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3 capes walk
If you don’t already know I have a VW Transporter Camper Van which I love to travel in when I can around Australia. The last Christmas break (2024 – 2025) I took myself on a solo trip to Tasmania to predominantly hike the Three Capes Tail as well as see […]

How I camped for next to nothing in Tasmania!

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Whenever I head north on road trips I always seem to get to the Bryon Area and am ready for a well deserved rest. The drive is long as a solo traveller, so by the time I have made the 7 hour journey I am more then ready to find […]

Camping at Alstonville Country Cottages.

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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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There was one place that my eldest daughter had on top of her list for our visit to Tokyo… No it wasn’t Harijuku, where she got the biggest fairy floss ever, neither was it Disney Sea where she screamed her lungs out on the Tower of Terror, and it definitely […]

Team Lab Borderless, Tokyo, Japan.

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I have an anxious kid who doesn’t like to fly. He has always had anxiety to varying levels in varying situations but it wasn’t until recently he revealed to me that he get very anxious about flying. My immediate reaction was to say ” No you don’t, you have gone […]

Top 5: Anxious Kids and Flying.

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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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I must admit, I often take control when it comes to planning our travel, in fact I can be obsessed with planning, often staying up very late at night scrolling through google. So, as the younger two children have become older, I have found myself beginning to involve them more […]

Travel planning with kids.

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While most people set themselves new year resolutions focussed on stuff like eating healthy, getting fit etc my goals are more aimed at where I would like to travel! Here is my travel goals for 2018 Camping and hiking in Mount Kosciozko. Mount Kosciozko is Australia’s highest peak on the […]

My 2018 travel goals!

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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!

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If there is only one luxury stay you have while on your trip to Japan it would have to be at the Iwaso, a beautiful Ryokan on the Miyajima Island.   As we arrived at the Iwaso Ryokan I was overwhelmed by its beauty. The stunning forest that surrounds the […]

Staying in a Ryokan: Iwaso

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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.

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