Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo : A Stay at the Savannah Cabins

Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo : A Stay at the Savannah Cabins

In the early months of the year, Striker and Sunshine conspired with their three cousins to pressure our combined families to take a family holiday together in spring. Of course, I was easy to convince as I love traveling but agreeing to a location that all nine of us were happy with proved to be …

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Visiting Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo

Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo : A Rainy Day at the Zoo

When it comes to Australian Zoos, Dubbo Zoo or Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo has become one that almost every Australian family hopes to visit at least once before the kids leave home. Opening way back in 1977, it was established to provide an alternative spacious living and breeding space for large animals like elephants …

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Werribee Open Range Zoo : An African Safari Adventure in Australia

Werribee Open Range Zoo : An African Safari Adventure in Australia

While a visit to the amazing African continent is just out of my family’s reach right now, introducing my children to the animals that roam the savannah is indeed possible thanks to the Werribee Open Range Zoo. Situated 35 kilometres west of Melbourne’s city centre, the zoo is a not-for-profit conservation organisation that focuses predominately on African species. It was …

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Royal Melbourne Zoo : Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

Royal Melbourne Zoo : Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

Way back in 1986, my family settled in Woodend, Victoria after living in Darwin and Tasmania. I started a new primary school and for the very first time visited Melbourne zoo. It was the perfect year for an introduction to the site with the Butterfly House, the first every built in the Southern Hemisphere and …

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Taronga Zoo : 2016 Education Launch – Celebrating 100 Years of Taronga

Taronga Zoo : 2016 Education Launch - Celebrating 100 Years of Taronga

“We’re all going to the zoo tomorrow, Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow. We’re all going to the zoo tomorrow. We can stay all day” Over the weekend I was invited to Taronga Zoo for the 2016 Education launch along with a number of other Principals and Executives from NSW Government schools. It was an opportunity to hear about the …

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WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo : Koalas and Devils and Crocs – Oh My!

WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo : Koalas and Devils and Crocs - Oh My!

What do you do in Sydney when the skies turn grey and threaten to release buckets of rain on everything after promising the kids a day out? Source an inside adventure of course! With a family Merlin Pass in our hot little hands we decided to check out the Wild Life Sydney Zoo in Darling …

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San Diego Zoo With Kids : A Wild Panda Adventure

San Diego Zoo With Kids : A Wild Panda Adventure

If you’re heading off to California with kids anytime soon I highly recommend that you add at least 3 days in San Diego to your itinerary. For families, San Diego boasts quite an array of attractions and activities perfect for the whole family. At the top of our list is the famous San Diego Zoo. San Diego …

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Taronga Zoo : Animal Encounters with Family & Friends

Taronga Zoo : Animal Encounters with Family & Friends

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 …

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Christmas Gift List : Attraction Memberships – The Perfect Present For The Entire Family

Christmas Gift List : Attraction Memberships - The Perfect Present For The Entire Family

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 …

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Australia Zoo : Queensland Adventures + A Chance Meeting With Bindi & Robert Irwin

Australia Zoo : Queensland Adventures + A Chance Meeting With Bindi & Robert Irwin

When thinking of a true blue Australian celebrity many of you will instantly think of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. His TV shows were an international phenomenon and we loved watching his adventures right up to his tragic death back in 2006. Wife Terri and his children Bindi and Robert have taken the helm of …

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