I've realised we only have one overseas tripped book for the future...eeeekkkk! I cant survive on that! :) So.... read in the paper that Garuda has a sale on and in 1/2hr with a nod from the hubby we are now off to Bali for a long weekend in January. I would have preferred earlier but we're going to Phuket in Sept then a camping holiday in November and kids birthdays and xmas etc etc over december...so January it is. Now to find a kid friendly hotel with a seperate room for the kids and within walking distance of cheap local restarants.... time to go a-googling :)) ps. since having kids we have been going to bali quite a bit...like 4 times in 2 years...but still havent found a hotel (or area) that we 'love'. So ... read more

So we're off in to sunny Melbourne in a few weeks for a weekend away - yay! But...unlike pre kids where we have eaten at great restaraunts, shopped in richmond and gotten drunk in St Kilda, now we need some toddler friendly ideas. We've been there maybe 5 times since the Midget was born and found a few child friendly restaraunts...the james squire brewery at docklands is pretty good and the Boathouse owned my Gary from Masterchef was nice and casual with a kiddies playground outside...any other ideas for nice toddler friendly restaraunts? For some reason i've never been to Docklands stadium for a footy game...we always tend to go to the 'G' 'cause if youre in melbourne that IS where you have to go. So that will be one of our plans for the weekend ... read more

I hate being one of those perth people who goes to bali all the time...but it the closest destination from perth at 3 hours and if you get a deal you can get tickets cheaper than to Melbourne or Sydney...plus of course meals only cost you $4 instead of $30....so so many reasons to go if you just want to get away. We went for the 5 days over easter and booked a private 2 bedroom apartment in the Jayakarta. The room was really really nice...just like being in someones house! The hotel was nice with a couple of huge pools and a great location, right opposite the beach and cheap beach bars and right next to all the Legian restaraunts on the beach. Plus heaps of stalls and cheap food out the back of the ... read more

We had some bad news in early February that my very loved Grandmother had passed away in Geelong Victoria. I really looked up to my Grandma and really wanted to pay my respects so a quick look on the Internet and i could get some moderately cheap flights ($400 in aust) and the little Miss was small enough to still easly come with me and off we took. My Dad also flew down from Cairns so it was good to catch up with him and all the family on that side who live in Geelong and the surrounds. For the middle of Summer it rained and had maximums of 15 degrees - eeekkk! I had just left Perth and a never ending 40 degree summer. So suddenly i had to buy jumpers and socks for the ... read more

This was most certainly a family holiday....grandma was coming along...the Midgit was nearing 3 years old...and i was 7 months pregnant. What a perfect time for a south east asian holiday :) I pretty much organised the holiday due to flghts and trying to get decent times and direct flights. So off we went from Perth direct to Patong on Virgin. We've had this with Virgin before and they do have most of everything for sale...but if they price is only a little different to Thai airways then just go Thai as they are full service and it cost me over $100 in food for 4 people over 6 hours!!!! We stayed at the Holiday Inn in the Busokorn Wing which was very very nice. It is brand new and has beautiful little balconies facing out ... read more