Credit: SWNS / Alicia Tunnicliffe

A single mum quit her job to backpack around Asia with her five-year-old and says she still has the "freedom" to experience whatever she wants.

Alicia Tunnicliffe, 23, had always loved travelling and would take her daughter, Milani, five, away with her and her parents at every opportunity.

But she realised it wasn't as scary to go away just the two of them after a week-long trip to Tunisia, Africa, last year.

Alicia thought it would be nice to go away for a longer period of time and decided to quit her job and travel around Asia - with her little girl in tow.