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The past weekend something unusual happened. I found myself without any children! Two were at their fathers, two were on a road trip and one was working. I had a weekend to myself! Nobody needed me! What would I do? It didn’t take me too long to decide that a […]

Camping Solo

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My eldest daughter, Amber, mentioned to me a couple of weeks ago about spending the day together. She knew that she was going to come off a full on couple of weeks at work and I think she was feeling the need to reconnect, with me and with nature. She […]

Somersby Falls

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On the weekend we went to a brand new kids festival called “Kidtopia” in Parramatta Park, Sydney which ran from the 7th to the 9th of October 2016. I had won tickets to the festival through a competition that The World and Kids ran and being local to my mothers […]

Kidtopia festival!!

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The weather is warming up in Australia, daylight savings is nearly here! It’s a great time of the year to go on some day hikes with the kids! Here’s is my top 5 essentials to keep the kids safe and entertained while on the trail! Snacks!!! My number one essential […]

Top 5 essentials for hiking with kids.

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Its funny how you can spend most of your life being so close to somewhere and not know it existed. I can honestly say that I cannot remember ever visiting Lake Parramatta, even though I lived about 10 mins away up till I turned 22, and my mother, who I […]

Lake Parramatta

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The weekend was coming. I felt an calling to go camping. I put out the thought to the family. One taker… and her dog. This is my life at the moment. the younger kids visit their Dad every second weekend and the older girls have jobs. But it is what […]

Chichester State Forest: A review

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Once a month I am going to ask the kids what there favourite experiences while travelling have been so far. This month I asked Jay (9 years old). What is one of the experiences you have loved so far?  When I was four we went to Tasmania and did a […]

Kids recommend- Cradle Mountain Tasmania

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As we drive along the road heading to Jindabyne the kids peer out through the window looking for the snow on the mountains. It’s a game they play every year, to see who can find it first, who will be the winner. After years of travelling this road, I know […]

Why we ski at Perisher Ski resort – a Review

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So, I’ve been doing this ski trip business with kids for 19 years!!!! Some trips have been with a husband in tow but a lot have been by myself, as a single parent. Looking at my Instagram feed you will find gorgeous smiling faces, loving every minute of skiing together […]

I have two words for you……Ski School!

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During the last school holidays went spent our time reconnecting with our home town.  Here are our favourite 5 places to visit in Newcastle…. That are all free!!!                                              […]

Top five places to visit in Newcastle, Australia!

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This weekend we went to the Aberdeen Highland games, and saw a lot on men (and a dog!) in kilts!   Oh, and there was also highland dancing, a tug o war competition, novelty races and alot of food and merchandise stalls. But none of them involved men (or a […]

Men (and a dog!) in Kilts at the Aberdeen Highland ...

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A couple of weeks ago we went to visit the Irukandji shark and Ray Centre at Bobs farm as part of our weekend away at Port Stephens. We were all excited to visit the Shark and Ray centre, although a little wary of what we were going to encounter. Stepping […]

Irukandji Shark and Ray centre

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