A couple quit their high-flying jobs to live in a van and travel around 12 countries in five months with their dog - after spending £10k to deck it out with heating, solar panels and a shower.

Sammy and Chris Hoar, both 30, bought their Ford Transit in May 2021 for £3,700.

The pair fell in love with van life after renting a vehicle when they went on holiday to New Zealand in 2018.

After buying their first van in October 2018, the couple knew it was the life for them and bought their now-permanent home-on-wheels in 2021.

The adventurous pair didn't skimp out on spending £10k on installing a heating system, solar panels, a shower and lounge area to make their van feel more like a home.

Now, the couple travel around the world in their home on wheels and have visited 12 countries spending 174 days on the road.

Sammy, a former business owner turned content creator, from Plymouth, Devon, said: "Chris came from work and said we'd found a van that we had been working for.

"He told me to have an open mind and we drove five hours there and back to Bradford, West Yorkshire, to collect it.

"We have always loved to travel, and we love adventure.

"We always used to joke about going to live on the road one day.

"It was a massive commitment for us.

"To everyone on the outside, we were pretty set up in life.

"We had our own house, Chris was an engineer, I was a business owner, and we were very established.

"To give all that up was a shock to some people but we longed for adventure.

"Fletcher has been incredible, he is so adaptable. He is with us 27/7 it is hard to separate us we are this little team."