So, this is it! Finally, our house sale is going to complete on 22nd August and we're about to book our flights to Australia for mid September. We debated about trying to go before E turns two in early September, but decided it would be worth the cost to get her a seat. 24hrs is a long time for grown ups to travel, let alone if you're under five as my three kids will be. . . . Keep Reading
Should kids be allowed on planes?
I keep hearing discussions that there should be child-free flights for people who don't want to be bothered by kids kicking the back of their seat. There's a much better idea though... I read this article recently about Richard Branson's idea to create a separate cabin for kids on Virgin Atlantic flights, where children would travel separate to their parents. Nannies would take care of the kids, who could make as much noise as they liked, while the parents could sit back and sip their gin and . . . Keep Reading
Emigration update – when do we go?
People keep asking me for an emigration update, so I though I'd write a post to tell you where we're at.We accepted an offer on our house back in May and the sale is slowly moving ahead. I'm hoping to have an exchange date in the next week as I think (hope) everything else is in place *touches wood frantically*. As soon as I have a completion date in my diary, I'm going to look into booking flights for a month later (Husband has to give 4 weeks' notice), but will . . . Keep Reading
Top five reasons to emigrate: Why we’re moving to Australia
I've written a special top five list, in honour of my new monthly column in Australia and New Zealand magazine.My top five reasons to emigrate to AustraliaThere are lots of reasons we decided to make the move, but these are our main ones:1) WeatherI HATE the cold. I know some people love the different seasons, but I really don't. I could happily hide under a duvet all winter until summer arrives. My kids HATE the cold too and although I'm willing to wrap up in a hat and scarf . . . Keep Reading
How will I survive long haul travel with pre-school twins and a toddler?!
As regular readers will know, later this year we're going to be making the move from the UK to Australia. This means long haul travel with twins who will be four and a baby just coming up to two. I'm pretty terrified, mostly because my boys can be terrors when they want to be. When they decide to act up, trying to control them is so tricky (did you read about our trip to the dentists last year?) . . . Keep Reading