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BEACH PARADISE: Meg Collins and Tom Williams share their tips on how to undertake long-term travel. <\/p>\n
If someone told you they travelled the world on $225 a month, you would probably raise an eyebrow and laugh them off as crazy. <\/p>\n
But that is the reality for Australian Meg Collins and Brit Tom Williams, a couple who are seeing the wonders of the world with what most people would use to pay one week's rent. <\/p>\n
The couple met in 2010 while working on cruise ships, before deciding to settle down in 2012 and save for a house. <\/p>\n
\"It was that whole 'we're 30 now we should probably settle down' thing,\" Williams said. <\/p>\n
They soon realised that sounded like a horrible idea. <\/p>\n
\"Being in debt for 20-odd years and then when we have kids, she'll have to stop working and I'll have to get a different job other than being a musician and I'll hate whatever I'm doing,\" Williams said. <\/p>\n
So in 2013, with A$35,000 (NZ$36,300) saved, they decided to flag the quarter-acre dream and go and see the world. <\/p>\n
They left their jobs as a travel agent (Collins) and wedding singer (Williams) and set off. <\/p>\n
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