Lake Wendouree – Ballarat
Lake Wendouree – Ballarat A visit to Ballarat would not be complete without a visit to “The Lake” Lake Wendouree. Who would have thought that this gorgeous lake a tourist draw card of Ballarat that has over 3,860 ML of water was dry from 2004 until 2010, especially now with the...
Chocolate Mill – Daylesford
Take a journey to Daylesford’s Chocolate Mill 5 minutes out of Daylesford on the Midland Highway at the base of Mount Franklin sits the Daylesford Chocolate Mill. This gorgeous cafe and chocolate Mill, make hand-made Belgian couverture chocolates. That are not only delicious but also have a great variety. These include some...
It Snowed in Ballarat!
It snowed in Ballarat Something magical happened in Ballarat on Friday. It snowed in Ballarat. It fell, whilst not enough to settle on the ground, it was enough for children young and old to get caught up in the magic of it. All around Ballarat children ran around outside to feel the...
Craig’s Hut -“The man from snowy river”
Craig’s Hut Take a trip back in time, to see the iconic Craig’s Hut, located only 40km east of Mansfield on Mount Sterling. This hut was initially built for the the iconic 80’s film, “The man from snowy river”. However was burnt down on December 11th 2006 in the...
Australia – My Highlight Reel
Australia – My Highlight Reel I was talking to someone the other day who was over here visiting family they had come from England and realised whilst they had explored Melbourne, but they really hadn’t ventured around Australia and with their time here quickly coming to an end they asked...
Grampians – Great Walks around Australia
Grampians – Great Walks around Australia Situated only an hour and a half from Ballarat is the picturesque Grampians national park, a great spot to stay, or day trip. The Grampians has a huge variety of walking experiences from short (children friendly) walks to multi day walks. My favourite...
George Bass Coastal Walk
George Bass Coastal Walk Just out of San Remo at Punchbowl road is the picturesque George Bass Coastal Walk , stretching for 7kms this walk offers amazing views of the beautiful coastlines and as the name suggests follows George Bass’s route of exploration 200 years earlier. We had the...
An introduction to surfing, A surf Lesson at Smith’s beach.
An introduction to surfing, A surf Lesson at Smith’s beach. What is a better place to have a surf lesson than on Phillip Island, Victoria’s first National Surfing Reserve? This month our two children got that chance with a 2 hour lesson at Smith’s Beach, one of the best...
Jayco That’s Freedom
Jayco, That’s Freedom The one thing we have learnt over the last few years of traveling is the freedom you have when you are on the road with a caravan behind you. With the help of Camps 8, we are able to map out our days and travel around this...
Spirit of Tasmania, – travelling with kids
Spirit of Tasmania, – travelling with kids Back in October last year we took our four kids over to Tasmania, when we were planning it we were tossing up whether I would fly over separately with the four kids and my husband take the car and caravan over, or whether we...