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Life in a camper on six square meters: story of a couple from Marxzell

15.07.2026 18:00 1 min 1 source РУС
Badische Neueste Nachrichten DEU

Svenja and Sebastian Witzke from Marxzell quit their jobs and apartment five years ago to move into a camper. They travel the world, living on six square meters.

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