Hay-On-Wye- ‘The Gateway To Wales’ Is A MUST For Book Lovers! (VAN LIFE UK)

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Van Life In Hay-On Wye The Worlds First Book Town
This week we travel to Wales for the first time in about a year to explore what they call the gateway to Wales. Filled with hidden alleyways and quaint streets this place is so unique. Hay On Wye borders between England and Wales. It has over 20 book shops and is great for Van life as you can park your Campervan or motorhome in the Hay On Wye Car park overnight. It’s one of the best places for Van life in Wales
WHO WE ARE?
Emma and Reese a married couple who for the last 10 years have been TRAVELLING around in various CAMPER-VANS. Now with our little dog Daisy we TRAVEL around in our SELF CONVERTED VAN showing you how to VISIT the VERY BEST PLACES the UK and EUROPE have to offer. We don’t pretend to be anything but ourselves and believe in always staying positive.
Our CAMPER VAN called Romany is a 2019 FORD TRANSIT VAN that is our TINY HOME ON WHEELS.
We have also bought a 57ft CANAL BOAT which we are currently converting and will be going between the VAN and the BOAT to live life to the fullest and bring you enjoyable CREATIVE VIDEO CONTENT.
If you LOVE TRAVEL, ADVENTURE or you are curious about VAN LIFE, LIVING IN A VAN and LIFE ON THE ROAD then you will most likely love our content.
Lastly we would like to say a big THANK YOU to each and every person who watches our channel and for the lovely comments. We love to hear from you
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[@samcook532]

Oh my goodness 😍 you're video is FULL of my favourite things ,I'm definitely pinning Hay on Wye for a future trip ,books and flea markets are top of my list ,not forgetting charity shops , I have a magic bag too 😂😂😂 cracking boots Emma ❤

[@romanypirates]

Yeah well worth a visit beautiful little town 😊😊😊. Thanks so much for watching Sam 😊😊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@watersash7542]

Good choice Hay on Wye. We have visited several times. Like yourselves we love the quirky shops. Great vid guys.

[@sallyjones7737]

Super video as normal Emma looked beautiful in her tiara, and oh all those books just heaven keep on having a ball on your travels and stay safe and warm all 💙❤💛

[@romanypirates]

Glad you enjoyed it again Sally 😊😊😊 thank you so much for watching ☺️☺️☺️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@pilpelet100]

What a wonderful town. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@romanypirates]

Thanks so much for watching 😊😊

[@garrystacey7018]

Great video thank for sharing.looking forward to next week video keep safe 👍

[@romanypirates]

Thank you so much for watching glad you enjoyed it 😊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@joannefildew9092]

Love Hay on Wye! So many book shops!!😊

[@romanypirates]

Amazing isn’t it 😊😊😊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lw7240]

Yay I guessed right Wahooo xx ❤❤

[@romanypirates]

Yeah you did 😊😊❤️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@user-qk3if3el7z]

I always look forward to your videos, you both are so much fun and much needed in this crazy world ❤

[@romanypirates]

Glad you’re enjoying it thanks so much 😊😊😊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@denisepeters8551]

Do you remember the elderly lady who ran a pub from her lounge ?

[@neilwheater458]

Brilliant as always you have got to get that chandelier from that shop for the van lol

[@romanypirates]

Thanks so much Neil really pleased you enjoyed it. Yeah we considered it 😂 😂 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@user-po1rb1zi3l]

Lovely video guys. My wife’s with you Emma about the cost of charity shops these days. Take care Gary

[@romanypirates]

Hey Gary 😊😊 thank you glad you enjoyed the video 😊 yeah they are just getting more and more expensive aren’t they. Thanks for watching 🏴‍☠️

[@alanhassall8702]

I remember loving Hay and this reminds me I must go again. Keep your fingers x'd for me tomorrow you two as my now 23 year old Jenny is in for MoT.

