Travel Tips 11 Posts

Learning through lollies!

Looking for science activites that you can do on the road with young kids? Here are four easy ones that Noah and Hayley did last week at science camp.

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Adventurous and delightful Penang Hawker foods

  We're not the most adventurous when it comes to eating out. Which is perhaps criminal considering we're currently living in Penang, world renowned for it's amazing fo...
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Getting sick on the road: Two years of illness

Otherwise titled as "Why Tracy should not be allowed out of the country without travel insurance" A most common question I see asked on family travel forums is how to d...
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Plane rules

  If it's not something you've done before, an international flight with kids is something that causes many parents to break out in hives. Eight, 16 or 24 hours locked ...
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What does a world travelling working dad look like?

A world travelling dad is a busy one, particularly if he's a working travelling dad. This post is part of a family travel bloggers series celebrating travelling parents,...
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Travelling with two children under 6 - insanity or a great idea?

Take your kids to work day is this week (April 28). Many think we've just been travelling for the past year but in actual fact Colin's been living "take your kids to wor...
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Travelling with kids: Have we been on the road too long?

After driving along the Great Ocean Road we spent 9 days in Melbourne catching up with friends and seeing the sights. The time was a mixed bag of feelings for Colin and ...
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It's business time! How to have 'mummy and daddy' time while travelling with kids

A few months ago, Christine and Drew Gilbert were interviewing us for their upcoming documentary on location independent travellers. The interview was going to plan with...
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Red tape, fees and getting nowhere: Homeschooling for Australian travellers

Last year while we travelled, our oldest child was supposed to be starting school in Australia. Well actually he was only just eligible for school ... by 2 days! When we...
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How to avoid budget airline traps and fees ? or why we won?t fly Tiger Airways again

It?s no real secret that we like to travel on a budget (whether we stick to a budget is another question!) so when it comes to flying we usually fly with budget airlines...
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Exploring temples through the eyes of a child

Noah and I spent a lot of time exploring Buddhist temples while we were in Chiang Mai. Hayley joined us for our visit to Doi Suthep, the highest temple in Thailand, but ...
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