A couple pulled their kids out of school to backpack around the globe while 'world schooling' them and say it's 'less stressful' than living in the UK.
The mum-of-two feels world schooling has been 'better' for their sons as it's taught them life skills such as empathy and resilience.Lauren, a content creator, from Sudbury, Suffolk, said: "The experience the children get - they'd never get in the UK. I'd never want them to get behind.Lauren and Roy had been backpacking before having kids and always felt a pull to travel more.
The family spent three months planning before they left so they could sort out renting their house and how to home-school their children. In January 2024 they left for Abu Dhabi before continuing to Bangkok and Ko Samui, Thailand. She said: "The one on one time is valuable. In the market he talks about these fruits English kids wouldn't know. He talks about Buddhism."Lauren said: "Life in the UK was go, go, go. I'd drop the kids off at school, go to nursery, go to the gym, do the food shop, go to swim lessons."