Yearly Archives: 2017

At the beginning of the year I talked about my travel goals for the year. Like all New Years goals / resolutions it is always interesting to revisit them to see what was achieved…. or what was not! So here is my look back on my 2017 travel goals! Kangaroo […]

End of 2017 review!

31 Dec, 2017 in Camping / dreams / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged 2017 / about me / Australia / family travel / ideas / review / single mum / travel / travel goals / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2521 days ago)

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!

23 Dec, 2017 in Camping / Equipment / family / hiking / recommendations / review / Travel tips / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / Australia / Camping / chrstmas present / family / handheld radio / hiking / jb - hifi / recommendation / review / travel / walkie talkies by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2525 days ago)

Travelling costs, it doesn’t matter how you do it, whether it’s camping or staying in luxury hotels, you will need money to travel! 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: Drawstring bags

20 Dec, 2017 in Saving / saving for travel / travel / Travel tips / Travels with mum blog tagged drawstring bags / ideas / inspiration / saving / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2530 days ago)

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

6 Dec, 2017 in Australia / family / Inspiration / recommendations / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / Australia / family / family travel / hot air ballooning / hunter valley / inspiration / single mum / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2542 days ago)

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!

3 Dec, 2017 in Australia / Camping / family / recommendations / top 5 / travel / Travel tips / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / camp kitchens / Camping / family travel / ideas / recommendation / top 5 / top five / travel by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2544 days ago)

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!

29 Nov, 2017 in Adventure / Australia / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged 4wd tours r us / adventure / Australia / family / family travel / ideas / recommendation / sand dunes / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com

Travelling costs, it doesn’t matter how you do it, whether it’s camping or staying in luxury hotels, you will need money to travel! 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: Kids Christmas Presents.

26 Nov, 2017 in recommendations / Saving / saving for travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / budget / christmas / family travel / inspiration / saving / saving for travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2552 days ago)

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,

22 Nov, 2017 in Adventure / family / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / Australia / family / family travel / kids / single mum / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2556 days ago)

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

19 Nov, 2017 in About me / Adventure / Australia / Booking holidays / Camping / family / hiking / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / budget / Camping / family travel / hiking / inspiration / recommendation / review / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2560 days ago)

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

15 Nov, 2017 in Australia / family / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / budget / family / family travel / ideas / recommendation / review / sydney / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2563 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! This last Sunday I decided to hop on the train and […]

Funday Sunday: The Sydney Caravan, Camping and Lifestyle Expo.

8 Nov, 2017 in Camping / funday sunday / Inspiration / recommendations / Researching / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / Camping / Caravan camping and hoilday show / family travel / review / saving / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2570 days ago)

I saw somewhere on a blog (or maybe it was Instagram) a person who had written ” 20 things you might not know about me(them!)” and I sat there thinking that would be interesting to share. I don’t think I could come up with 20 …. so cut it down […]

5 things you may (or may not!) know about me.

5 Nov, 2017 in About me / dreams / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / family / single mum / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2574 days ago)