100 Free Things To Do In Bangkok

We're Bec, Oli & Jax, a family who chose to stop waiting and start living. In September 2025, we left the UK behind to travel full time as a family. Not on a gap year. Not on a short break. But properly, slowly, intentionally and together.

Like many families, we were doing what we were supposed to do: holidays squeezed into school breaks, trips planned for the weekend and a constant feeling that there had to be more than this. The traditional school system wasn't working for Jax, and it wasn't working for us either. We wanted freedom, flexibility, and the chance to actually experience the world, not just rush through it for two weeks at a time.

So we did the scary thing, we saved hard. We sold and stored our stuff. We took Jax out of school. And we hit the road.

Since then, we've travelled extensively through Morocco, spent two months in Thailand, and nearly three months exploring Sri Lanka, slow travelling our way through each country rather than just ticking off highlights. We’ve also spent weeks travelling The Maldives, India and Nepal and are currently slow travelling Malaysia.

These guides are built from everything we've learned along the way, visas, transport, costs, where to stay, what's actually worth doing, and what we'd skip next time. They're honest, practical, and designed to help you travel smarter, longer, and with less stress, whether you're coming for two weeks or two months.

If you're dreaming of seeing more of the world, especially with kids, we hope our experiences help make it easier for you to do the same.