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Sydney to Melbourne 5 Day Itinerary – Submarines, Bushrangers, Gold and Go-Karts!

September 2, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Sydney to Melbourne 5 Day Itinerary – Submarines, Bushrangers, Gold and Go-Karts!

A drive between Australia’s most famous cities is full of some of the best scenery, history, culinary delights and quirky attractions that the country has to offer. The inland driving distance between Sydney and Melbourne is 869km and would take …

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10 Reasons Backpacker Hostels are Great for Families

August 16, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia 5 Comments

10 Reasons Backpacker Hostels are Great for Families

Backpacker hostels for families? It might sound like a crazy idea to start with – especially if you stayed in a hostel as a youngster and remember days of sleeping in an overcrowded dorm and nights of partying, shots and …

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10 Reasons to Take the Kids to Kryal Castle near Ballarat

August 7, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

10 Reasons to Take the Kids to Kryal Castle near Ballarat

Last week week we visited Kryal Castle, about 20 minutes from Ballarat, and we had an amazing day! Despite the wind, rain and cold we still took full advantage of all the fun on offer – and we’ve put together …

Filed Under: Australia, Victoria

Is Your Didgeridoo Ridgy-Didge? The underside of the Australian Souvenir Industry

April 12, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Is Your Didgeridoo Ridgy-Didge? The underside of the Australian Souvenir Industry

I was recently asked by a friend in the States to contribute to an article she was writing about typical international souvenirs.

“Australia’s an easy one” I told her – “boomerangs and didgeridoos – I’ll send you a few words …

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Cape Tribulation and the Daintree with Kids

February 9, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia 4 Comments

Cape Tribulation and the Daintree with Kids

About 2 hours north of Cairns is the Daintree region including Cape Tribulation – it is a unique destination where the rainforest meets the reef and there are loads of family friendly things to do while visiting. Here are some …

Filed Under: Australia, Explore Tropical North Queensland, Travel

Things to do in Clermont, Queensland – the Town that Moved

January 18, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Things to do in Clermont, Queensland – the Town that Moved

Stumbling across a piano in the high branches of a beautiful old gum tree made us all laugh. We were scratching our heads and thinking it was a quirky and lighthearted modern sculpture until we saw the memorial across …

Filed Under: Australia, Queensland, Travel

The Ultimate Family Fossicking Guide to Queensland!

November 20, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

The Ultimate Family Fossicking Guide to Queensland!

Fossicking is an ideal activity for families. You get to spend time together out in the open air and everyone can take part (even our family dog was welcome at all the below locations!).

Our kids love digging, rocks, getting …

Filed Under: Australia, Queensland, Travel

Lightning Ridge Outback Resort and Caravan Park

October 25, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

We loved our stay in Lightning Ridge! There are so many family friendly things to do that our weekend visit turned into a week long adventure!

We were also lucky enough to discover awesome family friendly accommodation in Lightning Ridge…

Filed Under: Australia, New South Wales, Travel

Big 4 Rivershore Resort – Sunshine Coast

October 3, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Big 4 Rivershore Resort – Sunshine Coast

We’ve spent a lot more time on the Sunshine Coast than originally planned – there’s so much to see and do here we kept extending our stay!

Another reason that’s kept us staying longer is our incredible accommodation – we’ve …

Filed Under: Australia, Pet Friendly Australia, Queensland, Travel

Sealife Sunshine Coast – Family Fun Under the Sea

September 25, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia 1 Comment

Sealife Sunshine Coast – Family Fun Under the Sea

Last week we came face to face with hundreds of fins, millions of tentacles, teeth as sharp as razors, furry acrobatics, spines, gills, tails and shells.

It wasn’t a newly discovered monster of the deep we met at one of …

Filed Under: Australia, Queensland, Travel

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