Team Thomas Travels
About Us
Hello!
We're Emma, David and Jamie, a family travel team from the UK.
While David and I have been travelling the world together since 2015, our biggest adventure began in 2023 with the arrival of our little boy.
Before becoming a trio, our honeymoon in the summer of 2018 was a 5 week road trip around Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California and Hawaii. With all 7 continents visited between us, our specialist subjects include London (we lived in this amazing city for 13 and 6 years respectively and can honestly say we've explored every corner) and planning road trips.
During the pandemic we converted a little van, Osprey, into our home away from home exploring all over the UK and on road trips through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra and Spain. While sadly Osprey reached the end of his road this year, the memories we made during those van-life years shaped our love for slow, adventurous travel.
Today we are navigating the beautiful, chaotic and incredibly rewarding world of family travel.
This blog was created to share our love of adventure, our best budget travel tips and everything we've learned along the way, to show you that travel doesn't need to stop once your family starts.
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David
I always loved to travel and see what was around the next corner. A trip to the Antarctic solidified it and when I met Emma I finally had the travel buddy I had always wanted.
Whether it's exploring the UK's varied and incredible landscapes or travelling to weird and wonderful countries in search of new experiences- I love it all.
Top tips: Always keep your contact lenses in your hand luggage- and clowning will often open up language barriers or social differences.
Emma
I was lucky enough to grow up in a family who would rather spend money on travel than personal belongings, and this instilled a passion for seeing the world from an early age.
When David and I got married in 2018, instead of a traditional wedding registry of household items, we created a list describing many of the things we were planning on doing on our US road trip, from cocktails in Las Vegas to whale watching in Monterey, California, which our family and friends loved.
I really enjoy researching and planning trips, such as the 6 weeks I spent backpacking around Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and Brunei, and 4 weeks exploring Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as drooling over other people's travel inspiration on Instagram.
Jamie (Born 2023)
The newest and littlest member of the team! Jamie joined our adventures in 2023 and is already a seasoned globetrotter. So far, he has explored 4 continents (with a 5th one coming up later this year!) and can even say hello and thank you in French and Greek.
Whether he's pointing at aeroplanes or singing happily in his backpack as we climb mountains, he reminds us to see the world with eyes full of wonder.
Just like his parents, Jamie loves discovering new snacks around the world!
