Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Leah 
Prison breakouts are something that the media loves to cover and authors love to weave into their books of fiction. Alcatraz is famous for its breakout, the infamous Klong Prem otherwise known as Bangkok Hilton, is well known for the escape of David McMillan and then we have the Great Escape movie which brings to life the …
Riding in a Monster Truck is certain to be a Bucket List item for someone in your family. The very idea of driving straight over a terrain that typically stops other vehicles provides an interesting wave of excitement when you think about it. When I heard that there was a Monster Truck on the South …
Back in July we had the opportunity to interview Adam Anderson, the Crown Prince of Monster Jam and were invited to head to the ANZ Stadium in Sydney when the Monster Jam crew arrived here in Australia so we could see the show. I accepted the invitation, knowing that the kids would love it, although I was apprehensive …
On our recent trip to Canberra I actively sought out Patissez so we could all try their famous Freakshakes. There’s nothing quite like an icy cold milkshake to top off a full day adventure and Patissez is famous for creating the best. What I didn’t anticipate was the wait! The popularity of Patissez does mean that a …
Whilst the Fountain of Youth is a legend, I strongly believe that trying new things helps keep us young. Well, young at heart. On each of our travel adventures I like to seek out new experiences for our family. Sometimes I find these quite challenging, especially if heights and speed are involved. When the kids …
Living in the same suburb as our extended family has allowed Friday night catch ups to become a weekly feature on our calendar. It is an opportunity for the kids to get together with three of their cousins (when their powers combine, they are the Adventurous Five!) and hang out. Sometimes we grab a movie. We …
Travel was redefined for our family when my children arrived. Rather than the two of them fitting into our routines and travel plans, it appeared that we would be following their routines and that our adventures would predominatly centre around them as well. It made us happier, our travels a whole lot calmer and life extremely joyful. For that …
The locals of every town or city you visit are likely to hold close a whole lot of insider knowledge about where to eat, explore and even sleep which tourists are unlikely to be privy. Seeking this out can take a little strategy as well as time. However, on our recent trip to Canberra we discovered …
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra commemorates the Australians who have died in war and is a vehicle for assisting us to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. Dedicated to ensuring the generations of today and into the future remember, it is more than a shrine of …
One of the downsides of growing up is that the playspaces that amused our children as toddlers and preschoolers start to wane. Spaces with more concrete for scooters or flat fields for ball games start to be sought, with the playgrounds of their younger years no longer truly functional for their size. I was hopeful that the National …
Over the years we have been in the audience at many Circus performances, even a previous Cirque du Soleil. They have a certain rhythm, a certain predictability. I was expecting much of a muchness as we headed to the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park to watch KOOZA by Cirque du Soleil. I humoured the kids, yes …
Every moment of every day we are creating memories with our children. Some of them will stick only for a day or two before they float off into the ether. Others, the very precious ones, will remain vividly within their memory banks. A visit to Cockington Green Gardens in Canberra thirty odd years ago is a …
Research is the key to uncovering the delights of a new holiday destination. When we first decided to visit Canberra I hit the travel groups on Facebook asking the locals and the foodies I respected to let me know where we should be eating with our little family. Again and again The Hamlet was mentioned. I’m …