Probably should distinguish between smaller dwellings for just couples or singles, to larger dwellings bedrooms, for families. Keep up the good work, hope to talk to you soon.
Thanks for the comment. The houses or apartments will likely have 2 or 3 bedrooms so they may be suitable for both families and couples. However, it is probably more likely that couples would regularly return to the same locations and stay for a couple of months. What would make it even more interesting in my opinion is if the locations were close enough to not be a travel headache but still be far enough to be separate.
You know what I mean. I understand your sentiments exactly. Talk to you soon. A little confusing. I think that is fun in spurts, but like you, I prefer moving along a little slower where I can get a place with a nice kitchen…and enough room to workout using body weight exercises who needs a gym?
One of the interviews I read on your blog inspired me to pack up and leave the country. Hi Brad, You are right. It is a certain type of traveling I dislike.
I am making a distinction between living abroad and traveling to new locations often. I love living abroad, it is the constant motion I dislike. Anything less than two months is too fast for me. I am glad that one of my interviews inspired you! All the best.
Great points here. This trend of slowing down is only going to continue in the following year. I love the idea of having a set of homes for digital nomads to share to avoid the hassle of agents and Craigs List scams came across that in Berlin as well. Thanks Audrey, I will keep you notified of the progress of the home sharing idea. It would definitely save a lot of time and improve the quality of life for those involved. Yea, I agree with you that travel can be a real hassle sometimes.
I hate it when planes are delayed and such like. Thanks for the comment Sandra. We just missed the snow storm in London so we were really lucky with the delays. Hi John, I just came across your blog and find it very interesting. I just got home yesterday from a 5 day trip to Hong Kong. I met a foreigner who was having a hard time finding a place to stay. If you plan to explore the Philippines, I can have my place rented for a short or long term.
A 2-bedroom condominium situated in Eastwood City Quezon City. Well, email me if you want details. It would be a pleasure helping travellers. I totally agree with all of your points! Carrying everything you own from place to place is a pain and excess baggage fees are a killer! Thanks for the comment Kelly. Travelling can be a pain, but if I stay too long in one place I start itching to go again. It is a tough balance. Hi Scott, Thanks for the comment. The biggest problem with Vodafone was their terrible customer service and complete unwillingness to help.
Connectivity is improving rapidly though. In a few years, I hope all of these problems will be gone. Unfortunately I can totally relate. I love being in new places, getting to know an area and the sights and the way of life… I hate the inbetween of waiting for a plane, a train, a bus, being stuck like a sardine in a box with total strangers, argh.
Thanks for the comment Zoe! Actually, I love the airport part. It always feels so exciting to be in such an international place and know that I will be in another country soon. The cramped seats and food are not so great, but I generally enjoy the flying.
The part I hate is the constant planning and inability to have a routine. How do we get to the city? Where are we going to stay? Is the Internet good? Where are we going to eat? Where can we buy some groceries? Is there a place we can work out? When do you we have to leave again? When does our visa expire?
There is always something to plan and organize, but I usually just want to stop and enjoy where I am. It is hard to enjoy the moment when you are constantly moving. Hi John, my husband and i just started our early semi-retirement last year and going through a lot of the same things you and your wife have been experiencing. We dont want to backpack and go from place to place at a fast pace. We also like to set up a home base and then explore from there. Hi Sara, Thanks for the comment. Pooling accommodations is a great idea but it is difficult to get a large enough group of people interested.
About a dozen people told me they love the idea, but only a few have properties to let out and they are not in prime travel locations. Then there are other issues of keeping the places rented in the off season. Everyone wants to rent in the peak travel periods, but not so much other times of the year. I still really like the idea, but it will take a while to build a critical mass of people. Maybe I will post another blog post about the idea in to see how much interest there is.
We are back in Calgary until October if you want to connect. Thanks for being candid! International travel has never appealed to me.
Ive recently had several men invite me on their trips. This does not sound like a good time for me. I prefer to go to my familiar hotspots in Miami, Atlanta, NY etc. I always have a fun time and only fly a few hours or less.
I guess international travel isnt for everyone, and youre right its not something everyone just has to be doing. There is a lot the west can learn from other countries around the world. Living abroad has opened my eyes to a whole new world and helped me question so many of my assumptions about life. I despise visas, passports, and horrible airports and shuttle service in developing countries. Finally getting over it lag to discover your traveling to another city in two days, and annoying parents who try dragging you to see everything without a moments rest.
