After going "off-grid" himself for a year, Hove-boy - Guy Wimpory - came back to earth and brought with him an American school bus. He made a luxurious off-grid eco-oriented glamping-mobile out of it. And then he built a cabin, similarly. You will find both Skoolie Stays and The Vacationist in Sussex.

He's won impressive accolades for his contribution to eco-tourism (most recently in The Times) and is now pioneering an advisory business for others trying to build glamping businesses without necessarily owning land themselves, thus democratising what some might see as an industry for the privileged.

Guy and his equally adventurous and creative wife, Ruth, took their two boys out of school in the UK to travel 'round the States in their bus. And they picked up so much along the way - for themselves, their family and for the glamping community.

Through building and running their luxury converted US School Bus and high-end design-led cabin in the Sussex countryside, they have learnt to design, convert and build some lovely boltholes for others and change their own lives in the process.

Have a look-in on this comforting conversation if you'd like to hear more about what Ruth describes as the couple's "unique, hand-built,off-grid glamping ... that blends luxury, design, eco-tech and creative repurposing", and to hear about they can help you if you are either a landowner wanting to diversify your income or an aspiring glampion (my new word!)