Welcome to Ramblyn Jazz. I'm a female traveller exploring the world, sometimes solo, sometimes with my ATB. Summers are spent on van life road trips around BC in Wanda, my campervan, while off-season I take my adventures international. Come meander with me ...

This summer the wild north called my name. Preparing for an extended Yukon summer road trip in a campervan requires embracing spontaneity alongside practical realities, and this season's loop proved to be one of my most breathtaking adventures yet. My road trip wanderlust took hold in earnest back in 2019, right after I took early retirement. Eager to explore the staggering breadth of this country, I set off on my very first epic trek from coast to coast. Back then, my travel

There is magic in the moment England’s iconic chalk cliffs rise out of the grey-blue waters of the Channel. After weeks of road tripping across the northern European mainland, watching that brilliant ribbon of white draw closer felt like turning the final page of a grand novel. Our epic journey had taken us from the vibrant canals of Amsterdam through medieval gems like Bruges and Ghent, down into the historical crossroads of Dunkirk, Amiens, and Rouen. We toasted sunny after

Standing on the edge of northern France, watching the grey swell of the English Channel churn against the shoreline, brings a quiet realization that a major leg of our European adventure is drawing to a close. After weeks of driving mainland highways—a grand itinerary that originally kicked off amongst the vibrant canals of Amsterdam and was now hurtling toward its grand finale in London—we had arrived at the ultimate geographic pivot point. Looking back, our tires had trac

As the salty breeze off the English Channel met us on the high chalk cliffs of Normandy, Dieppe felt like an important stop in our road trip. We were on a grand journey that had begun amidst the bustling canals of Amsterdam and would eventually carry us across the channel to London. Now, arriving in Dieppe, we found a town where maritime grit and deep historical memory intertwine. If you are compiling your list of top things to do in Dieppe, you will quickly discover that thi

Often, the best part of a long journey is the sudden shift in landscape—that exact moment the urban noise gives way to salty sea breezes and open horizons. As we neared the final stretches of our cross-European road trip from Amsterdam to London, trading high-speed highways for winding coastal routes became a favourite part of our journey. I have to admit that I knew little about Etretat, France, a small coastal town in Normandy. My ATB (Approved Travel Buddy) had included it

This grand European road trip was always meant to be an ambitious affair, stretching from the historic, winding canals of Amsterdam to the bustling streets of London. By the time we crossed into France, we were already rich with memories. We had spent days losing ourselves in the fairy-tale architecture of Belgium, capturing the quiet romance of the water in our Guide to Bruges and soaking in the atmosphere during a Few Magical Hours in Ghent. From there, we tracked history a

Every great road trip has its bridge cities—those places that sit quietly between the headline acts, waiting to surprise you. As we mapped out our journey from the winding waterways of Amsterdam toward our final destination in London, we knew the miles between would be rich with history. We had already navigated the initial travel chaos to find quiet, canal-side calm in Bruges, and spent a few magical hours admiring the medieval architectural grandeur of Ghent. We had paused

Sometimes the best travel moments are the ones you don't overthink. While our broader travel plan mapped out a massive driving route from Amsterdam all the way to London, it was the spontaneous, mid-afternoon decisions that often defined the flavour of this journey. We were looking for nothing more than a place to stretch our legs, grab a bite to eat, and break up the kilometres, which is exactly how a tiny dot on the map named Amiens suddenly became our afternoon destination