A COUPLE has advised how they moved into their Land Rover Defender and saved £60,000 on lease.
Nick Chazee and Mathilde Vougny ditched their 9 to fives to clock up 68,350 miles travelling throughout the globe of their rugged Land Rover Defender 110.
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They selected the automobile for its sturdiness and flexibility, choosing a mannequin with a “pop-top” roof that permits them to face inside, making it extra spacious and cozy.
However it would not have a correct mattress and the couple have to scrub of their sink.
Nick advised The Solar: “It’s sturdy and dependable, and the Land Rover group is world.
“Wherever we go, there’s at all times somebody with a Defender who’s able to assist if we’d like assist.”
The pair have made essentially the most out of the automobile, kitting it out with storage for meals, cooking gear and tenting gear.
Mathilde mentioned: “You save rather a lot by cooking your personal meals, we’ve our personal gear so we will scout out native shops for components alongside the best way and make our personal meals on the highway”.
Planning their journey wasn’t simple, however the couple have been decided to make it occur.
After rising annoyed with the constraints of two-week holidays, they left their nine-to-fives and commenced planning their route, drawing inspiration from overlanding teams on Fb.
Mathilde mentioned: “It was about going someplace new on daily basis, assembly completely different folks, and experiencing the world in a method most individuals don’t.”
The couple declare South America is “nice for wild tenting”, permitting them to journey round of their 4×4 and arrange camp wherever the highway takes them.
Nevertheless, the rugged terrain hasn’t at all times been simple to navigate.
South America introduced a few of their hardest driving challenges.
Nick mentioned: “We needed to deal with some fairly harmful roads full of vans and gravel.
“It’s a complete completely different type of driving, and the altitude solely provides to the issue.”
In Bolivia, they confronted 400km of sand dunes with no tracks, whereas in Peru, they took on rocky mountain passes.
However Nick mentioned: “It’s all a part of the expertise.”
He added: “We didn’t need to take the straightforward route. We needed to get off the crushed path and discover the locations others don’t go.”
The couple is fast to dismiss the famed Pan-American Freeway, which stretches by the Americas, calling it dusty and monotonous.
They mentioned: “The principle highway is flat, busy, and never that attention-grabbing.”
“Most individuals find yourself taking facet tracks as a result of it’s simply not the journey they’re searching for.”
As a substitute, Nick and Mathilde desire the extra rugged, remoted routes that supply them an opportunity to fulfill locals and immerse themselves within the tradition.
In keeping with the pair, Australian roads has introduced its personal set of challenges.
Whereas the huge, open roads are spectacular, the lengthy distances between locations have made it much less thrilling for the couple.
Mathilde mentioned: “In Australia, you possibly can drive for 700km and never see a lot in between.
“It grew to become a bit repetitive after some time.”
With their Land Rover as their house and Instagram followers cheering them on, Nick and Mathilde are decided to see all of it, one adventurous mile at a time.
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