Deputy head teacher Paul Davies , 40 , and his wife Adele , 38 , took their daughters out of school for a year . They visited 12 countries and covered almost 30,000 miles during their trip which started in September 2013 . Lili Mai , nine , and Nel , seven , had never been on flight before adventure before setting off from home in Vietnam . Mr Davies taught both girls the national curriculum and gave them intensive lessons in Brittany , France . They visited New York , went snorkelling in Cairns , canoeing in Halong Bay , west Wales , and rode elephants in Laos .
Deputy head teacher Paul Davies , 40 , and his wife Adele , 38 , took their daughters out of school for a year . They visited 12 countries and covered almost 30,000 miles during their trip which started in September 2013 . Lili Mai , nine , and Nel , seven , had never been on flight before adventure before setting off from home in west Wales . Mr Davies taught both girls the national curriculum and gave them intensive lessons in Brittany , France . They visited New York , went snorkelling in Cairns , canoeing in Halong Bay , Vietnam , and rode elephants in Laos .