In April 2016, my husband Thomas and I were living in our house in Newcastle, NSW Australia with our English staffy, Beni and a cat Mossy. We had jobs and we had a mortgage. We had health insurance. We had two beautiful grown up daughters and our first grandson, who was five months old. We had friends, we had a computer and wifi, we had a big tele, a dishwasher, a coffee machine. We had a couple of cars and a boat. We had everything

 

Looked good on the surface but something was missing. We weren’t happy. We were both getting bored with our jobs and looking for better ones. Would new jobs take away this feeling of just working to pay our bills? The feeling of being dictated to by society’s rules…… “work hard until you are 65, 67, 69; take four weeks holiday a year; paying off your mortgage is your first priority; you must have health insurance;” etc etc.

 

Even though we both worked, we didn’t seem to be saving much money. It seemed to cost a lot to keep those vehicles insured and registered, to keep the mobile phones connected, to have health insurance. It costs money to have the clothes you need for work, petrol in the cars, social outings to keep us stay connected.

 

So one day we decided to sell everything we own, buy a four wheel drive and a caravan and hit the road in search of happiness. Almost three years on and I have the urge to share this experience, so started this blog. I will start at the beginning, write often, sharing our experience of travelling around Australia, with our dog, working as we go to fund the trip. Welcome aboard!