When we talk to friends and family about holidays, the Gold Coast for families is one of the top locations that enters the conversation. Maybe it’s the cost of travelling to Australia, the theme parks, the amazing weather or just hearing other peoples’ accounts of the fun they had while on holiday in the Gold […]
Bula Fiji! Our review of this tropical destination
Deciding to go on a ‘Fiji holiday’ seemed like the logical next destination on our travel list. We’d heard lots of good things about it and some friends were about to head off for the second time, so it was a done deal. We decided we would do a shorter trip, as we thought four […]
Auckland Airport – what you need to know before your next trip
Family travel can be stressful, and we have often found the beginning of our flights to present the most challenges. For us Auckland Airport is where we start our journey. When we are travelling, we always seem to have the same type of questions. Below we share what we have asked ourselves each time we’ve […]
Top tips for saving for your family holiday 2017
Saving for a family holiday isn’t always easy. We have been lucky enough to travel two to three times a year to different locations with our family. So here are our top tips for your family holiday! Hopefully these help you to get out the door and explore the world, or even just your own […]
A night in the city – an Auckland family adventure
Since we have been living a little more rural, we don’t go into the city much. We’re no longer ‘town folk’! So we thought, why not plan a night in the city so we can explore. Auckland of course is the city we’re talking about. Actually even when we lived closer, we didn’t go in […]
Family Travel: What’s on the packing list?
Pulling together the perfect packing list when you are going overseas can be difficult. This excerpt from our ‘Kia Orana Rarotonga’ post explains our first thoughts for packing. Trying to shrink down the kitchen sink is difficult. Let’s be honest, once you have kids you pretty much move your house when you go somewhere. We […]
Travel and explore the world
Why do we choose to travel? This is a question that we are often asked my boys. The answer is really simple. We have decided that experiences together is the most important thing for us. Although the answer is simple, the road map isn’t always easy. But it is this factor that drives us to […]