Four Go East

One family. Four backpacks.

We are a well-travelled world-educating family from the UK. Having recognised the limits that mainstream education has for (especially) neurodiverse children, we have decided to world-school our two boys (12 and 10), rid ourselves of nearly all our belongings, strap on our backpacks and go on an adventure.

We are J (Dad), R (Mum), E (eldest) and e (yes, I know, two ‘e’s. Anyway, he’s the youngest - and the boss). Previously we have backpacked around India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam as well as visited Morocco, Australia, Oman, USA, France and Sweden. Wanting to break free from the treadmill of life in the West with it’s ‘work ‘till you retire then do what you want’ delayed gratification culture that assumes perfect health and a surviving pension, we have undertaken an adventure of a lifetime!

Booking a one-way ticket from London Heathrow to Bangkok, we want to show our boys that there is more than one way to live and to thrive; that people are people the world over, and that travel is an essential part of growth.