Comments on: The educational value of long term travel with kids

By: Slhance

Slhance — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:55:00 +0000

Awesome! I’ve moved 17 times by the time I was 17, homeschooled on and off. Every time I returned to public school I was amazed at how ignorant the other kids were. Stability makes for a boring unstimulating life. All the other traveling kids were much smarter and more worldly and cultured than the stable kids. I plan on raising my kids on a sailboat at least half the year, sailing to different countries. Also, I missed several semesters of school ( no public or home school) over my childhood and now I’m an honors student, double major in chemistry and biochemistry. And kids get held back if they miss 15 days of public school? Really? Maybe that says something about traditional education…

By: Karen Banes

Karen Banes — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:18:19 +0000

Victoria, have you read the blog Traves With A Nine Year Old: http://travelswithanineyearold.com/
Great blog for traveling families & especially single parent travelers. Good luck.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:12:37 +0000

I am 27 (28 in 4 days) and I have a 7 year old daughter. I don’t have any money saved (but have no problem making it) and I want to leave the country and just…well…go. I plan on taking my daughter with me. I plan on starting in maybe South America and then kind of going wherever we end up next. Drifting…

Any suggestions on where to start??

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Kevin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:12:54 +0000

One of the best articles I’ve ever read. I couldn’t agree more!

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By: Rhonda Swan

Rhonda Swan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:53:46 +0000

Great Article. I am going to re-post on my blog. We have been traveling since my little girl has been a year and a half all over the world. She is 3 now, and has grown in ways that I could never imagine.

I recommend for anyone that has the opportunity to travel with their children for long periods of time. Find a way to work online, or in other countries…your family will thank you!

Rhonda Swan
Mother of the UNSTOPPABLE FAMILY