Yearly Archives: 2018

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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.

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We all have it…. items that we don’t want or need any more. We all need it….more money for more travel and adventures. So why not combine the two and sell your stuff at a car boot / market day!!!! Here are 5 things I have learnt to successfully run […]

Saving for travel series: Selling items at car boot ...

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Have you ever dreamed of “Going tiny”?? Have you ever dreamed of going “Off Grid” Or maybe you dream of sleeping in a loft while looking out at the stars above you? For years I have dreamt all these things, in fact some family members might say I’m overly obsessed […]

Our “In2theWild” Tiny House stay!

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Many times while travelling up the Blue Mountains, I had passed The Hydro Majestic. The white exterior of the expansive building caught my eye, if just for a second, every time. A few times we had stopped, gazing in wonderment from the outside, too scared to enter through the doors. […]

The Hydro Majestic.

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If you are going to learn meditation, then I figure you may as well learn from the best at the largest temple in the Southern Hemisphere, the Nan Tien temple. I had already enjoyed a weekend meditation retreat (check it out here!), but with my daughter being a complete newbie, […]

Learning meditation at the Nan Tien Temple.

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I must admit, I often take control when it comes to planning our travel, in fact I can be obsessed with planning, often staying up very late at night scrolling through google. So, as the younger two children have become older, I have found myself beginning to involve them more […]

Travel planning with kids.

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I have written on here before of my love of giving experiences for Christmas and Birthdays… and last Christmas was no different. I wanted to take my third child ziplining for her present, but finding one that was close to us was tricky. Finally after a Google search, I came […]

Ziplining at the Illawarra Fly

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As I pulled up to the gate of the property my heart raced a little, I started to wonder why I had even signed up for this. I don’t know the first thing about mediation.Would I have to sit on the floor in some death defying yoga like position? Would […]

Travelling Solo: Weekend Meditation retreat.

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Travelling costs, it doesn’t matter how you do it, whether it’s camping or staying in luxury hotels, you will need money to travel! Lots of people think they can’t save for travel, it’s out of their reach. But if I, as a single mum, can do it so can you! […]

Saving for Travel series: Bees wax wraps.

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Each month I ask the kids what their favourite traveling experiences have been so far while travelling with Mum! This month I asked both Jay and Ivy ( presently 10 and 7 years old) Whats one of the experiences you have loved so far? Both agreed…. The Sydney Observatory!! Why did […]

Kids Recommend: Sydney Observatory

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As I sit here writing this post, I have the Winter Olympics 2018 on the TV. We have stayed up late to watch events, we have cheered on the Aussies, we constantly talk about it over dinner (to the disinterest of one family member!) and we have made a goal […]

Why we love Snow holidays!

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