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Mountain Biking for the first time! So we thought we would try mountain biking. The kids were keen… me, not so much. But we were in the best place to give it go, the Kosciousko National Park, with Thredbo mountain bike park being a prime spot for beginners like us! […]

Mountain Biking with kids…

25 Feb, 2020 in Adventure / Australia / family / Inspiration / recommendations / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged kosciuszko / mountain biking / thredbo by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1520 days ago)

We were looking for a quick camping trip for the weekend, one that was near water, resonably priced and not too far from home. Mungo Brush Campground in the Myall Lakes National Park ticked all the boxes, so we loaded up the car on Sat morning and drove the hour […]

Mungo Brush Camping

17 Feb, 2020 in Australia / Camping / family / Inspiration / recommendations / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Camping / camping with kids / mungo brush / nsw National Park by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1527 days ago)

My greatest dilemma when preparing for my Kokoda trek was what socks to wear!! It kept me up at night, because I had heard horror stories of socks rubbing and forming blisters and feet getting wet because the socks held moisture… I didn’t want my choice of socks to ruin […]

Best Hiking Socks

10 Feb, 2020 in Adventure / Equipment / hiking / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged best hiking socks / hiking socks / kathmandu gear by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1534 days ago)

New Years Eve 2019 was to be an experience to remember, with an overnight hike along the Main Range Walk in Kosciuszko to be the highlight. In the end it was a New Years eve to remember but not in the way I intended. This is what happened…. We left […]

Main Range Walk Overnight Kosciuszko

20 Jan, 2020 in Adventure / Australia / family / hiking / Inspiration / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged hiking / hiking with kids / kosciuszko / main range walk / national park by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1555 days ago)

Ok, so I know that we are already half way through January but lets cast our mind back to last year and check out what Travels and Adventures we got up to here at Travels With Mum. January 2019 – Tokyo / Hakuba, Japan In January we took an amazing […]

2019 – A photo review!

13 Jan, 2020 in About me / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged 2019 / photo review / travel by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1563 days ago)

It’s been about 15 years since I visited Sea Life Aquarium in Sydney… and my younger two children have never been.. so when I was approached wtih the chance to visit, I jumped at the chance. Please note I was gifted with tickets to Sea Life Aquarium Sydney but all […]

Sea Life Sydney Aquarium..

21 Dec, 2019 in Australia / kids recommend / recommendations / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged gifted / recommendation / reviews / seallife sydney / sydney by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1563 days ago)

I think we just had a weekend at one of the best Holiday Parks on the Central Coast… the NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Resort at Umina Beach! I was looking for a spot to have an weekend away, that was close to home, offered unpowered campsites, was on the coast […]

Ocean Beach Holiday Resort

15 Dec, 2019 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged camping australia / camping with kids / holidays / holidays with kids / nrma holiday parks / ocean beach holiday resort / reviews by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1563 days ago)

If you don’t already know. I often gift experiences for Birthday and Christmas presents. This year my middle daughter turned 21 so we were off to The Western Plains Zoo to celebrate in style with a sleep over at the Billabong Camp! We began our journey at 6am on a […]

Sleeping at the Zoo!

19 Nov, 2019 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged billabong camp / dubbo zoo / overnight / taronga zoo / western plains zoo by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1617 days ago)

Every Year it happens…. every year I realise that the days are flying by and I want to cram in as much as possible in the next couple of weeks. I start scrolling through the internet, I start looking at deals. I constantly look at the calendar checking out what […]

The last days of 2019

15 Nov, 2019 in Adventure / Booking holidays / Camping / family / hiking / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged 2019 / single mum / travel australia / travel with kids / travelling by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1622 days ago)

Its been a bit over a month since I came back from my Trek along the Kokoda track, and I’m finally ready to share my experience. I thought I would share on here my diary which I wrote along the way… I’m going to type it as I wrote it, […]

Dairy of a Kokoda Trekker..Part 3

4 Nov, 2019 in Adventure / Camping / dreams / hiking / Inspiration / Overseas travel / recommendations / Travels with mum blog tagged hiking / inspiration / kokoda / kokoda trek / overseas / single mum / trekking by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1633 days ago)

Its been a bit over a month since I came back from my Trek along the Kokoda track, and I’m finally ready to share my experience. I thought I would share on here my diary which I wrote along the way… I’m going to type it as I wrote it, […]

Dairy of a Kokoda Trekker Part 2!

23 Oct, 2019 in About me / Adventure / dreams / Inspiration / Overseas travel / solo travel / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged diary / hiking / inspiration / kokoda / kokoda trek / trekking by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1645 days ago)

This year I have discovered the beauty of online surveys for making a bit of cash (mainly gift cards!) on the side. I discovered this cool “side hustle”mainly through an amazing group of Instagramers who share their saving money journeys. So the main premise is that you sign up for […]

Saving for Travel Series: Online Surveys.

20 Oct, 2019 in recommendations / Saving / saving for travel / Travels with mum blog tagged saving / saving for travel / survey by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1647 days ago)