Yearly Archives: 2019

It’s been about 15 years since I visited Sea Life Aquarium in Sydney… and my younger two children have never been.. so when I was approached wtih the chance to visit, I jumped at the chance. Please note I was gifted with tickets to Sea Life Aquarium Sydney but all […]

Sea Life Sydney Aquarium..

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I think we just had a weekend at one of the best Holiday Parks on the Central Coast… the NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Resort at Umina Beach! I was looking for a spot to have an weekend away, that was close to home, offered unpowered campsites, was on the coast […]

Ocean Beach Holiday Resort

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If you don’t already know. I often gift experiences for Birthday and Christmas presents. This year my middle daughter turned 21 so we were off to The Western Plains Zoo to celebrate in style with a sleep over at the Billabong Camp! We began our journey at 6am on a […]

Sleeping at the Zoo!

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Every Year it happens…. every year I realise that the days are flying by and I want to cram in as much as possible in the next couple of weeks. I start scrolling through the internet, I start looking at deals. I constantly look at the calendar checking out what […]

The last days of 2019

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Its been a bit over a month since I came back from my Trek along the Kokoda track, and I’m finally ready to share my experience. I thought I would share on here my diary which I wrote along the way… I’m going to type it as I wrote it, […]

Dairy of a Kokoda Trekker..Part 3

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Its been a bit over a month since I came back from my Trek along the Kokoda track, and I’m finally ready to share my experience. I thought I would share on here my diary which I wrote along the way… I’m going to type it as I wrote it, […]

Dairy of a Kokoda Trekker Part 2!

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This year I have discovered the beauty of online surveys for making a bit of cash (mainly gift cards!) on the side. I discovered this cool “side hustle”mainly through an amazing group of Instagramers who share their saving money journeys. So the main premise is that you sign up for […]

Saving for Travel Series: Online Surveys.

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Nearly one month a go I finished the grueling Kokoda trek. I hiked 96km for 9 days along a muddy, step trail with 10 other people, all who were complete strangers to me.  It was hard both on my body and mind and kinda changed me a little bit. It […]

Diary of a Kokoda Trekker.. Part 1

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Recently Tree Tops Adventure Park on the Central Coast opened a new area called “Net World” and its amazing!! Want to Know more about Tree Tops adventure park? Check out my blog post here! I had been watching all the fun people were having at this new adventure on various […]

Bouncing along at Net World!

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Lets be honest… we all love to travel but one of the biggest expenses is always accommodation. So while travelling, I try to find Free Camps….places we can stay for no cost, in our tent. The following is a list of places we have stayed sorted into States and in […]

Free camping directory:

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Lets be honest… we all love to travel but one of the biggest expenses is always accommodation. Well I discovered an “Awesome secret hack” to stay in some amazing places FOR FREE!! Ok, so its not really a hack, and not really a secret.. but it is pretty awesome! Its […]

FREE Accommodation!!!

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I seriously cannot get enough of the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia. the fresh air, the challenging hiking trails and the absolutely stunning views draw me back time and time again. This visit I was so lucky to be invited to view the Sculptures at Scenic World. In its 8th year, […]

Sculpture at Scenic World.

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