Hi Kyra, I get the feeling you were on the vacation from hell recently. John, Excellent article and thanks for sharing. Burning mobile homes blocked paths as officers attempted to remove people from the area. Twenty-three people were arrested, two stunned by Taser guns and at least six people were injured. Dale Farm was just the latest eviction in England, where traveller communities have been persecuted for centuries. The Irish Travellers, sometimes called Pavees, are an ethnically Irish nomadic community.
In England, they live in small, tight-knit groups and are characterized as living on Caravan sites -- an English equivalent to a trailer park. Because of the nomadic and informal nature of traveller communities, they frequently settle in unauthorized plots and common fields. Long subject to discrimination, hatred and eviction, England has passed a number of laws to protect traveller communities, and authorities are required to provide new caravan sites when clearing an area like Dale Farm.
Nonetheless, there have been a number of forced evictions in recent years. Along with Romani Gypsies, Irish Travellers remain an object of widespread prejudice in British society.
What we're seeing take place at Dale Farm today is the culmination of years of intolerance, author Owen Jones wrote in The Telegraph. There's a lot of talk about the travellers breaking the law -- but, in reality, it's a position they've been forced into. Rather than spending millions of pounds to forcibly throw families out of their homes, we should be looking at how build a society that's far more accepting of minority groups.
As things stand, riot police charging protesters has become one of the defining images of Cameron's Britain. I was aware that they had to bring in water in stainless steel milk cans for their everyday use, and I wondered what they did with their disposable nappies [diapers] and other human waste, Dale Farm resident Germaine Greer said in a Telegraph editorial, referring to a visit the traveller encampment at Stump Cross Roundabout in Essex. I rang the local council and asked whether, as the travellers were only yards from the sewage treatment plant, they mightn't have sewerage, given there were so many children on the site.
I was told the pitch was illegal and the travellers were there on sufferance. So, retaliate instead of asking us questions. I have been living in a house for 3 years and hate it. We have always worked as foresters and all the children worked too!
I pay all my taxes but use alternative therapy. I love you asking! We eat with the seasons also. Eat what is growing now. My children were home educated and Rudolf Steiner and state schools so they could integrate out with my beliefs. Some people thought my children were cheeky and rude but they were confident and very individual.
A big thank you to Christina for answering all my questions. Off to buy Yellow on the Broom. A slightly older mum of one, who drinks far too much red wine and has an unhealthy obsession with her slow cooker. There are proper gypsies families who attend my daughters school and they are truly lovely people. Admittedly they keep themselves to themselves but over the years they have began to integrate more-some of them now even send their daughters to pre school. Most of them felt that bfgw was shameful as thats not how they behave.
Also, although beautifully dressed, not one of their girls wears provocative clothing like they do on there. As you say, there are different types of traveller and the good get tarred with the same brush as the ones who cause chaos. Very interesting! Most people have experiences with gypsies and think everyone who lives in a caravan are the same!! I used to work for the Post Office and have delivered dole cheques from different areas to one person at a static gypsy caravan site, different names, of course.
I now work reading water meters and have visited a property where the next-door neighbour came rushing out to see what I wanted. She explained that her neighbour was vulnerable and that the gypsies from a local permanent site were doing jobs and charging her neighbour lots of money.
My experience of gypsies make me see them in the light of Arthur Daylies of the worst kind. They show that they only care for themselves by the mess and squaller they leave behind!! Horses they own are chained up on public land with no shelter and hardly any water!!!!! Hate to say but we had a similar situation in our neighbourhood. They prayed on one of my 80 year old neighbours.
Luckily, we have a stong community. However, it too 4 teams of police to remove them. I was pleased to read in the local rag that he received 18 months in jail. My only worry is for her safety now as they know where she lives.
However, I believe this person was from the minority of travellers that we are talking about. How interesting, what I find fascinating is that every single traveller I have ever met has been nothing but friendly welcoming and informative.
Within local museums there have been a few projects working with traveller communities to great effect including one touring Herts. You will love the book ,you may get it on amazon for a few pounds , i will never part with mine i read it so so many times :.
This is a really interesting post! My sister is a registrar and she has carried out a few gypsy and traveller weddings and the difference is incredible.
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