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 …
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 …
How to Find Thundereggs in Queensland – Mt Hay
Fossicking (or searching) for gems and rocks has to be one of the best travel activities to do with kids in Australia – and Mt Hay, located in central QLD about 30 minutes from Rockhampton, is definitely one of our …
Bonus Downs Farmstay – Mitchell, QLD
We left the Warrego Highway at Mitchell in a cloud of light drizzle. The rain had come down hard over the last few days and had seemed to follow us from before we hit Roma – which was surprising. Over …
Maleny Dairies Tour – Sunshine Coast
We are a family of dairy lovers! I would much rather enjoy a cheese plate than a sweet dessert, and at one point when the boys were both babies we seriously considered buying a cow to satisfy their milk consumption!…
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 …
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 …
Sunshine Castle – Ye Olde Medieval Fun on the Sunshine Coast
The sun was shining and we were ready for a day’s adventure fit for a King!
We were off to visit a medieval castle – and as it came into view on the horizon we were excited to see tall …
The Ginger Factory – Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Every time we’ve found ourselves on the Sunshine Coast we have made sure to visit The Ginger Factory in Yandina.
The main reason for this has always been that we love ginger – and they have the absolute best and …
Longreach with Kids – Our Favourite Family Activities
When we set off on our trip around Australia one of the things that I was most looking forward to was discovering some real outback towns – full of red dust, road trains and ridgie-didge Aussie personalities.
We love the
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