Hi everyone ! I've been devouring this forum since I discovered it recently. I've been thinking about doing this for a while but as many first timers mention, it is scary. I am in Darwin and a couple of years ago I left, although I love it, its very hot !! I thought I'd find somewhere cooler to live and sold my house, packed up my dogs and moved interstate, four times !The grass seems always greener etc. I spent thousands moving my furniture and renting places, mainly so my dogs could have a 'home'. I ended up back in Darwin after 18 months, but I realise I enjoyed the travelling more than the actual getting to know new towns. My question is : is there anyone out there who packed up, bought a van and went travelling only to regret losing their home base. As one person has said, it would be extremely difficult to get back into home ownership once the big step has been taken. Has anyone done this and then put it into reverse.
milo said
01:36 PM Jul 23, 2011
I think it would be very difficult to sell everything and then try and start again, i'd always prefere to have somewhere to comehome too... but I'm sure others would have there thoughts. and welcome to the site..
jonathan said
01:41 PM Jul 23, 2011
Sorry Bev .. I did it 20 months ago .. couldn't be happier ..
Jon
Happywanderer said
01:52 PM Jul 23, 2011
I have thought about it but know I would regret it. If my health went downhill and I had no where to come back to or just couldn't travel again I would want to come back to the comfort of my home. It might only be a rented unit but I know it's my base. If I gave it up I would have double the amount of money to travel on and would be able to do much more but as much as I think about it often, just wonder if I could cope without my home to come back to. Maybe if I had a bigger van and more creature comforts while travelling it might be a different story. Every nomads story will be different.
beverly said
03:08 PM Jul 23, 2011
Thanks all, I guess I should start a pros and cons list. I'm so envious of you all , I think I may just have a plan now. Cheers.
Rip and Rosie said
03:23 PM Jul 23, 2011
I had a friend years ago who used to say "If they tell me tonight that I will die tomorrow, will I spend the night wishing I had more time to do this?"
She made most big decisions this way.
When I would rush home to watch "days of our lives", she would say "When you are on you death bed will you be asking for time to see just one more episode of DOOLs?"
It helps me that I'm a sagittarian..... do it, and if its a mistake, fix it later.
Happywanderer said
03:52 PM Jul 23, 2011
Oh Rip and Rosie, Did you miss last nights episode. Brooke and Thomas were on their way to Australia for a promotion when they ran into bad weather and their plane has come down in the Pacific. Ridge is in a state of shock and I don't know if they will survive!!!!
dazren said
04:44 PM Jul 23, 2011
HW'' Really days of our lives '' Yuk !
Myryle, You get yourself fixed Now, and get HW away from that tele quickly, as HW is starting to show signs of going Gaa Gaa. She is a nice lady so you help her out now before it is to late, So myrtle i want you to get better, take HW shopping for a new Little Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, and get her up to those 'hot springs' she is talking about, Do it NOW before she gets fully addicted to the dreaded '' DROOLS'' dazren
Rip and Rosie said
05:25 PM Jul 23, 2011
I must says it's many years since I watched DOOLs and didn't know it was still on tele.
However, I must say my current addiction is worse - Farmville.
I need to go to rehab !!!
Ma said
05:38 PM Jul 23, 2011
Haven't watched days of our drearys for some 20 odd years now. I did happen to hit the wrong button on the telly the other day and there they were, Brooke, Ridge and all the gang and they didn't look any different to what they did way back then.
Pity real life isn't the same.....................Oh, to look that young again.........
-- Edited by Ma on Saturday 23rd of July 2011 05:40:12 PM
Cruising Granny said
06:04 PM Jul 23, 2011
Hi Beverly and welcome. I have met quite a few nomads who have sold up and took to the road, and not one of them has ever regretted it. There are many who maintain a "base" to come "home" to, but hardly ever do. They either rent or leave it empty for the family to monitor during their absence. It's always a personal, very personal choice. Some people are attached to real estate and furniture, and others are not. You've obviously learned that you're not attached to real estate and furniture, and enjoyed the relocating better. That's travel. All you have to decide is what to keep and what to dispose of or distribute to the family. What you'll sell and what you'll keep. What you need and what you don't. Van living full time is my lifestyle of choice, but once again, it's a personal choice. Only you can decide.
Happywanderer said
06:06 PM Jul 23, 2011
Don't normally watch it but the tv is on the background about that time. Don't worry, I won't get addicted. When I was away at Easter it didn't worry me at all being without the tv, found plenty to do.
So you don't want any more DOOL updates then!!
Cruising Granny said
06:13 PM Jul 23, 2011
I also watch DOOL and B&B when I'm hanging around home. When I'm away on the job or travelling, I don't miss it at all. When I get to watch again I catch up really quickly. These soaps are an interesting entertainment phenomenon. Life is just not like that, we know it, yet we still watch.
Happywanderer said
06:42 PM Jul 23, 2011
Now that just shows you how much interest I take in the shows. I was watching Bold and the Beautiful not DOOL, which I haven't watched for many years.
valnrob said
07:06 PM Jul 23, 2011
Rob says we should sell our house, get a bigger van and hit the road permanently. We would not be able to get back into the housing market if we sold, house values are not so big in the country. Buying a bigger van would take a substantial chunk of the money we would get for our house. Lots of people do sell their homes and live in their van. I like to have a "homebase" but...... the last two times we have been away the hws has mucked up and we have had to do quite a lot of repairs making me think I'm giving it one more chance and then I might think about the big sell!!
hmmmmm..........
