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Searching for dream homes in Australia

25/11/2017 | posted under: Emigrate

A dream home in Australia

If you're a regular follower of my blog, you'll know that my family and I relocated to Brisbane from Hampshire in the UK back in 2014. A few months after we arrived, we bought our first home in Australia. . . . Keep Reading

Ideas for family holidays with kids

13/11/2017 | posted under: Family Travel, Events & Leisure

Karen in the spa at InterContinental Resort, Bora Bora

We’ve been in Australia for just over three years now. We’ve taken lots of short breaks since moving here to all kinds of stunning places, but what I’ve really been craving is a family holiday. Long gone are the days when we would enjoy hiking or romantic city breaks: now we LOVE family island holidays. Somewhere with white beaches and palm trees. Where we can swim in a lagoon. Sip cocktails by the pool. Snorkel with the kids. I’m thinking of the best kid-friendly resorts with safe beaches and . . . Keep Reading

Ways to keep kids cool in summer

13/09/2017 | posted under: Lifestyle

An ice lolly to help your kids stay cool in summer

Things are hotting up in Brisbane. September is one of my favourite months - it's hot without being too hot. It's an in between month when the sun shines all day but it's not too hot to sleep yet, and the overnight chill has definitely disappeared. . . . Keep Reading

Why I love browsing for cheap kids’ holidays

09/09/2017 | posted under: Family Travel, Events & Leisure

A boy on a body board on holiday

When I was younger, we always took last minute holidays. Almost all of our trips abroad were booked as late deals – we usually had an idea that we wanted to go somewhere on a certain week but were pretty open about where we might end up. We used to get excited and read all of the holiday brochures to get inspiration about different places but there was nothing more fun than heading into the travel agents on a Saturday morning with my mum and asking what deals were on. Back then, as I was in the . . . Keep Reading

Do you feel like parenting is the best, and the hardest, job in the world?

10/08/2017 | posted under: Lifestyle

Blogger Tales of a Twin Mum and her kids

(This post contains some affiliate links to things that I love). I love being a mum. It's a job that I wouldn't trade in for anything in the world. But it is hard too. Fitting in school, homework and activities, cooking healthy dinners, working, refereeing fights, making everyone share - I constantly feel like I'm battling to stay balanced and, like all parents, it's easy to wonder whether I'm doing enough. Whether I'm making the right decisions. Whether I'm teaching my kids everything they . . . Keep Reading

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BY KAREN BLEAKLEY
Karen
Hi! I’m Karen - a beach and travel obsessed mum of three and founder of Smart Steps to Australia - a migration website created to help support UK families on their move to Australia. Sharing my life as a writer, mum and entrepreneur while raising three kids including twins and chasing the Aussie dream. Visit my About Me page

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