“We met at school in 1982. Spent much of our youth on travels and adventures between times of work and study.  Our travels took us to Yugoslavia, Turkey, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Laos, China, Russia and West Africa. We enjoyed travelling at a basic level, usually choosing trekking, cycling or local boats to get around.”

“We moved to the South Coast of England, and married in 1992. Once our two daughters, were 5 and 7  we started to travel again. Trekking in the Atlas mountains of Morroco, trips to Ghana, India, Laos, Georgia, Benin, Burkino Faso, and Bangladesh followed. It was wonderful showing our daughters these amazing places, and travelling as a family brought a different dimension to our travels, with great interactions with local people.”

“Now the kids are off and we can once again plan to travel around interesting parts of the world by tandem: with suitable adjustments made to work commitments ensuring adventures that can last a few months at a time.”

For a great video portrait of the couple’s life of cycling adventures – as well as their escape from the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008 – watch this BBC South Today segment from 2004.

For much more, look at their website, Tandem Travel UK.

Midhurst Youth Trust empowers local young people through a safe space youth club with events and great facilities and supports a camp ground at Stedham that enables youngsters a base for Duke of Edinburgh Award expeditions and other outdoor activities.