Couple Spends 8 Years Living the Van Life & Backpacking Around the World
Couple Spends 8 Years Living the Van Life & Backpacking Around the World
Lauren & Craig are a couple of nomads from the UK who have been living the van life and backpacking on only $20 a day for over 8 years. They’ve visited over 50 countries so far and don’t plan to stop their long term travel streak anytime soon.
They typically work for 6 months, and then travel for 1 year using the money they earned. They apply for working holiday visas when visiting Western countries, which is how they manage to work while they travel.
They also buy camper vans when they visit countries where the accommodation is expensive, which allows them to spend next to nothing on accommodation while living in a van (they sell the van at the end of the trip to make their money back), and they also save money by eating out less and not going out drinking every night.
On average, the couple spends $10 each per day while backpacking and/or when living the van life.
During their travel time (when they’re not working), they go travelling and backpacking in countries where the cost of living is cheap, like India, Nepal, Southeast Asia, Central and South America.
We love this couple’s sense of curiosity and adventure, and are excited to follow their blog – Non Stop Travelling – and follow them on Instagram, to live vicariously through them while they explore the world.
Blog: https://nonstoptravelling.wordpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonstoptravelling/?hl=en
Thanks for watching!
Mat & Danielle
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Blog: www.exploringalternatives.ca
Facebook: /exploringalternativesblog
Instagram: @exploringalternatives
Music & Song Credits:
All music in this video was composed, performed, and recorded by Mat Dubé of Exploring Alternatives.
Better than 1 year in Angsana rubbish
My dream😘
going off somewhere for the winter is OK for me – but all that looks looks like a bore and a lot of work.
You don’t know if you could handle the physical aspects of your current travels at 50 or 60? Heck, I’m 49 and I would smoke the both of you up a mountain!
What a beautiful way to live 👍❤️
Sad to see them riding elephants (and camels)
Wow !
You just got to go out and do it huh?
Respect from belgium
0.38 THRONGLA PASS ,
worlds highest pass.
I did it last month
life is just so unfair. no such thing as working holiday visas for the rest of us – they wont even let us through the airport without producing a freaking bank/ financial statement.
life keeps breaking my heart.
great video, what a great way to travel the world
so how and when do they work to get money????
Can’t travel without the selfie stick.
Dope!
Super life ♡
Come on..we all know it’s not a bed of roses! So stop painting it like it is.
how do they cross the oceans with a van?
AMAZING 👏🏻
THANKS A LOT! 🙏🏻
Hai folks of Lauren & Craig,
I always wanted to travel around the world. Thank you for showing me how. You guys should travel to Mauritius and go hiking. Check out the link:http://allinmauritius.com/blog/climbing-le-morne-brabant
#indonesia my country
The amazing story is that they’re still together after 8 years and not the nomad part. I’d slip away in a dark alley somewhere in Istanbul never to be seen again if I had to do this only with 1 single other person.
Good advice grazie Mille ciao
Responsibilities, paying taxes and mortgage can wait!!!!
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VERY VERY GREAT JOB !!!! Continue your Dream Travel and BE SAFE !!!! :))
Thank You. i from Indonesian
It is a different format of thinking and a good one to enjoy living.
Awesome
Living 😊
I am 65yrs old and retired on SSI, I want to live the Van life before it is to late for me. Would u pls keep me in mind when u are ready to sell another Van. If u would like to know more about me just pls ask, my email is (dw240542@gmail.com).
What you’re doing is so fantastic. . You are as old as you think . There is no age that one peaks in physical ability . You peak when you decide , there are pictures of people weightlifting at advanced ages and they are stronger than in their youth !
What? do you guys have jobs or no? How do you survive?
great
This life..freedom..
The young invincible lifestyle will come to a crashing reality if they ever need medical care w/o employer provided insurance. And the break even lifestyle means they have little to no savings. Their peers will enjoy a much higher quality of life later in life because of the work and savings they invested in when they were younger.
👍👍
Fun for awhile but not all roses.
Good luck with retirement. Drains on the system
“Third world countries” is an offensive term
What about parking in apartment parking lots
Excellent guys!!! Just superb. Brilliant lifestyle
Good shit
wow
Great pics! I love the story! I’m trying to do something like that, working where I travel… giving back to others. Happy trails❤️
Such a joyful couple, life is limitless with the right passions driving.
hahah had a falcon wagon, nice.
Screw that I will stick to 2400 square feet house. That has multiple showers bedrooms and plenty of room to walk around.
1:21 it’s in Indonesia 🙂
50 or 60 years is not old
If you’re struggling to hike at 26, the key is to become more active – not less. Start running.
As someone who has traveled the globe for 56 years, I have found that 98% of all people are decent, it’s the 2% you have to watch out for wherever you are. The Canadaneese are no exception.
Great video, 8 years in 5 minutes, very time efficient. I could save a bundle if I limited my total spending to $20 a day, love it! So far I’m just a day hiker. This past weekend I went to Smith Rock, one of the natural wonders of Oregon.