I met a woman yesterday who had sold everything up. Bought a mazda busto full fill her dream of travelling........she hated it and in 3 months had bought another house and stopped all but for short 2 week forays.
Now me on the other hand who ratherrushed in owing to9 high rent and neighbor problems have taken to this life with ease and confidence
dawa
the rocket said
07:11 PM Apr 18, 2012
good for you. enjoy
wendyv said
11:08 PM Apr 18, 2012
It can be hard to know, in advance, how one will take to the nomadic lifestyle. I wonder if she had done any previous travel at all? Do you know which aspects in particular she hated? Personally, I think you are on the right track. After all, she won't get to see much variety with only 2 week forays from her new home base.
dawa said
11:16 PM Apr 18, 2012
well she just walked into town to get her hair done.
is always fiddling with her nails......changes clothes at least 3 times a day.
goes into town twice a day for a cappucino it seems.
I don't care how little or much I see out here......not paying over 200 a week in rent power and water so i am in front.
quilt retreat in Deniliquin next week.
Dawa
Beth54 said
11:22 PM Apr 18, 2012
Oh she sounds like a city slicker alright!
Each to their own I guess.
gillyb said
11:27 PM Apr 18, 2012
I guess the roads would be pretty busy and camp sites impossible to find if everyone thought the same and headed off down the road on an endless adventure.............I guess it would make real estate a lot cheaper though if no one wanted it
dawa said
11:31 PM Apr 18, 2012
Yes indeed.
I did wonder why she had even THOUGHT of full time travelling tho.
dawa said
11:35 PM Apr 18, 2012
THE roads are busy and all the free campsites too.
I think I told that story as food for thought. She sold her home and her business only to find she hated it.
Dawa
Cruising Granny said
04:59 AM Apr 19, 2012
Some of the 5 star tourists see their annual trip to some nice resort as a great "lifestyle", then set out with a glitzy motorhome to live this life. There's a huge difference between living it full time and doing the annual jaunt to a selected destination, sit around, look around, and turn aroun to go home again all refreshed, with a new hair do, fresh nails with pictures on them, all pedicured. Even tripping between caravan parks and sightseeing along the way once a year won't give a clear demonstration of this full time nomadic lifestyle. I don't know if it's the fact that the meals still have to be cooked, the washing still has to be done, the "house" still has to be cleaned, windows washed etc that brings them down to reality or what, but come down they do. I have a feeling nomads are born, not invented.
neilnruth said
05:01 AM Apr 19, 2012
Yes CG I don't think that aprticular lady was meant to be a nomad!
dogbox said
02:29 PM Apr 19, 2012
at least she can say she tryed it some people just keep wishing they could but can't make the move
fireheart said
01:36 AM Apr 20, 2012
I agree with you dogbox, at least this lady tried the lifestyle and did not like it for whatever reasons. Better she tried than sit around with regrets and the if only's.
Beth54 said
02:09 AM Apr 20, 2012
I agree, try it, but I don't think I'd sell everything up until I was sure. Doesn't matter to me, I don't own anything.
dogbox said
03:10 AM Apr 20, 2012
have you heard this old saying
"when we are to old to do things, our biggest regrets will be the things we didn't do, not the things we did do"
I met a woman yesterday who had sold everything up. Bought a mazda busto full fill her dream of travelling........she hated it and in 3 months had bought another house and stopped all but for short 2 week forays.
Now me on the other hand who ratherrushed in owing to9 high rent and neighbor problems have taken to this life with ease and confidence
dawa
good for you. enjoy
Personally, I think you are on the right track. After all, she won't get to see much variety with only 2 week forays from her new home base.
well she just walked into town to get her hair done.
is always fiddling with her nails......changes clothes at least 3 times a day.
goes into town twice a day for a cappucino it seems.
I don't care how little or much I see out here......not paying over 200 a week in rent power and water so i am in front.
quilt retreat in Deniliquin next week.
Dawa
Oh she sounds like a city slicker alright!
Each to their own I guess.
I guess the roads would be pretty busy and camp sites impossible to find if everyone thought the same and headed off down the road on an endless adventure.............I guess it would make real estate a lot cheaper though if no one wanted it
Yes indeed.
I did wonder why she had even THOUGHT of full time travelling tho.
THE roads are busy and all the free campsites too.
I think I told that story as food for thought. She sold her home and her business only to find she hated it.
Dawa
There's a huge difference between living it full time and doing the annual jaunt to a selected destination, sit around, look around, and turn aroun to go home again all refreshed, with a new hair do, fresh nails with pictures on them, all pedicured.
Even tripping between caravan parks and sightseeing along the way once a year won't give a clear demonstration of this full time nomadic lifestyle.
I don't know if it's the fact that the meals still have to be cooked, the washing still has to be done, the "house" still has to be cleaned, windows washed etc that brings them down to reality or what, but come down they do.
I have a feeling nomads are born, not invented.
some people just keep wishing they could but can't make the move
I agree, try it, but I don't think I'd sell everything up until I was sure. Doesn't matter to me, I don't own anything.
"when we are to old to do things, our biggest regrets will be the things we didn't do, not the things we did do"