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 …
Buddy Wagon Review – Essential Family Travel Item!
Kids need a lot of stuff!
Despite our best efforts to declutter our lives before we hit the road, even carrying just the bare essentials can be tricky sometimes. That’s when we found out about an amazing collapsible cart on …
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 …
Adventures on the Daily Commute
If you’ve been following our travels then you’ll know that we’ve spent a lot of time exploring coastal, regional, outback, inner and outer Australia, and enjoying hundreds of occasions of beautiful Aussie hospitality. We’ve been welcomed into towns, villages and …
How We Wash Clothes on the Road in Less than 5 Minutes!
We’ve been travelling for 6 months now and one of our main expenses has been dealing with the amount of washing that a family of four can create!
We spend a lot of time outdoors – climbing trees, playing in …
Cherry Picking in Young – NSW
If there’s one fruit that speaks Australian Christmas then it’s the cherry – probably in part due to the fact that cherry season runs from November to December when the cherries are at their ripest and juiciest!
What better way …
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 …
Stretchy Sensory Dough – Simple and Cheap Craft for Kids
Although we are travelling we still need to find simple ways to entertain the boys. I love crafting but a lot of ideas aren’t practical when living in a bus – so it’s great when we find crafty ideas that …
Dubbo with kids – Top Things to See and Do
Dubbo is a brilliant family destination with loads of child-friendly attractions. Our favourite family things to see and do in Dubbo with kids (in no particular order) are….
- Taronga Western Plains Zoo
- Old Dubbo Gaol
- Inflatable World
- Dubbo Visitor Centre