Pejay said
08:08 PM Jul 23, 2011
We also have tossed this around, and at present prefer to have friends and neighbours keep an eye on our place - had it leased some years ago, but could not face that again. Perhaps in the next twelve months when the market might (?) pick up a bit, we will consider selling and down-size to an over 50's or something like that. The one thing it will have to have though, is a place to put the van!!
bronnie said
10:58 PM Jul 23, 2011
Oh know what you mean Rip and Rosie, I have the same addictiion, FV!!
Cheers Bronnie
Ma said
11:42 PM Jul 23, 2011
We live in an over 50's village WITH VAN storage...................best move we ever made.
Sheba said
12:06 AM Jul 24, 2011
Sorry Marj, didn't read all posts before I posted this.
You've got the wrong Soap guys. It's "The Bold and the Beautiful", not DOOLs.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Sunday 24th of July 2011 12:10:08 AM
Terminaltackle said
07:53 PM Jul 24, 2011
Regrets are what you get when you know you should have done something and didnt, as for selling up, and living the dream, you are the only person who can make that decision.
The only thing I know is that when my wife and I start our adventure, we dont have to worry about a house as we have been renters and are looking forward to the freedom of the travel.
Hi everyone ! I've been devouring this forum since I discovered it recently. I've been thinking about doing this for a while but as many first timers mention, it is scary. I am in Darwin and a couple of years ago I left, although I love it, its very hot !! I thought I'd find somewhere cooler to live and sold my house, packed up my dogs and moved interstate, four times !The grass seems always greener etc. I spent thousands moving my furniture and renting places, mainly so my dogs could have a 'home'. I ended up back in Darwin after 18 months, but I realise I enjoyed the travelling more than the actual getting to know new towns. My question is : is there anyone out there who packed up, bought a van and went travelling only to regret losing their home base. As one person has said, it would be extremely difficult to get back into home ownership once the big step has been taken. Has anyone done this and then put it into reverse.
but I'm sure others would have there thoughts. and welcome to the site..
Sorry Bev .. I did it 20 months ago .. couldn't be happier ..
Jon
It might only be a rented unit but I know it's my base.
If I gave it up I would have double the amount of money to travel on and would be able to do much more but as much as I think about it often, just wonder if I could cope without my home to come back to.
Maybe if I had a bigger van and more creature comforts while travelling it might be a different story. Every nomads story will be different.
She made most big decisions this way.
When I would rush home to watch "days of our lives", she would say "When you are on you death bed will you be asking for time to see just one more episode of DOOLs?"
It helps me that I'm a sagittarian..... do it, and if its a mistake, fix it later.
Ridge is in a state of shock and I don't know if they will survive!!!!
Myryle, You get yourself fixed Now, and get HW away from that tele quickly, as HW is starting to show signs of going Gaa Gaa. She is a nice lady so you help her out now before it is to late, So myrtle i want you to get better, take HW shopping for a new Little Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, and get her up to those 'hot springs' she is talking about, Do it NOW before she gets fully addicted to the dreaded '' DROOLS'' dazren
However, I must say my current addiction is worse - Farmville.
I need to go to rehab !!!
Haven't watched days of our drearys for some 20 odd years now. I did happen to hit the wrong button on the telly the other day and there they were, Brooke, Ridge and all the gang and they didn't look any different to what they did way back then.
Pity real life isn't the same.............
........Oh, to look that young again.........
-- Edited by Ma on Saturday 23rd of July 2011 05:40:12 PM
There are many who maintain a "base" to come "home" to, but hardly ever do. They either rent or leave it empty for the family to monitor during their absence.
It's always a personal, very personal choice. Some people are attached to real estate and furniture, and others are not.
You've obviously learned that you're not attached to real estate and furniture, and enjoyed the relocating better. That's travel.
All you have to decide is what to keep and what to dispose of or distribute to the family. What you'll sell and what you'll keep.
What you need and what you don't.
Van living full time is my lifestyle of choice, but once again, it's a personal choice. Only you can decide.
Don't worry, I won't get addicted.
When I was away at Easter it didn't worry me at all being without the tv, found plenty to do.
So you don't want any more DOOL updates then!!
When I get to watch again I catch up really quickly. These soaps are an interesting entertainment phenomenon.
Life is just not like that, we know it, yet we still watch.
hmmmmm..........
Cheers Bronnie
We live in an over 50's village WITH VAN storage...................best move we ever made.
Sorry Marj, didn't read all posts before I posted this.
You've got the wrong Soap guys. It's "The Bold and the Beautiful", not DOOLs.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Sunday 24th of July 2011 12:10:08 AM
Regrets are what you get when you know you should have done something and didnt, as for selling up, and living the dream, you are the only person who can make that decision.
The only thing I know is that when my wife and I start our adventure, we dont have to worry about a house as we have been renters and are looking forward to the freedom of the travel.
Brett