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Forum: Living Car Free
11-29-14, 04:48 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

I can understand the desire to live in a warmer...

I can understand the desire to live in a warmer place. :) After 40+ years living on the Canadian prairies, the warmth of Australia was one of the reasons I decided to move here. :D
Forum: Living Car Free
11-29-14, 12:09 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

So ... where are you moving? And...

So ... where are you moving?


And regarding getting rid of stuff, Rowan and I have each done that twice.

Mine were both voluntary. I got rid of about half my stuff and put the other half into...
Forum: Living Car Free
06-25-14, 11:53 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

We totally replaced it ... and then some.

We totally replaced it ... and then some.
Forum: Living Car Free
05-16-14, 08:18 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

I talk about it a little bit here, in these two...

I talk about it a little bit here, in these two links:

Charlene Barach (Machka) - 2009 Cycling Adventures (http://www.machka.net/2009/2009.htm)
Charlene Barach (Machka) - 2010 Cycling Adventures...
Forum: Living Car Free
05-13-14, 02:28 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

For one thing ... we'd own the place. That would...

For one thing ... we'd own the place. That would probably be the main thing.

Do you know the story of our "rustic year"?
Forum: Living Car Free
05-12-14, 03:11 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Rowan and I lived in a situation similar to that...

Rowan and I lived in a situation similar to that for a year.
In our situation, a year was enough.
If we were to do it again, there would be several changes.
Forum: Living Car Free
02-09-14, 05:31 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Do you mean Top Gear? That's one of our...

Do you mean Top Gear? That's one of our favourites!! :D The British one, of course, not the Australian one.

We get quite a mix of TV here ... Australian, New Zealand, British, Canadian, and US....
Forum: Living Car Free
02-09-14, 03:15 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Don't you get British television ... maybe on...

Don't you get British television ... maybe on PBS?

ABC picks up a number of BBC programs so we watch quite a few British shows. Grand Designs and Man Made Home are on quite frequently each week.
Forum: Living Car Free
02-08-14, 11:48 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

No, not online ... on ABC.

No, not online ... on ABC.
Forum: Living Car Free
01-15-14, 04:12 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

We've started watching an interesting series. We...

We've started watching an interesting series. We all know Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs ... in 2012 he did a series called "Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home". Maybe you've seen it?

Hopefully the...
Forum: Living Car Free
01-07-14, 06:24 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

We've already got free wifi down here ... and if...

We've already got free wifi down here ... and if we don't want to go roaming around for a hot spot, a little usb stick gives us internet anywhere we want to go. :)
Forum: Living Car Free
01-07-14, 05:53 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Many/most places (hostels, campgrounds, hotels,...

Many/most places (hostels, campgrounds, hotels, libraries) have removed all/most of the old computers now because there's free wifi.

When we travelled in 2007, we paid money for 15 minutes of...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-14-13, 09:01 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

In a way, we've sort of been there, done that. ...

In a way, we've sort of been there, done that.

I made 2 significant purges of my stuff (2004 and 2009) and got it all down to 300 cubic feet, which I put into storage. Rowan made one significant...
Forum: Living Car Free
09-14-13, 08:46 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Yes. During both my purges, in 2004 and...

Yes.

During both my purges, in 2004 and 2009, I sold a number of items (as much as I could), I tossed a lot of stuff, and I donated quite a bit to charities/thrift stores.
Forum: Living Car Free
12-11-09, 05:29 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Rowan spent a little more than a year, I believe,...

Rowan spent a little more than a year, I believe, living in a tent as he travelled around working at various orchards back in 2005/2006. After the fires earlier this year he spent 3 months in a...
Forum: Living Car Free
12-09-09, 12:38 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

I wish there were a lot more places about that...

I wish there were a lot more places about that size available. Rowan and I stayed in an apartment (the apartment of a friend who posts here sometimes) about that size in Paris for a few days, and I...
Forum: Living Car Free
11-26-09, 12:15 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Wow! I just got my visa which allows me to work...

Wow! I just got my visa which allows me to work here in Australia ... and got a job. The economy is definitely recovering over here. And according to the news the recession is over in Canada too,...
Forum: Living Car Free
11-24-09, 01:28 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Still???

Still???
Forum: Living Car Free
08-04-09, 02:14 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

This wasn't just an imaginary exercise for my...

This wasn't just an imaginary exercise for my husband, Rowan, on February 7, 2009. A massive bushfire swept through the state of Victoria, Australia that day ... it killed 173 people and left over...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-26-09, 02:40 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Yes it is! :) I don't think it was...

