We’ve been travelling the world full-time as a family since our son was little, combining family travel, worldschooling and real-life adventure along the way.
From major cities and tropical islands to remote corners of the world, our destination guides share what it’s actually like to explore these places with a child. You’ll find things to do with kids, family-friendly attractions, where to stay, travel tips, practical advice and the experiences that made each destination memorable.
These are the places we’ve explored ourselves — not just destinations we’ve read about. So expect honest recommendations, plenty of family-tested ideas, and the occasional story of things not going quite according to plan.
Come explore the world with us, one destination at a time.
We spent a month travelling around Kyrgyzstan with our son, who was eight at the time, using Bishkek as our base and heading out on trips into the mountains, valleys and around Issyk Kul. We went to Kyrgyzstan to learn more about its nomadic traditions and ancient Silk Road history, while also exploring its beautiful…
Azerbaijan is easy and fun to travel with kids, because there is so much variety packed into a relatively small area. As currently we have a home base in Georgia, Baku is only a quick flight away, and made for a great short trip for us. We travelled around Azerbaijan with our eight-year-old son and…
Mauritius is the sort of place that seems to have been designed for honeymoon brochures. White-sand beaches, turquoise lagoons, luxury resorts, palm trees and sunsets over the Indian Ocean. It’s an easy place to picture as a week of lying beside a pool and doing very little. But that wasn’t Mauritius for us. We weren’t…
If you’re planning a trip to Mongolia in July, there’s a good chance you’ll hear one word over and over again: Naadam Festival. It’s Mongolia’s biggest national celebration, a three-day festival of wrestling, archery and horse racing, wrapped up in traditional music, costumes, dancing, food and a huge amount of national pride. We visited Mongolia…
Mongolia is one of those countries even more interesting in real life than the picture you have in your head before you go. We travelled to Mongolia with our then 7-year-old son, and what I liked most about travelling there as a family was how easy it was to turn ordinary sightseeing into something hands-on….
Adding Turkmenistan to our Uzbekistan trip was never going to be the easiest part of the journey, but we really wanted to see the Darvaza Gas Crater for ourselves. We travelled overland from Khiva into Turkmenistan, spent one night near the crater and then drove back to Uzbekistan the next day. It was definitely an…
Uzbekistan had been on my travel list for a long time. When we finally got the chance to visit, I was excited to experience it with our son. It turned out to be an especially good destination for our family. Uzbekistan is packed with history, culture and hands-on learning opportunities, making it a fantastic place…
Colombia is one of those countries where you could spend months travelling and still only scratch the surface. We had just one week in Colombia, so rather than trying to see everything, we packed quite a lot into seven days. Our route took us from Bogotá to the coffee region, then on to Medellín, Guatapé…
Namibia was one of those countries that surprised us, and honestly we are still amazed by its raw beauty. Travelling around Namibia with kids has easily become one of my favourite family travel experiences. That’s saying something, since we’ve visited 90 countries. We spent two months in Namibia with our son, who was seven at…
Things to Do in Da Nang With Kids: A Family Guide Da Nang turned out to be one of those places that was surprisingly easy to settle into as a family. We spent a month in Da Nang with our son, who was six at the time. That gave us a very different experience from…
