Couple surprised as full-time motorhome life in Europe slashes dwelling bills

A pair swapped company careers and hire funds for a lifetime of touring the world — and say the transfer has vastly slashed their dwelling prices. They’re as stunned as anyone. 

Karen Davies, 58, and Myles Davies, 59, spend about $2,000 to $2,700 a month touring throughout Europe in a motor residence, they are saying. Their hire alone had been about $1,800, information company SWNS reported. 

Now they’re touring continually with virtually no added expense.

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The couple, based mostly within the U.Ok., left their high-stress company jobs in 2016 for what they initially deliberate as a one-year break, however by no means returned.

Before making the change, the pair mentioned they have been burned out from years of nonstop work.

Karen and Myles Davies, pictured right here, left their company gigs behind to journey by Europe in a motorhome for lower than the hire they used to pay. (SWNS)

Balancing a number of companies and dealing seven days every week “nearly broke them,” Karen Davies mentioned — leaving them exhausted and unfulfilled.

“We had to make tough choices, and leaving wasn’t easy, but it was necessary,” she mentioned.

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Now, practically a decade later, they’ve traveled greater than 110,000 miles throughout 30 international locations, dwelling full-time of their motorhome, which they name “Scoobie.”

“You have to make choices that bring you happiness.”

Since hitting the street, the couple has traveled throughout a lot of Europe, from Norway to Portugal, in addition to locations in North Africa, together with Morocco.

Myles Davies now manages their revenue by investments and rental property, whereas Karen Davies works as a author and yoga trainer, permitting them to proceed touring whereas incomes a dwelling.

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Karen Davies mentioned the life-style has really shifted their priorities.

Over practically a decade, the couple has traveled 110,000 miles throughout 30 international locations of their motorhome named “Scoobie,” proven above.   (SWNS)

“We live a simple life in a very small space, and simplicity has given us more meaningful moments, people and experiences,” she mentioned.

While the couple mentioned the life-style has been rewarding, it has not been with out challenges.

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They have needed to navigate altering journey guidelines, together with restrictions tied to Brexit, which limits how lengthy they will keep in sure European international locations, SWNS reported. 

Popular locations have grow to be extra crowded lately, pushing the couple to discover less-traveled areas.

Even with these challenges, the couple mentioned their method to journey has modified over time.

The couple funds their travels by investments, rental revenue and Karen Davies’ work as a author and yoga trainer. (SWNS)

“In our early years of traveling together, we drove like maniacs,” Karen Davies mentioned.

She added that they now take a slower method, focusing much less on checking off locations and extra on experiencing locations extra deeply.

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Nearly 10 years in, they’ve zero plans to return to a standard way of life, they are saying.

“Life is too short to regret,” Karen Davies mentioned. “You have to make choices that bring you happiness.”