Firstly, my name is Neill and the one peeking over my shoulder is Julie. We are both around 40 and come from a lovely place in Gods Own Country i.e. "sunny" South Yorkshire. We were both gainfully employed where I worked for an Internet provider and Julie worked for the payroll department of a well-known retailer. We have no children and are, as they say, DINKY or Dual Income No Kids (Yet) we should change that to DINKE (Ever). We own our own home and do not intend to sell it unless we decided to stay away for more than the two years planned. We both have small families and they will be missed whilst we are away although we will always have a plan to get home for emergencies. I would recommend allowing for a visit home in your journeys especially as it can be cheaper than shipping out spare parts ! That's the tight Yorkshireman coming through. We'll see how he gets on with the bribes and Baksheesh in foreign lands.....he won't enjoy that. (Apologies for using the third person, I do that now and again)