A COUPLE have revealed they have ditched the UK to live in a grotty caravan in Benidorm,
Gemma and Nicky took to social media to share their journey moving to sunny Spain and transforming the rundown home on wheels.
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The pair bought the caravan for just £2,500 and it’s clear why the price was so cheap.
From the look of the caravan, it appeared it hadn’t been cleaned in years as it was covered in dirt and algae on the outside.
Inside, the couple’s new home wasn’t much better, and the previous tenants had left many of their belongings inside.
The inside hadn’t been decorated in years as Gemma joked, ‘Inside was like a time capsule.’
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But despite the initial look of the caravan, the pair were prepared to invest and transform it into a dream home at the Villamar camping site.
Currently, the pair plans to use the caravan as a vacation home and hopes to come out at least once a month.
But Gemma revealed they were currently applying for Spanish residency so they could stay in the caravan full time.
Currently, you can travel to Benidorm for up to 90 days in any 180 days without a visa.
If you want to stay for longer or work, you will need to apply for a visa or residency, the latter of which Gemma and ~Nicky are in the process of doing.
The pair is paying an additional £5,000 a year for site fees to use the amenities.
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While the grubby caravan may not be to everyone’s taste, the camping site’s amenities are.
The Villamar site the pair have purchased their caravan includes an indoor pool as well as an outside heated pool.
And for those wanting to get out of the site you can make your way to Levante beach in just a quick walk.
The site also boasts a bar and lounge area around the pool, a restaurant and lots of kid activities to keep the whole family entertained.
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The clip has since gone viral on their joint TikTok account @villamar.gemmanicky with over 306k views and 3,600 likes.
People were quick to take to the comments
One person wrote: “£3k is nothing, looks like there’s plenty of space. Soon get it looking nice.”
Another commented: “I’d buy it! You’re buying the lifestyle as well, bit of elbow grease and you’ll have it how you want it, you’re living the life a lot of us want, enjoy!”
“I did the same, I live here on the site over the road from Villamar,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Very nice, sure it will be lovely. Enjoy.”
Someone else added: “100% would buy one and do it up as and when I had spare cash.”
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