The full Super NIX blog version of my upcoming adventure across Europe in Vanilla — bigger, bolder, funnier, more dramatic, and gloriously over-prepared in all the right ways. 🌅 INTRODUCTION | THIS IS NOT JUST A HOLIDAY Some people go on holiday. They book a hotel, sit by a pool, go a bit pink, eat chips for five days, buy a magnet, and come home saying things like, “Yes, very nice, very relaxing.” Good luck to them. That is not what this is. This is a proper driving holiday

The Big Departure There are some trips that you book, some trips that you think about, and some trips that sit in the back of your mind for years, quietly bubbling away until one day you suddenly realise it is finally happening. This is one of those trips. In May 2026, I will be setting off from Stafford in my campervan, Vanilla, for what can only be described as the road trip of a lifetime. This is not just a quick dash down to Cornwall or a weekend in Wales. This is a prope