The Guardian - Life & Style • Jan. 21, 2026, 10:39 a.m.

Providing an education while taking children on a world tour can be challenging. Lessons online can help pupils stay on top of schooling, develop interpersonal skills and forge lasting friendships When their two children were three and eight, Chris and Jules Scholey Smith had a radical thought: what if they gave up their corporate jobs, rented out their house, and left the UK to travel the world?

Fast-forward six years and they’ve visited more than 40 countries together as a family. They’re currently based in India.

“I think people did think we were slightly crazy, and we didn’t really know how it was going to go,” says Jules. “We also didn’t know what kind of teachers we were going to be while home schooling.

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