Not only have Georgia and Joel Munn ticked off a bucket-list for many Aussies by travelling around the nation, they have also created a side hustle which makes them thousands. The pair decided to give van life a try after Georgia, 29, who works in events, was diagnosed with chronic fatigue. They spent a year on the road in a former tradie's van they converted themselves, to give her the chance to recover.
And now they are back home, other people are able to taste the life too, by hiring their van. The couple, from Brisbane, spent $42,000 buying and transforming their the old tradie vehicle. As Joel, 25, is a carpenter they did have a head start on doing the work.
And a key non-negotiable they wanted was a space-saving bed, Georgia, said. They installed a Happijac, which it allows the whole bed to be lifted and stored by the van's roof when it's not being used. "That sort of becomes your loungeroom, and when you go to sleep you put the whole bed down," she tells 9Travel.
"It doubled our space." The couple went everywhere from Queensland to Tasmania and had a few highlights. Porcupine Gorge in Northern Queensland was "really beautiful," Georgia says.
And while the pair thought Uluru would be "over rated," it really wasn't. Maria Island in Tasmania was also at the top of their list. There they swapped the van to stay in the old penitentiary there.
"There was just the most crazy uninterrupted wildlife I've ever seen," she said. Over the year they spent around $30,000 .
