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Le Loup
Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 91 Location: New England Australia.
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 10 1:53 am Post subject: Where and Why? |
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I decided to emigrate from England when I was 19 years of age. My reason for leaving was a need for more room and more freedom. I was born in the country and spent a lot of time in the fields and woods. Slowly the woods and fields were being taken for housing, and my world was shrinking.
I started driving to Cowfold to a property there, but for me this was just not good enough. So I moved to Australia.
Now I own my own forest, Wychwood Forest and I live in it. I have all the freedom and room I need. We have two houses in Wychwood Forest, 4 vehicles, 3 of which are 4WD, and two of those are just for use in the forest. Mainly for transporting firewood.
I could never of acquired this in England, no matter how long and hard I worked.
We are self-sufficient here, or at least we could be if we wanted to grow enough to sell to pay the rates. If TSHTF then we are definately self-sufficient! As it is my Australian wife is a lot younger than I am so she has decided to keep working, where as I have retired and work on the land.
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mousjoos
Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 1986 Location: VERY Sunny SW France
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 10 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Where and Why? |
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Le Loup wrote: |
I decided to emigrate from England when I was 19 years of age. My reason for leaving was a need for more room and more freedom. I was born in the country and spent a lot of time in the fields and woods. Slowly the woods and fields were being taken for housing, and my world was shrinking.
I started driving to Cowfold to a property there, but for me this was just not good enough. So I moved to Australia.
Now I own my own forest, Wychwood Forest and I live in it. I have all the freedom and room I need. We have two houses in Wychwood Forest, 4 vehicles, 3 of which are 4WD, and two of those are just for use in the forest. Mainly for transporting firewood.
I could never of acquired this in England, no matter how long and hard I worked.
We are self-sufficient here, or at least we could be if we wanted to grow enough to sell to pay the rates. If TSHTF then we are definately self-sufficient! As it is my Australian wife is a lot younger than I am so she has decided to keep working, where as I have retired and work on the land.
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I moved to France from Worthing, & had my workshops in Steyning; my SIL has a farm just outside Partridge Green.
You're right that the countryside there is being swallowed up with building, it's just a shame that most of it is not affordable for the locals. |
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Croatia Keith
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nugger
Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 27 Location: North Florida
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All the land in Britain is owned by the wealthy & thats the way it will stay, good old uk where every one is hemmed in,in little box's so the rich can enjoy the county side all to themselves & makes any one that wants a little bit of land for themselves move out the country, sad state of affairs. If any one is interested, I have 5 acres for sale, just up the road from me, ready to move on to with septic, power & well, rates are $300 a year, suwannee river 3 miles away with fantastic fishing, you can also watch the sturgeon jumping 6ft out the water. 30 minutes to the gulf of mexico & excellent hunting for deer, turkey, & hogs. $49,000 2 1/2 hrs north of Orlando. Been here for 10 years & love it. |
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Croatia Keith
Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Posts: 23 Location: Croatia
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