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Why do people love it so much? Lockdown was officially over, and I was happy.. we were “free!”, but I didn’t crave going to the shops, cinemas or even the pub… I craved a camping trip, even if it was only for a couple of nights and close to home. […]

Swansea Lakeside Holiday Park

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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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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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Have you been to Scenic World, (Katoomba, Australia) lately? If you haven’t you might want to get up there soon… because they have Dinosaurs visiting!!!! Scenic World has been invaded by a herd of dinosaurs, many who are occupying the ancient rainforest. We took a trip up to Scenic World […]

Meeting Dinosaurs at Scenic World!

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You know when I thought back on our adventures in 2018 I didn’t feel like we had travelled alot. But gosh I was wrong! True that we hadn’t travelled overseas or even had a big road trip…. but looking back on my Instagram, Facebook, and the blog I discovered that […]

Our 2018 in Pictures…

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Have you ever dreamed of “Going tiny”?? Have you ever dreamed of going “Off Grid” Or maybe you dream of sleeping in a loft while looking out at the stars above you? For years I have dreamt all these things, in fact some family members might say I’m overly obsessed […]

Our “In2theWild” Tiny House stay!

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Many times while travelling up the Blue Mountains, I had passed The Hydro Majestic. The white exterior of the expansive building caught my eye, if just for a second, every time. A few times we had stopped, gazing in wonderment from the outside, too scared to enter through the doors. […]

The Hydro Majestic.

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If you are going to learn meditation, then I figure you may as well learn from the best at the largest temple in the Southern Hemisphere, the Nan Tien temple. I had already enjoyed a weekend meditation retreat (check it out here!), but with my daughter being a complete newbie, […]

Learning meditation at the Nan Tien Temple.

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I have written on here before of my love of giving experiences for Christmas and Birthdays… and last Christmas was no different. I wanted to take my third child ziplining for her present, but finding one that was close to us was tricky. Finally after a Google search, I came […]

Ziplining at the Illawarra Fly

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As I pulled up to the gate of the property my heart raced a little, I started to wonder why I had even signed up for this. I don’t know the first thing about mediation.Would I have to sit on the floor in some death defying yoga like position? Would […]

Travelling Solo: Weekend Meditation retreat.

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As I sit here writing this post, I have the Winter Olympics 2018 on the TV. We have stayed up late to watch events, we have cheered on the Aussies, we constantly talk about it over dinner (to the disinterest of one family member!) and we have made a goal […]

Why we love Snow holidays!

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