Officer Travels

Road Trip Adventures

Welcome

We’re Declan, Leah & Lilly 🐶 OFFICER,
your road trip planning experts!

Here you’ll find extensive advice to help you plan

incredible road trip adventures! 

With a decade of travel and van life experience,

we will guide and inspire you to finally hit the road and

start making lifelong memories, without breaking the bank!

picture of dec, leah officer and lilly their ginger podengo dog

ABOUT OUR BLOG

picture of dec, leah officer and lilly their ginger podengo dog

We’re Declan, Leah & Lilly🐶 OFFICER, your road trip planning experts!

Here you’ll find extensive advice to help you plan incredible road trip adventures! With a decade of travel and van life experience, we will guide and inspire you to finally hit the road and start making lifelong memories, without breaking the bank!

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About Our Blog

Here at Officer Travels, you’ll find great advice to help you plan stress-free and cost effective road trip adventures!

After leaving the UK over a decade ago, we road tripped our way around Oceania whilst living in a tiny van!

Now we’re travelling Europe with our rescue pup – Lilly, having a blast! We’ll bring you personal tales from the road, essential road trip information, and maybe even a little rant or two…

So let us inspire you to start your dream road trip adventure today but strap yourself in, we don’t always follow the road!

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Europe & Beyond

Road Trips | Van Life | Dog Travel

Join our global travel community of fellow road trip travellers and get first-hand advice from people who have been to the many amazing countries within Europe!

Australia & New Zealand

Road Trips | Van Life | Dog Travel

Connect with fellow road trippers and get genuine advice from people who have been to your dream destinations within Australia and New Zealand!

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New Zealand

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Australia

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ROAD TRIP EUROPE & BEYOND!

Road Trips | Van Life | Dog Travel

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