A couple who went on holidays to Melbourne, Australian were shocked to discover upon their return that the police were holding a press conference in their house concerning their mysterious disappearance.

The couple explained how they failed to inform their family of the holiday as it was a "spur of the moment" decision and their daughter alerted the police when she found their house empty apart from the dog and the car gone.

Heather Ostell, 58 told reporters "I'll blame my husband for that. We're pretty security conscious," adding "We just wanted to get out on the road and to get out of here."