Japan is an amazing destination to visit, but as a typically time-poor family sometimes you want someone else to make all of the arrangements. In addition, the benefit of being escorted by a guide means that you don’t have to spend a lot of time learning how the system in Japan works (which can sometimes … Read more
Our children cackled as they hit me in the face with a snowball. I quickly reciprocated the favour by setting up a rapid fire of snowballs right back at them as they quickly scattered in all directions, with their laughter and screams following behind. During the spring school holidays we went on a mini road … Read more
My ten year old daughter’s eyes filled with sadness as we tried to explain what happened during World War Two, and how so many Australians died during the conflict. She got it. At the same time my two younger sons were oblivious and were just enjoying seeing the ships, airplanes and weapons at the Australian … Read more
My 5 year old son came to me with a look of consternation on his face. He had initially gleefully followed his older brother and sister to have a turn on the 6 meter high Free Fall slide. And had then gotten scared and decided not to have a turn. We encouraged him to have … Read more
We love travelling. But we don’t like borrowing money to travel. As a result we only go on a big trip every few years as that is how long it takes to save up for each trip. And while we would like to travel more often we know that borrowing the money to travel is … Read more
As we turned the corner our spirits lightened upon seeing an amazing display of ever changing lights, music and flowers. Not just any flowers – these were the largest inflatable flowers we have ever seen! Our children giggled and pointed at the fairy wonderland before us and danced along with the music as we slowly … Read more
Many visitors to Australia think that Sydney is the capital of Australia, but they are incorrect – in reality it is Canberra! As a result Canberra is often overlooked as a tourist destination. Canberra is Australia’s 9th largest city with a population of around 380,000 people, with a large proportion of the population working for … Read more
You can’t visit Canberra in Spring without also visiting Floriade. We previously visited Canberra for a mini family holiday in Spring of 2007 with our two toddlers who were aged 3 and 2 years old at the time. We had a fabulous time exploring the bright tapestry of flowers at Floriade, and it was hard … Read more
The thought of visiting Japan for the first time and having the opportunity to see Mt Fuji, maybe see the snow monkeys and experience the diverse Japanese culture is attractive. But Japan is notoriously expensive which creates a barrier to even thinking about Japan as a holiday destination, let alone for a family of five … Read more
Most families find it difficult to include travel into their family budget, especially if only one parent is working. There are a number of options to achieve reasonable travel aspirations without blowing out your family budget.