Families with young children listen up!  Moona Moona Creek is where you need to be. Quick, grab your buckets and spades and dash to the car. Drive immediately to Moona Moona Creek.  You won’t regret it! For at Moona Moona Creek, you will find safe, shallow waters, usually crystal clear, and soft, soft sand. For young […]

School holidays are imminent and as usual I am foaming at the mouth to get away from the big city and into the countryside. We’re not going anywhere new these holidays, just heading to our fave destinations of Jervis Bay and Orange. But I’m constantly planning and plotting. For trips in our home state, I […]

Jervis Bay is a fantastic place to see dolphins all year round and whales when they are passing through between May and November. My children had been asking to see the little bit of video we shot of the dolphins who came to say g’day when we were on our fast boat trip around Jervis […]

Got a question for you, cos I’m not quite sure what I think myself and would love to canvas opinions. I’ve just booked Ms8 on a Sport and Rec camp in January, it’s a Monday-Friday residential camp. She’s going with one of her bestest pals who is a year older. There are heaps of camps […]

In search of a bit of pre-Christmas simplicity and to escape the maddening shopping crowds, we’re on a wee road trip. And I see I’m not alone in that search for a bit of slowness at the moment. I read Mrs Woog’s and Sonia’s at Love, Life and Hiccups’s posts on simplicity yesterday and could so […]

The Green Eggs (but not the ham) from Byng Street Local Store Just four hours away from Sydney, Orange is a bit of a food and wine lovers’ paradise.  And for those who love cafe culture, Orange has it by the mugful. I’ve visited at least a dozen delightful eateries in Orange, and still have […]

‘Book ahead to avoid disappoinment’ was the mantra of a TV producer pal in Glasgow. She knew that time moves fast when you’re shooting and editing so our social plans were best made in advance. This idea worked in Glasgow when we were young, free and single. Works even better now in Sydney where we’re […]

Met Princess Bubblegum, the kids club pet at Novotel Twin Waters Resort on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. She’s a very good humoured girl and always keen to make her junior guests very welcome. Kidz Cove is the name of the kids club here, which also operates in-room babysitting for guests. Since this Sunshine Coast resorts attracts lots […]

All Sydney cinema going is banned in this household! This may seem a bit daft in these school holidays but the thing is, we’re heading south to Jervis Bay for the weekend, and we can visit the cutest wee cinema down there instead. And save money – you can take the girl out of Scotland […]

Big Blast has closed!!  Find all our articles about the best soft play and indoor playgrounds in Sydney on this post. This is an old post about Big Blast – kept for the memories!! Now here’s a play centre that causes a bit of a conundrum.  The three of my children who have visited absolutely […]

Who knew there’s a permanent kids club at a resort so close to Sydney??!! I didn’t….. The twin terrors and I spent a couple of nights at the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley in December and had the most lovely time. The stand out for my wee lass and lad, who are eight years old, was […]

The teenagers’ favourite hobby is teasing our American au pair Bethany. One of their ploys involves claiming that Americans eat road kill all the time and demanding she cooks some for them. She’s a very patient young woman. Note to others, an au pair who has four younger siblings will not be phased by much. […]

Teepees at Kings Creek Retreat My post on Best Places To Go Camping In and Around Sydney is hugely popular. Now it’s time to look further afield. Here are some handpicked suggestions for winter camping getaways right throughout NSW. This list has been put together by our state tourism authority Destination NSW. Enjoy! 1.       Warm […]

Castaway Island has a spectacularly high retention rate, over 40% of its visitors are there on return visits. Read this family review by contributor Averil Cutroni and you’ll understand why…. 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 […]