Hi,
I'm writing a magazine article on travelling and would like to include a paragraph about a couple or individual who took their child/ children travelling with them. Along the lines of... having children doesn't stop the most determined from setting off for the most far flung countries...
I just really need to include a brief description eg. "Sarah & Dave took their children aged 4 & 6 to Thailand for 3 months. They said...." yeah it was great, I'm glad I did it. I didn't do it before because... and I did it now because...." or something along those lines.
If anyone would like to help, please email me directly (if this is possible) or otherwise reply to this thread.
Thanks in advance :-)
Claire
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HeyClaire! Within the last couple of years I got divorced and then met a wonderful guy who is a seasoned traveller... He has travelled to far flung places and so have I, but the difference is that he travelled independently with a backpack and I had travelled to hotels with suitcases... so when he suggested going to Thailand with my three and a half year old and two backpacks, I entered into this with fear and trepidation and a lot of "You must be MAD"! from family and friends. So we went anyway... what is a bit of fear if you don't learn to overcome it... and my god we had the most fantastic time... For me it was a far better way of travelling... for starters if you don't like where you are you can just move on... and for my daughter, she had us all to herself the whole time... she felt so relaxed because we were... she could be herself for example in restaurants she would play on the beach when she got bored and we were still eating... and to be honest is anywhere 'unwestern' as set in their ideas as 'children should be seen and not heard' as we are? Children are an important part of life that are so often overlooked and their spirits quoshed because 'we must be seen to be doing the right thing'. The whole experience was such a positive one for her (and us too) as to learn or just live in another culture and to respect other people's ways at such a young age is I think the way to go. She was able to sleep when she was tired, play when she wanted... and we even managed to teach her to write her name on a ferry journey! Even my friends who had expressed their doubts about the whole trip could not believe the change in her on our return... She had transformed from a shy, slightly bolshy 'threenager' into a polite more confident little girl... and this was only in three weeks... so much so that we are thinking about taking a much longer trip with her before she starts school... Travelling with children sounds much scarier than it actually is... so why not bite the bullet and go for it... you may find you learn something from it...
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