Motorhome Travel
and Road Trips
First-hand guides, inspiring routes and practical advice for motorhomers, road trippers and overlanders.
The Gap Decaders is a European motorhome and van-life travel media brand founded in 2019 by Phil Kelly and Izzy Nicholls, who left their careers to travel full-time. The site provides country-by-country destination guides, road-trip itineraries, van-life inspiration, and practical advice for motorhomers, road trippers, and overlanders.
Whether you’re planning an epic road trip, a motorhome tour or a longer adventure, you’ll find first-hand guides, practical advice and inspiration to help you plan your travels with confidence.
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HERE’S WHAT’S NEW
Discover life on the road & get practical guides
Explore amazing routes & detailed road trip itineraries
Destination guides to help with planning your next trip
Advice that’s tried and tested for the perfect trip
Practical advice for making long-term travel work.
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ABOUT THE GAP DECADERS

Hi, we’re Phil Kelly and Izzy Nicholls, founders of The Gap Decaders. We left our careers in 2018 to travel full-time and have since covered more than 130,000 miles through 40+ countries by motorhome, overland truck and motorcycle. Everything you’ll find here is built around that first-hand experience, from road trip itineraries and destination guides to practical advice for motorhome and overland travel.
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Our travels, expertise and story have been featured in national and international media, including:
National Geographic Traveller · The Telegraph · The i Paper · Euronews · Daily Mail · Daily Express
LONG-TERM TRAVEL
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