What parts of the world are best for hassle-free long-term van living?
^(["Hassle-free" referring to either cops/rangers giving you the knock or criminals trying to steal your shit, and "free-free" meaning not being forced to stay in camps, parks, etc that you have to pay for.])
The **American West** is chockablock with National Forests and BLM land, with many (if not all) of them allowing you to stay in a single spot for up to two weeks before needing to move on. You could theoretically live there forever, moving around every other week.
In the **Philippines**, where I'm from, you could get park almost anywhere without getting hassled by authorities but, outside of the cities, any van that didn't look like an unassuming truck or was known to be a van camper would eventually draw the wrong kind of attention.
Those are the only places I have any personal experience with. I haven't vandwelled in **Europe**, but from what I've seen/read, while you might be able to get away with a night or two here or there, for longer-term stuff you're expected to stay at caravan parks and campgrounds.
What about the rest of the world? What regions / countries / areas could one vanlive indefinitely, relatively peacefully? #lifestyle