This family of four are driving around Asia in a bus
(CNN) — Packing their lives up and heading off on a lengthy road trip was something Nina and Kai Schakat, both from Germany, had envisioned doing together during their retirement.
But after the death of Nina’s father, and the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the couple, who have two children, Ben, 11 and Leni, 10, decided that they couldn’t wait any longer.
“We were just wondering why everybody waits until retiring,” Nina tells CNN Travel. “And we challenged ourselves to think if such a trip is possible to enjoy with the kids when they are in the right age