Vanlife Solo Travel Vlog: How a Van Neighbour's Kindness Brightened My Day

A little generosity from a campervan neighbour made my Day - and here's how ...
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Hopefully you are enjoying this journey of discovering vanlife as much as I am and I am managing to show you just some of the trial and tribulations when starting living in a small stealth-like van, whilst also showing you life and landscapes that Spain has to offer in this "seeking winter sun" travel vlog.
Because I am newbie, I am trying to include a bit of everything, some scenery mixed, talking - with my usual solo male van life dry humour.
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Van: Ford Transit Custom mk7 (2012)
Diesel Heater: Autoterm ( / @jackvandean )
Main Camera: Sony ZV-1
Mobile Phone Camera: Samsung S21 +S22
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  • @insandity1
    @insandity13 ай бұрын

    Truly enjoyed the music and the walk through the orange field. Beautiful. Thank you. 😊

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh! Glad you enjoyed it... It was beautiful out there in the fields

  • @user-gq5zz3yt2o
    @user-gq5zz3yt2o3 ай бұрын

    With nice musique the drink😊

  • @renatoscutube
    @renatoscutube3 ай бұрын

    I love that music, or as some say - that "tune".

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    haha. it's a nice little ditty, isn't it ...

  • @greybeard5774
    @greybeard57743 ай бұрын

    So you're trying to convince us that Spain has oranges in the middle of winter?! C'mon - it's mid February out there .. still ice and snow everywhere .. but if you're not kidding, just wow .. what a great place to live :)) However, if I'm not mistaken then Portugal is also famous for its wines .. maybe you've got plans to visit a winery some day .. a little degustation wouldn't definitely hurt, methinks 😉

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh. So, you're not convinced ??!! Well, I will just have try harder then ;-) Wine sounds good - I am slap bang in the middle on the way to either Portugal and France ....

  • @DeryckeJohan
    @DeryckeJohan3 ай бұрын

    Hey Jack, I'm not sure if you are into art, painting to be specific? If you are, maybe it would be worth looking for an exhibition or a museum on Joaquin Sorolla, who was a wellknown painter at the end of the 19th century. For me personally, his work is among the best ever painted, along with the work of John Singer Sargent and Anders Zorn, both contemporaries of Sorolla. Just a suggestion of course. Have a great day.

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for pointing him out. I recognise his work. And yes, born in Valencia. His "museum" is in Madrid but apparently the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia has a room dedicated to him. Project for coming week. Thanks again!

  • @DeryckeJohan

    @DeryckeJohan

    3 ай бұрын

    @@jackvandeanHe was born in Valencia so I figured they must be proud of that. I saw a huge exhibition of his work in Giverny, France. 2017 I think it was. Just wonderful. If I ever make it to Spain I will surely try to see his work again. Have fun.

  • @user-gq5zz3yt2o
    @user-gq5zz3yt2o3 ай бұрын

    Hello Jack . Orange juice with volka . it’s a must. Hihi . Have a good time . Nice t-shirt . as plus 😊🎉

  • @Allanstravels
    @Allanstravels3 ай бұрын

    Wonderfully inspiring with the oranges Jack, going to look at oranges now in a different way and think of Valencia and sunshine. Keep up the good work, love your channel!🙂

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the encouraging words - I am still trying to find my way in #vanlife and #youtube - glad you like it already at this early stage !

  • @comealongdear
    @comealongdear3 ай бұрын

    We saw orange trees everywhere in Spain, I do remember it being said that most of them were fairly bitter, but damn they look colourful on the road side and walking through towns 😍 Not sure if Valencian oranges really ARE any better than many others, or if it's just one of those things it got famous for and it just stuck, but was lovely to see an orange themed video 😄 Lovely bit of music - we're rubbish with knowing classical pieces/composers, but enjoy it nonetheless

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    Apparently the "citrus sinensis valencia" is a thing, indeed - and are grown worldwide. The ones I "stole" definitely tasted great. Thanks for watching my video. Really appreciate it!

