A lovely and loyal friend from Cairns visited us this week in Melbourne. To say she was unenthusiastic about Melbourne’s winter weather is an understatement. Admittedly her visit co-incided with a once in four year weather cell that created havoc. Her visit did get me thinking though about all the indoor activities we have at…
This week I enjoyed an international blog swap with UK based Sarah Ebner who authors the Family Travel Times. Sarah wrote a fantastic article about visiting London with kids, full of local know how. In return I wrote an article about exploring the Great Barrier Reef with kids for her site: Stretching almost…
This week I won the jackpot in the blogger’s lottery. Digital Parents and Tots 100 have organized an international blog swap. Bubs on the Move was matched for the swap with Family Travel Times written by Sarah Ebner, a professional journalist and her daughter Jessica aged 12. Jessica’s brother Robert who is 8 sometimes guest…
With a list of pregnancy complications as long as my arm I am not surprised to find myself reliant on a wheelchair for outings requiring me to be on my feet for more than a few minutes. My previous two pregnancies have finished on a similar note so I am cheered that my limited mobility…
My father has fond memories of fishing for cod off the Cunningham Pier on the Geelong Waterfront in the 1950s. He describes Waterfront Geelong in that era as being a derelict industrial zone. Not any more. The Geelong Waterfront is now a charming recreational area that, for families with young kids is worth exploring as…
We have three weeks left living in one of the most beautiful regions in Australia. We arrived with a seven month old baby and are now leaving with a five year old and a three year old. I really hope that we come back, again and again to introduce the region to our new bub,…
As some of you know, I have had my travelling wings clipped temporarily by a particularly difficult pregnancy. Consequently I am incredibly jealous of today’s contributor who has recently visited a city at the top of my “want to go” list. Journalist,editor and traveling mum Erika Jonsson shares her experiences visiting Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur with…
Situated within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Green Island is a favourite day trip for snorkelers setting out from Cairns. Early this tropical winter we overnighted at the Green Island Resort, giving us extra time to explore the coral cay during a king tide. The term ‘king tide’ isn’t a scientific term, however it is…
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…
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…