travel


As we drive along the road heading to Jindabyne the kids peer out through the window looking for the snow on the mountains. It’s a game they play every year, to see who can find it first, who will be the winner. After years of travelling this road, I know […]

Why we ski at Perisher Ski resort – a Review


So a little while ago I started a series called ” Saving for Travel series” with the first post hitting the hard topic of Budgeting! Check it out here……. In this second part of the series I will explain to you how I make my budget work, helping me to […]

Saving for travel series – Budgeting part 2


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So, I’ve been doing this ski trip business with kids for 19 years!!!! Some trips have been with a husband in tow but a lot have been by myself, as a single parent. Looking at my Instagram feed you will find gorgeous smiling faces, loving every minute of skiing together […]

I have two words for you……Ski School!



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During the last school holidays went spent our time reconnecting with our home town.  Here are our favourite 5 places to visit in Newcastle…. That are all free!!!                                              […]

Top five places to visit in Newcastle, Australia!


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I have a confession to make…. We have been sucked into the PokemonGo vortex! We are not obsessed, but still it’s there, the underlying pull of the game. We are not new to the Pokemon craze in this family, two of the kids are particularly mad about the shows, cards […]

PokemonGo or PokemonNo!?!


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This weekend we went to the Aberdeen Highland games, and saw a lot on men (and a dog!) in kilts!   Oh, and there was also highland dancing, a tug o war competition, novelty races and alot of food and merchandise stalls. But none of them involved men (or a […]

Men (and a dog!) in Kilts at the Aberdeen Highland ...



A couple of weeks ago we went to visit the Irukandji shark and Ray Centre at Bobs farm as part of our weekend away at Port Stephens. We were all excited to visit the Shark and Ray centre, although a little wary of what we were going to encounter. Stepping […]

Irukandji Shark and Ray centre


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Travelling cost money, it doesn’t matter how you do it, whether it’s camping or staying in luxury hotels, it will cost you. 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! In […]

Saving for travel Series; setting up a budget.


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Today the younger children in this family board a plane to America for a three week holiday with their father.   I not sure how I feel. They are so excited, they are going to Disneyland and Hawaii! I don’t know how to feel about it.  They have been looking forward […]

When your children travel without you.



  Once a month I am going to ask the kids what there favourite experiences while travelling have been so far. This month I asked Amber (21 years old). What is one of the experiences you have loved so far? The luge was something we all could do together in Queenstown. […]

Kids recommend – Skyline Luge Queenstown


Disclosure- All opinions are my own, I have no affiliates or connections to Blackheath Glen Holiday park. On arrival at the Blackheath Glen holiday park I knew I had picked the right place to pitch the tent for a couple of nights, while we explored the Blue Mountians.  The quiet, inviting […]

Blackheath Glen Tourist Park – review.


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Here are my top five things that can (and have) gone wrong while traveling: Melts downs; When the kids get tired because of lack of sleep over stimulation or I have pushed them too much, they inevitably have melt downs. I’m not just talking about the little ones either, myself […]

5 things that can go wrong while traveling.