About me

By the time I began writing this blog I already had been a single mum for 6 years, I had travelled to five countries and had gone on numerous camping and road trips within Australia. It had become very easy for me to just pack up the kids and go. […]
How I gained confidence to travel solo with my kids.

Sometimes I wonder why I even attempt this travel blog thing. I struggle to put words down, often writing sentences that make no sense. My spelling and grammar is atrocious ( thank god for spell check because I can’t spell atrocious!) and my typing is not much better. It often […]
Sometimes I wonder why I blog…

Mother’s Day is here!!! So I thought I would take the chance to introduce me and my tribe! Firstly this my beautiful eldest daughter. She is adventurous, daring and not really fearful of anything! She has sky dived, Bungy jumped, white water rafted,scuba dived and is a ledgend on the […]
My traveling tribe.

For the second time ever I found my self with some free time to myself! So I packed my bags and car and headed south to Kangaroo Valley for four nights. ( The first time I camped solo was here) After my first time camping by myself I felt […]
Traveling Solo: Four days alone in Kangaroo Valley

At the moment I’m in a bit of a rut. We had two wonderful trips in December and January (Japan and Kangaroo Island) and now …. nothing. I’m stuck in a life of normality. This is sending me stir crazy and now I’m well… not wanting to do much, but […]
Travelling blues.

Four days before we were to leave for Japan there was an earthquake, one that triggered a tsunami alert and one that kinda freaked me out! While I’m mostly confident when it comes to traveling, but like most people I do have fears associated with it. Most people don’t realise […]
Travel fears.

The past weekend something unusual happened. I found myself without any children! Two were at their fathers, two were on a road trip and one was working. I had a weekend to myself! Nobody needed me! What would I do? It didn’t take me too long to decide that a […]
Camping Solo

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

For most people getting a passport for your kids is really just a matter of filling out the forms getting a photo taken and paying the money. For single / divorced parents it is not always that easy. For this girl, it’s been a long time of waiting. Waiting […]
Passports for kids of Single parents.

In Australia today, it’s Father’ Day. It’s my first Father’s Day without my Dad. As Father’s Day has approached I have been thinking a lot about my Dad, what type of man / father he was and what he has taught me… To give anything a go: My father was […]