Is Thailand the Right Destination for Children? - An Interview with Suzy May

For years, I've had a pretty simple view of traveling with young children in Thailand. Yes, Thailand is amazing, but between the heat, long travel days, boats, ferries, crowded markets, and logistics, I wasn't convinced it was the ideal destination for families with young kids.

Then, I met fellow podcaster Suzy May. (The Wander Worldschool Podcast)

In this episode, we explore a concept called worldschooling, an approach to education that takes learning far beyond the classroom. Instead of reading about history, culture, geography, and language in textbooks, children experience them firsthand through travel.

Suzy’s Podcast Link: https://www.wanderworldschool.com/

A link to her Thailand specific episode: https://www.wanderworldschool.com/2504669/episodes/18789918-42-2-moms-twins-and-a-global-gap-year-why-this-primary-school-teacher-took-a-worldschooling-sabbatical-with-laurie-bevan-jackson-from-reality-of-adventure

Links to places & camps we discuss in this episode:

• Ban’s Diving Resort: bansdivingresort.com
• Progression Vertical Climbing Camps: thailandclimbing.com
• iCamp Thailand: icampthailand.com
• UWC Thailand Summer Camp: uwcthailand.ac.th
• PSG Academy (Phuket - BCIS): bcisphuket.ac.th
• Dream Forest: dream-forest-kpg.com
• Rustic Pathways: rusticpathways.com
• Projects Abroad (Marine Conservation): projects-abroad.org
• Little Panda International Kindergarten: littlepandakpg.com
• Si Ri Panya International School: siripanya.com
• Tree Yard International: treeyardinternational.com
• Bliss Hubs (Koh Lanta/Pai): blissinvestor.com/community
• Prem International School: ptis.ac.th
• The Bush Camp Chiang Mai: elephanthills.com/bushcamp
• Elephant Nature Park: elephantnaturepark.org
• Tawan Sprouts (Waldorf): tawansprouts.com
• The Purple Elephant (ELC): elc.ac.th/preschools
• Alliance Française Bangkok (Kids Programs): afthailande.org
• LETS ASIA Fun Camp: letsasia.com
• Camp Beaumont Asia: campbeaumont.asia
• KidsClie Gateway Ekkamai: kidsclie.com
• OurLand (Education & Research Center): ourlandthailand.com
• Elephant Hills (Khao Sok Rainforest Camp): elephanthills.com

To learn more about Susie and her worldschooling journey, send me an email and I'll gladly connect you with her resources and podcast.

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Bill Mullen - Author of the book "Getting Lost in the Magic of Thailand; Island Hopping Down the Siam Spice Route." Now available for pre-order a Barnes & Noble bookstores.

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