Asia has given our family some of our favourite travel memories — from chaotic cities and ancient temples to tropical beaches, mountain landscapes and street food we still talk about.
We’ve travelled through Asia as a family, discovering what works when you’re travelling with kids and worldschooling on the road. Our Asia travel guides cover the places we’ve actually experienced, with ideas for things to do with kids, family-friendly attractions, where to stay, practical travel tips and the experiences worth making time for.
Whether you’re planning a family holiday, a longer trip or your own worldschooling adventure, come explore Asia with us — one country, city and unforgettable experience 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…
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…
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…
