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Van life, road trips and remote work across Europe — documented honestly. Real builds. Real costs. Real failures.

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Latest Adventure

From the road

Latest trip: Pancevo to Timisoara — 30 September 2026. Read the route, parking notes and costs.

Golubac Fortress on the Danube in Serbia, seen from the road through the Djerdap gorge
Serbia · Danube & Djerdap · July 2026

Seven Days Along the Danube — Sleeping in the Car

€63 total fuel · 7 days · no campsites, no tolls

Belgrade to the Iron Gates and back in a 1.4 petrol car running on LPG, sleeping in it, washing with water heated behind the rear window. Every number in the guide is what it actually cost — the route map is built from the GPS in the footage, not drawn afterwards.

Read the Serbia guide →
On YouTube

The Channel

First videos are in production — the van search, the first trip, and what it is actually like to sleep in a small car at 54. Everything gets filmed, including what goes wrong. No fake thumbnails in the meantime.

All videos on YouTube →

Render of the planned CT2WILD van on a snowy mountain pass at dusk
Current Van

V1 — Mini Camper / Shakedown Build

First step: a simple, low-cost camper to test how we actually travel and work on the road before committing to the larger builds. No luxury. Real costs, real problems, every step documented.

Build status — Research & Planning

  • Vehicle Search Active
  • The vision in stages: V1 mini camper, V2 stealth L2, V3 L3 van-life build, V4 L4H3+ as mobile home and work/office base
  • Setup goal: simple build with insulation, bed, 1kWh power station, basic internet, possible 300–400W solar later
  • Data will be updated after purchase
  • Costs will be published when verified

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Where We've Been

Countries

Serbia

Serbia

Guide in progress
Montenegro

Montenegro

Guide in progress
Croatia

Croatia

Guide in progress
Portugal

Portugal

Research guide
Guide in preparation

Greece

Coming soon
Norway

Norway

Coming soon

All country guides →

The Real Numbers

What It Actually Costs

Road Costs

Per-Trip Breakdowns

Fuel, tolls, camping, food, internet, ferries. Total cost per trip — no rounding up the good bits.

Three September Trips — Costs Published
Balkans Shakedown — Planned
Cost breakdown will be published after the first real trip
All trip costs →
Van Costs

Vehicle Cost Database

Purchase, registration, insurance, service, tires, fuel consumption. Tracked per model so you know before you buy.

V1 search active budget €3,000–4,500
Every cost logged from the first receipt
Database grows with every van owned
All van costs →
How This Is Financed

Remote Work.
Real Work.

Web design, AI tools, client projects — run from a laptop in a van across Europe. This isn't passive income fantasy. It's showing how a real, functioning business operates on the road.

Web designEU clients, from the road
AI-assistedevery project workflow

How the business runs →

"I think I've finally decided to do the stupid thing that's been stuck in my head for years."

— CT2WILD founding line

Coming Soon

Gear, Merch & Digital Products

Checklists, route planners, budget calculators — and eventually the t-shirt. The shop is coming.

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The CT2WILD Newsletter

Trip reports, van updates, remote work notes and the occasional honest failure — delivered direct. No luxury lifestyle bullshit.