Disney on Ice! Disney magic in Australia’s backyard.

Disney excels at promoting imagination, fantasy and joy amongst children.  Similarly they impress me as a parent with their attention to detail and excellence, be it during a visit to Disneyland in California or attending one of their touring productions.  We were fortunate enough to catch Feld Entertainment’s Disney on Ice! Princesses and Heroes show…

Tiger Airways Review.

The cost of airline tickets for a family is steep, and the biggest barrier to us traveling.  Consequently we are exploring the options when it comes to budget airlines.  I recently flew between Cairns and Sydney, a three hour flight on Tiger Airlines with my two young kids.   Yes the cost of the flights were…

Friday Photo. Round the Twist. The Split Point Lighthouse.

“Have you ever, ever felt like this?  Had strange things happen?  Are you going round the twist?”   The award winning Australian children’s television series “Round the Twist” only consisted of four series filmed over eleven years, from 1989 to 2000.  This retro program about a family living in a lighthouse and experiencing a smorgasbord…

Simple winter pleasures on the Great Ocean Road

In the heart of winter, when the town was stripped bare of the crowds and tourist business experienced in summer was when we visited Lorne on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road.   During the off-season was the perfect time to explore the Great Ocean Road’s natural attractions.  My favorite childhood memory is exploring tidal rock pools on…

Surviving an early morning flight with a toddler.

First things first, a good nights sleep in our home is rare as hens teeth – both my boys wake me during the night; to come into their bed, to get them milk, to request a midnight swim, and sometimes to just to say “I love you.”  So deliberately waking them to catch an early…

Bubs on the Move. Why bother?

Put your hand up if you live at least an hour flight, or full days drive away from someone you love.  I would need more than ten hands to put up for all of my loved ones that we live remote to.  There are a number of travel bloggers that travel full time, living their…