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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.

11 Oct, 2020 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged big4 holiday parks / Camping / camping australia / camping with kids by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1502 days ago)

During this time of craziness we are calling Covid many people have been going mad with online purchases or just buying stuff in general! The shops have been full ( post isolation) with people buying stuff and online purchases have sky rocketed. Now generally speaking I am not a big […]

Top 5: Favourite Covid Purchases!

12 Aug, 2020 in Equipment / recommendations / review / top 5 / Travels with mum blog tagged covid / kathmandu gear / travel gear by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1563 days ago)

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

1 Jul, 2020 in Adventure / Australia / family / kids recommend / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged gifted / illawarra fly / review / tree top walk by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1604 days ago)

My greatest dilemma when preparing for my Kokoda trek was what socks to wear!! It kept me up at night, because I had heard horror stories of socks rubbing and forming blisters and feet getting wet because the socks held moisture… I didn’t want my choice of socks to ruin […]

Best Hiking Socks

10 Feb, 2020 in Adventure / Equipment / hiking / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged best hiking socks / hiking socks / kathmandu gear by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1745 days ago)

Ok, so I know that we are already half way through January but lets cast our mind back to last year and check out what Travels and Adventures we got up to here at Travels With Mum. January 2019 – Tokyo / Hakuba, Japan In January we took an amazing […]

2019 – A photo review!

13 Jan, 2020 in About me / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged 2019 / photo review / travel by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1774 days ago)

I think we just had a weekend at one of the best Holiday Parks on the Central Coast… the NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Resort at Umina Beach! I was looking for a spot to have an weekend away, that was close to home, offered unpowered campsites, was on the coast […]

Ocean Beach Holiday Resort

15 Dec, 2019 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged camping australia / camping with kids / holidays / holidays with kids / nrma holiday parks / ocean beach holiday resort / reviews by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1774 days ago)

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!

19 Nov, 2019 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged billabong camp / dubbo zoo / overnight / taronga zoo / western plains zoo by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1828 days ago)

Recently Tree Tops Adventure Park on the Central Coast opened a new area called “Net World” and its amazing!! Want to Know more about Tree Tops adventure park? Check out my blog post here! I had been watching all the fun people were having at this new adventure on various […]

Bouncing along at Net World!

9 Jun, 2019 in Australia / family / kids recommend / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged family day out / net world / tree tops adventure park by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1995 days ago)

Lets be honest… we all love to travel but one of the biggest expenses is always accommodation. So while travelling, I try to find Free Camps….places we can stay for no cost, in our tent. The following is a list of places we have stayed sorted into States and in […]

Free camping directory:

2 Jun, 2019 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Camping / camping australia / camping with kids / free accomadation / free camping / reviews by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 1507 days ago)

I seriously cannot get enough of the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia. the fresh air, the challenging hiking trails and the absolutely stunning views draw me back time and time again. This visit I was so lucky to be invited to view the Sculptures at Scenic World. In its 8th year, […]

Sculpture at Scenic World.

17 Apr, 2019 in Australia / recommendations / review / solo travel / top 5 / Travels with mum blog tagged blue mountains / katoomba / scenic world / sculpture at scenic world by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com

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.

2 Apr, 2019 in Australia / Education / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / australian history / recommendation / south west rocks / trail bay gaol / travel australia / travel with kids by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2060 days ago)

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?

10 Mar, 2019 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged big 4 sunshine resort / big4 holiday parks / Camping / camping with kids / holiday parks by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2083 days ago)