Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
We love sourcing our produce right from the farm and are constantly on the hunt for places to pick fruit and vegetables as they come in season. A few weeks ago I discovered that mandarins are quite abundant in the Wisemans Ferry area and that there are a number of farms that allow you not only …
Documenting our family adventures is something that I am extremely passionate about. I write, photograph and collect mementos, storing them in catalogue boxes which I draw out to revisit with the kids months (and sometimes years) after we’ve returned home. They instantly transport out minds back to our trip and help prompt some of the …
Our Vivid Sydney at Taronga Zoo 2017 coverage is now LIVE! Click across for full details. Vivid Sydney at Taronga Zoo? Oh yes, it’s happening of the very first time this year as part of their Centenary celebrations! I first heard about this when I attended the Taronga Zoo 2016 Education Launch and then signed my school …
Our Vivid Sydney at Taronga Zoo 2017 coverage is now LIVE! Click across for full details. Last year was my first visit to the Vivid Festival with the kids. We rugged up and headed to Darling Harbour for dinner before walking up to Martin Place and on to Circular Quay. It was an amazing evening, …
As a young girl, one of my favourite books was Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, The Secret Garden. I would often whittle away an afternoon or two rereading the pages of my copy, transporting myself into the garden with Mary, Dickon and Colin where I would join them as they played within the walls. I even tamed a magpie, …
Over the weekend, news of a new playground opening in Waterloo with a gigantic slide fuelled my kids excitement and saw us heading there for a visit. I didn’t let on to the kids that our Lord Mayor Clover Moore had officially opened it was back in the first week of April, allowing them to think …
Over two hundred years ago, Major-General Lachlan Macquarie’s second wife Elizabeth would leave her house each day and take a walk along a small peninsula where she would find a ledge to sit and watch for ships sailing into the harbour from Great Britain. By 1810, convicts had hand carved her a chair into the sandstone. It has become …
You’re back from an amazing trip, some would say a trip of a life time. The kids have returned to school. Your savings account is starting to build up again ready for your next trip. You’re excited about all the adventures you experienced with the kids and can’t wait to share them on your blog. You have …
The Sunday road trip is remerging as a regular adventure many families are enjoying. For Sydneysider, the choice of destinations is only limited by the amount of petrol in your tank. You could head to the mountains, the lakes or the plains. Our most recent find is the Grand Pacific Drive although, at this stage, we have …
Some kids seem to have very little fear, loving heights, speed, water and anything that would usually make the heart beat a little faster. My seven year old daughter is an adrenaline junkie. She soars when pushing her limits and seeks out opportunities to test herself and feel the rush. Living in Sydney provides access to …
“Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well…” I always wondered who would fill the great big gapping hole left by Roald Dahl. The mischief and silliness I could get up to within the pages of his books was often the highlight of my …
“You have your secret dreams. Follow them. Make them come true.” A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of being in the audience at an education conference where Li Cunxin was the keynote speaker. Having read Mao’s Last Dancer, when it was first released, I already knew much about his life. Listening to him speak about …
A photo posted by Qantas (@qantas) on Sep 17, 2015 at 7:14pm PDT One of my continued gripes when it comes to travel corporations and enterprises is that the family traveller is often an afterthought despite rapidly becoming one of the largest consumer of travel products. As a result, when families request a few accommodations or …