VanGiles

18/02/2026

What happens in the convent, stays in the convent

We had the unique opportunity to stay at a convent with nuns in Roma, including our Aunt Monica, offering a glimpse into their Roman religious life. This tra...

10/02/2026

Our last couple of videos for Italy have dropped on YouTube. So head on over to YouTube.com , log in and search for our channel …we’ll, if you’re remotely interested that is,

22/01/2026

Boking.com challenge, proved to be a real challenge this time.

Join us on an epic Italy travel vlog as we embark on a spontaneous road trip across Italy for four weeks. This vacation is all about discovery, and we are pu...

19/01/2026

Lago d'Orta - what a beautiful lakeside town,

We stop by for a night in the cutest lake town (Orta San Giulio) in the North of Italy. It's not without its flaws, but we would highly recommend a stay in t...

12/01/2026

Turin isn't as popular a tourist destination as some of the other Italian cities, but in our opinion one of the better ones to visit. mostly because it isn't as popular, but still has all the history (some better preserved), in a cosmopolitan city close to the Alps. What is not to love.

We spend a week in Turin, pretending we live there, indulging in the food & wine of the region, including Barolo0:00 - introduction Turin (Piedmont)0:38 - B...

05/01/2026

Side trip on the way to Florence. Great Medieval village

We day tripped to San Gimignano on the way to Florence (Firenze). Come join us explore this quaint medieval village in Tuscany.0:00 - Introduction - Sam Gimi...

03/01/2026

Florence (Firenze) | Italy travel series | Booking.com challenge

Good times

Join our stormy, wild time in Florence, saw we continue our 4 week Booking.com Challenge through Italy.0:00 - Introduction - Firenze Intro0:45 - Booking.com ...

27/12/2025

Siena & Chianti (Tuscan) - Italy travel series - Booking.com challenge

Our first destination in our Italian Booking.com challenge, we head to Siena to stay for a couple of nights.Wow, what a great place.0:00 - introduction and d...

27/12/2025

Italy YouTube playlist link below:

We travel around Italy constrained by our Booking.com challenge. We can't plan or book our next destination until we have checked out of our last hotel.

26/12/2025

Our Italy videos have started dropping on YouTube.
Our welcome to Italy Intro video is up now and next one dropping in a few days.

See how our “booking.com challenge” went as the videos drop.

This is our introduction video to our regular Italian travel series, where for 4 weeks we travel through Italy without a plan doing the "Booking.com Challeng...

16/12/2025

Not Luke - outdoor boys

13/12/2025

Couple of fun back to back weekends - very different experiences

We compare a weekend camping in our local bush, versus camping in our closest 4 star hotel resort0:00 - 5 stars v 5 million stars intro0:36 - Preparation & t...