Inspiration

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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I am always looking for short hike in campsites that I can recommend to other who want to start their Overnight hiking journey. This Campsite that is found on the Central Coast of NSW ticks all the boxes for a starter overnight hike with the family. Firstly the hike (or […]

Little Beach Campground

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With so many beautiful gardens within the Blue Mountains Area it was hard to find just one to visit. After searching on the internet and asking around on Instagram I finally decided on the Blue Mountains Botanical Gardens! My decision was made based mainly on two reasons. Entry into the […]

Blue Mountains Botanical Gardens.

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I love giving experiences for gifts, I have written about this before here, here and here. So, when my son turned 12 last year I gifted him a day of abseiling with a local company, Out and About Adventures. It took a while to get it all organised with so […]

First time abseiling.

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So I have found myself having “NO spend ” weekends. It have enjoyed the challenge to have a great weekend without spending any money and I thought I would share some ideas on how we do this. Firstly our “No Spend” weekends came about not only because some weekends we […]

Saving for Travel Series: No Spend ...

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Mountain Biking for the first time! So we thought we would try mountain biking. The kids were keen… me, not so much. But we were in the best place to give it go, the Kosciousko National Park, with Thredbo mountain bike park being a prime spot for beginners like us! […]

Mountain Biking with kids…

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We were looking for a quick camping trip for the weekend, one that was near water, resonably priced and not too far from home. Mungo Brush Campground in the Myall Lakes National Park ticked all the boxes, so we loaded up the car on Sat morning and drove the hour […]

Mungo Brush Camping

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New Years Eve 2019 was to be an experience to remember, with an overnight hike along the Main Range Walk in Kosciuszko to be the highlight. In the end it was a New Years eve to remember but not in the way I intended. This is what happened…. We left […]

Main Range Walk Overnight Kosciuszko

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