‘We go on holiday 10 times a year and prefer to spend our money on memories and being a bit selfish’

Meet the DINKs who go on 10 holidays a year, love a lie in and say they prefer to spend money making memories and being a ‘bit selfish’. Hannah Bird and her husband Charlie Camper are currently child-free and in their “DINK era” – which stands for ‘dual income no kids’.

The couple love to jet off on holiday as often as they can and have visited 34 countries in total together. They throw themselves into experiences such as skydiving, skiing and snorkelling and wouldn’t swap their lifestyle to have children.

After tying the knot in September 2023, the pair say they are constantly inundated with people asking when they will have a family but it’s not something they are planning yet.

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Hannah, 25, a travel blogger, from Weston-super-Mare, said: “We could save our money for our future kids but instead we were like screw it – let’s be a bit selfish. We’re investing in our memories. Lie ins all the way. You shouldn’t shame people for not wanting kids.”

Hannah and Charlie, 24, a professional golfer, have been travelling for the last five years – finding the cheapest flights to jet off on budget holidays. The couple have visited countries such as Iceland, Spain, Austria and Croatia.

Charlie works Thursday to Sunday so the pair are often able to squeeze in cheap trips on the first three days of the week. Hannah said: “We try and go away once a month.”

The couple made even more of an effort to fulfil their dreams after Hannah was diagnosed with Diffuse large B cell lymphoma – an aggressive cancer – in April 2022.

Now cancer-free, they feel even more determined to do what they want. Hannah and Charlie are thinking of having a family in the future but can’t have a biological child as Charlie has a genetic heart condition caused by a gene mutation.

He currently has a defibrillator fitted to shock his heart if he goes into cardiac arrest. Hannah said: “We definitely want kids but can’t have biological kids. We’d have to go through horrendous hoops.”

The couple currently feel they wouldn’t be able to have the same lifestyle if children were involved. In January they spent their honeymoon visiting India, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Brisbane, Japan and Hong Kong.

Hannah said: “You can travel with kids but it’s very different. “We go skydiving and spend hours in the sea. You can’t do that with a child.”

Hannah and Charlie say trolls says their lives can’t be “fulfilled” without children. Hannah said: “People say if you don’t have a child you’re not fulfilling your life. “I’m pretty happy sat on a beach. If you don’t want kids – that’s okay. If you do – that’s okay.”

Countries the couple have visited

England, Scotland, Wales
Italy
Netherlands
France
Belgium
Germany
Slovakia
Vatican City
Austria
Czech republic
Greece
Switzerland
Spain
Iceland
Portugal
Croatia
Turkey
Malta
USA
Qatar
UAE
Maldives
Ireland
Finland
Poland
Denmark
Jordan
Korea
India
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Australia
Japan
Hong Kong