Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Australia”
Did you know that the Daintree Rainforest is the world’s oldest rainforest at 180 million years old? I didn’t before we visited the Daintree Discovery Centre. To put it in perspective, the Amazon is a mere 7 million years old. Driving through the Daintree was a huge highlight of our time in tropical north Queensland and visiting the Daintree Discovery …
There are so many great things to do in Bright with kids, making it an excellent family friendly destination from Melbourne. Bright truly is a four season destination with outdoor activities galore. For our Canadian visitors, it really reminded us of Collingwood (Blue Mountain) in Ontario. Since living in Melbourne for 6 months we have explored the city pretty well. …
Don’t you love the word “marvellous”? We don’t seem to use it enough these days, but it really does describe the Moomba Festival held every Labour Day weekend in Melbourne. The Festival combines carnival rides, a fantastic parade, a water-skiing tournament, a try-to-fly-like-a-bird competition with lots of other eclectic activities. As someone from the Northern hemisphere, it is bizarre to have Labour …
The more we visit the Mornington Peninsula with kids, the more fun things I discover in the area. The Mornington Peninsula is located a quick 1-1.5 hour drive from Melbourne and encompasses the east side of Port Phillip Bay. At the far south it culminates at the entrance of the Bay where you can view the “rip”, the notoriously dangerous thin …
The Enchanted Adventure Garden is located an hour outside Melbourne, on the Mornington Peninsula, near Arthur’s Seat. It was a huge hit with our kids, so read on for our Enchanted Adventure Garden review. The park is a wholesome adventure wonderland where you can do high ropes courses, zip line, go flying down a hill in a tube and challenge …
Tasmania is only a short one hour flight from Melbourne, but why fly when you can sail? We were bringing my parent’s caravan over to the island so it really was our only option, but I would recommend it regardless. In this post I will share why the Spirit of Tasmania with kids is a great experience your kids will …
