my travels in pixels

To go to a foreign country, buy a vehicle and travel can be a bit daunting and finding information on how to do it, can be difficult. So how do you do it? The first year we bought a Dodge van, fitted it out and travelled for six months, we loved it so much we decided that we wanted to do it more, but the Dodge was too small and we couldn't face it again. US Travel Visa A normal ESTA travel visa is only for three months, which is not long enough if you want to buy a vehicle and travel. Go to the US consulate in your country and apply for a five year visa, you will need bank and investment details to show you can support yourself and have an idea where you want to travel. A five year visa only cost us $50 more than a six month one and saves you going back each year. On a travel visa, not only can you not do any paid work,  you cannot do any volunteer work either such as being a camp host. How long can I stay in the country at a time? Okay, you have your five year vis...

Flexibility is the key, being able to go with the flow, change your plans to suit new ideas and not go completely out of control while you are doing it! The plan this year was to travel in the Dodge van we bought last year and see Canada and Alaska. We had booked a trip to Lake Clark in mid August to see the Grizzly bears hopefully catching salmon in the streams. When I started working out distances to include the Eastern part of Canada, I became a bit overwhelmed. So when Lindsay complained that I really really needed to start paint stripping our windows (something I had been putting off) I agreed. The was a reason why I didn’t book hotel accommodation in New York – because it turns out we won’t be going there this year after all. Last year we enjoyed touring around the States so much that we decided we would pack our house up, rent it out and come over for a number of years. I checked with Google and the ATO as to how long you can rent your house out and not incur capital ga...