So yesterday I had a post with top tips for finding cheaper family holidays in Fiji. Today’s post is case study, written by a friend of mine. Julie and I had been chatting about Fiji and she told me how she’d gone about planning a family holiday for herself, her husband and their two girls. […]
Now then, it had been more than 20 years since I’d stayed in Cairns and back then it had been strictly backpacker-only accommodation and all I was lugging around was my diving gear. When I started planning a spring school holiday trip to Cairns, I knew I needed to find a great place to stay. I’d […]
Australians reacted immediately when we heard of Cyclone Winston’s devastation across Fiji in February. Our island neighbour is a favourite holiday destination and its warm, generous people are beloved by Aussies. The tourist industry got back on its feet pretty quickly, thank goodness. Many of us donated to the Fijian people, and tried to help after […]
So we’re off to Cairns and Port Douglas on Thursday, and in an atypical move, I’m aiming to be quite organised about packing. Generally, I’m very relaxed and pack haphazardly at the last moment. What’s my excuse for being a slack packer? Well, these days we all use suitcases on wheels; it’s not like my […]
Sydney Harbour can put on a magnificent show. A visit to the Harbour is always top of the list when we have visitors staying. Lunch or dinner at a cafe on the Harbour is a must. But when we’re left to our own devices, I reckon we Sydneysiders can neglect our city’s most glorious views. […]
Here’s a handy list of great family-friendly cafes and restaurants and hotels in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, listed by suburb. This goes with the recent post 11 Best Cafes On The Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, this is the inland version! Click on the links to read detailed posts that give you all the […]
The popular Mermaiding By The Sea workshops are back in January 2019 at beautiful Wylies Baths. This looks such a fun thing to do, a very unique ocean experience. Michaela Werner, the chief mermaid, has been a competitive swimmer and a freediver. Now, as a mum of three, she’s encouraging people to try out a […]
Hooray for Sydney’s fabulous mum and bubs cinema screenings! Actually, we must not be sexist, hooray for all the cinemas that work well for BOTH parents of babies and toddlers! What is it about giving birth that suddenly makes mums and dads stop loving going to the movies? Nothing, is the answer! I was at […]
This is our family’s Vietnam holiday itinerary. We created this two week holiday with local tour company Vietnam Paradise Travel, they were very patient as we hummed and hawed and worked out what we could fit in without feeling that we were rushing around too much. You can read all about how this holiday went […]
Seriously, this is one of the best playgrounds in the whole of Sydney. Don’t take my word for it, just pack up the car, fling in the kids and get over there. Yamble Reserve is a huge park, with vast areas of smooth lawns and within it is this enormous and very beautiful playground. Built […]
When I was at uni, me and my pal Rosie always had a map on the wall. A ‘You Are Here’ arrow pointed to Oxford. ‘But You Wish You Were Here’ arrows pointed to many parts of the world, mainly tropical. Here on a wintery day in Sydney, I’m wishing I was back at the […]
Sydney is a terrific city for horse riding. There are stables in the heart of the city at Centennial Park, plus several on the bushy outskirts of the city. Then there’s the delights of trail rides in the Blue Mountains and in lovely country to the north and south of the city too. A while ago my […]
When I was a wee girl growing up in Bonnie Scotland, beaches were all about seaweed and stones. There are sandy beaches in Scotland, but we spent most of our time at the more typically Scottish sort. And we four kids loved them! We went to many, many beaches. Dad loved his boat and we […]
Harbourside at Darling Harbour is a venue many Sydney families visit regularly, and visitors to Sydney enjoy exploring Harbourside too. As well as the many shops, there are literally dozens of restaurants at Harbourside, but… beware… not all are family-friendly. Here are three recommendations for kid-friendly Harbourside restaurants. I’ve visited them all myself and can […]
