'We worked on the Covid frontline - now we're travelling the world living off £1k a month'

A couple have swapped hospital wards for a life on the road spending just £1,000 a month travelling the world in a campervan.

Physiotherapists Sarah Brown, 31, and Phil Taylor, 28, who both worked on the NHS frontline during the pandemic, met at work in 2018 and immediately bonded over their dream of becoming nomads.

The couple bought a van for £4,500 in 2020 and spent two years converting it into a habitable campervan, which cost them a further £10,500.

They have now left their former lives behind and are “living almost like locals” in countries including France, Portugal and Morocco.

The pair were renting a house in Mansfield, Derbyshire, where Phil was helping Covid patients in intensive care at King’s Mill hospital. They ended their tenancy shortly before hitting the road in June this year and started their journey in France before travelling through Europe to North Africa.

Phil has been busking with his saxophone on streets across Europe to continue funding their travels and make their new lifestyle sustainable for as long as possible. Sarah has meanwhile been trying to set up a business coaching and selling digital products remotely from the road.

Originally planning to travel for a year, Sarah and Phil have already considered extending their trip by another 12 months and are swapping between Europe and Africa across their journey to navigate post-Brexit travel restrictions for Britons.

The couple budgeted £2,000 a month to live on for the year, which they saved before travelling, but have been spending about £1,000 since being on the road.

Sarah told PA Real Life: “There’s just a combination of the spontaneity of it and the fact that there are a lot of unexpected things that can happen that has made this trip so