few weeks we could get a build update video. That would be really cool I think :)

  • @mkudron1
    @mkudron1 Рік тому +4

    You guys never fail to make me smile. We traveled the U.S. in an RV with two kids and it was always a work in progress, constantly changing. It's amazing how quickly kids, and their needs, change.
    As far as the "Pushed him out" leverage, I'm 54 and my mother still uses it....

  • @donlop9103
    @donlop9103 Рік тому

    Add the bench seat I have one in my van you can fit a full size mattress on top of it , what we do is use the fold up table to hold up the end of the mattress and then we can use the folding seat for the little ones, and it is very comfortable.

  • @bbranett2188
    @bbranett2188 Рік тому

    You have never been so beautiful ...
    as a couple. The gift of life radiates from you.

  • @Tameasa
    @Tameasa Рік тому +1

    Noah is so precious!! Glad to see you back in the van.

  • @sft4081
    @sft4081 Рік тому +2

    Love this lil family🥰🥰🥰

  • @benmurray7163
    @benmurray7163 Рік тому

    So happy for you - wonderful to see the little man

  • @vanessadaniels400
    @vanessadaniels400 Рік тому +4

    So lovely to see the 3 of you enjoying the camper 😍 big love for getting out there x

  • @kengroves49
    @kengroves49 Рік тому

    Great to see you three again 😊😊❤

  • @VirginiaRivard-on4te
    @VirginiaRivard-on4te Рік тому

    Congratulations on your beautiful new baby, Emma and Alex from Travel Beans!❤🎉🎊

  • @martinengelbrecht5384
    @martinengelbrecht5384 Рік тому

    Love the banter and chatting! 🎉❤🎉

  • @stacyo8701
    @stacyo8701 Рік тому +3

    Hi Beans! If you like exploring old war bunkers, next time you're in the US, go to Port Townsend, WA. There are bunkers there right on the beach that you can explore also!! I used to live in that area and have gone multiple times!

  • @adelerowe8900
    @adelerowe8900 Рік тому +3

    Love how nothing stops you . Great video as always 😀

  • @alanscottgraham
    @alanscottgraham Рік тому

    We have 1973 Westfalia bay window that I restored, It is now part of the family. Our 2 kids have grown up with it. both kids a bit scared to go in roof till they were 6-7 but we have a cab bunk/hammock that goes over front seats and it was ideal even from a baby we put the crib on it. I'm sure they do a T4 equivalent now, try NLAVW or JK We found it easy till they got a bit older/bigger then we invested in an awning. It would be a shame to get rid of your van, I couldn't and now our eldest is driving he wants to use it. So many great memories made. good luck with everything.

  • @surfpaddletravel
    @surfpaddletravel Рік тому

    Great video , made me happy. Thank you.

  • @hiimadrienne
    @hiimadrienne Рік тому +4

    I would love to see yalls "planning and preparation" for trips! How you choose flights & how/much what you bring and why you do it this way and how much space you mentally leave for changing the plans as things come up.. how many specific sights & places and such. None the less, I love what yall do and share! Yall are a joy and inspiration! Thanks for sharing what yall do!

  • @nancybaldwin4893
    @nancybaldwin4893 Рік тому +1

    Good seeing you all and Noah is so cute. Welcome back beautiful family. Love you guys

  • @nickymatts8925
    @nickymatts8925 Рік тому

    Love how you both just get on with it ❤❤

  • @susanalario3836
    @susanalario3836 Рік тому +4

    Cutest little guy ever. Safe travels little family.🤗❤️

  • @dianesilverstein6475
    @dianesilverstein6475 Рік тому

    Love you guys! You're awesome, humorous, interesting and everything else good! Beautiful family, you are! ❤️ Safe travels!

  • @merylturner2220
    @merylturner2220 Рік тому

    You two are doing so well with Noah ! New babies are fabulous but a full time job too! Well done both ! XXX

  • @martinengelbrecht5384
    @martinengelbrecht5384 Рік тому

    Noah looks very relaxed and happy! Must have an awesome mum and dad!

  • @johnbazelmans5283
    @johnbazelmans5283 Рік тому

    You Guys are so much fun.

  • @johnhood578
    @johnhood578 Рік тому

    You guys care so cute. Thank you for sharing.

  • @indianfyre
    @indianfyre Рік тому

    You guys are just 🥺🥺🥺best wishes and biggest hugs

  • @susanlewis1875
    @susanlewis1875 Рік тому

    I'm so happy to see my favorite beans again!

  • @melissamoeller9608
    @melissamoeller9608 Рік тому +1

    Major props for to Mr. Bean for his work going back and forth to set up great shots!

  • @conwaysalmon4991
    @conwaysalmon4991 Рік тому

    YOU GUYS ARE SO AWESOME AND YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME TOGETHER

  • @SwampMonster4466
    @SwampMonster4466 Рік тому

    New Van=New Memories.....Version 2 Travel Beans.

  • @pahawkeye63
    @pahawkeye63 Рік тому

    You guys make this old man smile. Love your channel.

  • @helenstratigos4862
    @helenstratigos4862 Рік тому +2

    OMG Noah is such a smiley, joyous precious one!

  • @keyplayer5
    @keyplayer5 Рік тому +5

    Keep it - keep it - keep it! Love your van and love your videos! You guys are the best and Noah is so blessed! 💕

  • @toeinthewater28
    @toeinthewater28 Рік тому

    Well done for trying out van life with scrumptious Noah! A couple of channels I dip into are Glyn Hudson (new baby in a Nissan NV200, recently!) and Life is Vanderful in Aus. They started van life with a toddler (and deserve many more supporters considering the work they’ve put into their channel). Their van tour vid tackles where their daughter sleeps (not where they’d planned!) and the third travel seat for her. Hope that helps! Onwards and upwards, hopefully with some sleep! Laura, Warks UK

  • @samnesss
    @samnesss Рік тому

    This is bringing back loads of memories. As I spent a lot of summers holidaying in Brean.

  • @christopherr4046
    @christopherr4046 Рік тому

    If you come to Quebec Canada, promise you would have an amazing time. Would be happy to show you around. So many travel bloggers miss Quebec because of the language but if you come down you will find so many things to do in this province. If you want more info reach out. Would be more than happy to help you plan or answer any questions you may have. Good Luck With Noah!! And yes one day, you will be able to sleep in again. Hang in there!

  • @sarahr9181
    @sarahr9181 Рік тому

    Can’t wait to see you guys in the van in North America!!

  • @cindyblommer6471
    @cindyblommer6471 Рік тому

    So glad you are getting out. Noah is just a doll. You could come visit us lots of fun places to go and see.

  • @100musicplaylists3
    @100musicplaylists3 Рік тому

    life is the lens you see it through

  • @thetruthseeker6668
    @thetruthseeker6668 Рік тому

    I like this family.... Calms me down, such a peaceful vibe..... and noah is the best addition

  • @msterrim81
    @msterrim81 Рік тому

    Congratulations Noah is so cute.

  • @hydrostream76
    @hydrostream76 Рік тому

    I'm so happy for you two
    Good to see you back
    Noah is a little Jewel
    This is a new life for u 2
    It will be the best memories of your lives
    Congratulations