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When you are a single mum travelling with the kids solo, safety is the number one priority. But as the kids get older they want some freedom to explore on their own, and lets be honest sometimes I just want to sit and read my book, not follow the kids […]

The best Christmas present for travelling kids!

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I love giving the gift of experience for birthdays, especially if it is a “big one”. So when my gorgeous second daughter celebrated her 21st this year I gifted her a Hot Air balloon ride over the Hunter Valley. Last weekend it was time to take the trip! Setting the […]

Hot Air Ballooning over the Hunter Valley

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One of the best aspects for me when staying in a Caravan / Camping park is the camp kitchen, it is one of the things that we check out as soon as we arrive at the park! These facilities are very popular nowadays, in fact there isn’t many established parks […]

Five reasons why I love camp kitchens!

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The alarm went off waking me from my slumber. Struggling to open my eyes I hit the snooze button before rolling back over. It was too early,  3.45am to be exact. In a haze I remembered why I had set the alarm so early. We were going to explore the […]

Sunrise from the Sand Dunes!

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Travelling with Children can look like this…. and this….. and sometimes like this…. Travel with kids can be hard. Travel with kids is not always roses and sunshine. Sometimes travel can cause a little ones world to fall apart. There might be tantrums, tears and meltdowns. There might be teasing, […]

The truth about travelling with kids,

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If you are looking for an gorgeous place to explore caves and camp under the stars all the while being surrounded by everything the Australian bush has to offer, then Wombeyan Karst Reserve is just for you! I had been planning this camping trip for weeks, no probably months with […]

Wombeyan Caves: A Review

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Fairfield Adventure Park is an amazing park built specifically for Tweens and Teenagers! The main structure in the park is huge and catches your eye as soon as you enter the carpark. The 11 metre high structure is accessed by a climbing net and to me it was pretty scary… […]

Fairfield Adventure Park

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One thing I have discovered is that people become overwhelmed by the amount of “stuff” that they think they need to go camping. I have seen so many people camping with so much of what I consider to be unnecessary gear that it is no wonder  that people get turned […]

Simplistic camping

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One of our favourite places to get away for the weekend is Munmorah State Conservation area. It is close to home for us and is an area that has everything we love including bushwalks and beaches! Munmorah has two camping areas but our favourite is Freemans camp ground. It has […]

Camping at Munmorah State Conservation area: A review

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There is nothing better then a local community event and the Holmesville Hotel Billy Cart races is one event that really does bring everyone together for fun day! Held annually down the street directly in front of the Historic Hotel, the Billy cart races are a day that everyone can […]

Billy Cart Races: Bringing the local community together!

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Each month I ask the kids what their favourite traveling experiences have been so far while travelling with Mum!   This month I asked Laura ( presently 19 years old) Whats one of the experiences you have loved so far? I loved helping out at the school while we were holidaying […]

Kids recommend: Volunteering at Conua School, Fiji.

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This year was the younger kids and my first time at ComicCon… in fact it was the first time we had been to any Convention of this type! We had an awesome day!!… here is our top 5 reasons why we loved our day! Cosplay It is not unusual for […]

5 reasons why we loved ComicCon 2017

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