Ariel de Ramos and Liz Howes, from Spain and Australia respectively, met in an environmental education centre in Lake District, England. Ariel had travelled previously from Spain to India by land for a year. Liz had explored Australia, New Caledonia, and Scotland, and taught in an Aboriginal school in Broome.
They had a long distance relationship for four years, communicating online and visiting each other before they lived together in London. In 2013 they explored Europe for a month travelling by coaches and staying on couches. They now live in Melbourne.