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Worldschooling Mistakes Not To Make

Worldschooling is a wonderful way for kids to get an education, and it’s a wonderful lifestyle for the whole family. After worldschooling (or world schooling, if you prefer) from birth to 16 years old, here’s a post about pitfalls and mistakes not to make, with input from my adult worldschooled child. Worldschooling Mistakes I hope … Read more

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Food in Japan

“The food” is a popular reason to visit Japan. It was one of my teen’s biggest reasons for wanting to take this Japan trip. He’s a foodie kid and invests a lot of time in watching food videos, when he’s not in the kitchen creating fabulous things. He wanted to visit Japan because he believed … Read more

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Wat Pho (Bangkok) How to Visit

Wat Pho or Wat Po is a one of the most beautiful and popular Buddhist Wats in Bangkok Thailand. It is in Phra Nakhon District of Central Bangkok, on Rattanakosin Island, south of the Grand Palace. It is also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, but its full name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan. The name “Wat … Read more

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Golden Jubilee Monument Bangkok (Erawan Statue)

The Golden Jubilee Monument featuring a four-headed (not the typical 3-headed) elephant statue is to be found in the middle of a pedestrian crossing island on Ratchadamnoen Road, Bangkok, Thailand. This statue marks the Golden Jubilee of King Rama IX of Thailand. If you are taking a self-directed walking tour of Bangkok, this beautiful gleaming … Read more

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Places To Visit in Bangkok

A list of the best places to visit in Bangkok for tourists. Bangkok has an extraordinary number of temples, wats and monuments that are all incredibly beautiful, along with the old and new palaces. We also give you cultural and historic highlights, shopping, sightseeing, fun things to do for kids, food experiences and some off-the-beaten-track … Read more

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Where is Bhutan?

Bhutan is a country Located in the continent of Asia. It is situated in the Himalayas between India (south) and China (north). Bhutan is isolated and unspoiled due to strict regulations around tourism. Bhutan is a beautiful country where traditions are strong thanks to government policy. However, it is very difficult to visit Bhutan for … Read more

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Best Christmas Vacations For Families

If you’re yearning for the Christmas holiday season to feel a little different this year, there’s no better way to celebrate Christmas than by jetting off to a special Christmas vacation destination. In this post we bring you some of the best Christmas vacations for families, in the US, Europe, UK and Asia. Some of … Read more

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Is Vietnam in Asia?

Yes, Vietnam is in Asia, but it’s also a part of Southeast Asia and East Asia. Vietnam is a country entirely in the continent of Asia situated adjacent China and Laos. Vietnam’s full name is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This post answers the question, where is Vietnam? Vietnam is not a transcontinental country as … Read more

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The Seven Wonders of The World

What are the seven wonders of the world? That depends which version of the seven wonders you’re interested in. The original, official, seven wonders, the modern seven wonders, new seven wonders, or the seven natural wonders of the world? In this post we look into the versions of the seven wonders and how you can … Read more

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Family Adventure Travel Bucket List Destinations

Family adventure travel is any form of travel in which the people travelling (a family) feels that they are having an adventure. This may involve travel to remote or exotic locations and can involve a physically challenging or exciting activity. The definition of adventure travel means that adventure tourism can be overseas, domestic or international, … Read more

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Taking iGCSE Exams

iGCSE exams are the international equivalent of the British GCSE exams. The I stands for international, GCSE for General Certificate of Secondary Education. British kids sit them in year 11 of high school, around 15-16 years old. This is the final year of compulsory education in British schools. Kids from any country who are worldschooled, … Read more

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Southeast Asia Travel

Southeast Asia travel is what we love and know best I think. We’ve spent years of our lives in this part of Asia and we want to share our know-how with you. Southeast Asia travel is mostly easy, there are well-worn tourist and backpacker tracks that have been created over decades by earlier generations of … Read more

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Food Around The World

This page features some of the best food in the world. Food says so much about a country’s history, climate, and culture. It’s a key component in our travel. We’ve created detailed food guides for most of the countries we’ve visited, making us able to share this comprehensive guide to food around the world. All … Read more

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Where is Nepal?

Many people are unclear on where Nepal is located. It is in Asia, between China and India in South Asia. Nepal is a country in the Himalayas, and shares borders with India to the south, east, and west, and China (Tibet) to the north. Being part of the Indian Subcontinent, Nepal is considered to be … Read more

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Parenting and Travel (Raising Kids on the Road)

This post is about learning to be parents on the road. How we handled parenting children while travelling, without routine, without consistency, schedule, or any of the things the parenting rule books will preach. We believe in throwing rule books out of the window. Parenting and Travel is an extract, edited, from our e-Book, The … Read more

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How To Worldschool

Let’s talk about how to worldschool (AKA world school). Worldschooling has taken up at least seven years of my kids’ childhoods. Either side of worldschooling they were homeschooled, ie. at home, and then, at the end of their high school years, went into formal online schooling to study for exams. This came about because of … Read more

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We are a Full-Time Travel Family. How?

This is a post about how we, the owners of World Travel Family travel blog, get to travel full-time or even permanently, as a family. We’re not unique, there are plenty of other globe-trotting, full-time, long-term travelling families on the world circuit, but to the vast majority of people what we do sounds far from … Read more