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We love Funday Sunday, it’s the day when NSW public transport cap their prices on travel to anywhere in the state of NSW to $2.50 each. All you need is an opal card and you are on your way! This last Sunday I decided to hop on the train and […]

Funday Sunday: The Sydney Caravan, Camping and Lifestyle Expo.

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When looking for accommodation for my weekend in Melbourne with  my Mum and sister, I immediately logged onto my favourite online accommodation site booking.com. It’s here that I found The Mantra 100 Exhibition, at what I think is an awesome price for Melbourne CBD accomadation – $398 for 3 people for […]

The Mantra 100 Exhibition: 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 Jasmine (20 years old). What is one of the experiences you have loved so far?  Going to Venice in Italy with mum when I was 18 […]

Kids recommend: Venice, Italy

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Recently I was talking to a friend about some local camping spots and it made me think about the apps / websites I like to use to find anything travel related and I thought I would share them with you! Here’s is a quick rundown of my favourite apps / […]

My favourite travel related Apps / Websites!

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Last week we celebrated our last Birthday for the year, Jay turned 9, and his wish was to go to Tree tops adventure park with a couple of his mates. Everyone was excited to try out the four courses which are designed for 3 to 9years olds, trying to get […]

Tree Tops Adventure Park: Review

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I have a confession to make…. We have been sucked into the PokemonGo vortex! We are not obsessed, but still it’s there, the underlying pull of the game. We are not new to the Pokemon craze in this family, two of the kids are particularly mad about the shows, cards […]

PokemonGo or PokemonNo!?!

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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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Travelling cost money, it doesn’t matter how you do it, whether it’s camping or staying in luxury hotels, it will cost you. 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! In […]

Saving for travel Series; setting up a budget.

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So you want to go to the snow but don’t know where to start? Here’s part two of my series on travelling to the snow! Click here to find part one! Ski gear. This can go either way in terms of expense. Clothing and ski/snowboard gear can be hired, bought or […]

So you want to go to the snow…. part 2

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With the weather finally turning cooler (well today anyway, we will see what tomorrow brings!) you might be thinking about a ski holiday, I know I am! If you have never been before you might not know where to start, so here is PART ONE of some tips I have […]

So you want to go to the snow!… part 1

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Both the Caravan, Camping and Holiday show AND the Travel show were on at the same time in February! There was no way I could not go to one without the other, so what did I do?….I went to both in one day…with four of the kids!!!! I think I […]

How I survived two travel expos in one day…with kids!

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