A Couple Who Quit City Life To Travel The UK In A Renovated Minibus Have Revealed How They Cut Their Outgoings From Over £3 500 To Around £250 A Month

A couple who quit city life to travel the UK in a renovated minibus have revealed how they cut their outgoings from over £3,500 to around £250 a month.
Graphic designers Charlie Osman, 28, and Josh Akhtar, 29, decided to swap their £1,600-a-month rented studio flat in for life on the road in a converted a £4,500 Mercedes-Benz minibus.
The couple spent £15,000 renovating the vehicle, stripping out rows of dated seats and adding a kitchen, seating area and a full-sized double bed at the back of the bus.  
Now, they do freelance work from their van three days a week as they continue on their challenge of camping in all 15 of the UK's National Parks.

National Parks all allow camping either in designated areas or as 'wild camping'.
Graphic designer Charlie Osman, 28 ditched city life in October 2020 to travel the UK's 15 national parks with boyfriend Josh Akhtar, https://dadresi.com/index.php?title=Henderson_New_Chairman_Of_Cricket_Australia 29, in a £4,500 Mercedes-Benz minibus.

Pictured, Charlie posing in the minibus during their DIY renovations 
The couple spent £15,500 renovating the van and now work freelance just three days a week.

Pictured, Charlie posing in their newly renovated minibus 
In May 2020 the couple bought the 2006 Mercedes-Benz Vario 614D minibus in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, and began renovating the vehicle.

Pictured, the bus before renovation
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