Parents spend £20,000 per year taking daughter to 50 countries before 10th birthday
A British girl has visited 50 countries all before her 10th birthday - without missing a day of school.
Aditi Tripathi, now 10, has travelled to most of Europe including Norway, the Netherlands and Monaco, along with further flung places like Nepal, Singapore and Thailand.
Her parents, dad Deepak, 43, and mum Avilasha, 36, decided early on that they wanted their daughter to be well travelled, and now estimate they spend up to £20,000 per year on trips.
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To cram in all the travel, the family - who live in Greenwich, south London - fly off during each school holiday and utilise bank holidays as much as possible.
"We started travelling with her when she was in nursery age three and she used to go to school for two and a half days per week," Deepak explains.
"Now we pick her up straight from school on Friday and we take a late night flight back at around 11pm on Sunday. Sometimes we arrive on Monday morning, and she goes straight to school from the airport.
"Travelling has helped her make more friends and has made her more confident."
Deepak and Avilasha, who are both accountants, said they save throughout the year by not eating out or having takeaways, and not owning a car.
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The parents also save on commuting costs by working from home, which also saves on childcare as they are able to look after their younger daughter, two-year-old Advita.
"I don't have a specific favourite country or place but if I had to choose three it would be Nepal, Georgia, Armenia," Aditi says.
"Nepal was probably one of my favourites because I did horse riding, I went on the longest cable car, and I could see mountains like Mount Everest. I really love travelling and have loads of fun memories.
"I would recommend it to other children because it can really help with your social skills."
Aditi’s first trip was to Germany when she was aged just three. Inspired by their love of the first trip, they soon visited France, Italy and Austria too.
"Last year we went to Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and then our second baby was born," Deepak adds.
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"When our second daughter was born my mum came to stay with us so me and my daughter went to Norway one weekend.
"On our last holiday we went to some unusual countries - we went to Romania first and then took a four-hour minivan to Moldova while backpacking and then from Moldova we went to San Marino.
"I was a bit worried because we were travelling without mum for the first time but she managed really well."
