A woman and man pose in front of a lake at Ang Thong national park, Thailand.
Katie Flynn and Bhavik Mistry decided to take a gap year, and have visited Ang Thong National Park in Thailand.
  • After a failed honeymoon, Katie Flynn and Bhavik Mistry quit their jobs as pharmacists to travel for a year.
  • They sold 95% of their belongings and saved for a year and a half before embarking on the trip.
  • They plan as they go along and have spent the first two months exploring four countries.

A week into their honeymoon in 2022, Katie Flynn and Mistry Bhavik faced a major healthcare: Flynn had caught a severe amoeba infection while traveling in the Philippines. The monthlong vacation they had been dreaming about had to be cut short.