Would you walk away from your life and set sail on a boat around the world with a practical stranger? This vlogger and videographer from the west coast of Australia, Elayna Carausu, 22, did.

Elayna had been working in Greece as a musician for a travel company, when she met Riley Whitelum, who was single-handedly sailing the boat – La Vagabonde – at the time.

Riley had just bought a yacht in Italy and quit his job in Australia to sail La Vagabonde around the world, and while he didn’t have a clue how to sail when he first bought the boat, the couple fell in love and Elayna agreed to travel with him.

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Love at first sight: Elayna instantly fell in love with sailor, Riley, agreeing to sail around the world with him

Worldwide adventure: The couple have since visited St Lucia, Grenada, Dominica, French Polynesia and more

‘It was quite a big decision for me,’ Elayna wrote on her Sailing La Vagabonde blog.

‘But I couldn’t not take that chance with him, and the boat. I didn’t know if I would love life on a lean, but I knew I really did like Riley.

‘I would rather say ‘yes’ to everything in my life than ‘no’, and then spend my time wondering what might have happened if I did take the chance.’

Big decision: While Elayna says it was a big decision, it was easy because she loves Riley so much

Chance taker: She would rather take a chance than spend her life wondering what might have happened

And so the couple set off, circumnavigating the high seas via Martinique, St Lucia, Grenada, Dominica, French Polynesia and more.

While most people might think sailing away with someone you hardly know sounds like an impossible thing to do, Riley writes on the blog that he and Elayna have learned to keep their finances in check by eating ocean-caught fish and blogging their journey online – a venture which has seen more than 500 people donate anything from $1 to $50 per film.

The couple earn this money through the crowd-funding video platform, Patreon, which allows independent artists to do creative things with the help of the general public – people donate a certain amount of dollars per film, painting, etc, so that artists don’t have to ‘sell out’ to huge organisations.

Money-making venture: The couple save money by eating ocean-caught fish

Bloggable venture: They also post videos online, which people donate to in order to watch

Elayna and Riley receive about $4000 for a video, as thousands tune in to watch their adventure that represents a lifestyle so far removed from most.

They have even appeared on the news in Australia and boast over 90,000 subscribers on YouTube.

Elayna writes on the blog that this is a dream come true, as her films were initially just put together to share with ‘friends and family back home in Australia’.

Internet sensation: The couple receive some $4000 per video and have 90,000 followers on YouTube

Dream come true: Elayna describes the adventure as a dream come true

Patreon to thank: She says that thanks to Patreon the couple will be able to maintain the sailing lifestyle

‘Now, by the looks of things, Patreon is at a number where we can maintain this sailing lifestyle,’ she writes.

‘We are over the moon about it.’