‘I gave up work to tour in my van'
WOMAN'S WEEKLY|October 1, 2019
Anita Bates, 48, from Ramsgate, tours the coast in her VW Transporter, Ginnie the Gin Palace.
‘I gave up work to tour in my van'

On trips to the seaside from our Birmingham home, Mum would challenge us to ‘see the sea’ first. It gave me a love of the coast that I’ve rekindled with my VW Transporter van, Ginnie.

In 2014, I was working in the publishing industry, travelling around Europe. It was a different city every week, but all I saw were airports and hotels. Feeling unhappy, I saved up and quit.

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