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Bundeena Ferry: Outdoorsy things to do with kids in southern Sydney
Ah, the Sutherland Shire. Who needs Sydney Harbour when you have Port Hacking? Who needs the Manly ferry when you have the Curranulla? OK, so it’s not quite as memorable as that rocking ride across...
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Royal National Park: Things to do with kids in southern Sydney
One of the best things about living in the Sutherland Shire is having the bush on our doorstep. I’ve written about the beaches at Cronulla and Bundeena, but the bush is just as much of a drawcard. A...
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Montague Island: South Coast NSW
Narooma, on the south coast of New South Wales about 4 hours south of Sydney, is a beautiful little gem of a town where we spent a couple of weeks camping last summer. One of the draw-cards to the area...
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Whale Watching at Cape Solander
When we arrived at the Kurnell Visitor Centre a couple of weeks back, the ranger asked us if we were heading out to see the whales. “Oh, the whales are migrating now?” was my reply. “Yes, they’ve...
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Rarotonga Cook Islands: Pacific paradise
Rarotonga – where do I start? When you arrive at a small international airport at 1am and you’re greeted by a live performer on guitar, singing sweetly in the local tongue, you know you’ve found a...
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Coconuts and Charisma: Koka Lagoon Cruises Rarotonga
One of the activities we were told is a must when visiting Rarotonga is a cruise on the lagoon at Muri. A couple of operators run daily glass bottomed boat adventures, which include snorkelling,...
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“Hiking” Rarotonga with kids: a mad cow adventure
Steve and I have always enjoyed a hike, and we’ve tried to find a track or two on our adventures at home and on our overseas trips. Hill tribe trekking in Thailand, climbing Mt Kinabalu in Borneo,...
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Diving Rarotonga – Cook Islands
When holidaying on a tropical island surrounded by reef, it’s hard to pass up the chance to head into the deep blue for a dive, so on our recent trip to Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, I was keen to...
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Abercrombie Caves Camping
The last couple of Easter long weekends we have found ourselves out in the wild, gazing into a campfire and sleeping under the stars. Well, in a tent under the stars. My sister and her family are our...
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On the whale trail: Port Stephens whale watching
We were well overdue for a family adventure when school holidays rolled around last week. Our twins are halfway through their first year at school, and I’ve had two crazy terms in a new teaching job,...
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Our top five things to do in Huay Xai, Laos
If you’ve found yourself in Huay Xai, Laos, you’ve most probably crossed over the border from Thailand and you’re just beginning your Lao adventure. If that’s the case, don’t jump on a slow boat bound...
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Crowdy Bay National Park Camping
Crowdy Bay National Park stretches along the NSW coast north-east of Taree, from Harrington in the south to Laurieton in the north. To be honest, I’d never heard of it before my brother-in-law...
View ArticleExploring the Grand Canyon South Rim
We arrived at Mather Campground on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in the late afternoon, set up camp, fed the troops and managed to put our feet up before dark (sunset’s not until around 8pm in...
View ArticleChillin’ on the Grand Canyon North Rim
Fewer visitors see the north rim of the Grand Canyon. It’s not quite as accessible as the south, but since our road trip was taking us north into Utah, we decided to spend a couple of days up on the...
View ArticleZion National Park, Utah: Adventures in Hidden Canyon
Leaving the Grand Canyon in our road trippin’ wake, we headed north, crossing the border from Arizona into Utah on Highway 89. Blake marked the momentous occasion with a photo. Only about an hour from...
View ArticleA scenic drive and hike in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
We left Springdale with teddies in tow – yes, Melman and Gigi have come along for our US adventure. Our destination: Bryce Canyon National Park, about two hours from Springdale, known for its ‘hoodoo’...
View ArticleTorrey, Utah, and Capitol Reef National Park
About a two-hour drive from Bryce Canyon, we arrived in Torrey, Utah, the closest town to Capitol Reef National Park. The exciting thing about Torrey was that we stayed in an old-fashioned conestonga...
View ArticleOutdoor adventures in Moab, Utah
Bellies full of apricots from our fruit-picking adventures in Fruita, the little Mormon township in Capitol Reef National Park, we hit the road again, bound for Moab, Utah. Road-trippers are go! Only...
View ArticleRafting, horse riding, mountain biking and arches: doing all the things in Moab!
1. Rafting the Colorado River After getting our adrenaline pumping on our 4×4 Hell’s Revenge ATV adventure, we decided a leisurely float down the Colorado River might be a fitting follow-up. We headed...
View ArticleWashington DC Part I: the Wharf, the Mall and the museums
We arrived in Washington DC in the mid-afternoon after our flight from Salt Lake City for the second leg of our USA journey. We loved the outdoor adventures of Arizona and Utah – now for the...
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