China’s Heilongjiang Province borders Inner Mongolia to the west and Russia to the north and east. We ventured to Yabuli ski resort in Heliongjiang Province for a family snow holiday. It raised a few eyebrows when I told people we were heading to China for a snow holiday as skiing is more strongly associated…
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…
I never would have guessed that I would have a little boy that loves the Disney Princesses. Last year we enjoyed our first Disney vacation together at Disneyland California and together we met every single princess. Closest to my four year old son’s heart is Ariel the Mermaid who my son is determined to make his…
Has anyone read the blog Going Anyway? It shares the adventures of a slow traveling Australian family of seven around the world. Among their brood is their daughter Sparky who has cerebal palsy and requires a wheelchair for mobility. This is a real intrepid traveling family and one that causes me to question my own style of travel since I…
Of course it had to happen at church. My then three year old and I were playing up the back in crèche when I heard the words “You can’t have it. I don’t like brown people.” A tussle over a toy with an Aboriginal child had led to a racist slur. “Where on earth did…
As I traveled the world before having children I encountered some unpleasant individuals on aeroplanes. One man abused me when I went to put my carry-on in the overhead locker because it was above his seat and therefore he believed it was his to use only. How I could have thought there was room in…
To tell the truth I don’t usually pay New Years much attention. My family’s Christmas is just so full on that I am over celebrated by the time New Years rolls in. As a result I am too exhausted for either partying or reflection. This New Years is different though because I just received in…
As we prepare to embark on a journey south to spend Christmas with loved ones I will add one item to my packing list – a book that retells the Christmas story. It is too easy to disconnect from stories that we are familiar with and for this reason I am seeking to remember some…
I am into historic railroads at the moment. The reason is that my baby brother Ben stars in the AMC drama “Hell on Wheels” about the building of the first US Transcontinental Railroad. “Hell on Wheels” was the name given to the town that followed the building of the the railroad, and, if the show…
I don’t know about you but toy catalogues are receiving plenty of attention in our house at the moment. The object of Christmas desire for my four year old son is some sort of trash can plaything, a toy that has no discernible educational or material merit. Santa will most likely capitulate and grant this…