{"id":142304,"date":"2024-02-12T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-gave-up-renting-in-london-to-live-nomadically-its-dramatically-enriched-my-life-lydia-swinscoe\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:23:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T09:23:49","slug":"i-gave-up-renting-in-london-to-live-nomadically-its-dramatically-enriched-my-life-lydia-swinscoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-gave-up-renting-in-london-to-live-nomadically-its-dramatically-enriched-my-life-lydia-swinscoe\/","title":{"rendered":"I gave up renting in London to live nomadically \u2013 it's dramatically enriched my life | Lydia Swinscoe"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nShort-term lodgings, pet-sitting \u2026 it\u2019s taken me everywhere from Dorset to Tbilisi, and I\u2019ve (mostly) enjoyed itI\u2019m typing this while sitting at a very nifty, handmade foldaway desk in a compact, one-bedroom flat in Kentish Town. The cosy apartment\u2019s dark wooden floorboards are overlaid with thick, Bhutanese woven rugs depicting tigers and mandalas. When I make toast on weekends, miniature, primary-coloured Tibetan prayer flags, strung above the toaster, dance in the rising heat. Bedroom bookshelves are stacked with intriguing travel guides, musings on Buddhism, and titles extolling the benefits of cold-water swimming; a good thing since Hampstead Heath\u2019s Kenwood ladies\u2019 pond is just a 35-minute walk away. Parliament Hill Lido is even closer.This feelgood flat has been the ideal winter bolthole, and a place I felt immediately at home when I moved in three months ago. But come spring I\u2019ll be living somewhere entirely different, in a completely new flat or house, most likely in a new borough, perhaps a new city, maybe even a new country. These are the exciting unknowns in my transient life.Lydia Swinscoe is a freelance travel writer Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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