LifeLong Adventure: Adventure time

Tired of the daily grind? You could always just leave it all behind – whether volunteering, kayaking, or exploring new places, meeting people, and making memories you’ll have forever, writes Jillian Bolger

Cathy Lawson and Andy Curtis travelled to 21 countries in ten months

After 30 years of marriage, and to celebrate their 50th birthdays, Hugh and Susan Duffy from Baldoyle set off on a year-long round-the-world trip in January 2011.

“We married and had our boys young and always promised ourselves that when we reared them we would do something exciting for ourselves. After a lengthy discussion with our sons we decided to spend some of their inheritance by re-mortgaging our home to finance the trip. ...