Inspiration

I love giving the gift of experience for birthdays, especially if it is a “big one”. So when my gorgeous second daughter celebrated her 21st this year I gifted her a Hot Air balloon ride over the Hunter Valley. Last weekend it was time to take the trip! Setting the […]

Hot Air Ballooning over the Hunter Valley

6 Dec, 2017 in Australia / family / Inspiration / recommendations / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / Australia / family / family travel / hot air ballooning / hunter valley / inspiration / single mum / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2333 days ago)

The alarm went off waking me from my slumber. Struggling to open my eyes I hit the snooze button before rolling back over. It was too early, 3.45am to be exact. In a haze I remembered why I had set the alarm so early. We were going to explore the […]

Sunrise from the Sand Dunes!

29 Nov, 2017 in Adventure / Australia / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged 4wd tours r us / adventure / Australia / family / family travel / ideas / recommendation / sand dunes / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com

If you are looking for an gorgeous place to explore caves and camp under the stars all the while being surrounded by everything the Australian bush has to offer, then Wombeyan Karst Reserve is just for you! I had been planning this camping trip for weeks, no probably months with […]

Wombeyan Caves: A Review

19 Nov, 2017 in About me / Adventure / Australia / Booking holidays / Camping / family / hiking / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / budget / Camping / family travel / hiking / inspiration / recommendation / review / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2351 days ago)

We love Funday Sunday, it’s the day when NSW public transport cap their prices on travel to anywhere in the state of NSW to $2.50 each. All you need is an opal card and you are on your way! This last Sunday I decided to hop on the train and […]

Funday Sunday: The Sydney Caravan, Camping and Lifestyle Expo.

8 Nov, 2017 in Camping / funday sunday / Inspiration / recommendations / Researching / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / Camping / Caravan camping and hoilday show / family travel / review / saving / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2361 days ago)

One of our favourite places to get away for the weekend is Munmorah State Conservation area. It is close to home for us and is an area that has everything we love including bushwalks and beaches! Munmorah has two camping areas but our favourite is Freemans camp ground. It has […]

Camping at Munmorah State Conservation area: A review

29 Oct, 2017 in Australia / Camping / family / Inspiration / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / Camping / camping with kids / family / family travel / inspiration / munmorah state conservation area / recommendation / review by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2371 days ago)

Each month I ask the kids what their favourite traveling experiences have been so far while travelling with Mum! This month I asked Laura ( presently 19 years old) Whats one of the experiences you have loved so far? I loved helping out at the school while we were holidaying […]

Kids recommend: Volunteering at Conua School, Fiji.

15 Oct, 2017 in family / Inspiration / kids recommend / Overseas travel / recommendations / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged family / family travel / fiji / kids / outrigger resort fiji / overseas / recommendation / volunteering by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2384 days ago)

The alarm calls to me from under my pillow. It’s early and it is still very dark. Quietly, I shimmy out of my sleeping bag trying not to wake the two, small bodies lying either side of me. I grab my trusty camera, slowly slide open the noisy tent zip […]

Sunrise

27 Sep, 2017 in About me / Australia / dreams / Inspiration / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / family / memories / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2403 days ago)

By the time I began writing this blog I already had been a single mum for 6 years, I had travelled to five countries and had gone on numerous camping and road trips within Australia. It had become very easy for me to just pack up the kids and go. […]

How I gained confidence to travel solo with my kids.

30 Aug, 2017 in About me / Inspiration / Travel tips / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / family / family travel / inspiration / single mum / solo travel / solo travel with kids / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2431 days ago)

I love camping in the forest with my kids!!! In fact its probably my favourite type of family travel.. here is my top five reasons why!! *Cheap / free Camping in most areas of the Australian bush, whether its in a National Park, a State park or even a […]

Top 5 reasons why you should camp in the forest ...

6 Aug, 2017 in Adventure / Australia / Camping / family / Inspiration / top 5 / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / budget / Camping / family travel / inspiration / recommendation / single mum / top 5 / top five / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2454 days ago)

We love Funday Sunday, it’s the day when NSW public transport cap their prices on travel to anywhere in the state of NSW to $2.50 each. All you need is an opal card and you are on your way! The other week we took the opportunity of combining our interest […]

Sunday Funday: Jerusalem Bay Track

2 Aug, 2017 in Adventure / Australia / family / funday sunday / hiking / Inspiration / review / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / family / funday sunday / hiking / inspiration / recommendation / single mum / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2458 days ago)

We loved our stay at Harrington Discovery Holiday Park and this is why!… A few months ago I booked a stay at Harrington Discovery Holiday Park, on a special deal that they had going on, unfortunately I had to cancel at the last moment… but…. the wonderful person at the […]

Harrington Discovery Holiday Park: A Review

30 Jul, 2017 in Australia / Camping / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / Camping / discovery parks / family / family travel / Harrington / kids / recommendation / review / single mum / travel / Travels with mum / visit nsw by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2467 days ago)

Sometimes I wonder why I even attempt this travel blog thing. I struggle to put words down, often writing sentences that make no sense. My spelling and grammar is atrocious ( thank god for spell check because I can’t spell atrocious!) and my typing is not much better. It often […]

Sometimes I wonder why I blog…

12 Jul, 2017 in About me / family / Inspiration / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / family / family travel / inspiration / single mum / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2480 days ago)