Doug

Doug

Dinner at Loch Linnhe

dinner at loch linnhe

Yep so that title was supposed to kind of, sort of, possibly rhyme. It’s a half-assed effort very much in keeping with the operation as a whole. Nice picture right? I like this one a lot, the muted colours, the…

Life on the Road – Part 2

loch linnhe

This follows on from, wait you’ve guessed it, Life on the Road Part 1 and if you haven’t read that already then you should – not because I’m on some kind of click-hunting quest here but because this isn’t going…

Life on the Road – Part 1

life on the road

If you just look at my Instagram account you’d think that driving about living and sleeping in a van was all one long sequence of beautiful landscapes, exciting discoveries, fun activities and meeting cool people. And don’t get me wrong,…

First day in Scotland

Douglas

So we’re here, after nearly three months of Travis and I being together, numerous day trips, procrastinating about sorting my stuff out and various engagements in the south, we finally made it to Scotland. So what’s it like so far?…

Woo for Woofest

Oddbox Band

Last weekend, that’s the first weekend of July 2022 if you’re reading this later or I’ve ended up publishing it later than I intended (I’m now returning to this confirming that the latter has indeed happened), Travis and I made…

Meet Travis

Travis

Travis is a medium wheelbase Ford Transit, he is neither too big nor too small. He accommodates me and everything I need with ease and yet I can drive and park him most places with no great difficulty. He is,…

Who or what is Doru?

Doru

Doru is me, also Doug and the name comes from a time when I first started recording my own songs. I wanted a character to perform them as rather than plain old Doug. I’ve always enjoyed the presentation and theatrical…

We’re on our way

van life

So here it is, the blog that (almost) nobody asked for. Because actually someone did! This is for you Jase, so you’d better read the damn thing. The rest of you can just ignore it or stick to Instagram. I…