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When Ju and I started ‘long-term’ travelling in Dave, our aged and trusty Hymer B544<\/a> motorhome back in 2011, we rented out our house in the UK and lived in our lovely van for two years with Charlie, our pooch. In other words, we were ‘full-time motorhomers’, we had no fixed abode we could return to at any time (that’s how our insurers defined full-timing). As we neared the end of those wonderful wanderings I would have happily full-timed for ever (I was pretty chilled out on this Greek beach<\/a>!), if the finances had allowed, but the war chest was depleted and the office called. The full-timing adventure was over, and although we’ve spent a few more years on the road since then, and have engineered our finances<\/a> to allow living this dream lifestyle, we haven’t gone back to full-timing. Here’s why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only in a motorhome can you sleep in amazing places like this! Acrocorith, Greece (blog post here<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First Up, We Love Motorhome Travel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we get much further, it’s worth me saying we did and still do love the motorhome lifestyle and method of travel. It’s incredibly flexible, comfortable and safe (this is what our current van looks like inside<\/a>). There are no suitcases or backpacks to lug about (except when we break down<\/a>!). We get to sleep in our own bed every night, with our own pillow and teddy bears! We have a fridge and freezer full of our favourite goodies a few steps away, along with a hot shower, blown-air heating, kitchen, clean loo and wardrobe. With a Kindle we’ve a huge library with us, and we’ve always-on internet (using this system<\/a>, and these SIMs<\/a>) so can watch TV pretty much anywhere<\/a>. There are thousands upon thousands of places to stay, many of them free or low-cost<\/a>, and some of them simply out-of-this world. Over the years we’ve stayed in 968 places across 30-odd countries (overnight location map here<\/a>, and summaries of previous tours here<\/a>). It’s been one hell of a ride, and we’ll continue touring in the coming years, if the gods allow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zagan, our latest Hymer B544, at one of the most picturesque service points we’ve ever been to in the Lofoten Islands, Norway (blog post here<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Advantages of Full-Time Motorhome Touring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are the big advantages we found of full-timing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n