KATIE AND PAUL GUERIN FROM THE GOLD
COAST ARE ON A TWO-YEAR ADVENTURE
AROUND AUSTRALIA WITH THEIR THREE-
YEAR-SON OLD, JASPER
We’ve just completed our first six months on
the road and we are still pinching ourselves
that this is our reality!
Thinking back to when this crazy idea was
born, it really was a simple question that set
the wheels in motion to bring our dream to
fruition: What would we do if we had no
restrictions, if money wasn’t a deciding factor?
At its core, Jasper, then 16 months old, was the
real reason behind our decision to travel full-
time. Our little miracle, as we refer to him, had
been a long four-year journey with six rounds
of IVF, multiple doctors and a lot of emotional
and financial strain on our relationship.
For the next few months, the time that we
spent together outside of our very full work and
social lives (Paul held a state management role
and I was juggling a toddler and my own
wellness business) did a complete turn toward
the attainment of our goal.
Our conversations and focus shifted and we
sought out other families, both in Australia and
overseas, that had made this lifestyle their
normal. We purchased a large whiteboard that
we sat in front of our TV, and we formed a
new habit of getting out of bed an hour earlier
to workshop our goals, break down our
individual actions and create a solid plan.