For one British family the year ahead will bring a major challenge as they uproot themselves from a life of comparative luxury in favour of roughing it in the rainforest.
Greg Dickens and Guen Bradbury have ditched their dining room table in favour of eating meals on the floor and are building up their children's tolerance to spicy foods in preparation for a 15-month-long adventure in the Amazon.
Greg, 36, and Guen, 35, are leaving the UK on April 17th to travel to Georgetown, Guyana, with their three children; Talpha, 5, Martes, 3, and one-year-old Lutra Dickens.