Back to Nature: A 26-Year-Old American Couple Chooses the Forest Over Renting an Apartment

Written by: Little Travel Kid

Housing prices in Hong Kong,along with the cost of living, continue to rise. Not only is it hard to afford mortgage payments or even a down payment, but many people even struggle to rent a place. However, no one wouldeverNoneWhetherAsHowwanttoenduphomeless, yetthisyoungAmericancoupleVANchosetolive in a van, venturing into the forest with the sky as their roof and the ground as their bed, embracing a nomadic lifestyle.

26 AttheEmily ageEmerson Landis of,theycomefrom Louisville, Kentucky, and the two met in a philosophy classand got to know each other.After graduation,theystarted backpackingtotravel around Europe for a month,and latersettled inPortland1for a few years. During that time, the couple realized that signing a residential lease wasn’t suitable for them. They wanted to live a full-time life of camping and exploring the world, rather than only being able to experience it on holidays or days off.

The couple decided to get married in the forest, bought avan,and moved their life into it. Saving income from seasonal jobs was enough to cover their living expenses. Since they only needed to buy daily necessities such as food and gasoline, and kept unnecessary spending onshopping and entertainmentto a minimum, they found this lifestyle to be even more affordable than living in the city.