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Our favourite Uluru experiences: Part 1 There are so many amazing experiences that you can immerse yourself in while at Uluru and we tried out quite a few… so I thought I would give you the run down on what our favourites were, and why we loved them so much! […]

Uluru Sacred Sights and Sunset Bbq Dinner.

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A trip to the Gold Coast is like a right of passage for Australians. While there is a few theme parks the majority of people seem to get the three park pass which includes Movie World, Sea World and Wet ‘n’ Wild… and that’s exactly what we did for our […]

Top 5 tips for visiting the Gold Coast Theme Parks.

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Why do people love it so much? Lockdown was officially over, and I was happy.. we were “free!”, but I didn’t crave going to the shops, cinemas or even the pub… I craved a camping trip, even if it was only for a couple of nights and close to home. […]

Swansea Lakeside Holiday Park

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So, when I found out my sons last soccer game of the season was up at Port Stephens I took the opportunity to find a place to camp and come across the Koala Shores Holiday Park it look enticing and it was literally less then a kilometre away from the […]

Big 4 Koala Shores Holiday Park…. Port Stephens.

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Recently we were so excited to be invited to the amazing Illawarra Fly Treetop walk on the South Coast of Australia. It was an experience we will remember for a long time. Entry and drinks were gifted to us, but all opinions are my own. Check out our YouTube video […]

Illawarra Fly TreeTop Walk

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If you don’t already know. I often gift experiences for Birthday and Christmas presents. This year my middle daughter turned 21 so we were off to The Western Plains Zoo to celebrate in style with a sleep over at the Billabong Camp! We began our journey at 6am on a […]

Sleeping at the Zoo!

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Every Year it happens…. every year I realise that the days are flying by and I want to cram in as much as possible in the next couple of weeks. I start scrolling through the internet, I start looking at deals. I constantly look at the calendar checking out what […]

The last days of 2019

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Its been a bit over a month since I came back from my Trek along the Kokoda track, and I’m finally ready to share my experience. I thought I would share on here my diary which I wrote along the way… I’m going to type it as I wrote it, […]

Dairy of a Kokoda Trekker Part 2!

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Nearly one month a go I finished the grueling Kokoda trek. I hiked 96km for 9 days along a muddy, step trail with 10 other people, all who were complete strangers to me.  It was hard both on my body and mind and kinda changed me a little bit. It […]

Diary of a Kokoda Trekker.. Part 1

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Do you know that there is more to explore at South West Rock then the amazing Big 4 Sunshine Resort… ( although according to my kids the only reason to go is for this awesome Resort!) Well, if you love Aussie History like I do, then you have to check […]

Exploring history at the Trail Bay Gaol.

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Truth be told I’m not the biggest fan of Holiday Parks…. The crowds of people, waiting for showers, small camping sites, early wake up calls from kids that aren’t my own…. The list goes on and on… give me a bush camp or even better a camp in a National […]

Is this the best holiday park in Australia?

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I have an anxious kid who doesn’t like to fly. He has always had anxiety to varying levels in varying situations but it wasn’t until recently he revealed to me that he get very anxious about flying. My immediate reaction was to say ” No you don’t, you have gone […]

Top 5: Anxious Kids and Flying.

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