A COUPLE have quit their boring corporate life in England to explore Europe in a van - and they say it's even cheaper than renting a house. Karen and Myles Davies, first began their 'gap-year' back in 2016, but loved the lifestyle so much they are still going strong living in their van almost a decade later. Karen, 56, and Myles, 57, - aka The Motoroamers - have now visited 27 countries in their vehicle 'Scoobie' spending around £1,500 to £2K a month on travel, food, going out.
Their previous home rental cost them £1,350 alone and the cost difference has meant they have now made their van their forever home. And the cost-saving benefits aren't the only pros that come with living in a van. The couple get to pick their neighbours instead of being stuck with them.
Despite replacing the engine twice, they have covered 27 countries from Norway to Portugal , Romania , the Sahara desert of Morocco and 'most places in between'. The pair were working seven days a week to manage their businesses leaving them ill and exhausted when they decided to pack it all in. Karen, who works as a yoga coach, travel writer and author of leadership and personal development ebooks, said: "Now into our ninth year, we are still going and living life to the full.
"Travel has given us the greatest and most rich classroom we’ve ever experienced. "We are more rounded people, have broader perspectives and clearer values. "We are loving the freedom and choice that we have created in our lives - and now w.
