I was recently talking to a neighbour of mine who owns a very impressive camper van which is why I have decided to write this article, his name is John. John and his wife provide one way links and John also works part-time at a gym in Birmingham. They are from Birmingham and live in a flat which is their base in the UK to return to when they were not travelling abroad. They plan to travel around different parts of the UK as well as visiting other countries in the world.

I must admit that I would love to do a similar thing to enable me to have a break from the stresses and strains of being a website content copywriter.

John and his wife are both dog lovers who have two dogs of their own. They have never enjoyed leaving these dogs with friends or in kennels when they have been travelling in the past and now they do not have to, as there is plenty of room of course in the camper van.

When talking with John I asked him where he was planning to travel to next. “I am planning to drive South on the M5 towards the SW Coast of England”. He would tour through parts of Devon and Cornwall stopping for a few days in different areas. I enquired as to what day he was expecting to return – “I am not sure really – it all depends on the weather”. Maybe one week or four, I am not sure yet Steve, he said. I could not believe his attitude and his lifestyle, I have to say I was very jealous. What freedom, I thought to myself.

John continued that he plans to travel to Portugal in the next weeks but that there is no rush – it seems to me as if John never rushes anything! This is an important lesson that I need to learn. I wish I had started to do this years ago, but what with work it was impossible really, he continued.

I also have a dog and would love to have this form of travel freedom. I have spoken to my wife about it and she has said that she would prefer to stop in a hotel. In reality my retirement is many years away – you never know by the time the day does arrive she may well have started to like the idea.