Stories & guides

The personal stories and useful things we can genuinely share.

Some things need a practical guide. Others are simply part of our family story. This is where both can live without pretending we have every answer.

A quiet tropical beach visited during the family's worldschooling trip to Sri Lanka
STORIES FROM OUR ADVENTURES
Ros and Tom together during Ros's pregnancy with Wilfy in Portugal
A PERSONAL STORY BY ROS

From Ros

My magical, beautiful and positive home birth experience

Ros's original account of Wilfy's birth at home in their tiny Portuguese village, shared in her own words.

Read Ros's story
A rainbow arching over a forested mountain valley in Portugal
A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FROM 2021

From Tom and Ros

Liver and Gallbladder Cleanse

Tom and Ros share their personal experience of following a liver and gallbladder cleanse in 2021.

Read their experience

Guides in development

Useful because we have actually done it.

We are shaping practical guides from our lived experience. The format, detail and future free downloads will be developed properly within this section.

Harvey the RV parked beside an open road during the family's USA road trip

RV travel

Buying an RV as a tourist in the USA

What we looked for, what Harvey the RV taught us and what we would do differently.

In development
Lawrie standing beside a blue tuk-tuk in Sri Lanka

Worldschooling

What learning looked like in Sri Lanka

Five months, two very different learning communities and a slower family rhythm.

In development
Tom, Ros, Lawrie and Wilfy beside a waterfall on their Scandinavian road trip

Scandinavia

Our favourite stops in Scandinavia

Wild camping, unforgettable places and the spots we would happily return to across Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

In development
Tom, Ros, Lawrie and Wilfy beside their motorhome BATC in Scandinavia

Family travel

Long journeys with children

What helps, what falls apart and why slowing down usually works better for us.

In development

A conversation instead

Sometimes it is easier just to have a chat.

We can arrange a donation-based Zoom conversation for people who want to ask about worldschooling, family travel, life on the road or our personal experience of living in Portugal.

Ask about a Zoom chat

Worldschooling and hybrid education

Long-term family travel

RV life in the USA

Questions inspired by our videos

Travelling with children at different ages

Moving to rural Portugal and creating a home

Planning long road trips on a family budget

Creating a less conventional family life