Most people won’t bat an eyelid if you tell them about your latest getaway. But driving through 33 countries in a year? That’s the kind of story you save and file away for posterity. Meet Ben and Sophee Southall, the authors of travel website Best Life in the World.
Ben’s the one who made the news in 2009 when he beat 34,000 others to nab the position of caretaker of Hamilton Island in Queensland, which came with a huge paycheck and a luxe villa.
No stranger to adventure, he and his partner Sophee put in about 18 months of planning before they set out from Singapore in February last year. Some of their favourite experiences here included catching a glimpse of the Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay, trying out local hawker fare and listening to Dick Lee's tunes.