Lauren's American, from a small town in Virginia. Josh is British, from a small town outside of Manchester, England. It was bound to happen, right?

Wrong. But thanks to a chance summer that saw Josh work abroad in America, well, at least they were on the same continent for a few months. Then a change of plans that sent Josh scrambling to find a new place to work the week before flying out saw him placed at a Virginian water park - the very same water park where Lauren spent five summers (and the better part of some years) working.

So from a summer spent in the chlorinated haze of Water Country, USA (a more American name, you can't find) and evenings spent drinking at Williamsburg's limited choice of late-open bars, a Facebook chat was formed that kept the two in touch during both of their last years at university - ah, millennials.

And when it came to post-graduation plans, both had the trifecta of all good love stories in place: plans for backpacking, three gloriously free summer months, and, luckily, no one else to travel with.

With flights booked and AirBnB's reserved, some called it inevitable. Some called it fate. Lauren and Josh called it "fat chance".

Turns out, the joke's on us, and the punchline's happening this May. We can't wait to see you there!

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