EER085: Overland Travel in South America with Kids
Epic Education Radio: Family Travel Podcast
English - January 17, 2017 11:30 - 57 MB - ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Kids & Family education nomad backpacker digitalnomad expat family familytravel gapyear kids parenting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Overland travel in South America can be one of the best ways to see the continent. This week's guest, Jennifer Sparks, has a lot to say about traveling overland in South America with kids, as well as family travel in Mexico, Central America, and elsewhere.
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Overland Travel in South America with KidsLike earlier guests the Baid family, Jennifer Sparks loves overland travel. So much so, that they're taken two incredible trips. The first was driving from Europe through many parts of Africa. Years later, with their young son, they embarked on an equally ambitious plan: driving from the arctic circle deep into South America. This time however, there were three passengers.
In this Epic Education Interview, Jennifer and I talk about many nuts-and-bolts aspects of overland travel in South America with kids, including money management, education, working and parenting on the road, and readjusting to life once the trip is over.
IN THIS EPISODE 02:30 Intro 04:40 Travel origins and overland travel in Africa 06:30 Overland Travel Routines 11:43 Working on the move 14:00 Money management 19:00 Gear & essentials for overland travel in South America with kids 25:20 Using SIM cards in various Latin American countries 29:48 Educating and parenting on the road 35:54 Thoughts on Education 42:23 Readjustment and returning "home" 50:39 Online resources 56:29 Recommended destinations ABOUT Names: Jennifer Sparks, her husband Witt, and their son, Quinn (8 y/o) Hold passports from: USA Type of travel: Overland travel — From Canada to South America A few places they've been: 19 countries in 2.5 years IN THEIR BAGS MacBook Pro iPad iPhone (unlocked) Find Me Spot Device Panasonic Lumix fz2000 Camera Keen Sandals Clothing from Ex Officio and other synthetic materials Their Amazing Van LINKS & RESOURCES iOverlander Pocket Earth Charles Schwab & Fidelity (no foreign transaction fees) Money Journal HD Trail Wallet Project-Based Homeschooling (website) Project-Based Homeschooling (Book) Coffee Break Spanish Podcast Barefoot World Atlas Story Cubes "I Love Toy Trains" video series I mentioned how a previous guest used Whatsapp to track his location during this family's epic road trip FIND THEM ONFor more about overland travel in South America with kids, and much more, find the Sparks family here: