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Wales Online
Jack Bowman & Elaine Blackburne

Couple sell up for dream trip to see Europe after tumour blow

When Trisha Pugh was diagnosed with a tumour in the pituitary gland, at the base of her brain, she began to find her vision was being damaged. With a 10-month wait for surgery, and no guarantee it will help her sight in the long-term, she and husband Gareth decided to see the world while she still can.

So the pair sold up their possessions to enjoy a trip of a lifetime driving round Europe in a campervan. And while they have no plan of their exact destinations, high on their list are some places closer to home including Devils Bridge Falls in Wales and Stonehenge.

The couple had already carried out trips to Scotland and Ireland, taking in the British Isles, when Trish was diagnosed with the tumour, speeding up their dream cross-continent road trip. But after renting motorhomes to start with, they splashed out on a Fiat Cheyenne 840SE motorhome and setting up a YouTube channel to diary their trips.

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