The beauty of freedom of movement

Many people have dreams of dropping everything and traveling the world, but not everyone has the courage to let go of the familiar job, home and routine to go bravely into the unknown. But for Mike Hudson of England, the opportunity to travel and experience those "once in a lifetime" moments was too great. So in late 2013, he quit his job, sold or gave away most of his possessions, moved back into his parents' home temporarily, while he worked on converting an old van he bought on eBay into a small mobile living space that he could occupy full-time, while traveling Europe.

It took Hudson five months to refurbish the van from a junked state into something livable. Documenting his journey on his blog Vandog Traveller, he's since been through Spain, France, Portugal, Germany, Hungary, Romania and more, plus several music festivals and even spent Christmas with his family on the beach when they travelled to Athens, Greece to meet up with him. As of January 2015, he's still on the road, hoping to travel to Morocco in the future.

http://www.treehugger.com/tiny-houses/vandog-traveller-mike-hudson-converts-van-off-grid-tiny-travelling-home.html







Pretty cool he's been able to do this without a passport, applying for visas, etc. Why would anyone tell him he can't?

Brilliant.   Spent 6 months travelling with a caravan, best time ever.   That look awesome.

One of the many things I dream of is sitting like that, by a van, under the stars with a joint and a cold something.

What I can never decide upon.... what would I be listening to music-wise? So many evocative songs to choose from.....

of course, no doubt, in every country he passes through he demands...and gets given...1000's pound of benefits for the duration he's there

just like those who. excercising their freedom of movement do in this country....

eddie wrote:One of the many things I dream of is sitting like that, by a van, under the stars with a joint and a cold something.

What I can never decide upon.... what would I be listening to music-wise? So many evocative songs to choose from.....

I have just the thing!

Lord Foul wrote:of course, no doubt, in every country he passes through he demands...and gets given...1000's pound of benefits for the duration he's there

just like those who. excercising their freedom of movement do in this country....

Fucking hell. Are you one of those people who tell people that rainbows aren't really sky paintings but a series of bendy light optical illusion things??

Okay I admit I don't know what a rainbow really is, but I prefer to think a really pretty couple of lovebirds painted it.

eddie wrote:One of the many things I dream of is sitting like that, by a van, under the stars with a joint and a cold something.

What I can never decide upon.... what would I be listening to music-wise? So many evocative songs to choose from.....

The most relaxed I have ever been in my life, and there was a joint or two lol   


This was one of my favourites to listen to:

Hmmmm Ben I certainly like the sentiment of the song but I'm thinking something more.....deep and slower and "gritty"?

Sassy, can't listen to Enya. She's a bit repetitive for me

I have to find the perfect song. I've though about this for many years now

eddie wrote:Hmmmm Ben I certainly like the sentiment of the song but I'm thinking something more.....deep and slower and "gritty"?

Sassy, can't listen to Enya. She's a bit repetitive for me

I have to find the perfect song. I've though about this for many years now

Try this one on for size -- one of my favorites:



Not really gritty, but definitely deep

Oh, and Vic -- lube up, get a good grip and it should slide right out.

Sound is a wave, like a wave on the ocean
Moon plays the ocean like a violin
Pushing and pulling from shore to shore
Biggest melody you never heard before

If I were the night sky
Here’s my lullaby Lullaby to leave by
If I were the night

What if we hadn’t been born at the same time?
What if you’re seventy five and I were nine?
Would I come visit you? Bring you cookies in an old folks home?
Would you be there alone?
And when the late summer lightning
Fires off in your arms
Will I remember to breathe?
No, I never will, no
And the fire could convince you that I mean you no harm
Just wanna show you how not to need

If I were the night sky
Here’s my lullaby Lullaby to leave by
If I were the night

What if we hadn’t been each other at the same time?
Would you tell me all the stories
From when you were young and in your prime?
Would I rock you to sleep?
Would you tell me all the secrets you don’t need to keep?
Would I still miss you?
Oh, would you then Have been mine?
Sound is a wave, like a wave on the ocean
Moon plays the ocean like a violin
Pushing and pulling from shore to shore
Biggest melody you never heard before

If I were the night sky
Here’s my lullaby
Lullaby to leave by
If I were the night.

