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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 1619 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 1634 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 1649 days ago)

Recently Tree Tops Adventure Park on the Central Coast opened a new area called “Net World” and its amazing!! Want to Know more about Tree Tops adventure park? Check out my blog post here! I had been watching all the fun people were having at this new adventure on various […]

Bouncing along at Net World!

9 Jun, 2019 in Australia / family / kids recommend / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged family day out / net world / tree tops adventure park by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1786 days ago)

Lets be honest… we all love to travel but one of the biggest expenses is always accommodation. So while travelling, I try to find Free Camps….places we can stay for no cost, in our tent. The following is a list of places we have stayed sorted into States and in […]

Free camping directory:

2 Jun, 2019 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Camping / camping australia / camping with kids / free accomadation / free camping / reviews by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1297 days ago)

Lets be honest… we all love to travel but one of the biggest expenses is always accommodation. Well I discovered an “Awesome secret hack” to stay in some amazing places FOR FREE!! Ok, so its not really a hack, and not really a secret.. but it is pretty awesome! Its […]

FREE Accommodation!!!

26 May, 2019 in Adventure / Australia / Camping / family / Inspiration / recommendations / Travels with mum blog tagged Camping / camping with kids / free accomadation / free camping / travelling with kids by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1790 days ago)

I seriously cannot get enough of the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia. the fresh air, the challenging hiking trails and the absolutely stunning views draw me back time and time again. This visit I was so lucky to be invited to view the Sculptures at Scenic World. In its 8th year, […]

Sculpture at Scenic World.

17 Apr, 2019 in Australia / recommendations / review / solo travel / top 5 / Travels with mum blog tagged blue mountains / katoomba / scenic world / sculpture at scenic world by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com

Do you know that there is more to explore at South West Rock then the amazing Big 4 Sunshine Resort… ( although according to my kids the only reason to go is for this awesome Resort!) Well, if you love Aussie History like I do, then you have to check […]

Exploring history at the Trail Bay Gaol.

2 Apr, 2019 in Australia / Education / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / australian history / recommendation / south west rocks / trail bay gaol / travel australia / travel with kids by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1851 days ago)

Truth be told I’m not the biggest fan of Holiday Parks…. The crowds of people, waiting for showers, small camping sites, early wake up calls from kids that aren’t my own…. The list goes on and on… give me a bush camp or even better a camp in a National […]

Is this the best holiday park in Australia?

10 Mar, 2019 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged big 4 sunshine resort / big4 holiday parks / Camping / camping with kids / holiday parks by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1873 days ago)

There was one place that my eldest daughter had on top of her list for our visit to Tokyo… No it wasn’t Harijuku, where she got the biggest fairy floss ever, neither was it Disney Sea where she screamed her lungs out on the Tower of Terror, and it definitely […]

Team Lab Borderless, Tokyo, Japan.

20 Feb, 2019 in family / Overseas travel / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog / wanderlust tagged japan / japantravel / light exhibition / overseas / recommendation / teamlab borderless / travel / travelling / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1874 days ago)

Have you been to Scenic World, (Katoomba, Australia) lately? If you haven’t you might want to get up there soon… because they have Dinosaurs visiting!!!! Scenic World has been invaded by a herd of dinosaurs, many who are occupying the ancient rainforest. We took a trip up to Scenic World […]

Meeting Dinosaurs at Scenic World!

9 Jan, 2019 in Australia / Education / family / hiking / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / dinosaur valley / inspiration / scenic world / travel / travelling by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1937 days ago)

I have had a goal for quiet a while… to introduced my youngest kids to overnight hiking. There was some conditions though. It couldn’t be too long It couldn’t be too hard It couldn’t be too far from home It had to have some facilities (like fresh water so we […]

The Basin Campground: An overnight hike.

7 Nov, 2018 in Adventure / Australia / Camping / family / hiking / recommendations / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / Camping / family / hiking / hiking with kids / kids / ku-ring-Gai National Park / nsw National Park / recommendation / the basin by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1936 days ago)