Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
In early February one of my best friends from high school arrived in Sydney from Denmark after spending most of January travelling the southern parts of Western Australia, Adelaide and Kangaroo Island. (You can check out their adventures on Dyrvings rejseblog). We decided that our reunion would take place at Taronga Zoo as it has …
Every single day I am bombarded with the most delicious looking Gelato images as I scroll through my instagram thread. All of them are via the new gelato shop that has popped up in Newtown, a suburb that is not that far from my home. Last weekend it became too much and to calm me down …
Christmas Lights have always fascinated me and it seems that they evoke the same wonder in my own children. How they have evolved since I was a little girl becoming much more than a string of flashing bulbs wrapped around verandas. Sydney nights have come to life with Christmas cheer this December with a plethora …
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 …
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 …
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 …
As an alumna of Sydney University I have fond memories of the Seymour Centre so have always been keen to introduce my kids to the awesome productions that often grace the theatre. We’ve seen a handful of their productions already but with the Sydney Children’s Festival running during the first week of the school holiday’s I was hoping …
Back in 1985 I was obsessed with stamp collecting. I held a subscription to Australia Post’s “Stamp Explorer” (click here to sign up yourself!) and would steam stamps off letters that my parents received. My favourite stamp was the Snuggle Pot and Cuddle Pie 33c stamp that was released that July. I loved the book and was …