Yearly Archives: 2016

I wanted to see the snow monkeys, but had trouble finding a tour or information about them until I came across this post by 3Aussietravelers, and I new straight away that we were definitely adding a day trip from Tokyo to our itinerary! I’m not going to go into detail […]

Visiting the Snow monkeys!

11 Dec, 2016 in Adventure / Overseas travel / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged japan / monkeys / osen / snow monkeys / tokyo by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2916 days ago)

Before traveling to Tokyo, I had read lots about the train travel within the city of Tokyo and the kaos, the crowds and somewhat confusion of travelling on trains kinda worried me. Without much sense of direction or lack of speaking/ understanding Japanese I was worried I would have no […]

Surviving train travel in Tokyo!

8 Dec, 2016 in Overseas travel / recommendations / review / Travel tips / Travels with mum blog tagged japan / jrtrains / tokyo / train / trains / traintravel / traveltips by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2916 days ago)

Recently we spent two days at the Tokyo Disneyland park. Here is what I learnt! Tokyo Disneyland has two parks, the first is the traditional Disneyland park while the second is called Disney Sea. Disney Sea has nothing to do with sea life, so if your are thinking it’s like […]

A guide to Tokyo Disneyland

6 Dec, 2016 in Overseas travel / recommendations / review / travel / Travel tips / Travels with mum blog tagged disneyland / disneylandtips / disneysea / review / tokyo / tokyo disnelyland by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2920 days ago)

Melbourne is a vibrant city with so much to see and experience! On my recent weekend away with my mother and sister in Melbourne I fell in love with the city and here is 5 reason why! The food! I love the food of Melbourne! The cafes, restaurants and pubs […]

5 reasons I love Melbourne.

4 Dec, 2016 in Australia / recommendations / review / top 5 / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / ideas / inspiration / recommendation / review / top 5 / travelling / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2930 days ago)

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.

30 Nov, 2016 in About me / family / Overseas travel / Travels with mum blog by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2928 days ago)

When looking for accommodation for my weekend in Melbourne with my Mum and sister, I immediately logged onto my favourite online accommodation site booking.com. It’s here that I found The Mantra 100 Exhibition, at what I think is an awesome price for Melbourne CBD accomadation – $398 for 3 people for […]

The Mantra 100 Exhibition: A review

27 Nov, 2016 in Australia / Inspiration / recommendations / Researching / review / travel / Travel tips / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / inspiration / mantra / melbourne / recommendation / review / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2930 days ago)

We love Funday Sunday, it’s the day when NSW public transport cap their prices on travel to anywhere in the state of NSW to $2.50 each. All you need is an opal card and you are on your way! The other Sunday we packed up some lunch and snacks and […]

Funday Sunday- The Australian Museum

23 Nov, 2016 in Education / funday sunday / recommendations / review / Travel tips / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged australain museum / Australia / funday sunday / inspiration / kids / recommendation / review / single mum / sydney / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2932 days ago)

I like to be fit and healthy. But keeping your fitness levels up can get very expensive, gyms are so pricey and the equipment you need can cost a fortune! Here are some ideas that are either free or much cheaper than joining a gym! Go for a walk!! Seems […]

Saving for travel series: Getting Fit and Healthy

20 Nov, 2016 in Inspiration / recommendations / Saving / Travels with mum blog tagged fitness / health / ideas / inspiration / recommendation / saving / saving for travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2938 days ago)

Norah Head lighthouse is a prominent part of the South coast of Australia, a place where tourists flock whether they are passing by or staying for the weekend. Opened in 1903 the lighthouse it is still operating today and volunteers offer tours every 1/2 hour from 10am to 1pm every […]

Norah Head lighthouse

16 Nov, 2016 in Australia / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / Travel tips / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / inspiration / lighhouse / lighthouse tours / Norah head Lighthouse / recommendation / single mum / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2940 days ago)

Once a month I am asking the kids what there favourite traveling experiences have been so far. This month I asked Ivy (6 years old). What is one of the experiences you have loved so far? I loved skiing in New Zealand! It was so cool! Why should others go? […]

Kids recommend: Skiing in New Zealand

14 Nov, 2016 in family / Overseas travel / recommendations / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged coronet peak / ideas / inspiration / memories / New Zealand / NZski / overseas / Queenstown / recommendation / skiing / the remarkables / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2941 days ago)

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

9 Nov, 2016 in About me / Australia / Camping / travel / Travel tips / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / Australia / Camping / inspiration / single mum / solo travel / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2945 days ago)

At the beginning of this year I purchased a Kathmandu Boreas 3 person hike tent, and I love it! Here is 5 reasons why…. 1.It is roomy! For a hike tent it has plenty of space, it is rated a three person, which lets face it generally means that you […]

5 reasons why I love my Kathmandu Boreas 3 person ...

6 Nov, 2016 in Camping / Equipment / recommendations / review / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / Australia / Camping / inspiration / recommendation / single mum / travelling / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2948 days ago)