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A vardo (also Romani wag(g)on, Gypsy wagon, living wagon, caravan, van and house-on-wheels) is a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle traditionally used by travelling Romanichal as their home. [ 1 ] : 89–90, 168 [ 2 ] : 138 The name v ardo is a Romani term believed to have originated from the Ossetic wærdon meaning cart or carriage. [ 3 ]
Gypsy Caravans by E Alan Jones – looking at the history and restoration of traditional wagons. Gypsy Vans by Juliet Jeffery – Descriptions of different wagons. Travellers: An Introduction by Jon Cannon & the Travellers of Thistlebrook – Insight into the history, culture and lives of Travellers in Britain today.
The two animals recognize the wanderlust they share despite their differences in natural breeding and bond with each other. They call on Mr. Toad, who to Ratty's annoyance has chosen to abandon the river and takes them on a road trip with a gypsy caravan .
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According to the Regional Spatial Strategy caravan count for 2008, there were 13,386 caravans owned by Romani in the West Midlands region of England, whilst a further 16,000 lived in bricks and mortar. Of the 13,386 caravans, 1,300 were parked on unauthorised sites (that is, on land where Romani were not given permission to park).
The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is the lifetime's work of Gordon Boswell (died 27 August 2016, aged 76 [1]), who amassed a collection of artefacts, photographs, and several examples of the characteristic Gypsy wagon or Vardo.
Stables was a pioneer of the UK's Gentlemen Gypsy movement [5] (1885–1914) which promoted the restorative benefits of horse-drawn leisure caravanning and inspired the formation of the world's first RV club, The Caravan Club (UK), in 1907. [9] The Wanderer was closely followed by the McMaster Camping Car (US,1889).
The Mexican government has started rounding up and transporting caravan migrants to Acapulco to try to thwart their plans to make it to the US border before Trump's vowed immigration crackdown ...