  • @ralf.f.razborsek
    @ralf.f.razborsek3 ай бұрын

    Mhh... juicy stuff again ❤ that Spanish folk tune in the background bringing back so many good vibes... together with the sunshine 😊 I love it ❤🙏😇

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    Concierto de Aranjuez by J. Rodrigo. Very nice indeed. And yes SUN !!!

  • @ralf.f.razborsek

    @ralf.f.razborsek

    3 ай бұрын

    Me gustado mucho, muchas gracias, Jack 👍👍🙏😇

  • @alfwaibel4773
    @alfwaibel47733 ай бұрын

    Hi Jack! Although this cheap plastic juicer works - try to get one out of stainless steel - the things, coming out of this chinese plastic stuff are not healthy. Secondly, try to get organic oranges, the normal ones are quite loaded with chemicals. And if organic, you could probably dry the peels and use it for a warming nice tea, together with other herbs and cinnamon on a cold winter evening. And for the last: As I am understand, to eat the orange, instead of juicing it, is much much healthier - as the fruit flesh contain stuff (bio flavonoids), which reacts with the juice, when you eat it - and combined, the health benefit is much more intense. Surprisingly, the white skin between the fruit flesh and the outer skin, is, although a little bit bitter, the healthiest part of the fruit. But eating oranges, where they grow, is always a great idea, as you are not able to find this kind of quality here in middle europe. You could, instead of juicing or eating the orange directly, mix it up with a hand blender. I am very relieved, that some of the trees in the orchard look like mine, which I have in a big pot - I thought, it would be sick, but it seems, that they are sometimes looking like that in the winter (pale leaves).

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    1. ypu are right. plastic at $1.5 can never be good. 2. I guess those oranges were pretty much organic (were out in the fields) 3. right again the fibre while eating instead of drinking has so many more nutritional value ... Thanks for pointing these out. Muchos gracias!!

  • @TimAnnear_1961
    @TimAnnear_19613 ай бұрын

    Great set of guns in your video thumbnail!

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for noticing 💪🏼

  • @doctorkayak
    @doctorkayak3 ай бұрын

    You literally poured orange juice from a large plastic cup to a small plastic cup. That in itself is an example of redundancy. Is it possible that you may have drunk the juice out of the 1st cup/pitcher/container had you not been filming a KZread video? 😊

  • @wilfer9008

    @wilfer9008

    3 ай бұрын

    ??????

  • @doctorkayak

    @doctorkayak

    3 ай бұрын

    @@wilfer9008 So... He squeezed the juice into one cup and then he poured it into another cup to drink it when he could have drunk the juice from the first cup. This was just some jovial ribbing directed at my friend Jack. I hope my explanation helps.

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    You read me like an open book: not that I am a slob, but yes, I would have drunk straight from the big cup - although on reflection, I should have given that chinese plastic a good ole rinse before drinking from it

  • @wilfer9008

    @wilfer9008

    3 ай бұрын

    @@doctorkayak 🫣🫣🫣 i would have drunken in a new cup

  • @doctorkayak

    @doctorkayak

    3 ай бұрын

    @@jackvandean Oooh yeah, I suppose so! Wuhan fever baby!

  • @wilfer9008
    @wilfer90083 ай бұрын

    I SO didnt know that valencia has orange trees everywhere....soo cute of that city. Is it legal to grab them?

  • @user-wz6km5tc9x

    @user-wz6km5tc9x

    3 ай бұрын

    Cute ? Apparently half of the world is eating Valencian oranges 🧐

  • @wilfer9008

    @wilfer9008

    3 ай бұрын

    @@user-wz6km5tc9x i find those trees around the city cute...

  • @doctorkayak

    @doctorkayak

    3 ай бұрын

    @@user-wz6km5tc9x "Valencian"? Is that even a word? 🤪

  • @doctorkayak

    @doctorkayak

    3 ай бұрын

    In Hawaii I hear that it IS illegal to pick pineapples without a permission. We will know soon enough. I hope they don't toss him in the clink!

  • @jackvandean

    @jackvandean

    3 ай бұрын

    It's not illegal here, but if they catch you haha