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bagatelle · 03-01-2011, 11:42 PM

Sort of. My dad is a retired trucker. I've taken a few trips with him, the longest was from Finland to Greece in 70's, took three weeks. I was only 10 and mom was also with us. We slept in the truck, it was quite tight, because it only had two narrow beds for drivers. One night we spent in hotel in Athens. Two nights in ferry from Fin to Poland.

We now have caravan (mobile home) and we use it to traveling in Finland. It's refreshing to get away from all the stuff there is at home and pack only a few things.

We haven't really had time to take very long trips, so that it would feel like we were living in the caravan. The camping sites are so well equipped these days, it wouldn't be a problem. Our caravan is not depending on electricity though.

It's not that nomadic, you can still carry a lot of stuff in the truck or car, we've even had tv and computer with us, but I've made a rule of leaving them home in recent years. Caravan traveling takes a lot of money. But if you drive a truck for a living, that takes care of the traveling costs.

I wouldn't travel alone. Kids are another thing, I wouldn't want to raise them on the road.

I do have a desire to try and live in wilderness somewhere, maybe Lapland, meeting no people for months, no tv or internet, maybe even no electricity. I would still need a companion, I think.

But still I can't imagine myself selling the house and all property and not have a steady home somewhere.

03-01-2011, 11:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
bagatelle Psycho Location: Europe	Sort of. My dad is a retired trucker. I've taken a few trips with him, the longest was from Finland to Greece in 70's, took three weeks. I was only 10 and mom was also with us. We slept in the truck, it was quite tight, because it only had two narrow beds for drivers. One night we spent in hotel in Athens. Two nights in ferry from Fin to Poland. We now have caravan (mobile home) and we use it to traveling in Finland. It's refreshing to get away from all the stuff there is at home and pack only a few things. We haven't really had time to take very long trips, so that it would feel like we were living in the caravan. The camping sites are so well equipped these days, it wouldn't be a problem. Our caravan is not depending on electricity though. It's not that nomadic, you can still carry a lot of stuff in the truck or car, we've even had tv and computer with us, but I've made a rule of leaving them home in recent years. Caravan traveling takes a lot of money. But if you drive a truck for a living, that takes care of the traveling costs. I wouldn't travel alone. Kids are another thing, I wouldn't want to raise them on the road. I do have a desire to try and live in wilderness somewhere, maybe Lapland, meeting no people for months, no tv or internet, maybe even no electricity. I would still need a companion, I think. But still I can't imagine myself selling the house and all property and not have a steady home somewhere. __________________ Life is...