Trading in a nine-to-five to live on the road is appealing to a growing number of Australians embracing “van life” – a nomadic, often Instagrammable way of living. But it’s the non-Instagrammable moments no one prepares you for.
Trading in a nine-to-five to live on the road is appealing to a growing number of Australians embracing “van life” – a nomadic, often Instagrammable way of living.
Hipcamp, an online booking platform where private landowners can list camping and caravan sites for use, experienced a 600 per cent increase in bookings globally since 2019. Jess Tsigros and her husband Leon sold their home to travel around Australia with their two young children Olimpia and Aalia, then aged two and three, in 2021.Aalia, Olimpia, Leon and Jess Tsigros sold their home to travel around Australia.
“I was leaving behind a really good lifestyle to embrace another experience to live out of a shoebox,” she said.Personal space was another huge issue: The couple took turns getting away for the day and leaving the other with the children, but it meant they missed out on experiences together.Returning home has been an adjustment for the kids, who aren’t used to being away from mum and dad for extended periods of time.
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