Well, it is finally time to venture back to Africa as a family. I was always cognizant when I took my sabbatical in 2015 to travel the world that the kids might not fully remember the experience when they were older, so I had always hoped that I would get the chance to do a mini adventure with the kids when they were older. Now in 2002 we finally have the chance to do this, I didn't want to take another year off as I feel it would be adversely affected their educ...

Coming Home, Tips and Tricks We have returned back from our trip and I thought I would write up some tips based on our experiences, there is so much information around travelling already so I will focus on the family elements. Like most things in life what works for one may not work for others and this should just be one element in research in finding your own path and travel style. Before you go How long should you go for? There are so many determining facto...

The Idea Inception The worst thing about travelling is the bureaucracy, paperwork, bribes and generally being ripped off, the longer you travel the more you harden to these situations. It should have come as no surprise then when we were missing some photocopies for our Indian visas and standing in a popup shop across the road from the consulate paying £20 for 8 printouts of A4, except I hadn't left the UK yet and was in a run-down building in Manchester. Orde...