Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Learning to catch a yabby is a rite of passage for your typical country child here in Australia. I think I caught my first before I even started school but have been limited in providing my children with the same experience in the city I’m raising them. There was no mistaking our next step when …
Sydney weather is reminding me of Darwin at the moment with super warm days followed by loud, thundering storms. I suspect we are heading into a very hot summer. When the weather channel predicted 40 degree days over the weekend we knew our organised bike ride adventure was not going to happen. T decided quite …
In 1760 over in Strasbourg, France, Marie Grosholtz was born to a housekeeper. Growing up in the home of Dr. Philippe Curtius in Bern, Switzerland, Marie became skilled at sculpturing wax under the physicians guidance. At the age of 17 she created her first wax sculpture of a person. She had chosen Voltaire for the privilege. She went on …
After a fun trip to Bare Island earlier this year we decided to do a little research about fortifications in and around Sydney and were surprised to find how many there are! Wow – what an eye opener! This has put in motion an entire list of new sites to visit and explore. Our latest …
Do your children play with all of their toys? Mine don’t. Master R likes to play sport outside, read on his iPad and play Minecraft and FIFA on the Xbox. He sometimes indulges in LEGO or craft activities. Miss N enjoys craft, reading and anything sporty. She loves board games and music. I’ve realised that …
To celebrate the release of How to Train Your Dragon 2 on Blu-ray and DVDon Dragons Day 12 November, the kids were invited to an intimate Viking Training Academy where they met the famous and courageous Gobber, learnt to defend themselves against Gronckle and learnt some special moves to take on any kind of dragon …
When we climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Miss N was adamant that we weren’t high enough. She asked if we could go to the top of one of the buildings we could see from the balcony of the pylon. I scratched my head. How were we going to do that? Of course T had a …
When it comes to tours, the Tank Stream Tour is one that only a few gain access to each year (only 160 across the day of our tour). Previously, the Sydney Living Museum and Sydney Water opened spaces via a ballot system. This year, in conjunction with the Sydney Open, tickets went on sale to the …
Do you have a budding palaeontologist at home? One who obsesses about dinosaurs and is always seeking out adventures that will lead them to new discoveries of the reptile kind? T’s bestie has a gorgeous daughter who dreams about unearthing dinosaur fossils so on a recent holiday in Queensland her mum found the perfect place to …
As a family that love the water it made sense to plan an adventure where Australian Living Legend, Ian Thorpe, won a number of Gold Medals back at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. How could we resist swimming in the very same pool? With a clear weekend and the sky a little overcast we decided to …
It has taken me about 8 years to convince T that we need to head back up into the Blue Mountains for an adventure. We spent a lot of time exploring the B&Bs around Katoomba before kids (BC). The road works commenced around that time and after spending hours trying to navigate the Great Western Highway, …
Sydney was treated to the Festival of Chocolate over 4-5 October when The Rocks was transformed into a haven of indulgence. By chance we spotted a poster advertising the event when we were gallivanting around the area on our Observatory and Pylon Lookout adventures. With the promise of chocolate there was no way we were …
Later this year we are off on a family adventure to the United States. When looking at our flight details, Master R was perplexed about our departure and arrival time. How could it be that we would be leaving Sydney at around 11.00 am on Tuesday and arriving at LAX sometime after 6.00 am on the …