When are kids old enough to start talking to them about war do you think? As with many things, I have started talking to them about war as they started to ask questions about it. One of our stops on a recent epic 2000km road trip was Canberra. We only had twenty four hours to…
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.…
I’m calling it. The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANNM) is my favorite museum in Australia to visit with my kids. Located in Darling Harbour we stop in every time we are visit gorgeous Sydney. The reason? Interactivity, interactivity, interactivity. Oh, and a winning combo of the following: Outdoor marine exploration aboard a fleet of…
I’ve been a huge fan of the NSW Central Coast since childhood when I spent summer weeks at my granparent’s beach shack. In January we discovered a hidden nook of the Central Coast, Ettalong which earns two gold stars – one for being only an hours drive north of Sydney, and another for having possibly…
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…
Disclaimer: This article is sponsored by Sebel. I love exploring new places, but it is the places and cities that we return to that own a little of our heart. For me Sydney is that city. As a child we made an annual pilgrimage from Melbourne up the Hume Highway to Sydney where we…
I was a little slow off the mark discovering the great new waterplay attraction at Werribee Open Range Zoo this summer – Hippo Beach. So I am pumping this post out so that families can enjoy it before the weather cools. Hippo Beach, which is included in the general admission price at Werribee Zoo…
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…
Packing the car for a road trip with kids is absolutely a life-size Tetris game. If you are at all like me, unless you have a list to tick off important gear is bound to be left behind. Right on the tails of a recent mega road trip with our three kids under seven…
The Hume Highway between Melbourne and Sydney is not one of my favourite road trips. As the major thoroughfare between Australia’s largest cities there has been a trade in – charm for speed and efficiency. Much of this is due to the large separated multi lane highway that bypasses most towns on the route. …