AN ADVENTUROUS duo have ditched the London life to live full time in their converted campervan and are now heading down under on the cheap. Ilford couple Ellis Gerry and Alexandra Katie, both 27, abandoned their East London borough for a life on the road last year. The thrifty pair set their sights 30,000 miles away, on Australia , and bought the second-hand campervan for £3,000.
Alex told PA Real life: “We wanted to save enough money so that we wouldn’t have to work along the way.” Ellis added: “We’re very strict with our budget, so we have £34 per day between us and that is for everything: food , petrol, admission fees.” The respective geography teacher and learning assistant spent three years stringently saving up , and now claim they are set get all the way to Australia without earning a single penny.
Read more Campervan News Alex expect this will take around 27 months and the pair are already successfully nine months into the trip, approximately 9,500 miles so far. With their strict daily budget of £34, Alex and Ellis estimated they're spending a third of the average living cost in London. Feeling the cost of living crisis squeeze they wanted to try out a new nomadic way of life and have no regrets with their decision.
They daring duo said they 'really love the lifestyle' despite it not being particularly luxurious . Most read in Motors For their travels, they have forgone a proper shower, toilet , and running water. Thanks to their solar panel and public .