Life on the road
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Enjoyed this read AD. It can take a huge life event to sometimes jolt you out of a run of the mill existence, and it seems to be working for these two. Hope they both stay well enough to continue. They have given some of that hope to another little creature as well, and her family. 👏👏
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Sometimes these "on the road" stories can sound very similar but they seem to have sussed out a good way to do it. I looked at the scenery surrounding the washing too, very nice! I wonder how they've coped during Covid.
We have friends who house sit occasionally, it's a good way to see other places and a motorhome must add to the freedom.
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Funnily enough it's not the first time the BBC has featured such couples. A few months back there was a story of a couple who converted a van to tour in. I wonder if someone on the editorial team has an interest? There are quite a few videos on YouTube of people who have done similar things when they are younger. From some of the blogs I have read it seems quite a few, as is the case here, have a backstory which gives them the final push. Who is to judge whether it is courageous or foolhardy? I don't suppose it's a lifetime pursuit as pointed out in this Vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_UJ8YoEHrM
David
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Dont think they are without a bob or two
"This was the inspiration for what became a series of children's books written by the couple, to add to several travel books Dan has authored."
Is it all for real or was some of it just a very nice story ????
And what about the weight of the MH? 5 dogs, 2 bikes and all that they owned in just one relatively small MH ???
But good luck to them if "this is living the dream"
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I didnt say anything about doubting the honesty of the article , what i said was
"Is it all for real or was some of it just a very nice story ???? "
and as alluded to by others, this is not the first time the Beeb has run such stories, and there are quite a few on You Tube, and as i said
"But good luck to them if "this is living the dream"
Maybe it is all true, or was it made to look like "living the dream" by the BBC , maybe they used it as a tool to market the books they obviously produce in great quantities?.
Did you not cast some doubt as to what they were doing was possible
"They must be doing a lot of wild camping, even if allowed most sites will be too expensive for 5"
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I have changed it now but agree that it can be annoying. I normally check links as they are added but as I had seen this story previously I missed this one. It is quite simple for posters to just select open link in new page?
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agreed, but nice as the story is, it doesnt reflect that this couple are all over the web e.g. amazon, You Tube, Twitter, promoting many books that they have written some about their travels some look to be fictional, so as i said they dont look to be without a bob or two, but if they can do all this and live in a rather small MH, good luck to them, oh! and they do seem to conveniently have friends in France who had a suitable house for them to live in for most of the corvid crises earlier in the year.
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Maybe the sites are giving them special dispensation in return for a bit of free publicity?
It certainly looks idyllic for them but personally I dislike the rather glib expression "living the dream" - living a dream possibly, living their dream undoubtedly, but for most of us there are more down to earth commitments which make such a lifestyle impractical.
But as others have said, good luck to them in what they're doing.
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Lucky people ? Not really.
When I was their age I had children aged 2, 8, 10 and 12 - all at school plus ferrying them to cubs, swimming lessons, football practice, sleepovers, birthday parties, and so on. No regrets at all. Life was good.
Would I wish I had lived in a van with a lot of dogs? Not in the least
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It’s a nice story about a youngish couple, blessed enough to be financially stable, but with health issues, who have found a nice little niche for the present.
Life is what you make of it really, no one really knows what might be around the corner, and folks choose and cope differently.
One person’s idyll is another person’s nightmare.
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Forget the dogs. Those five small ones won’t weight as much as our two Labs, and we coped easily, including two bikes. Not everyone tours with the kitchen sink, and an iPad is a whole lot lighter than a typewriter!😁
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I think we are getting a bit distracted by the minutia here. I don't suppose for one moment that on deciding to do this the immediate thought came into their mind on how much it would cost for dogs on campsites, if indeed they actually use campsites. Surely it is a story about a couple who, having had difficulties in their "ordinary" lives Have decided to break free and try something different. Not many of us are brave enough to do that , I don't think I would be. Having broken free they have broadened their horizons into writing etc. Sounds like a success story to me? Where would we be if the likes of Laurie Lee had not "Wandered off one summer morning".
David
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I know how simple it is to open in a new page .... but looking at the link gives no clue as to whether you need to do so. Not so bad on a lap top but when on a phone you can very easily loose the original page ie CT in this case. On EVERY other forum I use, a link will automatically open in a new page/tab/window, but on CT it's a faff from start to finish to even make a clickable link! 😣
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Rufs wrote " plus all their wordly posessions"
I suppose if you're a writer....
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Never cease's to amaze me that intelligent people like these two seem to be go running to the press to display all and sundry to the world they will regret it.
Sorry for being a killjoy but there are so many things that can go wrong for them.
Phil
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They’re living life the way they want. As long as they cause no harm, that’s fine by me👍🏻
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They know exactly what they’re doing. Publicity via a vlog and/or YouTube channel is a well trodden route for young people undertaking such adventure. It provides a good income stream. I enjoyed following the The Wilderings a young NZ couple touring Europe which provided an interesting and informative travelogue for those of us so inclined. Good on them, I wish I’d had the courage and resourcefulness to do it myself 30+ years ago.
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Perhaps the fact that they appear to be intelligent people is the reason for making the decision? Having had issues living a "conventional life" they decided to try something different. Whether the inclusion of their story on the BBC was a clever publicity opportunity or whether somebody at the BBC who has an interest in such stories we will never know?
For those interested there is more of their story here from Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Durham University. It's interesting as it gives a more personal view of what they are doing.
David
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)until Swift bought them out of administration 
