S’pore family sells home and car to fund 6-month road trip to Turkey with 2 young kids – stomp.sg

A Singaporean couple has sold their home and vehicle to finance a six-month overland expedition from Singapore to Turkey with their two young children.

Mohammad Shahrom Mahat, 44, and Mastura Natasha Malek, 40, sold their three-room flat and a Suzuki car to fund the journey. The couple is traveling with their children, six-year-old Seth and five-year-old Nadine, in a Toyota Hilux.

The family is documenting the trip on their TikTok account, @_fatstarfish. In a video posted on May 9, 2026, the family shared footage of themselves moving their possessions into a storage unit before departing.

Planned Route and Timeline

The journey involves traveling through multiple countries to reach their final destination in Turkey. The planned route includes stops in Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

The family indicated they aim to reach China by June 2026. As of May 16, 2026, the family was located in Penang, where they were awaiting the completion of a camper build for their vehicle.

Planning and Motivation

The decision to embark on the trip followed a decade of preparation. The couple stated that the move was a progressive choice based on a long-term love for travel and previous experience with campervan trips.

Regarding the timing and nature of the decision, the couple told Stomp:

We actually started planning this since 10 years ago. So it’s not a reckless decision but a progressive one. We have always loved travelling and have done a few campervan trips.

Mohammad Shahrom Mahat and Mastura Natasha Malek

The couple described their current approach to the journey as free and easy, noting that they are taking it one day at a time.

In their initial social media announcement on May 9, 2026, the family noted that they had been planning the excursion for a long time and that the trip was finally occurring.