Despite pokey van offering them just 60ft of space, pair love their nomadic


A British couple have braved howling wolves and clocked up more than 75,000 miles while travelling across the world in a tiny camper van.

Adventurous Lauren Winslow-Llewellyn, 27, and Craig Hubbard, 33, both from Brighton, have been enjoying the holiday of a lifetime for the past eight years.

The pair, who met while waiting tables together at a branch of Pizza Express, are currently making their way through North America but have previously travelled through Australia, Asia, Canada, Central and South America, New Zealand and Europe.

Adventurous Lauren Winslow-Llewellyn, 27, and Craig Hubbard, both from Brighton, have been enjoying the holiday of a lifetime for the past eight years (pictured, during the latest leg of their trip in North America)

Lauren and Craig are currently making their way across North America in their beloved 60sqft camper van Daphne (pictured, enjoying a hot tub with water from a hot spring, along Salmon River in Idaho)

Craig and Lauren have no complaints about the van and said they quickly got used to the lack of space (pictured, during the latest leg of their trip in North America)

The couple have enjoyed the vast and varied views of the United States on their voyage (pictured, Lauren leaps into a pose on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina)

However, while their scenery has been never-ending their accommodation has been a complete contrast.

Lauren and Craig have been cooped up in a 60sqft camper van they call Daphne, a petrol Dodge Ram 1500 primetime bought for £2,900.

Big enough to squeeze in a double bed, but not much else, Daphne has been home for the past eight years on a voyage that if stretched out, would see the couple circle the planet three times.

Most couples would find a week in such cramped conditions a stress on their relationship, but Lauren said the couple manage to make it work - just.

She said: 'We've been together for over nine years and eight of those have been travelling. Of course we bicker and argue, but we have nowhere to escape one another, no spare room to go to, so we just have to get over it and move on - knowing that I'm always right!

'The secret is we both love the same things. We're used to 'van life' and love the lifestyle. Normal day-to-day life can be stressful with careers, children and bills, but without them our life is quite stress-free!'

Daphne was bought by the couple for £2,900 and has just enough space for a double bed and storage units (pictured, during the latest leg of their trip in North America)

Craig and Lauren have had to brave breakdowns and the elements during their trip across the states, including when a stone smashed their windscreen (pictured, during the latest leg of their trip in North America)

The couple say they enjoy the simple pleasures of their nomadic lifestyle as well as waking up in front different landscapes (pictured, during the latest leg of their trip in North America)

Lauren and Craig met while working as waiters at a branch of Pizza Express and saved up together to embark on their voyage (pictured, during the latest leg of their trip in North America)

Pictured: Lauren soaks up the sun on the banks of Muncho Lake in Canada, while Craig enjoys a dip in the beautiful blue water

The couple saved up £5,000 when they first embarked on their journey, kicking off their voyage with Australia, and say they keep their costs down with cheap day trips to beaches and free sight seeing.

Lauren and Craig decided to document the latest leg of their trip, travelling from Canada, then into Alaska and ending in Hawaii, with stunning pictures.

Craig explained America's vast mountain ranges, beautiful lakes, lush forests and idyllic beaches make travelling in their cramped van worth the space sacrifice.

He said: 'There's no denying it's a little on the small side; moving around while bent over or kneeling on the floor to cook takes some time to master but you get used to it and it's just like a mini-home.

'We live very simply. We can't have more than we need as there's not enough space. We appreciate the simple things like running water. If we find a tap, we'll fill up the solar shower and hope to find a private location to wash.

'For us it's the ideal lifestyle. Our home is on wheels, we can pull up at a lake and camp under the stars, wake up and have a refreshing dip, sit quietly and look for wildlife.'

The couple have admitted they experience their 'ups and downs' on the trip but such problems are often soothed by the incredible destinations they reach (pictured, during the latest leg of their trip in North America)

The pair are planning to take a break after their North American trip before house sitting on a Greek island over Christmas (pictured, the couple enjoy the sun as they park on the banks of Lake Muncho in Canada)

Despite years away from home Craig and Lauren are already planning their next big adventure, a trip across Africa (pictured, during the latest leg of their trip in North America)

Pictured: Craig and Lauren's incredible journey across the US has taken in picturesque scenery from Alaska to Hawaii - labelled are some of the states they travelled through and stayed in

The couple have had other vans before Daphne and admit it is not without its troubles.

For their toiletry needs, they often dig a hole if they're in the wood or use public restrooms where available. To wash they either use a solar shower, lakes, rivers or free beach showers.

Lauren said: 'We went through a bad period at the Alaska/Canada border.

'We'd only just left the mechanics and a truck flicked a stone up as we drove through no man's land and smashed our windscreen. A replacement cost us $500.

'Just a few days later we had a leaking fuel injector which could have caused a fire. Then a screw came lose in a pump and was flinging around. It was a nightmare week. One problem after another.

Pictured, the couple test their nerves with a hike along the Smoky Mountains, which border Tennessee and North Dakota

Pictured, the couple set up for a picnic as Craig dangles his legs over the side of a cliff top in McAfee Knob, Virginia

Pictured, the couple enjoy the beautiful beaches of Florida after travelling across the US from Alaska during an epic voyage

'There are ups and downs with van life and travelling in general, but a stressful day can be soothed by finding that idyllic camp location, a moose walking past or the magical sound of wolves howling.

'Sometimes there's days of dull drives but it makes reaching the destination so much more special and the locals sure make each day more colourful.'

Despite being away from home for years, the couple are already planning their next adventure.

Lauren said: 'We plan to head to Mexico for a short break after seven months of living in a van.

'Then we will house-sit for our first time on a Greek island over Christmas time and afterwards we plan to volunteer in Morocco.