Hi Eon and Chantell
My husband and I from Australia, have done this twice already, packing up and leaving for a year. We did it in 2000 and 2004 and planning to do it all again in Feb 2008. We both gave up and will give up work again. And we have never looked back. It has been the most amazing experience and now we are completely hooked. We plan to do this every 4 years. Looking forward to seeing how you go. We know you will have an awesome year. Good luck.