Location independence is something that many parents want. For Caroline King and her family, a life of family travel and location independence happened as much out of necessity as out of desire.
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Location Independence meets Family Travel
Living in her home country of Sweden, Caroline faced the country’s “skolplikt” (compulsory education) system, which required that her kids attend Swedish schools, but the businesses that she and her husband run had them traveling around for up to four months out of the year, and they wanted their young sons with them.
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Working, Worldschooling & Location Independence
Listen in as Caroline talks about how they changed their businesses, moved out of Sweden and turned to a life of family travel and location independence. Now based in Prague, Czech Republic, Caroline and I discuss running location independent businesses, using unschooling and worldschooling methods to teach their children
IN THIS EPISODE
- 04:55 Travel origins & trouble with the Swedish government
- 09:40 Location Independence & moving the business out of Sweden
- 12:23 Timeline since leaving Sweden
- 16:22 Thoughts about Worldschooling & Unschooling
- 18:37 What they carry with them
- 20:35 How they work with kids around
- 31:32 What she’s learned about family travel & location independence
- 33:09 Recommended places & events for family travelers
- 33:40 Education opportunities in Prague
ABOUT
- Names: Caroline King, her husband Paul and their sons Winston and Henry (4 and 6 years old)
- Hold passports from: Sweden and the U.K.
- Type of travel: Long-term, indefinite travel & worldschooling. Now based in Czech Republic
- A few places they’ve been: India, The Maldives, Nepal, Bali, Columbia, Egypt, and others
IN THEIR BAGS
LINKS, RESOURCES & REFERENCES
- Glen Doman reading method
- TED ed (Their favorite video on TED ed)
- Booking.com
- AirBnB
- VPN
- Khan Academy
- Code Academy
- Adobe Photoshop
- Magento
FIND THEM ON
Their sites: Prague Worldschooling | Caroline’s Blog (Swedish/English) | Youtube | The Brothers King
Their businesses: Hammock Heaven | The Real Rug Company |My Pashmina
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Enjoyed the interview with Caroline. I am the English grandparent. A retired teacher and I fully approve of the education the grand children and their parents are getting.
Thank you for chiming in, Pat. And you are certainly right when you say “the education” that your grandchildren and their parents are getting. My wife and I are getting a similar education, as well.