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Couple ditched ‘corporate’ life and are travelling a 8 years later

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A couple who lived in Somerset abandoned their ‘corporate’ lifestyle for what they thought would be a ‘grown-up gap year’ exploring Europe in a motorhome – and eight years, as well as 90,000 miles later, they’re still on the road. Karen, 56, and Myles Davies, 57, better known as The Motoroamers, have traversed 27 countries in their trusty vehicle named ‘Scoobie’.

Embarking on their journey in 2016, they’ve managed to work while travelling, with monthly expenses ranging from £1,500 to £2,000, compared to the £1,350 they used to pay just for rent at home. Initially setting out for a year-long European adventure, the couple, who initially met in Cheltenham, found themselves so enamoured with their new nomadic life that they never stopped, making Scoobie their permanent abode.




Now, after covering every corner of Europe and clocking up 90,000 miles, they’ve seen everything from the northern reaches of Norway to the Sahara desert in Morocco, and countless destinations in between. Karen, who is a yoga coach, travel writer, and author of leadership and personal development ebooks, shared: “Now into our ninth year, we are still going and living life to the full.

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“Travel has given us the greatest and most rich classroom we’ve ever experienced. We are more rounded people, have broader perspectives and clearer values. We are loving the freedom and choice that we have created in our lives – and now we want to inspire others to do the same.”

The intrepid pair first crossed paths in March 1988 at an insurance company in Cheltenham and tied the knot swiftly on 7 October 1989. The couple are now marking their 35th Coral anniversary.

Myles and Karen relocated to the Isle of Man in 1995. However, they remember how managing three businesses and working non-stop seven days a week ‘nearly broke them’, leaving them worn out and unwell.

Karen describes how, after withdrawing to the north of the island, they decided to return to the Somerset countryside – a place where they cherished their friends and family but still felt unsatisfied. Always motivated by adventure and exploration, the pair left their corporate jobs to embark on their slow travel journey through Europe in March 2016.

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