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Tips and ideas for family travel -
Especially for families with four children
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We are an Australian family of six who enjoy travelling during our school holidays. We are sharing our experiences to help other families like ours. If you have any questions, please reach out to us via our CONTACT form. We love talking travel and would love to help you!
Travel with four kids:
More work, more planning, more fun, more memories!
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Canberra With Kids: Royal Australian Mint
#canberrawithkids #royalaustralianmint #familytravel The surprise hit of our trip to Canberra was the Royal Australian Mint. A mint is...
Jane
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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Canberra With Kids: Questacon
#canberrawithkids #familytravel #questacon Questacon is a science centre, and the best one we have ever visited. There is something for...
Jane
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Canberra With Kids: Australian War Memorial
#canberrawithkids #familytravelaustralia #travelwithfourkids Australia’s war history plays a significant role in our national identity....
Jane
Feb 16, 20232 min read
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Uluru - Australia's Red Centre with Four Kids
SUMMARY How to get there: Drive or fly Where to stay: Ayers Rock Resort (multiple accommodation options) What to do: A range of walks...
Jane
May 31, 202219 min read
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Our big loop - Outback Queensland road trip summary
Here’s a summary of our Outback Queensland road trip itinerary. The number for each day in the first column of the table below contains a...
Jane
Feb 24, 20225 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families - Hervey Bay and Home (Day 12/12)
Wetside Water Park The Hervey Bay waterfront is very pretty. At one end of the Esplanade is the Wetside Water Park. This amazing...
Jane
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families – K’gari - Fraser Island (Day11/12)
K’gari/Fraser Island Just off the coast of Hervey Bay is the largest sand island in the world, K’gari (Fraser Island). This island is a...
Jane
Feb 18, 20227 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families –Hervey Bay (Day 10/12)
Whale Watching in Hervey Bay When most Australians hear the name of the town ‘Hervey Bay’ (pronounced ‘Harvey Bay’), they think of...
Jane
Feb 17, 20225 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families - Yeppoon to Hervey Bay (Day 9/12)
Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families –Yeppoon to Hervey Bay (Day 9/12) A final word about Oshen Apartments… Three-bedroom apartments...
Jane
Feb 8, 20228 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families - Yeppoon (Day 8/12)
Possibly the best day of our entire trip! There are a few different ways to see the Keppel Islands in the southern Great Barrier Reef....
Jane
Jan 13, 20225 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families - Emerald to Yeppoon (Day 7/12)
Day 7 of our road trip saw us completing the trip back to the east coast. Morning in Emerald We really felt the end of the ‘Outback’ part...
Jane
Dec 28, 20215 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families – Longreach to Emerald (Day 6/12)
After heading west and north for the first five days of our Outback Queensland road trip, we started heading back towards the coast on...
Jane
Oct 20, 20217 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families - Winton (Day 5/12)
Day 5 of our road trip was jam-packed with dinosaurs! After a restful Day 4, we were up bright and early on Day 5 to make our way to...
Jane
Oct 2, 20219 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families - Longreach (Day 4/12)
For the first time on our trip, we had a day where we woke up and went to bed in the same location! We are serious about the importance...
Jane
Sep 27, 20214 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families - Charleville to Longreach (Day 3/12)
On the road again... Up bright and early, we headed out of Charleville via a little bakery for coffee and snacks and were on the road by...
Jane
Sep 14, 20218 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families: Roma to Charleville (Day 2/12)
Roma to Charleville Sightseeing in Roma After our false start with the ‘missing’ car keys (see my previous post for an explanation), we...
Jane
Aug 29, 20216 min read
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Outback Queensland Road Trip for Families: Brisbane to Roma (Day 1/12)
Our family of six headed out on a family road trip to Outback Queensland. This post details day one of twelve, from Brisbane region to Roma
Jane
Aug 19, 20215 min read
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Outback Queensland Travel from Brisbane - for Families
It has been almost 12 months since we set out on our Outback Queensland adventure - high time I wrote about it! We made the trip with...
Jane
Aug 18, 20214 min read
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Ode to the Sofa Bed
One of the secret weapons of large family travel is the sofa bed. Sure, a sofa bed can make a room feel cramped. Granted, there's the...
Jane
Aug 15, 20212 min read
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Souvenirs: Spark memories!
Last week, my daughters had a souvenir cup (specifically, one from the Frozen musical on Broadway) in their playroom, balanced on a chair...
Jane
Jul 14, 20213 min read
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