On the Road - Not chickening out this time!!

I would suggest not planning too far ahead and just take it as it comes.

I spent 7 months on the road last year and started with a basic plan for the first month or so and had an idea of some the places I wanted to visit, but if you've got some flexibility you can stay longer at places or leave early.

I spent a couple of days at places I thought I might stay for a week and a week at places I had planned on a couple of days.

There's plenty of good guide books available that can help with ideas for various areas.

We have been full time on the road for the past 7 years working as we go

We normally try to spend approx 3 months in each location to have a good look around the area & top up the bank account

When we left we sold our house (a nice one we had renovated) & invested the money but after 2 years we decided to buy another house (a basic renter) & rent it out

In the 2 years without a house prices increased around 30% & we believe we should have sold & bought at the same time instead of investing the money

The renter we have now is being paid off by the tenents & it is increasing in value & if we decide to settle somewhere we will sell it & buy something we like

When we are in one place it costs us around $500 (2 of us) in park fees,food,fuel,etc & we find when we are not working we spend more money than when we are working

When we tow our van (23 footer) between places & travel 400 klms each day it costs us around $200 a day for fuel alone

We work approx 8-10 months each year & enjoy the lifestyle we have & so far we have covered the east coast only (we are in port lincoln at the moment)

We have been to the west on holidays but haven't worked there as yet

Good luck with your decision but do your sums first to see if you can afford it & consider if you might be better off keeping your house & putting renters in it

Regards Don

Hi Mel,

Good on you for giving it a go.

Part of your planning process would be to have someone take care of your mail. If you decide to sell your house, you will not have a fixed address.

Just a thought.

Have a wonderful and safe trip when you get going.


Regards

Craig B