About Us

We are a family of four: Rob, Sylvia, Lima and Bo. We love spending time together and with friends, following our interests and living as freely as we can.

Both of our daughters were born at home and have never been handed to the system. No nursery, no kindergarten, no school. From the very beginning they've been free to explore the world on their own terms, at their own pace, in their own way.

Since they were born we've given them all the freedom in the world to discover the diverse environments we've experienced together. APTB grew out of that. We wanted to offer them an upbringing full of extraordinary possibilities, surrounded by interesting people who are genuinely nice and who live and let live.

We love to live a decentralised life:

  • Decentralised money (Bitcoin)

  • Decentralised education (unschooling)

  • Decentralised health (stick to nature as much as possible)

  • Decentralised thinking (we question everything, including our own minds)

  • Decentralised tech (like using social media platforms that are not censored, eg Nostr)

We moved to Madeira in 2022 and love living here! This photo was taken on Rob’s 50th birthday which we celebrated in the beautiful Quinta Magnolia park with friends who came from the UK, Germany, Spain and other countries and of course our new friends from Madeira.

We love to meet new people and are looking forward to hanging out with you and your family in A Place To Be and show you around…