There is a new interactive wildlife experience in Cairns that our family is really excited about. Zoo to You Wildlife Discovery Centre is located at Pier Market Place on the Esplanade (adjacent to the Lagoon). Wildlife biologist and qualified teacher Jodie Creek has been conducting wildlife exposure experiences in Cairns daycares, kindergartens and schools for…
Before delving into this post I want to remind people that this is a personal blog. I am not paid to advertise products or services. The following advise regarding the necessity of travel insurance is therefore independent and a result of my own reasoning and experience. Travelling without travel insurance leaves you and your family…
Gone are the days when I could throw a few items in a bag and make do at my destination. Modern parenting involves furnishings, toys and devices which help both to keep our children safe and our days running smoother. We can’t of course take everything we use at home. Good packing is therefore one…
Many thanks to Sarah Pye, the author of the fabulous guidebook for traveling families: “Kids Welcome to Queensland” for this useful post. All over Australia, each school holidays, families hitch their wagons and head out into the great outdoors. I should know, I am one of them! My daughter Amber and I travel around…
There are few vacation destinations in Australia that are as perfectly suited to a getaway with a baby or small child as Port Douglas. These include miles of stroller friendly beach, waves so gentle as to banish the anxiety that many parents experience at a true surf beach, an excess of family friendly, self contained…
I get some raised eyebrows when I tell people that I love rodeos. “You don’t look like the rodeo sort.” I am told. Most commonly friends and family attribute my North American origins (I have dual Australian-USA citizenship) as the reason I would stray from my middle-class urban Australian roots in this choice of spectator…
Although the idea of backpacking with children has much that appeals, I have never had the courage to do so. My friend Heather is braver than I and has graciously agreed to share her experiences. Backpacking in Malaysia with children Backpacking: it worked when we were young and fancy-free. Would it work with a…
It will come as no surprise to people that have read this blog before that I think Far North Queensland and Cairns is pretty great. It is the reason that one section of the blog is dedicated to sharing the amazing opportunities there are here for travelling families. It did seem time however to…