Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but Christmas is coming! It is around this time of year, every year, that I start preparing for the festive season including sourcing the perfect Advent Calendar for the teens and kids in my life. Now in their tweens and teens, finding the perfect advent calendar takes a little …
We love Japan and we love the food. Teppanyaki has become one of our favourite family meal experiences for both its menu and the entertainment that goes along with it. Lucky for us, the best teppanyaki in Sydney is available across a number of suburbs. Japanese Teppanyaki for the Whole Family What is Japanese Teppanyaki? …
From toddlers through to teens, everyone can have fun on the ice rink. But where can you go ice skating in Melbourne? You’re actually spoilt for choice with Melbourne boasting the largest ice skating rink in Australia! Grab your skates (or you can hire them!) and head to one of the Melbourne ice skating rinks …
Whenever we head to a new city one of our first tasks is locating all the bookshops. Well, at least ONE good bookshop to be honest. As regular visitors to Victoria, knowing where the best bookshops in Melbourne are is important for our travels, so of course, this means I’ve created a list. Did you …
Ever since white Europeans arrived in Sydney there has been a constant fear that other white people will arrive on boats and claim the land for themselves. With the threat of the Spanish, the French, the Russians, and then the Japanese sailing into Sydney Harbour, a number of forts were constructed around the headlands to …
Finding activities for the kids to do with YOU as they move into the tween and teen age bracket can be a little tricky unless it includes screens, their friends or … screens. However, art has an uncanny tendency to pull people together so the idea of splatter art at Kaboo Studio was something I …
Parrmatta is eel country. There’s no escaping it. There’s also a plethora of things to do in Parramatta with kids, a bumper selection of Parramatta accommodation offerings, and some of the best places to eat. Until recently, I worked in the Parramatta CBD but never uncovered all of its secrets – there are just so …
Growing up in regional Victoria, a trip to Bendigo was always exciting because the city boasted a Myer Department Store, a Movie theatre and more. In fact, there were numerous things to do in Bendigo with kids that my parents often took us there for special occasions. As bonafide history buffs, we love exploring Bendigo …
We are curious about different religions and places of worship, seeking out opportunities to learn more and open our minds to different beliefs. When we learned about a Buddhist temple in Wollongong, we had to visit it. Nan Tien Temple, in Berkeley near Wollongong, is reputed to be the largest Buddhist Temple in the Southern …
At 13 years of age, Sunshine is that funny age where she’s a little too old for some of the good TV shows she watched when she was in primary school, and in my opinion, a little too young for some of the TV shows for teens. So I have hunted down Good TV shows …
When the kids asked us how iron ore turns into steel we thought rather than explain the process we would show them, and that’s how we found ourselves exploring the Port Kembla Steelworks tour on a Friday morning, and adding to our places to visit in Wollongong with kids. Generating over $29 billion in annual …
Having grown up reading the Famous Five, the Secret Seven and a number of other adventure books, lighthouses have long been quite alluring to me. Boldly standing atop some of the most dangerous cliffs, providing a beacon of light out into the ocean to warn sailors, they are dramatic and somewhat foreboding. Exploring them is …
Sunshine is becoming quite a bibliophile with a growing TBR pile and wishlist that continues to grow. Over the last month, she has read almost 10 novels and has created a great book list for the young teen in your life. She continues to be quite broad in her choices, however, I have noted a …