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Jemma Sayer and Lydia Ramsey-Stewart were left horrified after their room was invaded by the creatures while they were traveling in Asia for their gap year after finishing sixth form last May

Ren Tiesheng disappeared while hiking Mount Miaofeng near Beijing, China, in 2008. The experienced hiker assured his wife he'd return that day but never came back - leaving behind a baffling mystery

Bob Toulson-Burke was in the middle of the trip of a lifetime backpacking in south-east Asia when he came down with flu-like symptoms

After her daughter fled the nest to go to university, mum Rachel Stump, 49, sold everything she owned to backpack around the world and now 'lives her best life' travelling solo