CarraghsGem 92 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 i like my showers to much so no http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PePTfpVsCQM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Naw I enjoy paying my tax too much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) everytime i consider getting a divorce i start to dwell on this idea, me and the dogs travelling around europe catching our own food etc.... then reality kicks in, ie; money matters, theres some necessitys that you have to have money in your pocket for If i'd have had two pennies to rub together after my divorce i'd of done it then definately, i guess it all depends on what you can do without, whether you have a house to rent to cover your mortgage etc etc.... Ali, your right, one of the reasons i love Lincolnshire is because the way of life seems slower.... im sure someone will correct me if im wrong,but my aunt lived in sleaford.which is in lincolnshire i think?absouletely great place and had many a good holiday in the summer there.my cousin and uncles were in the raf in fact think most people that lived there were connected to the raf.always said one day id like to move there,was what i always imagined a nice english village to be like. im from that area, lived there for a few years (sleaford,ruskington,cranwell,holbeach), is it RAF cranwell your on about? oh i dont know gem,spent a lot of summers there as a kid.i always thought it was the village sleaford.i know most that lived in the village worked for the raf.totally nice wee village. Edited February 23, 2011 by scothunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,832 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 everytime i consider getting a divorce i start to dwell on this idea, me and the dogs travelling around europe catching our own food etc.... then reality kicks in, ie; money matters, theres some necessitys that you have to have money in your pocket for If i'd have had two pennies to rub together after my divorce i'd of done it then definately, i guess it all depends on what you can do without, whether you have a house to rent to cover your mortgage etc etc.... Ali, your right, one of the reasons i love Lincolnshire is because the way of life seems slower.... im sure someone will correct me if im wrong,but my aunt lived in sleaford.which is in lincolnshire i think?absouletely great place and had many a good holiday in the summer there.my cousin and uncles were in the raf in fact think most people that lived there were connected to the raf.always said one day id like to move there,was what i always imagined a nice english village to be like. im from that area, lived there for a few years (sleaford,ruskington,cranwell,holbeach), is it RAF cranwell your on about? oh i dont know gem,spent a lot of summers there as a kid.i always thought it was the village sleaford.i know most that lived in the village worked for the raf.totally nice wee village. I believe there are two RAF bases within similar distance of sleaford; Cranwell and Barkston Heath if that helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 everytime i consider getting a divorce i start to dwell on this idea, me and the dogs travelling around europe catching our own food etc.... then reality kicks in, ie; money matters, theres some necessitys that you have to have money in your pocket for If i'd have had two pennies to rub together after my divorce i'd of done it then definately, i guess it all depends on what you can do without, whether you have a house to rent to cover your mortgage etc etc.... Ali, your right, one of the reasons i love Lincolnshire is because the way of life seems slower.... im sure someone will correct me if im wrong,but my aunt lived in sleaford.which is in lincolnshire i think?absouletely great place and had many a good holiday in the summer there.my cousin and uncles were in the raf in fact think most people that lived there were connected to the raf.always said one day id like to move there,was what i always imagined a nice english village to be like. im from that area, lived there for a few years (sleaford,ruskington,cranwell,holbeach), is it RAF cranwell your on about? oh i dont know gem,spent a lot of summers there as a kid.i always thought it was the village sleaford.i know most that lived in the village worked for the raf.totally nice wee village. I believe there are two RAF bases within similar distance of sleaford; Cranwell and Barkston Heath if that helps. dont know barkston heath, dont remember it anyway, i went to school at raf cranwell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Lived a similar kind of life for a time, its great, it really is, until you get ill, or break your arm, or something. Then it's just f*****g tough. Or when you get somewhere yu cant find something to eat, or at least nothing interesting, and its the same shitty rice/lentils day after day. Can get pretty lonely as well, if your a lone. Twas great fun tho, and the one trip i did 10,000 miles and got as far as the Iranian border by accident! Fascinating, did you go alone, how long did you do it for...... I've done a number of trips, that one was with a girl (my girlfriend at the time), and the only time i have had someone else there for the whole trip. We took a somewhat modified, old citreon hatchback, fishing rods, some snares, assorted other shit and got lost for about 7 months or more maybe, so not that long a trip. We didnt have any plan, but ended