Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Las Vegas. Immediately visions of casinos, bright lights, parties and dancing appear in my mind. However, behind all the glitz this little Nevada gem has a history built on the business of Organised Crime. The Mafia have been playing the city for decades which has been the inspiration of many movies and books. When visiting Las Vegas in …
Every single day I am bombarded with the most delicious looking Gelato images as I scroll through my instagram thread. All of them are via the new gelato shop that has popped up in Newtown, a suburb that is not that far from my home. Last weekend it became too much and to calm me down …
On confirming our trip to California for our December/January trip, T and I spent a great deal of time debating whether we should take a side trip Las Vegas. For months leading up to our trip I trawled forums to see if others had included it in their Californian itinerary. I even asked a few …
Just before Christmas through to the week before school went back in New South Wales, our family spent our time travelling around California, USA and then enjoying the beach for a day or two on our return home. Consequently, our weekly book post went on an unplanned hiatus. You’ll be happy to hear that this …
I was in a dreamlike daze as we arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from Sydney, Australia after a 15 hour flight. However, it was very similar to Sydney. There wasn’t that much difference. It wasn’t until we hopped into our shuttle and headed off to Anaheim that the differences became apparent. Although they quickly became the …
Did you ever read Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and wish that you too could visit a chocolate factory? I bet you did. I dreamed of stumbling across a Everlasting Gobstopper or Exploding Candy (both which would have been through rigorous testing by the Oompa Loompa’s and ready for safe consumption). A trip to …
Sand. Despite spending many weekends at the beach I can’t stand sand. It has the unbelievable ability to creep into every crevice and it can take days to get it out of my hair despite constant washing. I only just manage to cope with it after a day at the beach thanks to talcum powder …
For tens of thousands of years natural asphalt has been seeping up from the ground in what is now urban Los Angeles. Around Hancock Park the seepage has been enough to create areas large enough to trap animals who have been unable to escape and have perished, sinking into the asphalt which has soaked into their …
For the last year or so T and I have been creating our bucket list for our adventures in California. When it came to planning the Los Angeles leg of our trip I had at some point wistfully remarked that a stay at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel would be magic not actually thinking that it …
On our first ever overseas trip as a family my brother organised business class tickets as a Christmas treat (and an obvious reward for being a brilliant big sister for the last 30 years!). We were unsure what to expect and I must admit that I was a bundle of nerves leading up to the …
Miss N can barely sit still at the best of times. She is always active. Always playing. She prefers to be outside playing sport or writing in her journal during quiet times. She rarely uses her iPad. She rarely watches television. These days she veers towards pants and tops rather than dresses. Despite all this, …
Today marks the beginning of our Story Time journey which I posted about only last week. From our book shelves I have chosen 7 picture books for us to read together and Roald Dahl’s Big Friendly Giant as our nightly chapter book. Whilst I have chosen this weeks selection, I anticipate that both Master R and Miss …
Known as Geboor or Geburrh in the Aboriginal Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, Mt Macedon is a mountain a mere 64 kilometres that played an important role in my childhood. I spent many days climbing it on my horse as a young girl and even spent a number of my school years attending school on it. Whilst Mt Macedon is probably best know …