I was blessed with the opportunity to attend the Melbourne premier of Ghost the Musical on Saturday night. I was anticipating stellar vocal performances (this is professional theater in Melbourne after all) and some digital mastery given the supernatural theme of the story. Ghost the Musical delivered these to the max. What I hadn’t anticipated…
Coffee, lane-way art, fashion and food. The traditional tourist draw cards to Melbourne and Victoria. Theme parks – that’s what the Gold Coast is for right? I’m happy to say there is at least one theme park in Victoria – Adventure Park Geelong that works as a great family day out. Truth be told…
Thinking back to our time at the Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach what comes to mind is the sound of water. Water features directing a stream of water down the terraced hillside on which the resort sits. The intermittent tropical rains that would refresh the resort resulting in a steady drip, drip, drip of water…
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…
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…
The topic for today has me toying with the idea of a new blog category. Unfortunately the category won’t fit in my header so if anyone can suggest how I can shorten the category “Sweet! I wish this was around when I was a kid” don’t be shy. A New Zealand franchise import, Inflatable…
There is a reason I haven’t featured any family friendly properties in Sydney on this blog before. The reason is that despite visiting Sydney often with my kids I am usually disappointed with our accommodation. This disappointment is sometimes due to price – Sydney is fabulous, and popular for being fabulous hence hefty accommodation…
I have a thing with hotels. Let’s call it a minor irritation. No, let’s call it a major irritation. It has to do with check-out times. Usually check-out is at 10am, if we are lucky it is 11 am. Once in a blue moon we may score a 12 noon check-out and usually we have to pay…
“I’m not a sport kid Mum, I’m a musical theatre kid.” It wasn’t something I expected to hear from my then four year old son. In a local pirate ship playground I would hear my son yelling out “I’m Peter Allen” – as in the late great Aussie entertainer Peter Allen. If the name isn’t ringing…
I love it when I can report back on a kid friendly adventure that is a resounding success. Dinosaur Adventures, an attraction that was recently in Sydney and has just opened in Melbourne ticked a whole lot of boxes for our family. Open until July 20th and located undercover at the Caufield Racecourse are a…