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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…

 in Adventure / Australia / family / Inspiration / recommendations / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog  tagged kosciuszko / mountain biking / thredbo by (updated 1743 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

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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

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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

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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..

 in Australia / kids recommend / recommendations / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog  tagged gifted / recommendation / reviews / seallife sydney / sydney by (updated 1787 days ago)
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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

 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 (updated 1787 days ago)
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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!

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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

 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 (updated 1846 days ago)
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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

 in Adventure / Camping / dreams / hiking / Inspiration / Overseas travel / recommendations / Travels with mum blog  tagged hiking / inspiration / kokoda / kokoda trek / overseas / single mum / trekking by (updated 1857 days ago)
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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!

 in About me / Adventure / dreams / Inspiration / Overseas travel / solo travel / travel / Travels with mum blog  tagged diary / hiking / inspiration / kokoda / kokoda trek / trekking by (updated 1868 days ago)
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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.

 in recommendations / Saving / saving for travel / Travels with mum blog  tagged saving / saving for travel / survey by (updated 1871 days ago)