Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
My children have an abundance of opportunity compared to the generations before them. They have numerous LEGO sets, more that one pair of sneakers, they have three meals a day and they have plenty of time to enjoy their childhood, sheltered from the reality of the adult world. Could they really want for more? Most of my …
Travelling with kids is an amazing adventure which parents love to capture on film so they can recall those memories later on. When we first started travelling with the kids, I would cart my DSLR camera around with us. It was quite cumbersome and often got in the way, bashing me in the hip when …
One of the best ways to see Australia is by car. My kids have been quite familiar with this version of a family travel adventure since they were babies with our family farm being a far distance from any public transport hubs. It can be a very convenient way to travel too; you have absolute freedom …
Travelling doesn’t mean that your personal hygiene routines need to change all that much when you shift between hotels or during a long haul flight. Even when you can’t grab a shower, simply brushing your teeth can perk you up and make you feel cleaner. It’s for this reason that I always pack our toothbrushes …
Today your kids have the chance to join the Flying Doctor Kids Club! Established back in 1928, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is one of Australia’s most iconic organisations. Each year alone, the RFDS attends to over 295,000 patients. That’s more than 800 patients every day! In the same year they perform around 37,000 aeromedical evacuations …
Discovering new parts of Australia has become a Kid Bucket List passion. When the school holiday’s hit we love jumping in the car and heading off on a road trip to places we have not explored. In this past this has proved a little expensive in terms of our cellular data costs, but I’ve found …
Up until recently, Master R has suffered from motion sickness. The nausea comes on quite quickly, is unpredictable and provides no time to quickly grab a towel or bag. Despite prompting and practice he has never worked out that learning forward onto the xx . As you know, we love to travel and have never …
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 …
My kids have taken over 20 flights in their lifetime with many more on the horizon. We have made it a habit to travel on a plane at least twice a year since they were a few months old. I admit that we have been blessed with two kids who seem to enjoy flight and …
Travelling with Baby – A guide for first time parents Just after Master R was born we received an invitation to attend one of T’s best friends wedding. We were T was a little apprehensive about attending as it was on Hamilton Island – www.hamiltonisland.com.au and our baby would be a little over 3 months old when …
There are weeks when I find myself with little to no travel budget either because I’ve used it all up on other activities or I’ve been a little impulsive and booked something for our next holidays and need to save for it. Such weekends are easily filled with adventure through something so simple and old school …
I’m often asked how we manage to do so much travel, both locally and further, with our two kids. How do we manage to take them to restaurants with ease and how is it that car travel seems to be a fairly breezy experience. My overarching tip is to slow down. It took me some …