How to plan your own foodie tour on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Looking for a foodie tour on the Sunshine Coast? Create your own. Here's how. Having been a visitor to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland for over 50 years, I've never really been one for doing the touristy thing on every visit. We love nothing more than just hanging out...
Marcus Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Ever since the children were toddlers I've tried to take them away for a summer vacation. This year we decided to go to Marcus Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Marcus Beach is located on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It's the next beach after Peregian Beach...
Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa
I'm lucky enough to belong to an online holiday club that occasionally sends through really good getaway packages. Most often than not, I'm not in a financial position to take them or they're offered to couples or in off season periods therefore not enabling me to...
Coochiemudlo Island
Summer officially finished here in Australia on February 28 but you wouldn't think so throughout the month of March so far. It's been very warm still and just beautiful weather. I'm making an effort to have at least one good outing with the kids on the weekends I have...
Christmas Vacation 2013 – Coolum Beach
I love our week's vacation every year. There's no doubt it will always be at the beach. I had every single holiday at the beach as a child (and as an adult for most of the time) and I'm pretty sure my kids love it too. Probably comes with the territory and the fact...
Girl’s Weekend – Cabarita Beach, NSW
A little earlier this year, I decided it was time to start getting out and about and start doing things I hadn't done for myself for years. My priority will always be the children but every second weekend when I'm on my own, I could really go for doing something with...
A day (off) at #Mooloolaba Beach
Yesterday was a day off for the children. Over the 10 day period our Royal National Show (or "Ekka" as it's also known as) is on for, various parts of the South East Queensland region have days off. It's a bit of a debacle really because it all depends on where you...
Paradise Resort, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
This photo of Paradise Resort Gold Coast is courtesy of TripAdvisor I love vacations and have done quite a bit of it in my life. Since having children, we've managed to take the children away for a week around Christmas time to a resort or holiday house style...
Christmas Vacation 2012 – Rainbow Beach
I took the kids out of school a week earlier than their scheduled break up for a week's vacation to Rainbow Beach. We set off on Saturday morning and it took just over 3 hours to get there after a short stop midway for us all to stretch our legs. We...
Christmas Vacation 2011 – Noosaville
We're back and everyone's still in one piece although I think my children might've starting growing gills and webbed feet judging by the amount of time they spent swimming. We had what some might consider terrible weather the whole time we were away with a lot of...
Choosing holiday accommodation for children in Australia
How do you go about choosing holiday accommodation for children in Australia? [photo source] Who would've thought it could be so difficult? We really are spoilt for choice here in Brisbane. We are about 45 minutes from the world famous Gold Coast (which I don't really...
While the cat’s away…
[photo source] ...the mice were supposed to be working. Well, that was the plan. When my daughter and I took off for Melbourne last Thursday night, my husband had planned to rip up the carpet from our living room and vinyl floor covering from the kitchen. We have...
Mummy & Daughter Weekend in Melbourne: Part 2 – Time to Chill
Melbourne CBD planter boxes - Spring colour After a busy Friday, visiting the museum, we spent the rest of our time in Melbourne relaxing pretty much. My in-laws had arranged family and friends to visit us while we were there. They also took us to their favourite (and...
Mummy & Daughter Weekend in Melbourne: Part 1 – The Museum
I had a wonderful Mummy/daughter long weekend with my girl in Melbourne. Although most of the time she spent with her grandparents (my in laws), it gave us a great opportunity to spend some one on one time with each other. Something we don't often do with 'you know...
I’m off to Melbourne!
Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria, one of Australia's southern states, small in area but a population of around 4,000,000 in the greater Melbourne area. It's one of my most favourite cities, to visit, being the food capital of Australia, the sporting capital...