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One of our favourite places to get away for the weekend is Munmorah State Conservation area. It is close to home for us and is an area that has everything we love including bushwalks and beaches! Munmorah has two camping areas but our favourite is Freemans camp ground. It has […]

Camping at Munmorah State Conservation area: A review

29 Oct, 2017 in Australia / Camping / family / Inspiration / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / Camping / camping with kids / family / family travel / inspiration / munmorah state conservation area / recommendation / review by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2383 days ago)

There is nothing better then a local community event and the Holmesville Hotel Billy Cart races is one event that really does bring everyone together for fun day! Held annually down the street directly in front of the Historic Hotel, the Billy cart races are a day that everyone can […]

Billy Cart Races: Bringing the local community together!

25 Oct, 2017 in Australia / family / recommendations / review / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / billy carts / family / family travel / inspiration / kids / recommendation / review / travelling / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2387 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 series: My Favourite Cooking books

22 Oct, 2017 in recommendations / review / Saving / saving for travel / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / budget / cooking books / family / ideas / recommendation / saving for travel / single mum / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2388 days ago)

Comparison. Its something we all do to a point, and it can be a killer. I thought I had outgrown it. I thought that I had moved on. I thought that I didn’t compare myself to others. I thought that it didn’t matter to me what others had, what others […]

Comparison is my weakness.

18 Oct, 2017 in About me / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / family / family travel / single mum / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2394 days ago)

Each month I ask the kids what their favourite traveling experiences have been so far while travelling with Mum! This month I asked Laura ( presently 19 years old) Whats one of the experiences you have loved so far? I loved helping out at the school while we were holidaying […]

Kids recommend: Volunteering at Conua School, Fiji.

15 Oct, 2017 in family / Inspiration / kids recommend / Overseas travel / recommendations / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged family / family travel / fiji / kids / outrigger resort fiji / overseas / recommendation / volunteering by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2397 days ago)

This year was the younger kids and my first time at ComicCon… in fact it was the first time we had been to any Convention of this type! We had an awesome day!!… here is our top 5 reasons why we loved our day! Cosplay It is not unusual for […]

5 reasons why we loved ComicCon 2017

8 Oct, 2017 in Australia / family / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / comic con / family / kids / recommendation / review / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2397 days ago)

The alarm calls to me from under my pillow. It’s early and it is still very dark. Quietly, I shimmy out of my sleeping bag trying not to wake the two, small bodies lying either side of me. I grab my trusty camera, slowly slide open the noisy tent zip […]

Sunrise

27 Sep, 2017 in About me / Australia / dreams / Inspiration / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / family / memories / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2415 days ago)

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.

30 Aug, 2017 in About me / Inspiration / Travel tips / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged about me / family / family travel / inspiration / single mum / solo travel / solo travel with kids / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2443 days ago)

I was enticed…by the Instagram pics and by the blog posts… The Titanic Exhibition in Sydney looked amazing! I knew that I wanted to visit and experience it for myself as soon as possible! Upon entering the exhibition we were given a boarding pass, it gave us the details of […]

Titanic the Exhibition.

23 Aug, 2017 in Australia / family / recommendations / review / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / family / inspiration / kids / recommendation / review / single mum / titanic / titanic exhibition / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2450 days ago)

The Kobe Herb gardens and Ropeline is Japans largest herb garden with 14 garden areas and spectacular views across the Port of Kobe. Our trip to Japan had been filled with the craziness of Tokyo, the excitement of the thrilling rides at Tokyo Disney and shopping for Anime merchandise…. so when […]

Kobe herb gardens and ropeway.

9 Aug, 2017 in family / Overseas travel / recommendations / review / travel / Travel tips / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged family / family travel / inspiration / japan / kobe / kobe herb gardens / osaka / overseas / recommendation / travel / travelling / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2464 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 week we took the opportunity of combining our interest […]

Sunday Funday: Jerusalem Bay Track

2 Aug, 2017 in Adventure / Australia / family / funday sunday / hiking / Inspiration / review / Travels with mum blog tagged adventure / family / funday sunday / hiking / inspiration / recommendation / single mum / travel / Travels with mum by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2470 days ago)

We loved our stay at Harrington Discovery Holiday Park and this is why!… A few months ago I booked a stay at Harrington Discovery Holiday Park, on a special deal that they had going on, unfortunately I had to cancel at the last moment… but…. the wonderful person at the […]

Harrington Discovery Holiday Park: A Review

30 Jul, 2017 in Australia / Camping / family / Inspiration / recommendations / review / travel / travel with kids / Travels with mum blog tagged Australia / Camping / discovery parks / family / family travel / Harrington / kids / recommendation / review / single mum / travel / Travels with mum / visit nsw by travelswithmumblog@gmail.com (updated 2480 days ago)