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I love free stuff! I was very surprised at the amount of free places in Canberra there are to visit! Here is my top five!   Australian War Memorial The war memorial is one of our favourite places to visit, they have a huge variety of exhibitions to interest everybody. […]

5 FREE places to visit in Canberra!

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Disclosure- All opinions are my own, I have no affiliates or connections to Blackheath Glen Holiday park. On arrival at the Blackheath Glen holiday park I knew I had picked the right place to pitch the tent for a couple of nights, while we explored the Blue Mountians.  The quiet, inviting […]

Blackheath Glen Tourist Park – review.

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Here are my top five things that can (and have) gone wrong while traveling: Melts downs; When the kids get tired because of lack of sleep over stimulation or I have pushed them too much, they inevitably have melt downs. I’m not just talking about the little ones either, myself […]

5 things that can go wrong while traveling.

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We were going to walk down the  Giant stairway (900 stairs) beside the Three sisters and hike onto the Scenic railway. There was a problem though. As we were preparing to leave the campsite, there was tears… “I don’t want to go on this big hike!!” It was cold, quiet […]

Walking down 900 stairs with the kids…am I crazy?

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Driving down through the twists and turns along the road past Fitzroy falls, heading into Kangaroo Valley, I told the kids to keep a look out for a turn off. I really had no idea of where I was going, even though I have travelled along this road many many […]

Camping with the Wombats – Bendeela Reserve.

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Following on from my post  5 reasons why your kids should skip school to travel ..  here are some tips so that the process of taking your kids out of school goes smoothly: Follow protocol In recent years there has been some changes in NSW for taking your kids out of […]

Tips for taking your kids out of school for short ...

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Imagine staying in the heart of Sydney Harbour, surrounded by water with the ferry’s and pleasure boats sailing by and having prime viewing of the sun setting over the city as the neon lights begin to illuminate the sky scrapers. This is what awaits you on Cockatoo island, as well […]

Camping on Cockatoo Island.

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The School Holidays are coming! So you want to camp? Don’t know where to start? Camping is the most inexpensive way to travel around Australia. There is plenty of free or very cheap camp spots and it if you do it right, even the set up costs are reasonable. If […]

So you want to go camping?

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Each week I am going to ask the kids what there favourite experiences while travelling have been so far. This week I asked Ivy (5 years old). What have you loved the best so far? Seeing the penguins on the beach is my favourite cause I LOVE penguins! Why should […]

Kids recommend: The Penguin Parade, Phillip Island.

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At the end of January each year, the township of Tamworth hold their annual Country music festival. The festival runs for about 9 days and people flock from all around to listen to Country music from many local and international artists.Jasmine and I had a couple of free days, so […]

Getting all country in Tamworth.

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