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The excitement had been building for months. We had won tickets via the Irukandji Shark and Ray centre for a family pass on a whale watch cruise with Imagine Cruises Port Stephens back in June and had been waiting for the opportunity to catch sight of the whales on their migration […]

Cruising with the whales and Imagine cruises.

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

Saving for travel series: Tips for food shopping! part 1

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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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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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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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During the week two of the older girls came up with the idea to travel to Sydney on the train taking advantage of “Sunday Funday” ($2.50each travel on all NSW transport for the entire day!) and without any set plans, wander around the city and see what they could find. […]

Sunday Funday!….Sydney

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So a little while ago I started a series called ” Saving for Travel series” with the first post hitting the hard topic of Budgeting! Check it out here……. In this second part of the series I will explain to you how I make my budget work, helping me to […]

Saving for travel series – Budgeting part 2

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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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