After five days of solid snow action, I think it’s safe to say that the tiredness was creeping in for all of us and bedtime was getting earlier and earlier. We had planned for family ski day on day 6 but the universe had other things in mind for this trip and a combination of…

There are some holidays which, whilst maybe very lovely, could in fact be anywhere in the world. This cannot be said for Japan! The whole experience of being here, from the moment we set off the plane, has reminded me that we are in a different part of the world and have the opportunity to…

After our two fabulous bluebird days, we experienced a real change in the weather and the rain set in for the lower parts of Hakuba Valley. Not deterred by a bit of rain, Day 4 on the snow still treated us to some surprisingly good conditions. Keen to keep progressing with his snowboarding, Finlay locked…

After our whiteout experience at the top of the mountain on Day 1, we woke up the next morning to beautiful blue skies. Finlay was chomping at the bit to get out on the slopes and managed to convince his dad to go for early breakfast so they could head up to the ski lifts…

The last time we went to the snow, I think Kiera was 4 and finlay had just turned 8. That was the first time they had ever seen snow. In all honesty, I am not sure how much of it they remember but I’m pretty sure they will both remember waking up in Hakuba with…

After our Australian adventure year of 2022, we spent 2023 settling back into ‘non-travel’ life and exploring our new stomping ground on the Sunny Coast. QLD life is certainly treating us well but by the end of the year we were well and truly ready to take another adventure – only this time in the…

340 days after leaving the Northern Beaches, we found ourselves turning back into the all familiar Narrabeen camp site and the place where it all began almost a year ago. Even after a lap of the country and seeing some pretty amazing places, Narrabeen beach is still a special place. Six nights disappeared way too…

Over the last week, we have spent time at two of our favourite Sydney ‘getaway’ spots. It seems strangely appropriate I guess that we are finishing our amazing year of adventure at places which are close to our hearts. Emerald Beach sits just north of Coffs Harbour. A few years ago we spent a wonderful…

Arriving into northern NSW, we are hitting familiar territory again. For our first NSW stop we park ourselves at Fingal Head which is on the southern side of the Tweed River. The river itself feels like a logical point for the border between QLD and NSW but this isn’t actually the case. Instead, the border…

There is no doubt that the Gold Coast is an iconic Australian destination and the theme parks play a huge part in its appeal. Even the kids had heard about Wet n’ Wild and Sea World and they had been on their ‘must do’ list even before we started this trip. Over the last 12…