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One day I want to escape

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I want to believe there are still places in the world that haven't been ruined or filled with teeming housing projects, urban blight and endless stretches of tarmac and grey.  I hope to be able to go live in one of these places in the future and find some sort of peace.  Either as part of a small community or with significant others who feel as I do.  As such I developed an interest in sustainability and self sufficiency.  Though it sounds naive, I like urban life a little less each time I'm exposed to it.

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  • What you describe is how I felt watching Long Way Round as they travelled mongolia or other travel programmes crossing remote places.

    It sounds silly, but recently taking my lawn and turning into a veg garden has been so rewarding. I could in theory undo it at any time, and the housing haven't yet complained. It is so much more beautiful than it ever was. I have hundred of different plant species, get loads of birds, frogs, newts, and even recently a hedgehog.

    Unfortunately, dreams of having a smallholding in the country where I can be the reclusive writer I was born to be are easily dashed when I consider that the country often isn't well equipped. I get my food shop delivered by a supermarket, and many supermarkets don't have extensive deliveries in rural areas. Then there's trains on which to travel on the rare occasions I want to visit friends. And finally, the money. Often this is the major problem. Rural areas have been taken up by a lot of rich folks.

    There are people that manage it. I LOVE watching Roaming Wild Rosie, and Nelferch on Youtube. The former has a cabin in Sweden and the later a farm in England. I expect though the realities of their lives don't tend to get shown quite as much on their youtube channels.

    Still, it's a lovely dream, and for anyone who has that dream I sincerely hope they find way of achieving them.

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  • What you describe is how I felt watching Long Way Round as they travelled mongolia or other travel programmes crossing remote places.

    It sounds silly, but recently taking my lawn and turning into a veg garden has been so rewarding. I could in theory undo it at any time, and the housing haven't yet complained. It is so much more beautiful than it ever was. I have hundred of different plant species, get loads of birds, frogs, newts, and even recently a hedgehog.

    Unfortunately, dreams of having a smallholding in the country where I can be the reclusive writer I was born to be are easily dashed when I consider that the country often isn't well equipped. I get my food shop delivered by a supermarket, and many supermarkets don't have extensive deliveries in rural areas. Then there's trains on which to travel on the rare occasions I want to visit friends. And finally, the money. Often this is the major problem. Rural areas have been taken up by a lot of rich folks.

    There are people that manage it. I LOVE watching Roaming Wild Rosie, and Nelferch on Youtube. The former has a cabin in Sweden and the later a farm in England. I expect though the realities of their lives don't tend to get shown quite as much on their youtube channels.

    Still, it's a lovely dream, and for anyone who has that dream I sincerely hope they find way of achieving them.

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