Backpacking grandparents who quit their jobs and sold their house to travel the world "can't wait to get back out there" after cancer brought their adventures to a halt.
The pair sold their motorhome in 2023 after realising they spent most of their time backpacking, living in hostels or house-sitting for friends and family in the UK. "We realised we needed to go back home and have it properly checked. When we arrived back in the UK in March, we went to the doctors and found out Kev has cancer.
Tina and Kevin, a telecommunications worker, used to live a "typical family life" with their son, Scott, 36 and daughter, Steph, 31. "I was really unsure - I'd never stayed in a motorhome, let alone thought about travelling round in one. But there was always the thought that 'if it all goes wrong, we can just start again'."
They returned to the UK in February 2023 and decided to sell their motorhome via a broker for £18k. They spend nine months of the year travelling - returning to the UK throughout the year to visit family and friends and to house-sit and pet-sit over the summer.