About Us

We are Helen, Jim, Rafe and Odessa and we decided to put the rest of life on hold and embark on a one year trip around the world. We (Jim and Helen) have both travelled quite a bit ourselves both in our own time and professionally. Helen is a petrophysicist and Jim is in technology. We both felt that one of the best things we could do for the children would be to expose them to as broad as possible range of cultures, people, experiences and flavours. With this in their personal ‘experience banks’ this would provide a good bedrock for their future choices, education and development. And of course we could also have a great time along the way.

We are often asked if the COVID pandemic influenced our decision or timing. The answer is no, not really. The timing was set mainly by the combination of both kids’ school years. There was a one year window, so let’s get out there!