Far From Idle

Guides

How the mechanics of long-term travel actually work - residency, borders, long stays. Plain-language, cited, and kept current. Each guide answers the question; the relevant tool sits inside it so you can run your own numbers.

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90/180days in, days in the window How the Schengen 90/180 rule actually works It's a rolling window, not a calendar reset. How the count works, what EES changed (overstays are automatic now), and why ETIAS isn't something you can apply for yet. Pairs with SojournLast checked 14 October 2026 183days - and a home you probably don't have How US state residency works when you don't have a home The 183-day rule is only half the test - it also needs a permanent home you probably don't have. Domicile, the exceptions, and the nine no-income-tax states. Pairs with SojournLast checked 14 October 2026 3clocks, and none of them is six months What actually triggers California residency The six-month-safe-harbor myth, the sleeper vehicle-registration rule, and the three clocks that aren't 183 days. Pairs with LatitudeLast checked 14 October 2026 1garaging address it has never slept at Registering and insuring a car with no address What a garaging address really means, why renewal fails on the post rather than the rules, and why "full-timer" insurance is an RV product. ReferenceLast checked 14 October 2026

One more on the way - planning a long stay without overstaying anything, wherever you're headed. I'm writing them one solid guide at a time rather than posting stubs.