Meet Flying the Nest
Meet Stephen
Hey, I’m Stephen – South African born & Australian raised.
Since I was little my parents have been taking me on adventures around the world, so I completely blame them for infecting me with the travel bug.
Meet Hunter
Hi, I’m Hunter - an adventurous 5-year-old who has visited 36 countries and every Disney park around the world! I’ve grown up on the road and am always ready for the next adventure - whether it’s hiking to waterfalls, trying new foods, or meeting new friends across the globe.
Meet Jess
Hi, I’m Jess – an Aussie gal!
This may come as a surprise, but my first international trip (and first time flying) wasn’t until I was 19. Stephen took me on a family holiday to Bali in Indonesia and I’ve been hooked ever since!
Meet Koa
Hi, I’m Koa – the littlest member of Flying the Nest. I may only be 2, but I’ve explored 30 countries with my family. I bring joy (and a little bit of chaos) to every adventure - whether we’re navigating busy markets or playing by the sea!
Our story starts back in 2015 when the desire to drop everything to fly the nest overwhelmed us. Before we knew it we were boarding a one way flight across the globe … and we have never looked back.
We are Stephen, Jess, Hunter & Koa Parry-Valentine, an Australian family with a passion for travel & adventure!
Welcome to Flying the Nest
Since then we have travelled to over 80 countries. Hiked to Machu Picchu in Peru. Explored the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Floated in a hot air balloon over Turkey. Slept in an overwater bungalow in the Maldives. All whilst bringing over 2,000,000 fellow travel addicts along for the journey.
Not only can you read about our travel adventures on this blog, you can also watch our travel video series over on our Flying the Nest YouTube channel – which has grown to become one of Australia’s most subscribed travel channels on YouTube.
We are now on our biggest adventure yet – raising our little ones, Hunter & Koa.
Meet Stephen
Hey, I’m Stephen – South African born & Australian raised.
Since I was little my parents have been taking me on adventures around the world, so I completely blame them for infecting me with the travel bug.
Ever since my school days where I picked up my first camera I’ve had a passion for capturing our beautiful world. This love for film and photography carried through my studies at film school before heading to University where I gained a Bachelor in Marketing, Advertising & PR and a further Honours in Business.
There’s nothing I love more in life (besides my little family) than completing a travel video I’ve spent hours editing and hitting that upload button. I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for the support we receive from each and every one of you. So thank you!
My role in Flying the Nest is filming and editing all our YouTube videos, as well as main videography & photographer.
FOLLOW STEPHEN ON INSTAGRAM: @SPARRYSTAKE
Meet Jess
Hi, I’m Jess – pure Aussie & proud.
This may come as a surprise, but my first international trip (and first time flying) wasn’t until I was 19. Stephen & his family took me on a family holiday to Bali in Indonesia and I have been hooked ever since!
They say to “choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life” and I think I have found just that.
My role in Flying the Nest is being Mummy to Hunter & Kao, secondary photographer, editor of images, running this blog, managing all our social media accounts and working on business collaborations and sponsors (so I basically make sure everything else is running smoothly so Stephen can focus on editing our YouTube videos).
FOLLOW JESS ON INSTAGRAM: @HEYITSJESSVALENTINE
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