Fin and Sioned
Young couple Fin and Sioned want to swap their small-town life in Wales for an adventure across the world; learning more about themselves - and each other - along the way.
Why did you want to take part in the series?
It鈥檚 a way to see if [we]... can work forever.
Sioned: I wanted to travel anyway, so it's a great start for that, but along with discovering more about myself and Fin, just strengthening that bond in a very real and authentic way. We've not really been together, just the two of us, before so this is something where we will have to rely and depend on each other - we don’t have another choice. A lot about self-discovery I think as well as seeing more of the world in the process.
Fin: It’s a way to see if me and her can be together basically, if it can work forever. A challenge to see if it will make or break us.
Have you picked up any tips from previous series?
Sioned: I’ve got travel cards that have pictures of transport on them, because we’ve seen on previous series, other parts of the world, being able to communicate is hard, especially where we are.
How have you prepared for the trip?
Fin: I've been going on a lot of hikes. We’ve been on some walks together. Sioned was trying to learn a bit of Spanish, although that's totally out of the window here!
Sioned: It's been mainly fitness preparations. We did try to do stuff without our phones - try to direct ourselves, but it was hard as our phone was always in our pocket so I'd always reach for it but now we don't have a choice.
What’s the most unusual thing you’ve brought with you?
Fin: I was going to bring my back scratcher as Sioned won’t do it, but I didn’t end up packing it!
Sioned: I’ve got quite a lot of sentimental stuff with me as my mum's quite sad about me leaving. I have a few bracelet charms that have welsh words from my mum on. Fin’s mum gave me a bracelet and he’s got a matching one. I've got a few badges pinned to my bag from my grandparents and my mum. And i have my Wales towel – a reminder of home!
Name the top three creature comforts you’ll struggle to live without?
Sioned: Pets. Big time. I've got two dogs and a hamster.
Fin: I've got Oscar, my dog, and Winston, my cat. Just food as well. Nothing fancy, just plain and boring food, so chicken and rice and tuna with sweetcorn. Also driving, I'm going to miss driving to the gym or just going for a drive.
