After a year of saving hard and approximately 6 hours of careful planning (doesn’t life have a way of getting on top of you!?), we are off on our big family trip. Flying up-up-up and away on our dream Intro-to-Europe family trip. A week in Paris A week in London Christmas in Bruges Amsterdam 2 days at…
Perth hidden places for kids | Lesmurdie Falls
By Suburban Sonnet At the beginning of spring, excited by the prospect of a bit of sunshine, we jumped in the car and headed to Lesmurdie Falls. It is part of Lesmurdie Falls National Park but is only a 30 minute drive from Perth’s CBD and right on the edge of residential Lesmurdie – there…
Mildura hidden places for kids | The Perry Sandhills
By Sophie Appleby The Perry Sandhills is an enchanting natural wonder, one of those places that takes you over 40,000 years back in time. A seemly endless expanse of some 400 acres of drifting sand dunes, home to mega fauna fossils, an abundance of native bird life and a picturesque spot for a picnic and…
10 places I’d rather take my kids to than Disneyland
At the end of the year we are setting off on our first big, gigantic really, amazing family holiday. We’re going to Europe to track down a white Christmas! Every time I think about it, I feel like I’m going to wet my pants with excitement. I think part of the joy of a holiday like…
Weekend Rewind | The Burrows of Berry
Hello and yay! Did you miss the Rewind? I know I did! It’s nice to be back and hello to both new and ‘old’ readers and linkers. You’re not old-old, of course. Just… established. We’re established rewinders. I think the best way to sum up what I’ve been up to since we paused the Rewind is…
Tasmania hidden places for kids | Cradle Mountain
By Michelle Crawford What the heck?! Everyone knows Cradle Mountain, it’s the Mona Lisa of National Parks… queues, traffic jams, shuttle buses, overflow carparks, thousands of visitors jostling for an uninterrupted view of Dove Lake and elbowing past each other on the track. So why am I even mentioning this place in an article called…
Brisbane hidden places for kids | Walkabout Creek
By Robyna from The Mummy & the Minx When I think about taking my kids to see animals in Brisbane and greater surrounds, I immediately think about Australia Zoo, Sea World or Lone Pine. All great places, all great days out. But none are cheap and all are a good distance out of the CBD. …
Melbourne hidden places for kids | Street art walking tour
By Kate Nelson | meetoo My six year old happens to be studying street art this term at school which gave us the perfect excuse to head into Melbourne’s CBD for our own walking tour of some of the best street art in the world. We visited a few spots that I was already familiar with and I…
Blue Mountains hidden places for kids | Katoomba Cascades
By Christine Knight The Blue Mountains is full of secret walks and waterfalls, just waiting to be discovered. Our favorite place to take our preschooler is Katoomba Cascades, a small waterfall on a trail that starts at Katoomba Falls Park, on Cliff Drive. The short 300 metre walk down to the falls takes about 15…
Perth hidden places for kids | Ellis Brook Reserve
By Tash from Little Bit of Thyme Tucked in the foothills, in Perth, is a well-kept secret. Ellis Brook Reserve and the Sixty Foot Falls. Over the weekend, we headed there to have a picnic lunch with the kids, and make the most of the still lovely autumn weather. Ellis Brook is part of the Banyowla…
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