Anna Beck / Bandanna / Vandanna

Hello! My name is Anna Beck. I am a bandana wearing, newly sober, 30 something year old who’s gone from running a live music venue and night club in the UK to living in a van and touring New Zealand. Solo.

I guess you could say I currently on the journey of…finding myself. Yes, I know exactly how that sounds, but after 10 years of living to work and drinking to “live”, some re-discovery is called for.

I’ve kept journals since as early as I can remember and have always loved writing about my holidays and life - some of it is probably a little bit TMI for a public blog, but after getting back into reading again I felt inspired to share my own journey as it happens. My friends know I take so many photographs, but they still love seeing what I’m up to when I post them on Instagram stories or when my family follows my Polar Steps journey. I got into Photography from a young age and have bought a brilliant camera with me from the other side of the world so it’s time to start using it. I’ll try not to just post photos of my lunch. Who knows, I might even find something exciting to use my go pro for - I am in New Zealand after all! Though I have discovered I’m less of an adrenaline junkie and most the ‘introverted wonderer’.

I’m not sure what you should expect yet, but I imagine it’ll be stories about life on the road in New Zealand - and will probably bring up sobriety a few times. Oh, and you could probably guess from my domain name that I am a Lord of the Rings fan so you better believe there will be some content on that!

So, thanks in advance for stopping by! Even if it’s just my lovely friends and family :)