First of all, don't panic. You can do Asia with kids, we did. In fact, it's pretty easy. I normally tell people how to backpack around or through South East Asia with kids, in that I help them with planning, itineraries and travel arrangements. Today I'm going to tell you what it's actually been like. We've been travelling or backpacking with kids for over 6 years now and … [Read more...]
One Year Around The World
Another full year of travel completed. Where did we go? What were our milestones, highlights and low points? How did we do it and how did we keep it affordable? What goes into our planning process and how do we cope as a family with full time travel around the world? A recap of 2017, with links to key posts and sections. We hope we can inspire, encourage and help you to travel … [Read more...]
50 Journeys Round the Sun.
It's traditional to do a year-end wrap post, so here goes with 2016. This year was a big one for me, it was my 50th on this endlessly fascinating planet. I'd like another 50 years of exploration but I doubt that will happen so I'll just concentrate on sucking all the life out of however many more I'm given and sharing those experiences with you. So 2016, and more, 50 years of … [Read more...]
3 Years of Travel. Thoughts
Shhhh! They're all asleep. Wiped out like a small pride of lions after a big day on the savannah. All 4 of us in this little apartment, 2 big beds, happy as can be. Chef has his first day off today, he can sleep in. Boo lost a tooth yesterday, he'll wake to find 2 pounds under his pillow. D read 'till past midnight, lost in a world of Greek myths, all is right with the world … [Read more...]
1 Year 16 Countries and Blogging Progress
It may look like we've spent most of 2015 not travelling, sitting here in our little house in Romania, but we've been to 16 countries this year. I know! I couldn't believe it either. They haven't all been short trips, a month here, a month there, a few flying visits and long stays in London and Romania, a patchwork of travel, rest and adventures. It's been fun … [Read more...]
2 Years of Travel, Where Have We Been and What Now?
It's been two years of travel now. Two years of us, the boys and our backpacks. Two years of adventure, fun, amazing times and disasters. Two years taking us from Australia to Asia, to Europe, to the Americas and back. If you haven't been following along from the start, here's our journey, the short version. How It Came About? Chef and I have always loved to travel, … [Read more...]
What Will My Boys Remember?
You may think we've not been to many places in 2014, after all, we've been exploring London in minute detail since May, but 2014 saw us visit 10 countries in total. We were pretty busy. We've loved what we've done and it's amazing to see the changes in the boys, physically, educationally and in every which way. They're growing up fast and I get prouder and … [Read more...]
Cost of One Year of Travel With Kids Breakdown
If you've read our previous post One Year of Travel, What Did it Cost? You'll know that we worked out our average daily spend for one year to be just under $100 per day. That's for a family of 4 people, 2 kids, 4 continents, 12 countries and two cruises. This was our first year of round the world travel. Our first year was funded on savings, now we earn as we travel as a … [Read more...]
One Year of Travel. Food Highlights
We've just completed one year of non-stop family travel. We made it from Australia, to Asia, to Europe, to Central and North America and back to Europe. We are very into food, my husband is an exec chef, I'm just a big food freak. We've tried some amazing new dishes, bur what were our food highlights from one year of travel? In no particular order, here are a few of our … [Read more...]
World Schooling. One Year of Travel. Homeschooling Highlights
It's really hard to quantify learning. The knowledge the boys have acquired through our 1 year journey, 4 continents and 12 countries, is immense, quite staggering really. Here are some of our homeschooling, or, if you prefer, world schooling or unschooling, highlights. This post was written after just one year of worldschooling, one year of full time family travel. We … [Read more...]
The Crappy Bits From 1 Year of Travel – Travel Lowlights
We've had our share of ups and downs over the last 12 months of non-stop travel. We've had a fantastic year, go check out our travel highlight post to see our best bits, but there have been some absolutely stinking times. Some we've written about and shared before, some we haven't. Just to prove that we don't live charmed lives and that travel isn't all sunshine and … [Read more...]
Travel Highlights From One Year of Travel
Yes, it's true, we're just coming up to one year of non-stop travel. It's flown past, it really has. We thought we'd share our travel highlights, our absolute favourites, the things still fresh in our memories and the things that make us go wow! Sometimes we can't pick single one-off events, we'll just go with an overall experience, but these are they, in no particular … [Read more...]