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…
Another mother recently told me she had gone to England for 17 days without her children. I am not quiet ready for that, but I am just starting to venture out with my husband for an occasional night away. I know this blog focuses on traveling with children however having time alone as a couple…
I can count on one hand the number of international destinations we can fly to from Cairns via a direct flight. So when China Eastern Airlines commenced flying between Cairns and Shanghai I was keen to give them a go. Based in Shanghai China Eastern flies to America, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and Europe, as…
We had planned our trip to China’s north to incorporate a visit to Harbin’s annual Snow and Ice Festival so I was disappointed when a necessary reschedule meant we missed the festival by a week. Harbin, in the Chinese Province of Heiliongjiang hosts an annual Snow and Ice Festival that incorporates snow and ice sculptures,…
China is becoming increasingly recognised as an exciting and manageable destination for families traveling with children. We were lured by the promise of snow in the north and the spectacular Harbin Snow and Ice Festival. Reassurance that China is becoming increasingly Westernised also put me at ease. I was an intrepid traveller prior to having…