Port Macquarie, on the NSW Mid-North Coast, is an easy four hour drive from Sydney. Boasting a gorgeous hinterland, exquisite coastline and a town centre with a friendly village vibe, it’s the [...]
I write this from the Clarence River where our caravan is parked five metres from the water. It’s quiet (when the kids are) and peaceful and just this morning we watched kangaroos hop across the [...]
If you’ve reached transition in your natural labours you’ll know what I’m talking about. It’s the point where it all gets too much and you’re ready to pack your bags and go home. You’re so close [...]
This week we move from a three-bedroom house into a 24ft caravan. Needless to say, we have sold most of our belongings (about 80 per cent of our belongings, to be precise). We’ve spent the [...]
You know the last few weeks of pregnancy when you feel like you’re teetering between one world and the next? They call it the “in-between” and that’s precisely what life [...]
I presumed the weeks before we hit the road would be a flurry of anxiety-induced activity but in all honesty, it’s quite the opposite. We’re navigating these prep days with a slow and [...]
We’re so close to take off and yet these next few weeks are going to be some of our busiest. We’ve got the caravan and the Land Cruiser (tick, tick) and the house is getting emptier [...]
I’m about to do two things I never thought I’d do: Live in a caravan Homeschool the kids Six weeks ago we watched Che’s school performance that was largely inspired by Alison [...]
It had been far too long between getaways! This past weekend Daniel and I headed to the city – sans kids (not counting the 24-weeker who came along for the ride). Despite our best [...]
In my opinion, a relaxing holiday consists of yummy, nutritional food, no cooking or cleaning, contented kids and an idyllic location. When we were planning our month-long holiday in Bali late [...]
We arrived home yesterday after a red-eye flight and a two-hour drive from the airport. With bleary eyes and dwindling patience we pulled into the driveway eager to shower and lay horizontal. [...]
I’ve been posting photos from Bali on instagram and when I flicked through them yesterday, I realised that they weren’t telling the whole story. If you’ve never been to [...]