Yes it is! :)

I don't think it was originally meant to be a full time residence when it was first built. I think the intent was that it would be a summer cottage. But it is a full time residence...
Forum: Living Car Free
06-18-09, 06:08 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

It's gorgeous ... very remote, but gorgeous! :)

It's gorgeous ... very remote, but gorgeous! :)
Forum: Living Car Free
06-18-09, 02:29 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Rowan and I are together in our "Love Shack" now....

Rowan and I are together in our "Love Shack" now. :)

The cabin is 9 metres by 6 metres (so, about 20 ft x 30 ft, or about 600 sq. ft ... a pretty good size). It has a fireplace which is our...
Forum: Living Car Free
05-13-09, 11:14 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

There are now 14 photos up, with some shots of...

There are now 14 photos up, with some shots of the interior of the cabin.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14302884@N04/sets/72157611337191865/

Turns out it is well furnished, and comes complete...
Forum: Living Car Free
05-13-09, 11:11 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

When I first moved to Central Alberta I got rid...

When I first moved to Central Alberta I got rid of half my stuff, but still had a lot left. I put most of it into storage with the idea that when I finished school I'd dig it all out and set up a...
Forum: Living Car Free
05-07-09, 04:50 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

It's kind of like a Vancouver winter ... lows...

It's kind of like a Vancouver winter ... lows around 0C or so, maybe -5C on occasion. Some frost, rarely snow at that elevation, but snow in the higher elevations around. Lots of rain. It will be...
Forum: Living Car Free
05-07-09, 02:33 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

We've upgraded from the trailer! It looks like...

We've upgraded from the trailer! It looks like we'll be moving into a one-room cabin in a remote corner of the orchard where Rowan works. The cabin survived the bushfire.

The cabin is fairly...
Forum: Living Car Free
03-16-09, 08:17 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

This is "home sweet home" for now. I haven't seen...

This is "home sweet home" for now. I haven't seen it in person yet, but Rowan's been living there since the fire, and it's possible he'll still be living there when I get there. He has made some...
Forum: Living Car Free
02-18-09, 06:05 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Rowan experienced something like this on February...

Rowan experienced something like this on February 7th ....... and life became a whole lot "simpler" in terms of material things for both of us.





I've been going through my stuff and getting...
Forum: Living Car Free
01-25-09, 06:02 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

You're a Dr? Well ... the fewer patients you...

You're a Dr? Well ... the fewer patients you have, the more simply you'd need to live! :D
Forum: Living Car Free
12-24-08, 12:17 AM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Probably just about as much as the wine! :D ...

Probably just about as much as the wine! :D

Reminds me of a Three's Company episode:

Captain: A cocktail before you dine?
Janet Wood Dawson: Oh, thank you!
[looks at menu and is stunned at...
Forum: Living Car Free
12-23-08, 07:59 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

I think I would have handed the wine list back...

I think I would have handed the wine list back and said that water would do fine. :)
Forum: Living Car Free
12-19-08, 07:46 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Go on a bicycle tour ... an extended one if you...

Go on a bicycle tour ... an extended one if you can manage it.

I lived out of two panniers, a trunk bag, and a handlebar bag for three months ... and discovered what was essential and what was not.
Forum: Living Car Free
10-30-08, 07:55 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

I go to University, and a whole bunch of girls...

I go to University, and a whole bunch of girls got engaged this past summer, with plans to get married this coming summer right after they graduate. Their rings alone cost several thousand dollars,...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-30-08, 07:27 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

Another aspect of simple living ... As you...

Another aspect of simple living ...

As you know, Rowan and I got married in August. Rather than doing the big wedding thing that everyone around us seems to be doing, we opted to go with...
Forum: Living Car Free
10-23-08, 08:37 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

I know what your wife is going through with the...

I know what your wife is going through with the china. In my family, it's a tradition for the mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, etc. etc. to buy the girl turning 18 a china set ... and I...
Forum: Living Car Free
06-25-08, 06:02 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

I almost lived this when I toured for three...

I almost lived this when I toured for three months on my bicycle in Australia a few years ago. For three months I lived out of two panniers, a trunk bag, and a handlebar bag ...... and...
Forum: Living Car Free
03-22-08, 07:41 PM
Replies: 1,820
Views: 457,122
Posted By Machka

In 2004, I packed, sold, tossed, and gave away...

In 2004, I packed, sold, tossed, and gave away all my stuff. I got rid of about half of what I owned then ... and I haven't really added to it (a few textbooks and a few articles of clothing).

My...
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