Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Canberra ACT, long thought of solely as a place full of parliamentary visits, has become Australia’s hot travel destination for families, offering a plethora of activity, accommodation and dining options to suit every budget. There’s a bevy of things to do in Canberra with Kids that you will enjoy too! Every time we visit our …
When you head to a new town or city, finding a spot to eat which will have something on the menu other than chicken nuggets for the kids and a dish that you too will enjoy can be hard. I find myself trawling the web for recommendations which can often be a little hit and miss. For …
The locals of every town or city you visit are likely to hold close a whole lot of insider knowledge about where to eat, explore and even sleep which tourists are unlikely to be privy. Seeking this out can take a little strategy as well as time. However, on our recent trip to Canberra we discovered …
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra commemorates the Australians who have died in war and is a vehicle for assisting us to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. Dedicated to ensuring the generations of today and into the future remember, it is more than a shrine of …
One of the downsides of growing up is that the playspaces that amused our children as toddlers and preschoolers start to wane. Spaces with more concrete for scooters or flat fields for ball games start to be sought, with the playgrounds of their younger years no longer truly functional for their size. I was hopeful that the National …
Every moment of every day we are creating memories with our children. Some of them will stick only for a day or two before they float off into the ether. Others, the very precious ones, will remain vividly within their memory banks. A visit to Cockington Green Gardens in Canberra thirty odd years ago is a …
Our Spring Holiday to Canberra just happened to coincide with Floriade this year. Unsure whether it was suitable for kids, but being a festival we wanted to explore nonetheless, we made plans to visit. When travelling with kids it’s easy to fall into the trap of planning your entire trip around what you think they will enjoy. …
The Australian Institute of Sport was at the very top of my son’s bucket list when we began planning our spring holiday to Canberra. With aspirations to one day play soccer for Australia, he felt that it was the perfect time to become familiar with the grounds where he may one day play (kids!). A little …
With itchy feet and a few days up our sleeve we decided to be spontaneous and take a road trip. We wanted somewhere that would be a heap of fun for the kids, rich in learning opportunities and fairly laid back. We didn’t want to arrive home from the trip exhausted. The choice was fairly …