Maternity leave is a period in which the new moms get to know their newborn child so that a healthy rapport is maintained between both of them. Meet the 31-year-old woman, Karen Edwards, who doesn’t fall under the conventional definition of ‘newbie mom’. Along with her husband, Shaun Bayes, and her 1-year-old toddler, Esmé, she has traveled at least 12 countries. The couple was backpacking even before Karen got pregnant. So, after Esme was born, their dream of travelling had almost taken a backseat. But this amazing couple didn’t let the pregnancy deter their plans.

During their 10-month-long trip, they visited amazing places in Ireland, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Out of all the places, Vietnam is Karen’s favorite destination spot. People of Vietnam loved Esme a lot.