Phillip Island is only (approximately) 1.5 hours from Melbourne so it makes for a perfect easy holiday destination. You'll find so many fun things to do in Phillip Island with kids. Here is our guide on what to do in Phillip Island. Complied after many visits over the past 20 years. I think every trip we [...]
I totally get it, camping divides people! You either love it or hate it. We love it, as do the kids. But I won't lie, it can be hard work. The packing beforehand, set up, pack down, the unpacking and the cleaning once home. For us, it's well worth the effort. Perfect camping area [...]
Happy little hiker Ah, The Grampians, one of my happy places. We have visited many times in the past and twice now with the kids. I've put together a list of some of the best hikes in the Grampians with kids that we have been on. I don't think this list covers all of [...]
When we were planning this weekend with the family to Mt Buller, Ross told me more than once that this would be the only time we would be doing a weekend at the snow in Australia as it is so wickedly expensive ….but…..we all had such a great time that I don’t think it will be [...]
Over the March long weekend we enjoyed our third visit to Glen Cromie. Being only an hour from Melbourne along the Monash Freeway it is a very easy long weekend or weekend getaway. The park itself is only 10 minutes from both Warragul and Drouin. The park is set on 35 acres in a [...]
Things to do around Bright and Porepunkah with kids There are just so many things to do around the Bright and Porepunkah area with kids. We had a week and we enjoyed a great mix of relaxing around the camp ground and also getting out and exploring. If camping is not your thing, there are many, many [...]
We had a fabulous time camping for a week at the Porepunkah Bridge Holiday Park over the new year period. Here is our review of the park and the facilities. We love the area around Bright and the High Country and have always wanted to spend more time camping up there. It's one of those places [...]
The Peninsula Picnic is one of the Mornington Peninsula’s premier family friendly food, wine and music festivals and we were excited to attend both the 2017 and 2018 events. Our first introduction to live music with the kids was The Lost Lands which was awesome. So we were keen to experience more live music events. The [...]
