The Mantra Sun City Resort looms impressively over the fun capital of Australia – Surfers Paradise. One of hundreds of high rise accommodation options for families on the Gold Coast it is set apart from the rest by its location, facilities for families and unusual Azetec décor. The location – Surfers Paradise just one block…
Thinking back to our time at the Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach what comes to mind is the sound of water. Water features directing a stream of water down the terraced hillside on which the resort sits. The intermittent tropical rains that would refresh the resort resulting in a steady drip, drip, drip of water…
Over-tired, stressed out parents of young kids – lean in and listen close, this article is for you. Our family recently experienced the exquisite Club Med Bali and it acted as a balm to this exhausted mumma’s body and soul. I love travelling with my kids however I figured out early on that travel with kids…
Traversing the tea trees, boogie boards in hand I wasn’t sure what to expect from our first sand boarding adventure. It was a mid-winters day and the kids discarded their shoes the minute we reached the soft sand on the ascending side of the dunes and raced ahead. Suddenly my four year old raced back…
There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around That the colt from old Regret had got away, And had joined the wild bush horses – he was worth a thousand pound, So all the cracks had gathered to the fray. All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and…
Before I tell you about how much we loved the Canberra Novotel let me first rave on a bit about Canberra. Canberra is a fantastic city to visit with kids. Somehow Aussie families have been a little slow grasping Canberra’s awesomeness so I want to just knock any doubts out of your head immediately.…
Sydney is fabulous. When you say this phrase, and I want you to say it aloud, make sure you pronounce “Fabulous” correctly. “Fahhhbulous” is how it needs to be pronounced because this beautiful jewel of a city on the ocean deserves it. I often visit Sydney for work with the kids and leave…
Close your eyes and imagine what the perfect country getaway would look like. Wombat Hills Cottages in Victoria’s high country near Mansfield surpassed my own imaginings of the perfect family rural retreat. Set amongst a lovingly tended country garden with views over a fish stocked pond to Mount Buller are three stone cottages. They were our…
We have been completely getting lucky in the accommodation department recently so I wanted to share with you our most recent success. I visited beautiful Trinity Beach in far north Queensland in the September school holidays sans husband with my three little kids. I know, I know, coco bananas me to think that a holiday…
There is a reason I haven’t featured any family friendly properties in Sydney on this blog before. The reason is that despite visiting Sydney often with my kids I am usually disappointed with our accommodation. This disappointment is sometimes due to price – Sydney is fabulous, and popular for being fabulous hence hefty accommodation…