Given our short stay here in Edinburgh (just 2 days) we had to pick and choose what we wanted to see and thanks to many recommendations from readers we were given a heads up about the FREE Museum walking distance from our apartment - perfect for kids for a few hours: The National Museum of Scotland. … [Read more...]

Today my 4 year old daughter who usually complains about having to walk to the bathroom for a bath because it's too far walked up a bloody mountain! I never thought that she would do it, but you know what? She put her little head down and led the way for hours up to the very tippy top of Arthur's … [Read more...]

We got the train to Edinburgh this morning from Kings Cross - the most delightful train trip over 4 hours. If you pony up for the first class tickets you can get free wifi, endless amounts of food and drink (helpful with small people) and the friendliest staff I'd come across. Throw in a table for … [Read more...]

Whilst I am on the train from London to Edinburgh with access to free wifi and kids quiet for the minute, I thought that I would share some of the learnings from our flight over here. Australia is a LONG way away. That's the first thing I learnt. That and a whole lot of other stuff. Now, I haven't … [Read more...]

When Rob first moved out of home as a fresh faced 20 year old he shared a flat with his mate Dave. I can only imagine the mess that was in Rob's room, but I love the story that Dave had a Wall Street poster in his room. He worked hard, really hard and eventually made his way to London for work. I … [Read more...]

These first few days in London were all about staying quiet and adjusting our body clocks. I've selfishly wanted to do more things, see all of the things, do all of the things, but we have had to take it slowly. The girls are adjusting and coming to terms with a VERY different way of life. All the … [Read more...]

Today we comprehensively and exhaustingly tackled sight seeing, London style. Say what you will about a tourist open topped double decker hop on, hop off bus situation but today, we embraced it. The girls were happy. I was happy! Got to see so much stuff and we could jump off and back on whenever we … [Read more...]

Rob said to the girls this morning that travelling is all about "hurry up. Now wait". And it's so true. Travelling with kids is a tiring business - the sheer hours confined to a seat is one thing, but the WAITING is another. The lines. Passport queues. Baggage queues. Check in queues. Customs … [Read more...]

The first flight out of Sydney didn't seem like such a good idea when we woke at 2.45am but in hindsight I think it was a great way to rip the bandaid off and throw ourselves into our trip and new time zones. I'll be sure to do a post on the flight and  what to pack what you'll need on a plane with … [Read more...]

About 4 or 5 years ago now my brother and brother in law decided that when they turned 40 (which seemed like a lifetime away) that they would have their party in Croatia. My beautiful sister in law's family are from there, and almost everyone in our family has been over at some stage over the past … [Read more...]

I spent the most amazing afternoon at the famous Spirit House in Yandina at the cooking school. We spent hours learning some great thai dishes, some new knife skills and eating and drinking as we went. This place was filled with the most beautiful tropical gardens  - you can imagine my delight as I … [Read more...]

We had a wonderful afternoon at Ikatan a day spa in Noosa just about 20 minutes up the road from the beach. I had booked myself in for a pedicure given I am a week off being in sandals and might I just say, my decision was a wise one. Sitting in amongst the trees, having someone pummel my feet for … [Read more...]

I woke this morning at 5am with my mind racing thinking about everything going on back home. To do lists, the fact that we are going away NEXT WEEK, the fact that Mrs Woog was snoring quite loudly next to me. I thought it best to just get up and get on with the day. Send some emails, and hit the … [Read more...]

Just back from an amazing dinner at Peter Kuruvita's restaurant in Noosa...aptly named the Noosa Beach House. Peter is behind the famous Flying Fish restaurant in Pyrmont Sydney which I have never actually eaten at but always wanted to - have you seen that amazing light installation thingy there? He … [Read more...]

I am currently in the time vortex known as planning an overseas holiday. I start out looking on trip advisor for ideas in one area and approximately 3 hours later I end out the other side with 3 million browser windows open and a firm knowledge of all things good in an area of the UK that I knew … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago now I was checking my Instagram feed when I came across the phrase on one of my sister's photos saying she was on "sultana night". I had NO idea what she meant until I read the hashtag #likeadatebutnot. I love it! (credit goes to her friend Betty who coined the phrase I believe). … [Read more...]

Last weekend when we were in Canberra the birthday girl asked if we could visit the Museum. I had no idea if there even WAS a museum, but a quick google search showed that there was and before we knew it we were headed that way for quick look around. The first thing that struck us was the … [Read more...]

Last time we stayed in Canberra we found ourselves in a serviced apartment in the suburb of Kingston which I had been given the run down on was a good place to stay for convenience as well as a selection of good cafes to eat it. The apartment was fine, just fine, and very much stuck in 1993. But it … [Read more...]