A married couple who go on holiday ten times a year, like to sleep in and say they prefer to spend money on memories and are ‘a bit selfish’.
Hannah Bird, 25, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and her husband Charlie Camper, 24, are currently child-free and in their ‘DINK era’ – which stands for ‘double income without children’.
The couple love to go on holiday as often as possible and have visited a total of 35 countries together.
They throw themselves into experiences like skydiving, skiing and snorkeling and wouldn’t trade their lifestyle for having children.
After tying the knot in September 2023, the couple says they are constantly inundated with people asking when they will start a family, but they have no plans to do so yet.
Hannah Bird, 25, from Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, and her husband Charlie Camper, 24, who go on holiday ten times a year, like to sleep in and say they would rather spend money on memories and be a bit selfish. ‘ (pictured in the Maldives)
Hannah said: ‘We could have saved our money for our future children, but instead we were like, let’s be a bit selfish.
‘We invest in our memory. Lying all the way. You shouldn’t shame people because they don’t want children.’
Hannah and Charlie, a professional golfer, have spent the last five years traveling to find the cheapest flights for budget holidays.
The couple has visited countries such as Iceland, Spain, Austria and Croatia. Hannah said, “We try to go away once a month.”
Charlie works Thursday through Sunday, so the pair can often take cheap trips the first three days of the week.
The couple stepped up their efforts to make their dreams come true after Hannah was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma – an aggressive cancer – in April 2022.
Now that they are cancer-free, they feel even more determined to do what they want.
Hannah and Charlie think about starting a family in the future, but cannot have a biological child because Charlie has a heart condition caused by a gene mutation.
The couple is currently child-free and in their ‘DINK era’ – which stands for ‘dual income no kids’ (pictured at the Blue Lagoon, Iceland)
They throw themselves into experiences such as skydiving, skiing and snorkeling and wouldn’t trade their lifestyle for having children (pictured skiing in Meribel, France)
The couple likes to go on holiday as often as possible and has visited a total of 34 countries (photo at the Great Barrier Reef)
Now that they are cancer-free, they feel even more determined to do what they want.
He currently has a defibrillator to shock his heart if he goes into cardiac arrest.
Hannah said: ‘We absolutely want children but can’t have biological children. We would have to go through terrible hoops.”
The couple currently feels that they would not be able to live 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 children, 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 say 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 quite happy to be on a beach. If you don’t want kids, that’s okay. If you do that, that’s okay.’
Hannah and Charlie, pictured in Dubai, say trolls say their lives can’t be ‘fulfilled’ without children, but they say they’re quite happy ‘sitting on a beach’
Charlie works Thursday through Sunday, so the pair can often take cheap trips the first three days of the week. In the photo: Hannah paragliding in Austria
The couple, pictured on Airlies Beach in Queensland, stepped up their efforts to make their dreams come true after Hannah was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma – an aggressive cancer – in April 2022. Now that they are cancer-free, they feel even more determined to do what they want
The couple currently feels that they would not be able to have the same lifestyle if children were involved (pictured at Disney World)