Every January, we pack up the car and head down to one of Victoria’s many coastal towns where we rent a holiday house for a week or so. It supposed …
Family Holiday Tips, Destinations and Ideas – Part 2
Welcome to the second post in this series on Family Holidays – Ideas, Destinations and Tips (you can catch up with the first here) in which I’ve asked some of my …
Family Holiday Tips, Destinations & Ideas – Part 1
There’s never a time when I’m not planning my next holiday. Whether’s it’s a weekend away with friends at a caravan park or a family holiday somewhere tropical, I’m always …
Noosa with Kids
In the September school holidays, we joined half of Victoria – or so it seemed – on holiday on the sunny Sunshine Coast. Our digs were in Noosaville (details below) …
How to Have a Great Day at The Royal Melbourne Show
It’s that time of year again. The Royal Melbourne Show is on. Are you contemplating taking the kids but are filled with dread at the thought of a stressful and super expensive …
What to Do on a Weekend in Hobart
Have you visited Hobart before? If you have, you’ll know that the capital of TasVegas punches well above her weight in all departments. In fact, if I had to give …
Thailand with Kids
After our action packed trip to the U.S. last year, we decided that this year we wanted to mix things up a bit and have some serious downtime. Last year …
A Few of My Favourite Things – The Thailand Edition
As I write this, I’m enjoying another slow morning in our resort in Khao Lak, Thailand. We’ve just rolled out from the breakfast buffet and we’ve given in to the …
What to Do Before You Go on Holiday
There’s nothing like a holiday is there? A chance to relax, reconnect and recuperate. Ah, it’s the best. But if you needed a holiday when you booked it, you’ll certainly …
What to Do in Bendigo With (or Without) Kids
In the school holidays just gone, Mr SnS and I packed the kids (and half the house) and hit the Calder for a few nights in Bendigo, in the Victorian …
Tips for Travelling in Tasmania with Kids
This post is sponsored by Spirit of Tasmania If you’ve been following along with me on Facebook or Instagram lately, you’ll know that Team Shenanigans and I recently returned from …
What to Pack for a Tropical Holiday
While some of us are returning to school/work/normal routines this week, others have a plane ticket to somewhere fabulously exotic and tropical in their hot little hands. Like my friend Ros, …
What to Pack for Bali
I’ve been lucky enough to holiday in Bali three times, twice of those visits occurring in the last fifteen months. When I visited last year, I’ll admit my packing was …
What to Do on A Girls’ Trip to Bali
When I visited Bali last year with Mr SnS and our three boys, we had such a fab time. Such a fab time in fact, that at the end of …
What to Do on a Weekend in Melbourne
Today’s post is in response to a reader request: Dear Vanessa I would love your ideas on what to do in Melbourne for a couples weekend. My hubby works in …
What to Pack for an Overseas Holiday
This time last year, I was kicking back on a banana lounge, cocktail in hand, in Bali. It was a great holiday all round, and one of the easiest to …
A Weekend in Sydney: Where to Stay, Play and Eat
I have an unusual confession to make. I have been to New York twice in the last eight years but, until recently, I hadn’t visited Sydney for over a decade. Maybe, possibly …
Tips for Families Travelling to the US
Travelling to the US with kids is a big call. Firstly there is the distance to get your head around and that 14 hours or so direct flight between Australia and …
Welcome to the Weekend Rewind: The Holiday Hangover
Good evening and welcome! It’s a great pleasure to be the guest host of this week’s Weekend Rewind. Thank you Bron, Kelly, Sonia and Sonia for having me. It’s so good …
21 Awesome Things to do in New York
New York City is a place like no other. It’s also a place I find difficult to describe in words. For a start, it’s hard to convey the scale of it …
Tips for Disneyland
It was not my idea to go to Disneyland. When we were planning our recent trip to the US, precipitated by Mr SnS’s conference in San Diego, it was not …