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New Lives In The Wild review: Ben Fogle revels in the romance of 'van life' - until nature calls... writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS


Ben Fogle was experiencing the romantic side of van life, on New Lives In The Wild, staying with father-of-two Paul who balances a job with adventures on the road

Take a stroll around the suburban streets where I live and there are dozens of them — old furniture vans with doors in the side, converted ambulances, Ford Transits with windows and curtains. One summer morning, he and Ben sat on the roof of his ex-Army truck, 'Millie', drinking tea and looking out from sand dunes across the North Sea — no one else for miles around, just seals and gulls. Mahek Bukhari, aged 24, and her mother, Ansreen, from Stoke-on-Trent, posted inane dances and flaunted their make-up on social media, living the life of wannabe celebrities.

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