[@romanypirates]

Hey Alan 😊😊 yeah always worth a visit isn’t it 😊oh good luck hope Jenny passes fingers and toes crossed 🤞 let us know how you get on. Thanks for watching Alan 😊😊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@bexairbrushing]

I now live in South Wales and have just started up a youtube channel for campervan travelling around and painting, your channel is so inspiring, it cool to watch two very genuine people just travel and enjoy life. Wales is awesome, i find it such a welcoming country, the language and culture and scenery is awesome. i look forward to see you exploring more one of my favourite youtube campervan channels. :)

[@romanypirates]

Thanks so much 😊😊 glad you’re enjoying it. Yeah Wales is an incredible country you’re so lucky to live there. Best of luck with the KZbin channel 😊😊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@bexairbrushing]

@@romanypirates its a Country we moved to but have been so welcomed, but i definitely feel lucky to live here. thank you for wishing me luck with my youtube channel - i'm gonna need it, lol, i have travelled and painted for years - but filming and posting about it is completely new to me, i didn't realise how much planning, editing and filming goes into creating a video so i now have huge respect for everyone else who does this, it will be a long learning curve for me i think. look forward to seeing your next video. enjoy your travels. :)

[@theogriffiths4632]

Genuinely thought reese was going to get hit by a car or fall over as he was jumping 😂

[@romanypirates]

😂 😂

[@valyd45]

Very nice town there in Wales! All those vintage shops and books are to die for. Thank you for sharing. When will you be going to Liverpool?

[@romanypirates]

Yeah lovely isn’t it 😊😊 thank you for watching. Ah yes Liverpool is 100% on the list we were literally discussing it today. It’s somewhere we’ve never been so will be totally new for us. 😊😊

[@lorraineowen7978]

Brilliant video 😊✌️

[@romanypirates]

Thank you very much 😊😊😊 glad you enjoyed it 😊😊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@MegaTripsy]

Love this video. Added Hay on Wye to my list of places to go. I'm in Newport, so if you're heading onwards into Wales, you're more than welcome here! I could show you a few of the nice bits of Newport and even happy to introduce you to a good place for a caramel latte or two! Pretty sure my dogs would love to encounter Daisy and her barks too ❤. X

[@romanypirates]

So glad you enjoyed it 😊😊 thanks for watching. Newport is definitely on the list now we will circle back soon and check it out definitely we’re wanting to do a good few weeks in wales when we come back. Yeah always interested in caramel lattes 😂 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MegaTripsy]

@@romanypirates safe travels!! Maybe see you around sometime in the near future 😁 x

[@alicebrewer8838]

Great video guys ❤❤❤

[@romanypirates]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊😊 thanks for watching

[@johncally9832]

Fantastic vlog guys!, We’ve been through Hay several times but never stopped, will definitely be stopping there now!👍 BTW where can we get the foot warmers you mentioned? Thanks

[@romanypirates]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊😊 Amazon sell them or most likely eBay if you type in foot warmer teabags 😂 they should come up 😊😊😊 thanks so much for watching. Hay is definitely worth the visit 😊😊😊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@TMWeddle]

You were not far from Llanthoney Priory. It is worth a look.

[@romanypirates]

Oh we will definitely check it out next time thanks for letting us know 😊😊

[@theogriffiths4632]

Your videos have improved so much keep going ❤

[@romanypirates]

Thanks ☺️ we will 👍👍🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@theogriffiths4632]

@@romanypirates almost at 2000 🙌 go you guys

[@romanypirates]

@@theogriffiths4632 yeah not far off now 😊😊😊 although prefer to know that people are enjoying the videos ☺️☺️☺️❤️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@theogriffiths4632]

@@romanypirates ofcourse better to grow subscribers who genuinely love your channel and will stay and grow with you 😊

[@Jackiegee60]

I love books but have to declutter my house ,no more space ...kindle is great but you cant compare having a real book in your hands.

[@romanypirates]

Yeah I read quite a bit from my phone as it’s just easier so get what you mean but can’t beat holding a real book can you 😊😊😊

[@bryan.e.turner]

That sign is not actually the border.

[@romanypirates]

Oh no 😢 😂 😂 you’re kidding? Haha where is it?

[@bryan.e.turner]

Further up the road towards the town where the road crosses Dulas brook is the border 26:33