God bless ‘em, those folk that travel full time with their young kids. Some of the most successful Aussie family travel blogs have arisen out of the experiences of nomadic families. If you want to discover what life’s like for families on the road long term check out Y Travel blog, Where’s Sharon and Travel…
As Anzac Day approaches I’m making my annual plans for how we will participate as a family. We are the odd ones out among our social circle – it isn’t common to attend Anzac Day commemorations at all, let alone take young kids to them. Since becoming parents though this is exactly what we have…
In my professional life I care for patients who grieve for their lost home. I care for asylum seekers who have been forced to flee their home, often leaving behind loved ones. The trauma these patients have experienced in the process of fleeing, and within Australian borders in detention stays with them, exacerbating their loss.…
Let me be clear from the start. Any of us could, given the right combination of unfortunate circumstances forget a child unattended in a hot car. The reason – the human brain, and memory is fallible. Last week, about an hours drive from our home in Victoria, in circumstances that are yet to be made…
So we took the kids to the Sydney Fish Market the other day. A fabulously interesting place to visit and worthy of a post in itself. It is however not a glamorous place due to the unavoidable smell of fresh fish, wet floors and number of staff members wandering around in waders and galoshes.…
This post is sponsored by Bobux Xplorer It is the time of year when bloggers write posts about the year about to close, and travel bloggers write about all the exciting places they visited. To understand exactly how far I have travelled in 2014 you need look no further than to one of my…
I came to travel blogging via an unusual path. I had written a collection of travel health pieces for families with young kids that I thought may be book worthy so I approached publishers. None were interested with the most common reply being that though they liked the material, I wasn’t famous so there wouldn’t…
There is a fair chance that this post is going to make me unpopular amongst the travel blogging community. You see there is one phrase that is bandied about on travel blogs and by the travel marketing folk that I hate. Hell, even some otherwise lovely travel blogs that I follow have the phrase in…
This post is sponsored by Gagudju Dreaming in Kakadu National Park Have you heard the expression “the scales fell from my eyes.”? It is used to describe an awakening of sorts – or a dramatic change of worldview. Well the scales fell from my own eyes back in 2002. Prior to 2002 my awareness…
Spectacular spring weather led us down today to an enticing bend of the Yarra River in Warrandyte. My four year old son had one thing on his mind – feeding the ducks, and came armed to the task with half a loaf of stale bread. My heart swelled with pride as my little animal…