Yesterday was full and wonderful. All the days have been this week. A trip to the beach. A drive along the beautiful Macleay River to South West Rocks where the road follows the bends of water along huge old frangipani and Moreton bay fig trees. There are road side stalls to grab fresh veggies as … [Read more...]

Last night Daisy and I had the absolute pleasure of spending the night at Taronga Zoo. Mrs Woog had 2 spare spots (thanks Mr W and Haz) so it took all of 3.4 seconds to lock in that me and my number one gal would fill them. Daisy had been counting down the weeks, days, hours and with no sign of the … [Read more...]

Seeing as it's November, and I had the fire on last night, I thought that I would cast my mind back a few months when we travelled to Fiji with the kids for my Birthday. It was a last-minute (ish) kind of trip, just 5 nights away with Rob and the girls so we could completely drop out, do nothing, … [Read more...]

We are back from 3 fabulous days of adventure and exploring at the very top of Australia on Bathurst Island in the Tiwi Islands, part of the Northern Territory. The Tiwi Islands consist of Melville & Bathurst Island (and some other smaller ones) Melville being the second largest island in … [Read more...]

Man, we had one of those picture perfect weekends. Some time away with friends at their family farm up near Smith Lake. Sensational weather. Magnificent surrounds. Kids playing well. Great food and booze and even some outdoors activity. I went for a kayak! AND PLAYED TENNIS. Positively sporty! The … [Read more...]

I have a very particular way of tackling a hotel buffet breakfast. It's the same pretty much every time and it involves gluttony and indulgence unprecedented in my normal breakfast routine. I order a PROPER coffee from a barista if there is one there. Drip coffee will not cut it. EVER. It's … [Read more...]

Plane trips with small children really are nasty. You can see the poor parents, stressed out of their brains worried about what people are thinking, then the people who either had children so long ago that they can't remember themselves, or just have a cold, dead heart who look at said parents to … [Read more...]

Saturday night Rob and I were lucky enough nab an overnighter away from the girls. I made hasty plans on Wednesday and found a pretty good last minute rate online for the Sydney QT hotel which opened last year. I'd been hoping to get there at some stage...I knew that the styling and quirky, fun … [Read more...]

Sheesh. It's been DAYS since I've been in here. I had a not one but two trips to Sydney in the space of a few days. Throw in some work, some entertaining Friday night, a hockey match, a family reunion today and we are all a little weary! Rob had a fishing trip planned this weekend and I had the … [Read more...]

The last day of the conference was spent at the beautiful Hayman Island which has long been on my 'one day if I'm lucky I'll get there' travel destinations. I've spent many a moment drooling over photos of this resort online and through other people's photos but had heard that over the past few … [Read more...]

We were up bright and early with our bags packed to be transferred to Hayman by ferry. We had another conferencing session in the morning before hightailing it back down to the ferry to be transferred over to Daydream Island for a chance to feed some stingrays and fish. Daydream Island was like … [Read more...]

This afternoon we were lucky enough to be treated to an amazing boat trip out to Whitehaven Beach about an hour out into the islands from where we are based at Airlie Beach. After a morning inside in a conference room it was the perfect escape given that the weather was QLD PERFECT. The beach has … [Read more...]

This afternoon we arrived up in the beautiful Whitsundays landing on Hamilton Island. It was just I imagined it to be: crystal clear waters with dark green islands popping up in between. We had to catch a ferry back to the mainland to Airlie Beach where we are staying for the next 2 nights. It's hot … [Read more...]

There's no question, I'm a country girl at heart. Growing up I spent all my holidays at my Grandparents house in Branxton and  Greta in the upper Hunter of NSW. My Grandfather was the Station Msaster of these train stations and their house was always alongside these country stations. I have memories … [Read more...]

Tuesday morning I got to hang out with some blogging mates {Gourmet Girlfriend & Green Been) for a coffee or two. I'm sure it seems strange to some people, catching up with people you have met online and not in real life before, but I can assure you that in my years of experience of doing it, … [Read more...]

Today we ventured out for a ladies lunch with my Mum and sister (sans children) to the wonderful Heide Museum for a beautiful lunch and a wander about the gallery and sculpture garden. The lunch in the cafe was sensational - I had a corn chowder with soft shell crab and a dessert that looked as … [Read more...]