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A trip to the Gold Coast is like a right of passage for Australians. While there is a few theme parks the majority of people seem to get the three park pass which includes Movie World, Sea World and Wet ‘n’ Wild… and that’s exactly what we did for our […]

Top 5 tips for visiting the Gold Coast Theme Parks.

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I have an anxious kid who doesn’t like to fly. He has always had anxiety to varying levels in varying situations but it wasn’t until recently he revealed to me that he get very anxious about flying. My immediate reaction was to say ” No you don’t, you have gone […]

Top 5: Anxious Kids and Flying.

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You know when I thought back on our adventures in 2018 I didn’t feel like we had travelled alot. But gosh I was wrong! True that we hadn’t travelled overseas or even had a big road trip…. but looking back on my Instagram, Facebook, and the blog I discovered that […]

Our 2018 in Pictures…

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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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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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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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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 Travels series: Return and Earn Scheme

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While most people set themselves new year resolutions focussed on stuff like eating healthy, getting fit etc my goals are more aimed at where I would like to travel! Here is my travel goals for 2018 Camping and hiking in Mount Kosciozko. Mount Kosciozko is Australia’s highest peak on the […]

My 2018 travel goals!

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You might be mistaken to think that my kids are adventurous, resilient and great hikers. This to a point is true… now. It has taken a lot of time, in fact years to get to a stage that I can confidently say to my kids “let’s go on a hike” […]

Top 5 ways to help kids love Hiking!

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At the beginning of the year I talked about my travel goals for the year. Like all New Years goals / resolutions it is always interesting to revisit them to see what was achieved…. or what was not! So here is my look back on my 2017 travel goals! Kangaroo […]

End of 2017 review!

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