The highlight of our time in Guatemala was Tikal National Park, the most incredible set of Mayan ruins in the world. But Tikal with kids, is that really going to work? Is it safe? Is it too hot, too high, too boring, too far? No way, the boys had a ball. It's always important to learn something about the places you visit, before you go, we include some YouTube videos about … [Read more...]
Living in Antigua Guatemala. A Month of Being Normal.
I posted on Facebook the other day that life was pretty fine, the kids were in the pool, I had a glass of red and all was right with the world. Normal life has been resumed for a month of living in Antigua Guatemala. That is exactly how life used to be back home in Port Douglas before we set off to travel the world. Same life, different spot.Pool, check, wine, … [Read more...]
Stonehenge, Avebury and Prehistoric Britain
Stonehenge would probably be pretty high on any non-Brit tourist's wish list. Some of us get a bit blase about our history in Britain, we're forever tripping over castles, stately homes and prehistoric monoliths. I must have driven past Stonehenge 20 times in my life and never, ever, stopped. Not because I don't think it's cool, just because it's kinda normal to me.Yesterday … [Read more...]
Welney Wetland Centre, Educational Day Out in Norfolk, UK.
Yesterday we flew by the Welney Wetland Centre in Norfolk. We were just killing time really, waiting for our great British roast dinner at my best friend's house on a freezing January afternoon. We were so impressed with what we found at the Eco-friendly Welney Centre that it deserves a big plug. Welney had one of the best kids education centres and museums I've ever … [Read more...]
Homeschooling, Bin the Schedules!
5 years of travel, 2 years of homeschooling before that and we've never really had what you might call a schedule. It's going great, so I'd argue that you don't need one, but that's to come. When I first started homeschooling, with a 7 year old and a 5 year old, I thought we would probably have a homeschooling schedule of some sort, but it never worked out that way. Once I was … [Read more...]
Homeschooling and Travel. How’s it Going?
This is an old post, I wrote it when we'd been on the road just months, I wanted to touch base with followers and let them know that we were finding time to do some " school" as we travelled around the world, that the kids were making progress and that, simultaneously, they were learning from their environments. These little boys are now bigger than their mum, and it all worked … [Read more...]
Learning Plan and Report for Homeschooling in Queensland
Hello, I know, I know, I've been very quiet for the last couple of weeks. It's time of year again. I hate it, it's time consuming and tedious and fairly pointless. This is where a lot of you will just close the page, that's OK, I understand, see you next time. I've been writing a homeschool report for Queensland HEU and putting together next year's learning plan or … [Read more...]
What Does A Homeschool Day Look Like?
We homeschooled in Australia and in the UK, now we worldschool, everywhere. This is what homeschooling looked like back in Port Douglas Queensland before we left to travel the world. If you've ever wondered what is homeschooling like, this is, or was, our early version. These little boys are now teenagers, it's all worked out just great and they have no desire to ever lose … [Read more...]
Some People Don’t Get Home Schooling
Some people just don't understand homeschooling at all. That's OK, its not something that most people have ever come across or researched. It's not "normal", school is the best thing for kids in the conventional mindset.Surely it's compulsory?It's not compulsory, it's a choice, parents have a legal obligation to provide their children with an education, you … [Read more...]
Why Homeschool?
It's been a long time since I pulled my elder child out of school. The boys are teenagers now and I'm really happy with how everything has turned out. This, I think, is the first post I ever wrote. Why do we homeschool? This blog was meant to be a homeschool blog not a travel blog, but things changed. Now we own one of the biggest travel sites in the world, but you can see in … [Read more...]