- Helena and Michael Sula live a life filled with adventure, moving from US to UK
- They moved from Texas to Oxford, revealing why they didn’t chose London
- Some of the reasons included cost of living and crowded public transport
An American couple who moved to Oxford have revealed the various reasons they skipped out on living in London.
Helena and Michael Sula live a life filled with adventure, and are constantly packing up their things and finding a new place to call home.
Most recently, the lovebirds relocated from Dallas, Texas, to Oxford, United Kingdom, and have been documenting their journey on their TikTok to their more than 274,000 followers.
And while London is the capital of England, the couple opted for the less populated city because they wanted to live ‘somewhere smaller’ and the soaring cost of living.
An American couple who moved to Oxford have revealed the various reasons they skipped out on living in London
Helena and Michael Sula live a life filled with adventure, and are constantly packing up their things and finding a new place to call home
Most recently, the lovebirds relocated from Dallas, Texas, to Oxford. They shared why they chose to move to the less populated city over London
In a clip, which has so far amassed more than 30,000 views, Helena revealed why she and her husband decided not to relocate to London.
She captioned the video: ‘I love London, I just knew it wasn’t for me.’
‘London was just named the best city in the world, here’s why we chose not to live there,’ the travel blogger said at the beginning of the clip.
She began by noting that the couple wanted to live somewhere smaller.
London has a population of 9,648,000 while Oxford has a population of 162,222, according to the World Population Review.
Helena also raved about the transportation in Oxford, which is about one hour away from London.
‘Oxford is also bike-able so we can get everywhere we need to go on a bike,’ she said while showing a clip of the couple biking through the county.
Helena noted that London’s public transportation was crowded and the ‘overall cleanliness is not great.’
Helena noted that London was too big for the couple as they didn’t want to deal with ‘big city problems’
The jet-setter then noted that London was much more expensive to live in, adding that it was out of their price range
The jet-setter then noted that London was much more expensive to live in, adding that it was out of their price range.
She explained: ‘London is expensive. Housing prices are much higher, especially if you want a garden like we did with our two dogs.’
At the end of the clip, she said: ‘I think London is incredible, which is why I chose to move to Oxford, a city close to London. It’s just not for me.’
Viewers flooded the comments section and raved about Oxford, with many of them agreeing with Helena.
Viewers flooded the comments section and raved about Oxford, with many of them agreeing with Helena
One person said: ‘I absolutely love London, but I wouldn’t live there. I would also move to somewhere smaller. Oxford looks beautiful.’
Someone else commented: ‘Good choice.’
‘I 100 per cent agree with you. In my opinion, living within the Home Counties is great,’ another user added.
‘I agree with all of this and have lived in and outside London. Now in Scotland,’ one person wrote.