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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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 ...

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My eldest daughter, Amber, mentioned to me a couple of weeks ago about spending the day together. She knew that she was going to come off a full on couple of weeks at work and I think she was feeling the need to reconnect, with me and with nature. She […]

Somersby Falls

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The excitement had been building for months. We had won tickets via the Irukandji Shark and Ray centre for a family pass on a whale watch cruise with Imagine Cruises Port Stephens back in June and had been waiting for the opportunity to catch sight of the whales on their migration […]

Cruising with the whales and Imagine cruises.

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Once a month I am going to ask the kids what there favourite experiences while travelling have been so far. This month I asked Jasmine (20 years old). What is one of the experiences you have loved so far?  Going to Venice in Italy with mum when I was 18 […]

Kids recommend: Venice, Italy

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On the weekend we went to a brand new kids festival called “Kidtopia” in Parramatta Park, Sydney which ran from the 7th to the 9th of October 2016. I had won tickets to the festival through a competition that The World and Kids ran and being local to my mothers […]

Kidtopia festival!!

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The weather is warming up in Australia, daylight savings is nearly here! It’s a great time of the year to go on some day hikes with the kids! Here’s is my top 5 essentials to keep the kids safe and entertained while on the trail! Snacks!!! My number one essential […]

Top 5 essentials for hiking with kids.

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Its funny how you can spend most of your life being so close to somewhere and not know it existed. I can honestly say that I cannot remember ever visiting Lake Parramatta, even though I lived about 10 mins away up till I turned 22, and my mother, who I […]

Lake Parramatta

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The weekend was coming. I felt an calling to go camping. I put out the thought to the family. One taker… and her dog. This is my life at the moment. the younger kids visit their Dad every second weekend and the older girls have jobs. But it is what […]

Chichester State Forest: A review

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