Hi, we are Lou and Aris, AKA Bid and Babs, our names come from the term ‘Biddy’ and the Birmingham famous ‘Bab’ which have been our nicknames for each other for years. We both share a passion for good food and drinks, exploring, travel and fitness, unfortunately we are not great lovers of museums or historic sites but please don’t hold that against us! So you will see our travels will be very food focused, with some random gyms so we can keep our fitness up!
From a very young age Aris had an obsession with Japan and all things Japanese, much like Lou’s Greek one! In 2023 we went on an epic trip to Japan but barely scratched the surface and had to return.
Back in 2024 we applied to take part in the BBC show Race Across the World, however we were unsuccessful and decided why don’t we create our own journey? My Mom was terminally sick during 2024 and I gave up my food business to care for her, unfortunately we lost her on New Years Day 2025 so from then on we started planning our trip, which gave us a focus during a difficult time. We sold lots of possessions, worked hard, tried learning Japanese and aimed to leave in May 2025 and head into Europe. The plan being travel across Europe to Turkey, on to SE Asia and into Japan, where we aim to explore the land of the rising sun.