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
Why I love browsing for cheap kids’ holidays
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
Travel tips for kids: Survive air travel with parents
Here’s the list of travel tips my five-year-old twins - T1 and T2 - would write as their entry to the Virgin Australia ProBlogger competition. If they could type. And if they could sit still for long enough without getting distracted by Hot Wheels cars, Angry Birds or trying to ride their scooters indoors. . . . Keep Reading
Family fun in Brisbane CBD with Novotel
If you follow me on social media, you'll have seen we were planning some family fun in Brisbane last weekend. We'd been invited along to enjoy a staycation at the Brisbane Novotel to watch the Disney Pixar movie, Inside Out. We loved our stay at the Novotel Twin Waters on the Sunshine Coast earlier this year, so we were really looking forward to chilling out in the city hotel. . . . Keep Reading
The worst things about living in Brisbane
I recently wrote a post about my favourite things about living in Brisbane, and I know I wrote it with slightly rose-tinted glasses on. I'm totally excited about being in this part of the world again - I'm still going through the honeymoon phase. Travel is such an important part of my life and since having the kids we haven't had much spare time or money to be able to do it. Although we've moved to a fixed address, there are still so many places to visit around where we live and it's exciting to . . . Keep Reading