Australia

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

26 Feb, 2018 in Australia / Education / family / kids recommend / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / family / family travel / ideas / kids recommend / recommendation / review / sydney / Sydney observatory / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2472 days ago)

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!

21 Feb, 2018 in About me / Adventure / Australia / Inspiration / recommendations / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / Australia / ideas / inspiration / Perisher ski resort / recommendation / skiing / snow / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com

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 2555 days ago)

One of the best aspects for me when staying in a Caravan / Camping park is the camp kitchen, it is one of the things that we check out as soon as we arrive at the park! These facilities are very popular nowadays, in fact there isn’t many established parks […]

Five reasons why I love camp kitchens!

3 Dec, 2017 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / top 5 / travel / Travel tips / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / camp kitchens / Camping / family travel / ideas / recommendation / top 5 / top five / travel by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2557 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 2573 days ago)

Fairfield Adventure Park is an amazing park built specifically for Tweens and Teenagers! The main structure in the park is huge and catches your eye as soon as you enter the carpark. The 11 metre high structure is accessed by a climbing net and to me it was pretty scary… […]

Fairfield Adventure Park

15 Nov, 2017 in Australia / family / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / budget / family / family travel / ideas / recommendation / review / sydney / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2576 days ago)

One thing I have discovered is that people become overwhelmed by the amount of “stuff” that they think they need to go camping. I have seen so many people camping with so much of what I consider to be unnecessary gear that it is no wonder that people get turned […]

Simplistic camping

1 Nov, 2017 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / Travel tips / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / Camping / kathmandu gear by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2590 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 2592 days ago)

There is nothing better then a local community event and the Holmesville Hotel Billy Cart races is one event that really does bring everyone together for fun day! Held annually down the street directly in front of the Historic Hotel, the Billy cart races are a day that everyone can […]

Billy Cart Races: Bringing the local community together!

25 Oct, 2017 in Australia / family / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / billy carts / family / family travel / inspiration / kids / recommendation / review / travelling / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2597 days ago)

This year was the younger kids and my first time at ComicCon… in fact it was the first time we had been to any Convention of this type! We had an awesome day!!… here is our top 5 reasons why we loved our day! Cosplay It is not unusual for […]

5 reasons why we loved ComicCon 2017

8 Oct, 2017 in Australia / family / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / comic con / family / kids / recommendation / review / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2607 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 2625 days ago)