Have you ever considered just taking off?

Overlag · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:20

Gilly said:
Lucky you. Tenerife is a hole.

I beg to differ, its lovely. Where you been?

Azza · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:22

Yep.

Latest problem was that I wasnt sure if I could get a taxi on Christmas day.

Matt · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:22

If i lose my current job then yeah i will leave

I will probably apply for a Canadian visa and go to Vancouver.

I have also randomly been looking at 6month 20+ country adventure tours today! They look like fun.

Wicksta · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:29

I have done twice really, in 1999 I moved to Munich with just two suitcases of stuff and lived in a hotel for a month before I found an apartment. I then moved back to the UK in 2004 after selling most of of stuff in Germany, although I had a transit van full of stuff this time.

KNiVES · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:31

Ok it's not much but I once just woke up, had an impulse to drive all the way to Scotland for absolutely no discernible reason and gone and did it. I didn't actually enjoy myself though, and I got lost.

Just a word of warning

DampCat · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:43

I consider it all the time! I can't do it whilst i'm in a relationship though. She hasn't really done anything wrong yet.

DampCat · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:44

Matt said:
I have also randomly been looking at 6month 20+ country adventure tours today! They look like fun.

website?

loltim · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:47

Overlag said:
I beg to differ, its lovely. Where you been?

Have you properly looked into it? I just wondered what papers you need to go and live there.

deuse · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:47

I have done it with success.

And I would do it all over again in a heart beat.

meghatronic · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:50

uvmain said:
all the time.

This.

And I will do in a few years.

Origin · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:56

Yes moving to Canada with my wife, timescale unsure of but with some hard work, a bit of luck and and lot of saving, hopefully in about 2 years or less

platypus · 2 Jan 2009 at 13:57

KNiVES said:
Ok it's not much but I once just woke up, had an impulse to drive all the way to Scotland for absolutely no discernible reason and gone and did it. I didn't actually enjoy myself though, and I got lost.

Still, sounds like a great idea.

Matt · 2 Jan 2009 at 14:06

DampCat said:
website?

http://www.odysseyoverland.co.uk/index.htm

It was linked to from another forum i visit... i have no idea if they are any good, but it does seem very interesting!

nicktay2605 · 2 Jan 2009 at 14:17

Several times, though I think I would find it difficult to actually do. I am very close to my family and have some really good friends here that I would miss a lot, so I'm not sure I would be able to move at the moment.

Wicksta · 2 Jan 2009 at 14:19

Origin said:
Yes moving to Canada with my wife, timescale unsure of but with some hard work, a bit of luck and and lot of saving, hopefully in about 2 years or less

Good luck with that one, I hope you don't like a life outside of work if you are moving over there.

MikeTimbers · 2 Jan 2009 at 14:20

I moved to Asia (Hong Kong) but I had already arranged a job so it was hardly spur of the moment. If you want to read about a guy doing this, try "The Adventures of Goodnight and Loving" by Leslie Thomas.

THMRK · 2 Jan 2009 at 14:22

I've been thinking about it a lot recently. I think I'll wait for the girlfriend to finish uni then convince her to leave with me.

platypus · 2 Jan 2009 at 14:38

I'm off to Ardnamurchan after work, just booked a room for the weekend

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DampCat · 2 Jan 2009 at 14:44

Matt said:
It was linked to from another forum i visit... i have no idea if they are any good, but it does seem very interesting!

Presumably they're group trips.. any idea how big the groups are? looks like they've only been going a year so i might do some digging... looks good though! Would definately take the stress out of back-packing, especially if it's your first foray into the world.

Edit: groups are 14-26. 14 would be nice!

platypus · 2 Jan 2009 at 14:45

£5,000 though.