About Us

A Brief History

We sold everything we own and left our corporate jobs to travel full time in 2014. The Scenic Route tells of our travels and adventures on the road. Originally from the UK, we are also US citizens and prior to hitting the road had lived in California for almost 15 years. Our first 11 years were spent in the San Francisco Bay Area and the last 4 years in beautiful downtown San Diego.

We were married in Penang, Malaysia 29 years ago, so I guess travel was always in our blood.

We both had corporate jobs for 20 plus years, Iain in electronics manufacturing industry, Kate in healthcare marketing. But we tired of the 9 to 5 corporate worlds. A week or two vacation each year was not cutting it for us, we wanted to see more places and have more experiences. Honestly we just wanted to be happier.

We worked out that without the costs of owning a home we could make a nomadic life work. So in June of 2014 we sold our home and car and bought a big ass truck and an Airstream trailer. In our first three years of traveling we split our time between global travel staying in furnished apartment rentals, and exploring the US in the Airstream. At the beginning of 2018 we sold the Airstream and transitioned to traveling around Europe in a motorhome.

We like to hike and bike, see beautiful scenery and architecture, visit cool towns and cities, eat great local food and drink lovingly crafted beer and wine. We love to watch smart, independent movies, and thought provoking TV. Iain loves to keep in touch with all aspects of technology on the road. Kate works as a sales & marketing executive and has also written her first book!

Ten years after our life-changing decision to sell our home, we are still enjoying the traveling life. At the end of 2019, we decided to have a home base again. This time we chose Southern Spain and plan lots more adventures traveling from our home in the Costa del Sol. After hunkering down due to COVID, we recently resumed our traveling ways .