Single mum who took her kids out of school because there are "Too many bullies" - as they have now spent their last FOUR YEARS together travelling all round the world (Details, pics)

A single mother who took her children out of the classroom after too many run-ins with a school bully has revealed how it led to the family's travelling lifestyle.

Four years ago Barbara Bryan, 50, took her two daughters Brooke, now 12, and Samantha, now 10, out of school – now they enjoy visiting exciting locations. They told Mail that they 'spend a lot of time away' because they do distance education and can 'log in from anywhere around the world'.

Since then the family, who are from the tiny village of Collector near Canberra, have been on hundreds of adventures together.

Four years of travelling and the girls are still excited to try new things – and can't decide whether Sydney, Tasmania or the Gold Coast is their favourite place to go.

'We do that whenever we have down time, so if we have a flight the girls will be on their iPads doing their work – they are so used to flying now they get used to it,' Ms Bryan said.

'We had a really great staycation at Sydney Olympic Park recently and the girls loved that.

'We were in a top-of-the-line motor home and got to try all of the things available for kids in the park – they did archery and all sorts of things and at night time we could see the Olympic cauldron outside our window it was just surreal.

'With her kids suddenly at home, and as a single mother, Ms Bryan knew she wouldn't be able to go back to her career – so she started blogging instead.

She and her daughters have a blog called Let's Go Mum, where they give reviews on places they stay and things they do when they are away.

She also has a single mothers blog as well – so she can work from home and give her children the globe trotter lifestyle. 'I work very hard I am always behind the camera and write at night – as well as being the teacher for my girls,' she said.

'We are so lucky with the offers we have had – that we get to see and do so much,' she said.

Her daughter Brooke has blossomed into a confident young girl – with an extroverted personality and caring attitude which makes her mother proud. 'She wants to be an actress now, I think I will have to do something about that soon because she is very determined.

'Travelling has made both of the kids more outspoken and confident.

'I remember this really nice moment on Samantha's tenth birthday when we were on Sydney and I said we needed a cab.

While Brooke still remembers the tough days at school where she was taunted, the family is amazed with the flexibility their new life has. 'The girls just stepped out to hail one – it was the best.

'And her mother knows her children won't come home with bruises after a long day learning.'

They are actually excelling at school and they get to learn about other places and things on the way,' she said.

Ms Bryan has had the travel bug since she was younger and has been to more than 30 countries – she says her children haven't been to quite that many but have seen their 'fair share'.

'One of my proudest moments was seeing them on the Great Wall of China, they were six and eight and I remember thinking how some people never get to see that,' she said.

The family are usually home for the school holidays as they prefer not to compete with the crowd.

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