AND...if you were caught with a joint in most of those countries you would be banged up...then sent home post haste....with your van confiscated....morocco might even hang you

over here of course those enjoying THIER freedom of movement are free to rape and pillage thieve and murder

and some lefty arse hole will scream about their 'uman rights and here they will remain ...free to continue.....


sorry to puncture your "dream" with reality.....

Yeah I like that. Very triply at the end and mellow.
I don't come across many people who like ELO, I think they're really underrated.
Got me on it now....going to have to try to find something cos we are going to need a whole album!

Lord Foul wrote:AND...if you were caught with a joint in most of those countries you would be banged up...then sent home post haste....with your van confiscated....morocco might even hang you

over here of course those enjoying THIER freedom of movement are free to rape and pillage thieve and murder

and some lefty arse hole will scream about their 'uman rights and here they will remain ...free to continue.....


sorry to puncture your "dream" with reality.....

You poor ol' thing lol, must be hard keeping up the grumpy act.

nope...the truth is quite easy to post.....

AND...what about this bloke in his van...

lazy idle layabout......

I bet he's a lefty......

Ben, lol he's got something in his craw

Sassy - beautiful lyrics - really liked that

Vic - you NEED a joint! Grumpy bastard

Says the man who stripping his van out and making into something along the same line. 

Vic the smoking Van Man

yeah...but it aint going to be a way of life...

and even if it was...i'm officially "retired" so i CANT be a layabout....I'm entitled to be lazy.....

Well, he must earn money along the way to feed himself and so what if it's a way of life.   We worked the markets to feed ourselves.  It was freedom.  You want everyone in a box and packaged?

Came across this - great party under the stars music

So he's a "traveller"

Ahhh...I see......

Santana - now you are talking, and the words are GREAT!    Can just imagine dancing to that under the moon, totally chilled.

Yep. Pure freedom and goosebumps

Lord Foul wrote:So he's a "traveller"

Ahhh...I see......

Nope, unless you have done it you see nothing.   I'm quite surprised that you are so conformist lol

eddie wrote:Yep. Pure freedom and goosebumps

Them were the days!

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Many people have dreams of dropping everything and traveling the world, but not everyone has the courage to let go of the familiar job, home and routine to go bravely into the unknown. But for Mike Hudson of England, the opportunity to travel and experience those "once in a lifetime" moments was too great. So in late 2013, he quit his job, sold or gave away most of his possessions, moved back into his parents' home temporarily, while he worked on converting an old van he bought on eBay into a small mobile living space that he could occupy full-time, while traveling Europe.

It took Hudson five months to refurbish the van from a junked state into something livable. Documenting his journey on his blog Vandog Traveller, he's since been through Spain, France, Portugal, Germany, Hungary, Romania and more, plus several music festivals and even spent Christmas with his family on the beach when they travelled to Athens, Greece to meet up with him. As of January 2015, he's still on the road, hoping to travel to Morocco in the future.

http://www.treehugger.com/tiny-houses/vandog-traveller-mike-hudson-converts-van-off-grid-tiny-travelling-home.html

Pretty cool he's been able to do this without a passport, applying for visas, etc. Why would anyone tell him he can't?

I like that story. This is why it's important not to collect too much "stuff", so you can just go off travelling if you feel like it.

I do not want much more travelling, maybe the odd holiday in Europe will be OK.
There is one exception thinking about it, Vegas again.

Lord Foul wrote:
nope...the truth is quite easy to post.....

AND...what about this bloke in his van...

lazy idle layabout......

I bet he's a lefty......

Hmmmnn...

Looks more like he could be a bit of an anarchist to me..

As in, no particular political 'leanings', either way.

sassy wrote:

eddie wrote:

Yep. Pure freedom and goosebumps

Them were the days!

https://youtu.be/y3KEhWTnWvE