Brighton couple visits dozens of countries in 16 year adventure

Craig Hubbard and Lauren Winslow-Llewellyn have been to six continents while on their travels which have taken them to countries including Honduras, Cambodia and Tajikistan.

The couple still want to continue their adventures abroad but say they are now looking for a “home base” to settle down in.

Craig and Lauren in Petra in Jordan (Image: SWNS)

Craig and Lauren, who are from Brighton, started travelling together in 2008 having met the year before.

They are currently in China. Lauren, 34, said: "We love variety. We get bored in one place so travelling fills us with joy because we’re constantly seeing and experiencing new things.

Craig and Lauren watching the northern lights (Image: SWNS)

"Being out in nature is the best part for us, seeing different landscapes from the desert to the mountains and searching for different wildlife along the way.

"We also love the freedom to go where we want. If we’re enjoying an area we can stay longer or if it’s not what we expected then we can catch a bus to a new place."

Lauren and Craig at Kul Ukok in Kyrgyzstan (Image: SWNS)

Lauren met Craig, 40, in 2007 when he had returned from his own travels in 2007 and she was working as a pot washer to save money for a gap year.

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The couple booked a one-way ticket to Australia and have since visited 86 countries in 16 years.

Lauren and Craig living in a camper van (Image: SWNS)

Craig and Lauren, who document their travels on TikTok and Instagram, fund their journeys by working in the places they travel to and have taken jobs as lumberjacks and sweet potato farmers in return for food and board.

Their highlights include swimming with sea lions in Argentina and watching wild bears and wolves in North America.

Lauren and Craig at the pyramids in Egypt (Image: SWNS)

After 16 years of travelling they would now like to slow down a little and have a home they can return to.

Lauren said: "I think we’re getting to the point where we’d like a home base.

"We don’t know where yet but it would be nice to have some land in the wilderness somewhere to come back to and maybe do shorter trips like three months travel a year."