by Lily | Playlists, Podcasts, Popular Posts, Road Trip
Podcasts that will keep the whole family entertained on a long road trip. I hope. Well, that’s the plan. I’ve got my fingers crossed for you! The majority of these can be found easily on the podcasts app on an iPhone or on Spotify and the ones that I...
by Lily | Blogs To Follow, Light Reading
Aussie Travel blogs, there’s a lot of them. So, here’s what I’m gonna do… I’m going to list all the the blogs I personally found myself heading to when I was after specific info. I’ll let you know what...
by Lily | Camping
Stuff I stuffed up and how you can avoid making the same camping mistakes… We all learn from our mistakes and we’ve all heard the sayings but personally, I rather like it when I can learn from other people’s mistakes. All gain, no pain...
by Lily | Road Trip
Do your kids heads flop forward every time they crash out in the car??? OMG, how crap is it looking in the review mirror and seeing them all crumpled up, it’s the pits! Which is why I thought this might be something you guys would benefit from knowing...
by Lily | Festivals
We camped for six days at Woodford Folk Festival last year and I worked out a few things that might be helpful to anyone else thinking of hitting up one their fave festivals with kids in tow… Choosing the right camp site How to do daytime snoozes...
by Lily | Festivals
Wondering which festivals you should hit up on your travels? Or just wondering what’s happening close to you? Well, this one is for you! 🙂 Lots of these festivals have onsite camping available, some don’t, but most of the ones that...
by Lily | Gear, Road Trip
So, you’re planning on chucking the kids in the car and setting off on an adventure? Here’s a list of super handy gear for road trips with small humans that’ll make your life soooo much easier! I hope 😉 Headrest Hook – Hang...
by Lily | Campgrounds, Camping
So, you’re looking for places to camp near Cairns? Well, you’re in the right spot, all of the sites on this list are within three and a half hours drive of Cairns. After I did posts just like this for Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne I realised that...
by Lily | Campgrounds, Camping
Looking for places to camp near Melbourne? Well, you’re in the right spot! All of the sites on this list are within three and a half hours drive of Melbourne. After I did the places to camp within 3.5 hours of Sydney and places to camp within 3.5 hours of...
by Lily | Gear, Vanlife
What are some great gift ideas for travelling kids? I often see this question pop up on the travel forums and pages that I follow. I also get asked the same question a lot at Christmas time and birthdays by family members who know I’m not keen to fill the...
by Lily | Camping, Gear, Popular Posts, Vanlife
I’ve read a few posts by other bloggers lately about their fave camping gear and loved it. It’s a really great way to discover handy new products that’ll make your adventures easier. It’s also a question that I get asked often. The old,...
by Lily | Meals, Road Trip
Ok, the first thing I’m gonna say is this… You will not find any “healthy energy balls” on this list. Or bites or bursts or anything that contains the word energy. When I went searching for road trip snack ideas I found so many of...
by Lily | Camping
While I try and be aware of not being a panic merchant and getting too risk averse I also figure I’d be silly not to try to minimise the possibility of stuff going wrong. Also, I’ve found that if I discuss certain “camping rules”...
by Lily | Camping, Gear
Ok, so, you want to take the kids camping in cold weather? Well, being a heat seeking Aussie who has never camped in the snow I had a brainwave the other day… I decided to write a post about camping with kids in cold weather. Genius right? Honestly though, in...
by Lily | Camping, Road Trip
Toilet training on the road. I’ve been asked about it a few times and I’ve sorta dodged the topic as I’m most certainly not an expert and also, every parent that has come before me knows as much or more about it than I do! In saying that, I...
by Lily | Camping
Easy outdoor activities for young kids that are perfect for camping and don’t require lugging a whole lot of gear with you every time you get on the road. There are a whole lot of fantastic nature play and outdoor activities out there, you just need to...
by Lily | Playlists, Road Trip
You might have already had a listen to our Playlist – Road tripping 2017 on Spotify. If so, you’ll already be across the plan, which is to build my usual playlist for road trips every year and share it with you guys… The awesome thing about...
by Lily | Apps, Audio Books, Playlists, Road Trip
Apps that will keep the kids entertained on a long drive without them being glued to a screen. I know, it’s a bit of an oxymoron. Here are some apps for your little hand held screen that are screen free. But read on, I promise it makes sense! I...
by Lily | Road Trip
How to plan the perfect road trip with kids. When I first decided to do this blog the idea was to encourage/empower/enthuse other parents to get out there and adventure with wee humans in tow. The plan was to try and remove the need for you guys to have to plan or...
by Lily | Apps, Audio Books, Campgrounds, Camping, Farmstays, Festivals, Gear, Light Reading, Meals, Playgrounds, Playlists, Podcasts, Road Trip, Vanlife
Resources For Road Trippers & Campers Handy apps for road tripping & camping Online resources to help you plan your next trip A few things I learned the hard way Road Tripping With Kids Healthy (ish) snacks for road trips with kids Toilet training kids...
by Lily | Audio Books, Road Trip
There’s nothing like an audiobook or some tunes to make a long road trip with kids more pleasant. Then there’s added benefit of having your kids actually learn something while you drive. Our kids are three and four now and we are starting to have a...
by Lily | Campgrounds, Camping, Popular Posts
Looking for places to camp near Brisbane? Well, you’re in the right spot! All of the sites on this list are within three and a half hours drive of Brisbane. After I did the places to camp within 3.5 hours of Sydney post I starting fielding a heap of...
by Lily | Camping, Gear, Popular Posts
Anything that makes life a little more pleasant when camping with kids is a winner I reckon, so I’ve created this list of handy gear that might just do the trick… I’ll keep chucking things on the list as I discover them. As always,...
by Lily | Vanlife
I’ve been fielding quite a few questions about the van conversion lately. Things like what is it, who did it, what are my must haves, what wasn’t I so keen on. And, of course, what modifications have we made so far. I figured I’d chuck all the...
