When traveling with your kids do you seek out accommodation that purposefully caters to the needs of families, or do other features attract you to properties? My own preference is very much for family friendly properties, not just because of the facilities they offer, but because the attitude of staff and patrons is more likely…
Since the recent outbreak of a new strain of avian influenza (bird flu) among humans in China was announced many people are concerned about the risk posed to themselves and their families. As a public health physician and recent traveller to China I thought it important to provide informed advice about the outbreak to other…
What do you think of when you think of Tropical North Queensland? The beach, or the Great Barrier Reef? I think about the rainforest. Tropical North Queensland’s village of Kuranda sits within World Heritage listed rainforest and offers families all manner of opportunity to explore and discover the Wet Tropics together. Getting to…
China’s Heilongjiang Province borders Inner Mongolia to the west and Russia to the north and east. We ventured to Yabuli ski resort in Heliongjiang Province for a family snow holiday. It raised a few eyebrows when I told people we were heading to China for a snow holiday as skiing is more strongly associated…
I’m not sure what your children are like but mine are VERY stubborn. When we dine at Asian restaurants or bring take-away home they both insist on using chopsticks. As a result my four year old is proficient with chopsticks but meals were even slower and more challenging than usual in the interim. This time…
Set among World Heritage listed rainforest Kuranda’s Rainforestation Nature Park provides visitors with an eclectic mix of experiences designed to showcase the cultural heritage, wildlife and botany of the amazing north Queensland rainforest. Rainforestation Nature Park is a half hour trip by bus or car from Cairns, and 5 minutes away from the village of…
I briefly mentioned the Shanghai Chang Feng Ocean World in a recent post recommending activities for families visiting Shanghai. The collection of underwater critters on display at the Shanghai Chang Feng Ocean World deserve a post of their own as a result of their collective beauty, quirkiness, freakiness, and scariness. This is a modest sized…
Harbin is not a city that I had imagined visiting – not the least because six months ago I had never heard of it. My ignorance is embarrassing given that it is a city of 5 million people (10 million live in the greater Harbin area) and is China’s 10th largest. We came to Harbin…
So, I’m still rather new at this social media thing. GIven this blog’s first birthday is coming up next week I thought it was time for me to take some grown-up steps forward with Bubs on the Move. The first step forward was a blog redesign proving I have in fact learnt a bit in…
As a doctor my heart sinks every time a parent asks for help managing a child that is a fussy eater. I know what advice they require: -Serve meals “family” style with at least one option on the table you know the child will eat. -Use a sticker chart to reward the child for…