Have you ever thought of just packing up and leaving?
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Was thinking about this last night. A friend of mine left Scotland 3 years ago when he was 19 to head for the Bahamas for good, so got all the politics sorted out and went. I maintain regular email contact with him and he visits home once a year. He settled in Mayaguana Island and has his own small fishing buisness. I thought to myself sun, sea, sand, no rat race no financial worries / commitments and laid back living. Has anyone else ever thought about doing this?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... else married to Sybil Fawlty ?
Never once have I thought about moving to a desert island.
Actually I was walking the dog on HIGHTOWN beach, where the river alt drains into End of the Mersey, and lots of smart boats are moored. I could have swam to a Yaught and disappeared into the horizon.
Never once have I thought about moving to a desert island.
Actually I was walking the dog on HIGHTOWN beach, where the river alt drains into End of the Mersey, and lots of smart boats are moored. I could have swam to a Yaught and disappeared into the horizon.
Mr POD said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... else married to Sybil Fawlty ?
Never once have I thought about moving to a desert island.
Actually I was walking the dog on HIGHTOWN beach, where the river alt drains into End of the Mersey, and lots of smart boats are moored. I could have swam to a Yaught and disappeared into the horizon.
Mr Pod. Why do you often capitalise place names, and give out your postcode so willingly?Never once have I thought about moving to a desert island.
Actually I was walking the dog on HIGHTOWN beach, where the river alt drains into End of the Mersey, and lots of smart boats are moored. I could have swam to a Yaught and disappeared into the horizon.
Are these code signals to the PH womenfolk to abduct you? Just email them a TomTom itinerary.
The year before last, when the family business was sold, I got the idea into my head that I wanted to go to the USA, buy a typical Yank droptop car, and just tour around for half-a-year or so. The intention would be that I'd enjoy the country so much that I'd end up settling there. i have a few uni friends that live in various spots and the constantly tell of how great their lives are.
It never happened. I realised that it was all a little extreme for me, and so I dismissed the idea as fantasy and stayed in England (although I did relocate primarily to the South Coast.
It never happened. I realised that it was all a little extreme for me, and so I dismissed the idea as fantasy and stayed in England (although I did relocate primarily to the South Coast.
Diss_50 said:
Was thinking about this last night. A friend of mine left Scotland 3 years ago when he was 19 to head for the Bahamas for good, so got all the politics sorted out and went. I maintain regular email contact with him and he visits home once a year. He settled in Mayaguana Island and has his own small fishing buisness. I thought to myself sun, sea, sand, no rat race no financial worries / commitments and laid back living. Has anyone else ever thought about doing this?
Who's that then and where does he live on Maya? I may have met him - I've been there 6 or 7 times bonefishing recently.think about it daily. nothing against the uk per se, i just fancy a change and experience something different.
tried buying a hotel in buenos aires a couple of years back, intending to go halves with a mate who'd jsut returned from travelling s.america. couldn't get a mortgage from anywhere, so we binned the idea. a yeae later we found a better place in chile but an earthquake intervened.
been tied down with property the past couple of years but nearing the point where i can sell/rent it out. got a couple of options with work - either move to france or the netherlands - but still think about doing something radically different like your mate. a hostel somewhere nice would do me, low key and low hassle.
out of interest, how much cash did he take out with him? was he already a fisherman or was it a complete 'from-scratch' arrangement.
tried buying a hotel in buenos aires a couple of years back, intending to go halves with a mate who'd jsut returned from travelling s.america. couldn't get a mortgage from anywhere, so we binned the idea. a yeae later we found a better place in chile but an earthquake intervened.
been tied down with property the past couple of years but nearing the point where i can sell/rent it out. got a couple of options with work - either move to france or the netherlands - but still think about doing something radically different like your mate. a hostel somewhere nice would do me, low key and low hassle.
out of interest, how much cash did he take out with him? was he already a fisherman or was it a complete 'from-scratch' arrangement.
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