up blitzing through france and italy, then meandering through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, montenegro, albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey, over to the far side, back, through bulgaria, romania, moldova, hungary, slovakia, then circumstances forced a race back through austria, germany, and some pleasant and peaceful time on a dutch beach before ending up in scotland in a wee log cabin in the middle of knowhere for a year and a bit. . . . . . and then went off again. In that time i think we slept in a bed for maybe 2, 3 nights, the rest of the time was spent on the ground. We pretty much avoided all cities, had a map, and just explored national parks, mountains, coastlines, anywhere green on the map and under inhabited. Caught a whole load of weird and wonderful fish and various game, and lots of pilfered fruit and veg. Its handy that the east of europe is littered with springs, and the people are incredibly hospitable. We only met a couple of other foreigners and explored some truly remote and amazing places. Also the car didnt break down once, but i did hit a deer in the italian dolomites, but that was fairly welcome. Very interesting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) i could see myself living in this quite easily http://www.donedeal....campers/1850855 and this ones cute http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/campers/1917773 Edited February 27, 2011 by CarraghsGem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouse 282 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 off to france in a few weeks with the family to stay in a log shack which is in the middle of a big forest on a lake.no electric,running water or anything else.cannot wait but nearest house is 12 miles away so if it goes tits up its a long walk.plenty of fishing but thats about it.should be fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 me and the mrs had 3 months of it couple of year ago converted an old merc van did east coast down into devon into wales and back across got plans to do the rest incl scotland next year -- havin a shit and a shower was a problem some days but the freedon was great .. lived in greece for 3 months in a van lived on fresh caught fish bread and cheap wine ,,,,had 2 year doin contract work out of town always slept in a van ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Thanks for the posts people, very interesting stories, gem, stick an awning oin the side and those vans are bang on, although you seem to spend far too much time on that done deal site Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Thanks for the posts people, very interesting stories, gem, stick an awning oin the side and those vans are bang on, although you seem to spend far too much time on that done deal site when your broke, you windowshop! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Thanks for the posts people, very interesting stories, gem, stick an awning oin the side and those vans are bang on, although you seem to spend far too much time on that done deal site give it a go even if its only 2 week ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FightTheBan 1,147 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Bloody wannabe pikeys. Lol. Some good stories. Cheers for sharing. FTB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamping-lad 160 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Just wondered with all the traveller threads, who really fancies a travellers lifestyle, and i don't mean the modern day settled council run sites, but either a horse drawn vardo, a converted bus or similar. Personally the romantic idea of travelling remote areas of Britain, perhaps Europe and sitting outside around an open fire on a summer evening, fishing, letting your dog catch your game. Although real life gets in the way with mortgages, jobs, money and responsibilities.......... what about the winter when you cant get a fire going and your boots are frozen to the ground outside the wagon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL BUNDY 45 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Just wondered with all the traveller threads, who really fancies a travellers lifestyle, and i don't mean the modern day settled council run sites, but either a horse drawn vardo, a converted bus or similar. Personally the romantic idea of travelling remote areas of Britain, perhaps Europe and sitting outside around an open fire on a summer evening, fishing, letting your dog catch your game. Although real life gets in the way with mortgages, jobs, money and responsibilities.......... I dont think it would as good as others may think. My mate went travelling around Australia a few years back and lasted 9 months. Open roads, bright blue skies, bbq's on the beach every other night and amazing wildlife yet still said enoughs enough... I was the same with my playboy lifestyle.... You get fed up with too much of a good thing..... Aye right. Might have been something to do with travelling with his girl' at the time...... Cant see the fasination with it. I like to know what i'm doing the next day and the next.......i'm sure money would be a massive issue and just cause unwanted grief along the way. Al just stick to my house thanks very much... i,ll take a guess what you will be doing the next day and the next you will be on here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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