I can’t quite believe it yet!! We first started looking at caravans at the end of last year. We thought we had PLENTY of time to make a decision. And then we decided to head off to Tassie in September as a warm-up for our big trip around Australia. So in the blink of an eye, the months flew by and we realised that we had to make the decision NOW! We headed into...

Next year we are packing our lives up in to lots of boxes, and heading around Australia for 6 months. You can read more about why HERE. Now that our departure date is less than 12 months away, the planning and the preparations are well and truly underway. The anxiety of “What on earth are we doing?”, and the disbelief of “Are we really doing...

This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to the winner – Fiona C! As a RedBalloon Blogger, I have experienced some pretty cool things with my family. But when I was asked to review an experience from one of the many RedBalloon Mothers Day gift ideas, I knew exactly what I wanted to do… escape! I don’t need to tell you how hard Mums work. We...

All too quickly we seemed to reach the final leg of the T-Qual Tick Race when we landed in Hobart, Tasmania. We only had a short drive to stay in our first night’s accomodation at Hobart Airport Tourist Park which is an ideal stopover if you are flying out early or arriving late into the airport. We had a quick breakfast before settling in for our bus ride to...

After celebrating Katie’s birthday party at the beach, I hopped onto another plane for the second leg of the T-Qual Tick Race. I know that I have lots of readers from Adelaide who are very passionate about their home city, so I couldn’t wait to get there and explore this part of Australia. The flight was around 3.5 hours from Brisbane and I arrived late that...

After a thrilling Queensland adventure on the T-QUAL Tick Race, we packed our bags and jumped on a plane to Darwin. It’s a loooong way to Darwin so I was grateful for the QANTAS iPad entertainment that allowed me to catch up on some trashy TV. When we stepped out of the plane, I was instantly confronted by the heat and humidity. Being a Queenslander, I...

It’s Day 2 and we are now in Queensland!! It’s been another big day and I really can’t believe how much we are covering in just one day. I have added a VLOG below, as well as everything we have been up to! I’d love to hear what your thoughts are – do you think we have been covering some attractions that you have used previously, or would...

Welcome to the virtual T-Qual race! As I mentioned last week, I am currently racing around the country to discover and explore tourism destinations and attractions that have been given the Tourism Australia T-Qual tick of approval. The T-Qual tick is a government initiative, which gives consumers the confidence of experiencing the best quality and value for money...

I have been busting to tell you some news that I am beyond excited about! As many of you know, I am in the middle of drawing up our plans for our Smiles Around Australia trip next year. The more we talk to people, and research, and get inspired by images that we come across, the more excited we get about exploring this beautiful country of ours. There is so much of...

Hubby and I bought our first house together before we even got engaged. I’m sure it ruffled a few conservative feathers at the time, but we knew we were going to spend the rest of our lives together. It wasn’t a question of if, but simply of when we were going to tie the knot. I vividly remember sitting in our lounge room – on the floor – on...