Nikola Borić and his partner Zorana sold their house and land in Papuk and have been living in a camper without a permanent address for 100 days. According to Borić, overall expenses dropped by roughly half: electricity, water and utility bills disappeared, but fuel and food costs increased.
During the first 100 days they never paid for a campsite stay. Strangers offered them water, electricity and places to park, including stables. Borić, a former athletics coach and entrepreneur, said on social media that instead of a permanent address they now have a trailer, a home on wheels and horses. According to him, global interest in vanlife is growing by double-digit percentages annually, and in the United States the number of people living this way rose from fewer than two million to more than three million in a few years.