Alfred Cery from St Albans, Hertforshire, has visited four continents and travelled on nearly 100 flights
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Alfred Cery has scaled mountains in Nepal, painted elephants in Thailand and stayed in a Cambodian tree house - and at the age of six, he has seen more of the world than many people see in a lifetime. The young globetrotter has visited an astonishing 24 countries, four continents and travelled on nearly 100 flights. Alfred's adventures also include trekking volcanoes in Asia and backpacking around India. His intrepid parents Susannah, 41, and Kelvin, 44, want others to realise they too can travel the world with children on a budget and insist Alfred's globetrotting lifestyle is 'more rewarding than a weekend in Skegness'.
Alfred has also made sandcastles on the beaches of Thailand and when he was just one, stayed on Koh ta Kiev in Cambodia, seeing in New Year's Eve in a tree house.
His intrepid parents Susannah, 41, and Kelvin, 44, have passed on their love of travel to their son and insist Alfred's globetrotting lifestyle is 'more rewarding than a weekend in Skegness' and do not want him to 'grow up in a bubble in England'.
Susannah has now launched a successful online community to help other potential backpackers.
She said, "We are going out and experiencing different cultures, seeing a different way of life and meeting different people - he even gets a bit of the local language. For me that is a learning experience. I think kids can grow up in a bubble in England and when we went backpacking around India last year I wanted him to realise how lucky he is. It's made him very adaptable, between the ages of 18 months and four he grew up in Malaysia, experiencing a different culture and going to a local nursery school."
Susannah added, "Alfred doesn't know any different, he has never been to a holiday club. We wouldn't put him in any danger, everything we do is safe. He's pretty well travelled, I think he has done 98 flights and he is an expert at flying, but it wasn't always easy. He's quite happy getting comfortable on a plane seat and on a night flight he will sleep the whole flight."
The couple, both advertising executives, met in London and bonded over their love of travel - and chose not to give up their global lifestyle when Alfred was born.
When he was three-and a-half years old a Sherpa carried him up the steep hills of Nepal, where he gazed across the beautiful Annapurna mountain range.
He stayed in tea houses with his parents and, like a seasoned explorer, had to go without a shower for four days due to the cold, as temperatures dropped to -8C at night.
When the close-knit family explored Southeast Asia they even made a makeshift cot from their backpacks and a cushion.
Mother-of-one Susannah, who lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire, believes the best way to travel is to just book a flight and worry about accommodation upon landing.
She admits conditions are often less than "five star" but that is part of the experience and helps her son meet people by travelling on local transportation.
"Travelling is for everyone and a lot of countries in Southeast Asia are so child friendly, it's very easy," she said.
"Particularly in Thailand when my son was a baby we would go to a restaurant and a member of staff would come over and carry them round and say, 'You enjoy your dinner'. Or if we were on buses with all the locals and the chickens or what have you they want to help you. They come over and will come and play and bounce him on their laps to try and help. It was just so lovely."
However now Alfred is in school, the cost has gone up as they can only go during school holidays.
But she claims their jaunts are still cheaper than holidaying in the UK and wants to spread the word.
Seven weeks ago she launched the Facebook Page 'Our Tribe Travels' after a trip to Thailand to pass on tips with other globetrotters.
Nearly 900 people have joined from around the world and Susannah hopes it will inspire families to take their children backpacking, stressing it doesn't have to break the bank.
The page lists tips on how to pack, what medicines are safe and even what nappies to use. Susannah said, "We don't spend much, we have a list of places that we want to go to and plan with our budget."
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