EER004: Gap Year Family Travel? Make That Two Years

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Gap year family travel? Make that two years for the Clark family. Meet Mo, Martin, Ben, Zoe and Lara, a UK family who enjoyed their year of round-the-world, gap year family travel that they decided to take another one.

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Two Gap Year Family Travel

We’ve kept in touch since we met in late 2013, and it’s been really interesting to see how their three kids adapted to a variety of countries and lifestyles, and then — after nearly two years away — re-adapted to life and school back in Brighton, England. In this EER Family Travel Interview, you’ll hear more about their journey, and the benefits they found in family travel.

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EPIC INTRO

About: Family of 5 from Brighton, England: Mo and Martin Clark, and their kids Ben, Zoe and Lara.
Type of travel: Round-the-world gap year family travel (well, basically 2 years)
On the web: www.mmbzl.com

EPIC ECONOMICS

Savings: They saved and planned for several years.

EPIC ESSENTIALS

Thermarest NeoAir XLite
Alpkit SkyeHigh Children’s Down Sleeping Bag
North Face Meridian Convertible Trousers (discontinued) had a built in pocket. Otherwise similar convertible trousers and get a secret pocket put in behind hand pocket with velcro top accessible only inside your trousers
Otterbox Defender iPhone case
Sony HX30v

Luggage:

Osprey Talon for the kids.
For the adults, the Osprey Sojourn 80 and the Osprey Sojourn 60 (“We should have had two 80-litre models”).
Alpkit Dry bags Alpkit Airlok — each kid had a 35l, 20l, and a 2-3 smaller ones for underwear, electronics etc.

EPIC INSIGHT

Started with homeschooling, but realized the kids would be fine learning through traveling. And they were. All three returned to school after nearly two years and were basically caught up and on-level within months.

EPIC RESOURCES

For flights and accommodation:

For advice and navigation:

For digital storage:

For work & security:

For reading/learning:

EPIC ADVICE

Once returning to your old life, make sure to warn the kids that not everyone will be interested in hearing what they’ve been doing for the past year or more.

EPIC DESTINATIONS

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EER004: Two Gap Year Family Travel