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Brits fell in love while stranded abroad – so they went travelling together
Brits fell in love while stranded abroad - so they went travelling together,Becca Hill and Tommy Lloyd, both from the UK, travelled separately to Australia, but Covid-19 brought them together to swim with sharks, go naked bungee jumping and drive 15,000km across the nation

Brits fell in love while stranded abroad – so they went travelling together

A couple have been living the dream after travelling over 15,900km around Australia.

Becca Hill and Tommy Lloyd, both from the UK, became stranded down under during the coronavirus pandemic.

The duo had arrived separately in Australia in 2020 as solo travellers with big plans that relied on staying for 12-months with a Working Holiday Maker visa.

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But, just two weeks after Tommy arrived and a month after Becca touched down, the nation closed its borders.

Tommy commented: “I had spent months saving and building an itinerary in preparation for my dream trip and when it was finally starting to happen, news broke of the restrictions.

“I didn’t quite know how to process it and had to make a very quick choice between packing up and returning home, or committing to the uncertainty and staying without any governmental assistance.”

Becca Hill and Tommy Lloyd with kangaroos
Becca Hill and Tommy Lloyd with kangaroos (Image: Becca Hill and Tommy Lloyd/ Welcome to Travel)