Back in 2012, Alyson and Chef decided to take their two boys, D and Boo, traveling for a year or 3, which turned into 7 or 8 years. Alyson started a travel blog, just for fun. A few years in it was fully funding their lives and by the time they got back to their bricks and mortar in Australia, it was making them an excellent income. Alyson and Chef never planned to stop, but Covid swung the gates shut behind them and they've been stuck ever since, waiting to be free. During their years on the road, the family visited at least 50 countries, sometimes putting down roots for a few months, sometimes traveling at a typical backpacker pace. The younger of the kids was 6 when they left, the elder came back at 15 years old. Neither ever went to school. The elder sat his iGCSEs during the lockdown and passed well. It all worked out wonderfully and if we had our time over we'd certainly do it again.